,,,,,,,-=% %=-,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,-=%¤ ¤%=-,,,,,,
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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) ¤%=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=%¤§ §¤%=-,,,,,
,,,,-=%¤§# --- --- #§¤%=-,,,,
,,,-=%¤§## --- --- --- ##§¤%=-,,,
,,-=%¤§### --- --- ###§¤%=-,,
,,,-=%¤§## ##§¤%=-,,,
,,,,-=%¤§# 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. ¤%=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=% %=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=% %=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-=%¤ ¤%=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=%¤§ §¤%=-,,,,,