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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 ,,,,,^~:*§
*:~^,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,^~:*
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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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