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@§***^^~,, NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ,,~^^***§@
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@§§$**^~,, HE'S NOT ABOVE PETTY CRIME, BUT HE ,,~^**$§§@
§§$*~,,,,, KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, ,,,,,~*$§§
@@@§$*^~,, HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE ,,~^*$§@@@
#@@§$*^~,, REWARDS. ,,~^*$§@@#
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@@$^,,,,,, AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ,,,,,,^$@@
##@@§$*~,, ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY ,,~*$§@@##
§*~~,,,,,, THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. ,,,,,,~~*§
#@@§$*^~,, HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO ,,~^*$§@@#
@§$$^,,,,, SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ,,,,,^$$§@
##@§$*^~,, BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE ,,~^*$§@##
@§*^~~~~,, WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ,,~~~~^*§@
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#@@§$*^~,, HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ,,~^*$§@@#
§$$$$*^~,, SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT ,,~^*$$$$§
#@@§$*^~,, HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ,,~^*$§@@#
#@@§$*^~,, BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, ,,~^*$§@@#
#@@§$*^~,, KEEP DOING THE WORK... ,,~^*$§@@#
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@@$$^~~,,, COME TO THINK OF IT, THE PLACE IS ,,,~~^$$@@
@@$^~~,,,, ALMOST EERILY EMPTY. THERE ARE FEW ,,,,~~^$@@
#@@§$*^~,, COWORKERS. (IN FACT THE COMPANY IS ,,~^*$§@@#
@@$^^~,,,, AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE ,,,,~^^$@@
@@@§$*^~,, FILLED BY ACTUAL PEOPLE. ,,~^*$§@@@
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@§*~~,,,,, NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) ,,,,,~~*§@
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#@@§$*^~,, NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN ,,~^*$§@@#
§$^~,,,,,, EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF ,,,,,,~^$§
@@@§$*^~,, THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ,,~^*$§@@@
@§***~,,,, THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS ,,,,~***§@
#@@§$*^~,, THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS ,,~^*$§@@#
#@@§$*^~,, THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. ,,~^*$§@@#
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§*~~,,,,,, THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ,,,,,,~~*§
§*^^~,,,,, OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ,,,,,~^^*§
#@@§$*^~,, ,,~^*$§@@#
#@@§$*^~,, ^~ PLANT MATTER ,,~^*$§@@#
#@@§$*^~,, ^~ BLOOD COLONY ,,~^*$§@@#
##@§$*^~,, (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) ,,~^*$§@##
@§$$$*^~,, ^~ WILD FLESH ,,~^*$$$§@
#@@§$*^~,, (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) ,,~^*$§@@#
#@@§$*^~,, ^~ ORGANS ,,~^*$§@@#
@@@§$*^~,, (TAKEN FROM A LIVING HUMAN THAT ,,~^*$§@@@
§§§$^~,,,, IS WILLING TO SELL) ,,,,~^$§§§
#@@§$*^~,, ^~ MINERALS ,,~^*$§@@#
@§§$$*^~,, ^~ BLOOD COLONY TWO ,,~^*$$§§@
@@@§$*^~,, ^~ INSECTS ,,~^*$§@@@
§§**^~,,,, (WHICH ARE MAINLY USED FOR THEIR ,,,,~^**§§
##@§$*^~,, BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT ,,~^*$§@##
##@§$*^~,, RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) ,,~^*$§@##
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§**~,,,,,, MIKU IS IN CHARGE OF THE BLOOD ,,,,,,~**§
#@@§$*^~,, COLONIES. THERE'S LARGE VATS OF THE ,,~^*$§@@#
#@@§$*^~,, ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD ,,~^*$§@@#
##@§$*^~,, MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY ,,~^*$§@##
@§$***^~,, TO GO IN THE "WILD FLESH" PASTE, AND ,,~^***$§@
@@@§$*^~,, SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE ,,~^*$§@@@
@@@§$*^~,, INGREDIENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BLOOD ,,~^*$§@@@
@@@§$*^~,, WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. ,,~^*$§@@@
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@§$$*^^~,, THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE ,,~^^*$$§@
@@@§$*^~,, FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF ,,~^*$§@@@
#@@§$*^~,, AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ,,~^*$§@@#
@@@§$*^~,, OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS ,,~^*$§@@@
#@@§$*^~,, UNCLEAR. ,,~^*$§@@#
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§§§$^~,,,, THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD ,,,,~^$§§§
@§§$^~,,,, MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT ,,,,~^$§§@
#@@§$*^~,, EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ,,~^*$§@@#
@§$$$*^~,, PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR ,,~^*$$$§@
##@@§*^~,, BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. ,,~^*§@@##
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##@@§$^~,, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,,~^$§@@##
@@$*^^^~,, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,,~^^^*$@@
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