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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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##£$=\=^,, miku is in charge of the blood ,,^=\=$£##
#£$=\=^,,, colonies. there's large vats of the ,,,^=\=$£#
##£$=\=^,, original culture which is fed blood ,,^=\=$£##
###£$=\=^, meal, bone meal, what doesn't qualify ,^=\=$£###
##£$=\=^,, to go in the "wild flesh" paste, and ,,^=\=$£##
#£$=\=^,,, some processing chemicals. all these ,,,^=\=$£#
##£$=\=^,, ingredients have an effect on the blood ,,^=\=$£##
###£$=\=^, which in turn affects miku. ,^=\=$£###
##£$=\=^,, ,,^=\=$£##
#£$=\=^,,, there is a large tank behind the ,,,^=\=$£#
##£$=\=^,, factory that contains a vast number of ,,^=\=$£##
###£$=\=^, auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches ,^=\=$£###
##£$=\=^,, over these as well. their purpose is ,,^=\=$£##
#£$=\=^,,, unclear. ,,,^=\=$£#
##£$=\=^,, ,,^=\=$£##
###£$=\=^, the factory is surrounded by the blood ,^=\=$£###
##£$=\=^,, meal farms. there is a constant ,,^=\=$£##
#£$=\=^,,, exchange of blood and blood meal. this ,,,^=\=$£#
##£$=\=^,, provides two of the major materials for ,,^=\=$£##
###£$=\=^, both the colonies and miku. ,^=\=$£###
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#£$=\=^,,, nick is uncomfortable around ,,,^=\=$£#
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