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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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,,,,,,,.~* ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ *~.,,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,.~* ~~~ ~~~ *~.,,,,,,,
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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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,,,.~*^%¤@ @¤%^*~.,,,
,,.~*^%¤@# #@¤%^*~.,,
,.~*^%¤@## ##@¤%^*~.,
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