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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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###@&=/~,¨ ~~~ ~~~ ¨,~/=&@###
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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: ¨,~/=&@###
###@&=/~,¨ ¨,~/=&@###
@@@&/~~~,¨ /~ 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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