£§@§;«~... ...~«;§@§£
§@§;«~.... ....~«;§@§
@§;«~..... .....~«;§@
§;«~...... ......~«;§
;«~....... .......~«;
«~........ .~ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ~. ........~«
~......... 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. ..~«;§@§£#
£§@§;«~... ...~«;§@§£
§@§;«~.... ....~«;§@§
@§;«~..... .....~«;§@
§;«~...... ......~«;§
;«~....... .......~«;