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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. @¨¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@@¨@¨¨ @¨@@¨@¨@¨@
¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@ 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.) @¨¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@@¨@¨¨ @¨@@¨@¨@¨@
¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@ ~~~ ~~~ @¨¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@@¨@¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ @¨@@¨@¨@¨@
¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@ ~~~ ~~~ @¨¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@@¨@¨¨ @¨@@¨@¨@¨@
¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@ 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) @¨@@¨@¨@¨@
¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@ @¨¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@@¨@¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ @¨@@¨@¨@¨@
¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ @¨¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@@¨@¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ @¨@@¨@¨@¨@
¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@ @¨¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@@¨@¨¨ 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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¨¨@¨@@¨@¨¨ @¨@@¨@¨@¨@
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¨¨@¨@@¨@¨¨ @¨@@¨@¨@¨@
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