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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) @$%:-~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~-:%$@£ £@$%:-~¨¨¨
¨¨~-:%$@£# --- --- #£@$%:-~¨¨
¨~-:%$@£## --- --- --- ##£@$%:-~¨
¨¨~-:%$@£# --- --- #£@$%:-~¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~-:%$@ miku is in charge of the blood @$%:-~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-:%$ colonies. there's large vats of the $%:-~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-:% original culture which is fed blood %:-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-: meal, bone meal, what doesn't qualify :-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- to go in the "wild flesh" paste, and -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ some processing chemicals. all these ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ingredients have an effect on the blood ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ which in turn affects miku. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-: there is a large tank behind the :-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-:% factory that contains a vast number of %:-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-:%$ 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. $%:-~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-:% %:-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-: --- --- :-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ nick is uncomfortable around ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- the "wild flesh" vats. -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-: :-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-:% %:-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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