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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. ,,,,,-\%%#
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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. ,-«\%§####
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#§§§%*\«-, 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. ,,,,-\**%§
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###§%*\«-, 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. ,-«\*%§###
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#%\«-,,,,, the bases are mostly sludges ,,,,,-«\%#
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###§%*\«-, \« plant matter ,-«\*%§###
###§%*\«-, \« blood colony ,-«\*%§###
#§%%\«---, (made with a type of bacteria) ,---«\%%§#
###§%*\«-, \« wild flesh ,-«\*%§###
§§§§%*\«-, (free roaming animals) ,-«\*%§§§§
#§§%%*\«-, \« organs ,-«\*%%§§#
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####§*\«-, is willing to sell) ,-«\*§####
§*«-,,,,,, \« minerals ,,,,,,-«*§
###§%*\«-, \« blood colony two ,-«\*%§###
#%\-,,,,,, \« insects ,,,,,,-\%#
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###§%*\«-, miku is in charge of the blood ,-«\*%§###
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##%%*\\«-, 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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