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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. ,,-~\*%@##
#@%*\~-,,, ,,,-~\*%@#
@%*\~-,,,, 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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#@%*\~-,,, ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ,,,-~\*%@#
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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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#@%*\~-,,, ~~~ ~~~ ,,,-~\*%@#
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###@%*\~-, ~~~ ~~~ ,-~\*%@###
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#@%*\~-,,, nick is uncomfortable around ,,,-~\*%@#
@%*\~-,,,, the "wild flesh" vats. ,,,,-~\*%@
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