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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~**
$**~.¨¨¨¨¨ that makes synthetic meal replacements. ¨¨¨¨¨.~**$
£$**~.¨¨¨¨ he's got a vague outline of a plan, to ¨¨¨¨.~**$£
#£$**~.¨¨¨ scatter with some product, or even ¨¨¨.~**$£#
##£$**~.¨¨ better, some formula? these things are ¨¨.~**$£##
###£$**~.¨ worth a lot to a competitor. ¨.~**$£###
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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... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~**
$**~.¨¨¨¨¨ unclear. ¨¨¨¨¨.~**$
£$**~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~**$£
#£$**~.¨¨¨ the factory is surrounded by the blood ¨¨¨.~**$£#
##£$**~.¨¨ meal farms. there is a constant ¨¨.~**$£##
###£$**~.¨ exchange of blood and blood meal. this ¨.~**$£###
##£$**~.¨¨ provides two of the major materials for ¨¨.~**$£##
#£$**~.¨¨¨ both the colonies and miku. ¨¨¨.~**$£#
£$**~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~**$£
$**~.¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨.~**$
**~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~**
*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ nick is uncomfortable around ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the "wild flesh" vats. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.