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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 ##¶%†:«:,,
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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 #¶%†:«:,,,
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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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