¨§§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨       ¨^ »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» ^¨      ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ 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.          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨