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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 ,,,,::/§@@
@@@@§$/~:, better, some formula? these things are ,:~/$§@@@@
#@@@§$/~:, worth a lot to a competitor. ,:~/$§@@@#
@@@$/:,,,, ,,,,:/$@@@
@@@$~~,,,, he's been lucky; the place is ,,,,~~$@@@
#@@@§$/~:, surprisingly unguarded. once he's got ,:~/$§@@@#
@$$/:,,,,, his paws on something worthwhile, it'll ,,,,,:/$$@
##@@§$/~:, be easy to just waltz out. until then, ,:~/$§@@##
#@@@§$/~:, keep doing the work... ,:~/$§@@@#
#@@@§$/~:, ,:~/$§@@@#
#@@@§$/~:, come to think of it, the place is ,:~/$§@@@#
@@§/~~,,,, 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.) ,,,,:/§§@@
@@@§$$/~:, ,:~/$$§@@@
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#@@@§$/~:, ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ,:~/$§@@@#
@@@@§$/~:, ~~~ ~~~ ,:~/$§@@@@
@§§$~:,,,, ,,,,:~$§§@
@@@@§$/~:, nick and miku are both stationed in ,:~/$§@@@@
@@§/:,,,,, early processing, housed in a state of ,,,,,:/§@@
@@@@§$/~:, the art factory close to the docks. ,:~/$§@@@@
#@@@§$/~:, they create the early building blocks ,:~/$§@@@#
@$~,,,,,,, that are later combined into the meals ,,,,,,,~$@
@$/:,,,,,, that's sold to customers. ,,,,,,:/$@
#@@@§$/~:, ,:~/$§@@@#
##@@§$/~:, the bases are mostly sludges ,:~/$§@@##
@@@@§$/~:, or pastes, such as: ,:~/$§@@@@
@§$/~::,,, ,,,::~/$§@
#@@@§$/~:, /~ plant matter ,:~/$§@@@#
#@@@§$/~:, /~ blood colony ,:~/$§@@@#
@@@@§$/~:, (made with a type of bacteria) ,:~/$§@@@@
#@@@§$/~:, /~ wild flesh ,:~/$§@@@#
@$/:,,,,,, (free roaming animals) ,,,,,,:/$@
##@@§$/~:, /~ organs ,:~/$§@@##
@@$$~,,,,, (taken from a living human that ,,,,,~$$@@
@@$/:,,,,, is willing to sell) ,,,,,:/$@@
#@@@§$/~:, /~ minerals ,:~/$§@@@#
@@@@§$/~:, /~ blood colony two ,:~/$§@@@@
#@@@§$/~:, /~ insects ,:~/$§@@@#
@@@$$$/~:, (which are mainly used for their ,:~/$$$@@@
##@@§$/~:, brain, which is used to extract ,:~/$§@@##
@@@@§$/~:, receptors that detect pheromones) ,:~/$§@@@@
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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 ,,,:~//§§@
@@@@§$/~:, auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches ,:~/$§@@@@
@@@@§$/~:, over these as well. their purpose is ,:~/$§@@@@
##@@§$/~:, unclear. ,:~/$§@@##
@@@@§$/~:, ,:~/$§@@@@
#@@@§$/~:, the factory is surrounded by the blood ,:~/$§@@@#
#@@@§$/~:, meal farms. there is a constant ,:~/$§@@@#
#@@@§$/~:, exchange of blood and blood meal. this ,:~/$§@@@#
#@@@§$/~:, provides two of the major materials for ,:~/$§@@@#
@@@@§$/~:, both the colonies and miku. ,:~/$§@@@@
@@@@§$/~:, ,:~/$§@@@@
@@§$/:,,,, ~~~ ~~~ ,,,,:/$§@@
@§§/~,,,,, ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ,,,,,~/§§@
##@@@$/~:, ~~~ ~~~ ,:~/$@@@##
@@@§$$/~:, ,:~/$$§@@@
@$/:,,,,,, nick is uncomfortable around ,,,,,,:/$@
@@§/~:,,,, the "wild flesh" vats. ,,,,:~/§@@
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