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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... .,~;*%@@##
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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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@*;,...... ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ......,;*@
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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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