,,,,,,,~=^ ^=~,,,,,,,
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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.) #@*^^=~,,,
,,~=^^*@## ##@*^^=~,,
,~=^^*@### === === ###@*^^=~,
,,~=^^*@## === === === ##@*^^=~,,
,,,~=^^*@# === === #@*^^=~,,,
,,,,~=^^*@ @*^^=~,,,,
,,,,,~=^^* 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) ##@*^^=~,,
,~=^^*@### ###@*^^=~,
,,~=^^*@## === === ##@*^^=~,,
,,,~=^^*@# === === === #@*^^=~,,,
,,,,~=^^*@ === === @*^^=~,,,,
,,,,,~=^^* *^^=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=^^ 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. *^^=~,,,,,
,,,,~=^^*@ @*^^=~,,,,
,,,~=^^*@# === === #@*^^=~,,,
,,~=^^*@## === === === ##@*^^=~,,
,~=^^*@### === === ###@*^^=~,
,,~=^^*@## ##@*^^=~,,
,,,~=^^*@# nick is uncomfortable around #@*^^=~,,,
,,,,~=^^*@ the "wild flesh" vats. @*^^=~,,,,
,,,,,~=^^* *^^=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=^^ ^^=~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=^ ^=~,,,,,,,
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