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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 ¨-~**§§§@#
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##@§§§*~-¨ *~ organs ¨-~*§§§@##
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§§§§~---¨¨ *~ 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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