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