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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. ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ 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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