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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. ,,.»†^*#@#
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#*^†».,,,, 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. ,,.»†^*#@#
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#@#*^†».,, 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... ,,,,,,.»†^
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#*^†».,,,, 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. ,,.»†^*#@#
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#*^†».,,,, 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. ,,,,,.»†^*
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*^†».,,,,, THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ,,,,,.»†^*
#*^†».,,,, OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ,,,,.»†^*#
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#@#*^†».,, †» 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. ,,,,,,.»†^
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#*^†».,,,, 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. ,,.»†^*#@#
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#*^†».,,,, 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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