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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. ..&.....&.
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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. ...&..&...
.&.....&.. ....&..&..
..&.....&. 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: &&......&&
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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. ...&..&...
.&.....&.. ....&..&..
..&.....&. 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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