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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... .........~
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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 ......~-^*
$*^-~..... Filled By Actual People. .....~-^*$
#$*^-~.... ....~-^*$#
¶#$*^-~... None Of The Employees Know This.) ...~-^*$#¶
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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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$*^-~..... Nick Is Uncomfortable Around .....~-^*$
*^-~...... The "Wild flesh" Vats. ......~-^*
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