,:~†^*#£## ##£#*^†~:,
,,:~†^*#£# #£#*^†~:,,
,,,:~†^*#£ £#*^†~:,,,
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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. *^†~:,,,,,
,,,,:~†^*# #*^†~:,,,,
,,,:~†^*#£ 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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