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,@@,,,@@,@ ,@,,,,,,,,
@,@,,@,@@, ,^ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ^, @@,,,,,,,,
@@@,@@@,@@ nick wilde is a red fox and a conman. ,@,,,,,,,@
,,@@,,@@,, ,^ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ^, @@,,,,,,@,
,@,@,@,@,, ,@,,,,,@@,
@@@@@@@@,, 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.) ,,,@@,@@,@
@@@@,@,@,@ ,,@,@@,@@@
,,,@@@@@@@ ~~~ ~~~ ,@@@,@@,,,
,,@,,,,,,@ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ @,,@@,@,,,
,@@,,,,,@@ ~~~ ~~~ @,@,@@@,,,
@,@,,,,@,@ @@@@,,@,,,
@@@,,,@@@, 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) ,@@,@,@,@,
@@@,,,,,@@ @,@@@@@@@@
,,@,,,,@,, ~~~ ~~~ @@,,,,,,,,
,@@,,,@@,@ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ,@,,,,,,,,
@,@,,@,@@, ~~~ ~~~ @@,,,,,,,,
@@@,@@@,@@ ,@,,,,,,,@
,,@@,,@@,, 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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