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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 ,,,,,,,:~†
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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. ,,,,,,:~†%
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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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