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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 $†*»,,,,,,
,,,,,,,»*† the "wild flesh" vats. †*»,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,»* *»,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,»* *»,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,»*†$ $†*»,,,,,,