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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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