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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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@@@@¤$/-:, he's been lucky; the place is ,:-/$¤@@@@
##@@¤$/-:, surprisingly unguarded. once he's got ,:-/$¤@@##
##@@¤$/-:, his paws on something worthwhile, it'll ,:-/$¤@@##
##@@¤$/-:, be easy to just waltz out. until then, ,:-/$¤@@##
##@@¤$/-:, keep doing the work... ,:-/$¤@@##
@¤/:,,,,,, ,,,,,,:/¤@
@@@@¤$/-:, come to think of it, the place is ,:-/$¤@@@@
@@$$/-:,,, almost eerily empty. there are few ,,,:-/$$@@
##@@¤$/-:, coworkers. (in fact the company is ,:-/$¤@@##
##@@¤$/-:, ai-run and only a few key roles are ,:-/$¤@@##
@@¤/-,,,,, 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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@@$/:,,,,, the bases are mostly sludges ,,,,,:/$@@
@¤$----,,, or pastes, such as: ,,,----$¤@
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@¤$/--:,,, /- plant matter ,,,:--/$¤@
#@@¤/:,,,, /- 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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