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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=
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§=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨.~=§*&£#
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&*§=~.¨¨¨¨ 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... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
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§=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨.~=§*&£#
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#£&*§=~.¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨.~=§*&£
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##£&*§=~.¨ 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 ¨¨.~=§*&£#
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#£&*§=~.¨¨ 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. ¨¨.~=§*&£#
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&*§=~.¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
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§=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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