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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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.^»;§*§@## »»» »»» ##@§*§;»^.
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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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..^»;§*§@# »»» »»» #@§*§;»^..
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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. ##@§*§;»^.
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.^»;§*§@## 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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.^»;§*§@## nick is uncomfortable around ##@§*§;»^.
..^»;§*§@# the "wild flesh" vats. #@§*§;»^..
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