&¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨ &&¨&¨¨¨&¨&
¨&¨¨¨¨¨&¨& &¨&&&¨¨&&&
&&&¨¨¨¨&&& ¨&&¨¨&¨&¨¨
&¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨ &&¨&¨&&&&¨
&&¨&&¨¨&&¨ ¨¨&&&&¨¨¨&
¨¨&&¨&¨&¨& ¨, ------- ------- ------- ,¨ &¨&¨¨¨&¨¨&
&¨&¨&&&&&& 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. &&&&&¨¨¨¨¨
&¨&&&¨¨&¨& &¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨
&&&¨¨&¨&&& ¨&¨¨¨&&¨¨¨
&¨¨&¨&&&¨¨ ¨&&¨¨&¨&¨¨
&&¨&&&¨¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&&&&¨
&¨&&¨¨&¨&& ¨&&&&&¨¨¨&