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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. ....:~*%§¶
§%*~:..... .....:~*%§
¶§%*~:.... 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. ..:~*%§¶##
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##¶§%*~:.. 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: ..:~*%§¶##
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##¶§%*~:.. *~ 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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