,,^«^*%£@# #@£%*^«^,,
,^«^*%£@## ##@£%*^«^,
,,^«^*%£@# #@£%*^«^,,
,,,^«^*%£@ @£%*^«^,,,
,,^«^*%£@# #@£%*^«^,,
,^«^*%£@## ,^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^, ##@£%*^«^,
,,^«^*%£@# 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. @£%*^«^,,,
,,^«^*%£@# #@£%*^«^,,
,^«^*%£@## ##@£%*^«^,
,,^«^*%£@# #@£%*^«^,,
,,,^«^*%£@ @£%*^«^,,,
,,^«^*%£@# #@£%*^«^,,