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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. #@@§§;«,,,
,,,,«;§§@@ @@§§;«,,,,
,,,,,«;§§@ 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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,,,«;§§@@# ««« ««« #@@§§;«,,,
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,,,,,«;§§@ nick is uncomfortable around @§§;«,,,,,
,,,,,,«;§§ the "wild flesh" vats. §§;«,,,,,,
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