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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. @..@@..@@@
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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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.@@@@@.@@@ 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 @..@@..@@@
@@...@@@.. the "wild flesh" vats. @.@.@.@..@
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