,,~;%@§§¶@ @¶§§@%;~,,
,,~;%@§@## ##@§@%;~,,
,,~;%@§¶¶@ @¶¶§@%;~,,
,,~;%@§¶@# #@¶§@%;~,,
,,~;%@§¶@@ @@¶§@%;~,,
,,~;%@§¶¶@ ,, ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,, @¶¶§@%;~,,
,,,,,;%%§§ 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. #@¶§@%;~,,
,,~;@§¶@## ##@¶§@;~,,
,,,,,~~;@§ §@;~~,,,,,
,,,,,,,~%§ §%~,,,,,,,
,,~;%@§¶@# #@¶§@%;~,,
,,~;%@§¶@# #@¶§@%;~,,