,,~«^*@&## ##&@*^«~,,
,,,~«^*@&# #&@*^«~,,,
,,~«^*@&## ##&@*^«~,,
,~«^*@&### ###&@*^«~,
,,~«^*@&## ##&@*^«~,,
,,,~«^*@&# ,~ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ~, #&@*^«~,,,
,,~«^*@&## 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. ###&@*^«~,
,,~«^*@&## ##&@*^«~,,
,,,~«^*@&# #&@*^«~,,,
,,~«^*@&## ##&@*^«~,,
,~«^*@&### ###&@*^«~,
,,~«^*@&## ##&@*^«~,,