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¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨ §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
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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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¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨ §¨§¨§¨§§¨§