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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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##§$%«-,,, AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ,,,-«%$§##
###§$%«-,, ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY ,,-«%$§###
####§$%«-, THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. ,-«%$§####
###§$%«-,, HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO ,,-«%$§###
##§$%«-,,, SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ,,,-«%$§##
#§$%«-,,,, BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE ,,,,-«%$§#
§$%«-,,,,, WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ,,,,,-«%$§
$%«-,,,,,, ,,,,,,-«%$
%«-,,,,,,, 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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$%«-,,,,,, THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ,,,,,,-«%$
§$%«-,,,,, OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ,,,,,-«%$§
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##§$%«-,,, *« PLANT MATTER ,,,-«%$§##
###§$%«-,, *« BLOOD COLONY ,,-«%$§###
####§$%«-, (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) ,-«%$§####
###§$%«-,, *« WILD FLESH ,,-«%$§###
##§$%«-,,, (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) ,,,-«%$§##
#§$%«-,,,, *« ORGANS ,,,,-«%$§#
§$%«-,,,,, (TAKEN FROM A LIVING HUMAN THAT ,,,,,-«%$§
$%«-,,,,,, IS WILLING TO SELL) ,,,,,,-«%$
%«-,,,,,,, *« 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. ,,,,,,,-«%
$%«-,,,,,, ,,,,,,-«%$
§$%«-,,,,, THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD ,,,,,-«%$§
#§$%«-,,,, MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT ,,,,-«%$§#
##§$%«-,,, EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ,,,-«%$§##
###§$%«-,, PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR ,,-«%$§###
####§$%«-, BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. ,-«%$§####
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%«-,,,,,,, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,,,,,,,-«%
$%«-,,,,,, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,,,,,,-«%$
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