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£¤*\~,¨¨¨¨ NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ¨¨¨¨,~\*¤£
#£¤*\~,¨¨¨ ¨, ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,¨ ¨¨¨,~\*¤£#
##£¤*\~,¨¨ ¨¨,~\*¤£##
###£¤*\~,¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨,~\*¤£
¤*\~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~\*¤
*\~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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