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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. .....:»*%&
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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 ..:»*%&¶##
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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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&%*»:..... (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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»:........ 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 .......:»*
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:......... both the colonies and miku. .........:
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