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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. ......~=*§
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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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