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