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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. ,,,,,,,-=;
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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 ,,-=;†*¤##
###¤*†;=-, (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. ,,,,,,,,,-
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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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###¤*†;=-, nick is uncomfortable around ,-=;†*¤###
##¤*†;=-,, the "wild flesh" vats. ,,-=;†*¤##
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