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§§*^»~.... .~ »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» ~. ....~»^*§§
§*^»~..... 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.) .....~»^*§
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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: .....~»^*§
*^»~...... ......~»^*
^»~....... ^» 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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^»~....... »»» »»» »»» .......~»^
*^»~...... »»» »»» ......~»^*
§*^»~..... .....~»^*§
§§*^»~.... 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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*^»~...... »»» »»» »»» ......~»^*
^»~....... »»» »»» .......~»^
»~........ ........~»
^»~....... NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND .......~»^
*^»~...... THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ......~»^*
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