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,~-=$#¶### nick wilde is a red fox and a conman. ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## ,~ ------- ------- ------- ~, ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## he's not above petty crime, but he ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### knows that if he puts in a bit of work, ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## he will find much more lucrative ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### rewards. ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### and thus he's currently working ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## alongside hatsune miku for a company ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### that makes synthetic meal replacements. ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## he's got a vague outline of a plan, to ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### scatter with some product, or even ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## better, some formula? these things are ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### worth a lot to a competitor. ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### he's been lucky; the place is ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## surprisingly unguarded. once he's got ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### his paws on something worthwhile, it'll ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## be easy to just waltz out. until then, ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### keep doing the work... ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### come to think of it, the place is ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## almost eerily empty. there are few ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### coworkers. (in fact the company is ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## ai-run and only a few key roles are ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### filled by actual people. ###¶#$=-~,
,,~-=$#¶## ##¶#$=-~,,
,~-=$#¶### none of the employees know this.) ###¶#$=-~,
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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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