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¨¨,~^%*§@# #@§*%^~,¨¨
¨,~^%*§@## ¨, ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,¨ ##@§*%^~,¨
¨¨,~^%*§@# 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. @§*%^~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^%*§ §*%^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~^%* *%^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^%*§ §*%^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~^%*§@ @§*%^~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~^%*§@# #@§*%^~,¨¨