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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. ¨¨:~†%@#@#
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#@#@%†~:¨¨ 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. ¨¨:~†%@#@#
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#@%†~:¨¨¨¨ 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... ¨¨:~†%@#@#
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#@%†~:¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨:~†%@#@
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@#@%†~:¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨:~†%@#
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#@#@%†~:¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨:~†%@#
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#@#@%†~:¨¨ 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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