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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) ##@£%*†~-¨
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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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