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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. @@..@..@@@
@....@.... .@.@@.@...
@...@@...@ 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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