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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 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,.»^§
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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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