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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 ,,,,,,,,,,
-,,,,,,,,, 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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