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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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@§$^:~,¨¨¨ and thus he's currently working ¨¨¨,~:^$§@
§$^:~,¨¨¨¨ alongside hatsune miku for a company ¨¨¨¨,~:^$§
@§$^:~,¨¨¨ that makes synthetic meal replacements. ¨¨¨,~:^$§@
#@§$^:~,¨¨ he's got a vague outline of a plan, to ¨¨,~:^$§@#
##@§$^:~,¨ scatter with some product, or even ¨,~:^$§@##
#@§$^:~,¨¨ better, some formula? these things are ¨¨,~:^$§@#
@§$^:~,¨¨¨ worth a lot to a competitor. ¨¨¨,~:^$§@
§$^:~,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,~:^$§
@§$^:~,¨¨¨ he's been lucky; the place is ¨¨¨,~:^$§@
#@§$^:~,¨¨ surprisingly unguarded. once he's got ¨¨,~:^$§@#
##@§$^:~,¨ his paws on something worthwhile, it'll ¨,~:^$§@##
#@§$^:~,¨¨ be easy to just waltz out. until then, ¨¨,~:^$§@#
@§$^:~,¨¨¨ keep doing the work... ¨¨¨,~:^$§@
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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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#@§$^:~,¨¨ the bases are mostly sludges ¨¨,~:^$§@#
##@§$^:~,¨ or pastes, such as: ¨,~:^$§@##
#@§$^:~,¨¨ ¨¨,~:^$§@#
@§$^:~,¨¨¨ :~ plant matter ¨¨¨,~:^$§@
§$^:~,¨¨¨¨ :~ blood colony ¨¨¨¨,~:^$§
@§$^:~,¨¨¨ (made with a type of bacteria) ¨¨¨,~:^$§@
#@§$^:~,¨¨ :~ wild flesh ¨¨,~:^$§@#
##@§$^:~,¨ (free roaming animals) ¨,~:^$§@##
#@§$^:~,¨¨ :~ organs ¨¨,~:^$§@#
@§$^:~,¨¨¨ (taken from a living human that ¨¨¨,~:^$§@
§$^:~,¨¨¨¨ is willing to sell) ¨¨¨¨,~:^$§
@§$^:~,¨¨¨ :~ minerals ¨¨¨,~:^$§@
#@§$^:~,¨¨ :~ blood colony two ¨¨,~:^$§@#
##@§$^:~,¨ :~ insects ¨,~:^$§@##
#@§$^:~,¨¨ (which are mainly used for their ¨¨,~:^$§@#
@§$^:~,¨¨¨ brain, which is used to extract ¨¨¨,~:^$§@
§$^:~,¨¨¨¨ receptors that detect pheromones) ¨¨¨¨,~:^$§
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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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