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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. &^;~-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨-~;^&£@ 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... @£&^;~-¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-~;^& 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. &^;~-¨¨¨¨¨
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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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