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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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