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