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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. #########¨
#¨##¨¨#¨¨# ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
##¨#¨##¨## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨###
¨####¨##¨# ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
#¨¨¨##¨### ¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨
#¨¨#¨##¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨#¨#¨¨#