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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.) &.......&&
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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. ..&&&..&..
..&....... ..&.&&..&.
...&...... 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) ....&&&...
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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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