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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. ,,,,,,.-†%
%%†-.,,,,, ,,,,,.-†%%
#%%†-.,,,, 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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