,,,,:-†*%@ @%*†-:,,,,
,,,,,:-†*% %*†-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-†* *†-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-†*% %*†-:,,,,,
,,,,:-†*%@ @%*†-:,,,,
,,,:-†*%@¶ ,: ------- ------- ------- :, ¶@%*†-:,,,
,,:-†*%@¶@ 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. *†-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-†*% %*†-:,,,,,
,,,,:-†*%@ NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) @%*†-:,,,,
,,,:-†*%@¶ ¶@%*†-:,,,
,,:-†*%@¶@ --- --- @¶@%*†-:,,
,:-†*%@¶@# --- --- --- #@¶@%*†-:,
,,:-†*%@¶@ --- --- @¶@%*†-:,,
,,,:-†*%@¶ ¶@%*†-:,,,
,,,,:-†*%@ 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) %*†-:,,,,,
,,,,:-†*%@ @%*†-:,,,,
,,,:-†*%@¶ --- --- ¶@%*†-:,,,
,,:-†*%@¶@ --- --- --- @¶@%*†-:,,
,:-†*%@¶@# --- --- #@¶@%*†-:,
,,:-†*%@¶@ @¶@%*†-:,,
,,,:-†*%@¶ 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. @¶@%*†-:,,
,,,:-†*%@¶ ¶@%*†-:,,,
,,,,:-†*%@ --- --- @%*†-:,,,,
,,,,,:-†*% --- --- --- %*†-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-†* --- --- *†-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-†*% %*†-:,,,,,
,,,,:-†*%@ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND @%*†-:,,,,
,,,:-†*%@¶ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ¶@%*†-:,,,
,,:-†*%@¶@ @¶@%*†-:,,
,:-†*%@¶@# #@¶@%*†-:,
,,:-†*%@¶@ @¶@%*†-:,,
,,,:-†*%@¶ ¶@%*†-:,,,
,,,,:-†*%@ @%*†-:,,,,