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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. ,,,,:~^%£@
£%^~:,,,,, ,,,,,:~^%£
%^~:,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,:~^%£
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#@£%^~:,,, 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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