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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.) #£#%*-,,,,
,,,-*%#£## ##£#%*-,,,
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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. £#%*-,,,,,
,,,,-*%#£# #£#%*-,,,,
,,,-*%#£## 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) £#%*-,,,,,
,,,,,,-*%# #%*-,,,,,,
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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. #%*-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-*% %*-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-* 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. #%*-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-*% %*-,,,,,,,
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,,,,,-*%#£ £#%*-,,,,,
,,,,-*%#£# NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND #£#%*-,,,,
,,,-*%#£## THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ##£#%*-,,,
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