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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. £@%*~:,,,,
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