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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. #@**===-¨¨
¨-=;*¤@@## ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@@## 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. ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;**¤@@@ @@@¤**;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@@@@ none of the employees know this.) @@@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@### ###@¤*;=-¨
¨¨¨-=;¤¤@@ === === @@¤¤;=-¨¨¨
¨¨¨--;;**@ === === === @**;;--¨¨¨
¨-=;*¤@@## === === ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@@## ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨¨¨¨=*¤@@# 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) ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@@## ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@### === === ###@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@### === === === ###@¤*;=-¨
¨----;**¤@ === === @¤**;----¨
¨-=;*¤@@## ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨¨¨¨-;;¤@@ 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. @¤¤¤;;==-¨
¨¨¨¨¨--;*@ @*;--¨¨¨¨¨
¨-=;*¤@@## 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. ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@@@# #@@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;**¤¤¤@ 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. @@@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@@## ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@@## === === ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨¨---;¤@@@ === === === @@@¤;---¨¨
¨-=;*¤@@## === === ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@@## ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@@## nick is uncomfortable around ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨-=;*¤@@## the "wild flesh" vats. ##@@¤*;=-¨
¨¨¨¨¨-;¤¤@ @¤¤;-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-=;*¤@@@# #@@@¤*;=-¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=*@@ @@*=-¨¨¨¨¨
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