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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. $†:~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~:† he's got a vague outline of a plan, to †:~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~: scatter with some product, or even :~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~~ better, some formula? these things are ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ worth a lot to a competitor. ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~~: he's been lucky; the place is :~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~:† surprisingly unguarded. once he's got †:~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~:†$ his paws on something worthwhile, it'll $†:~~,,,,,
,,,,~~:†$@ be easy to just waltz out. until then, @$†:~~,,,,
,,,~~:†$@# keep doing the work... #@$†:~~,,,
,,~~:†$@## ##@$†:~~,,
,~~:†$@### 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. ##@$†:~~,,
,,,~~:†$@# #@$†:~~,,,
,,,,~~:†$@ 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 $†:~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~:† over these as well. their purpose is †:~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~: unclear. :~~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~ the factory is surrounded by the blood ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~~ meal farms. there is a constant ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~: exchange of blood and blood meal. this :~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~:† provides two of the major materials for †:~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~:†$ both the colonies and miku. $†:~~,,,,,
,,,,~~:†$@ @$†:~~,,,,
,,,~~:†$@# ~~~ ~~~ #@$†:~~,,,
,,~~:†$@## ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ##@$†:~~,,
,~~:†$@### ~~~ ~~~ ###@$†:~~,
,,~~:†$@## ##@$†:~~,,
,,,~~:†$@# nick is uncomfortable around #@$†:~~,,,
,,,,~~:†$@ the "wild flesh" vats. @$†:~~,,,,
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