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¨¨~=^§&§## NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ##§&§^=~¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~=^§& 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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¨¨~=^§&§## === === ##§&§^=~¨¨
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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: §&§^=~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~=^§&§ ^= 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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¨¨¨¨¨~=^§& === === &§^=~¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨~=^§&§# === === === #§&§^=~¨¨¨
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¨¨~=^§&§## NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ##§&§^=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=^§&§# THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. #§&§^=~¨¨¨
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