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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 §¨¨§¨§§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ 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) §¨¨§¨§§¨§§
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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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