¨¨-~;*&@#@ @#@&*;~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~;*&@# #@&*;~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~;*&@ @&*;~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~;*& &*;~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~;* *;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~; ¨- ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -¨ ;~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ 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. &*;~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~;*&@ @&*;~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~;*&@# #@&*;~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~;*&@#@ @#@&*;~-¨¨
¨-~;*&@#@# #@#@&*;~-¨
¨¨-~;*&@#@ @#@&*;~-¨¨