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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. ,,,,,,~:*§
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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. ,,,,,,,,,~
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*:~,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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