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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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