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§¤=~~,,,,, he's not above petty crime, but he ,,,,,~~=¤§
§==~~~~,,, knows that if he puts in a bit of work, ,,,~~~~==§
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@§¤*~,,,,, 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. ,~~*=¤§£@@
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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... ,,,,~*¤§§@
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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. ,~~*=¤§£##
#@£§¤=*~~, ,~~*=¤§£@#
##£§¤=*~~, 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) ,~~*=¤§£@#
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@@£§¤=*~~, (free roaming animals) ,~~*=¤§£@@
£¤¤*~~,,,, *~ organs ,,,,~~*¤¤£
##@£§¤=*~~ (taken from a living human that ~~*=¤§£@##
#@£§¤=*~~, is willing to sell) ,~~*=¤§£@#
§==*~,,,,, *~ minerals ,,,,,~*==§
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@§§§¤=*~~, *~ 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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