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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. £*§/«^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^«/§*£ nick is uncomfortable around £*§/«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«/§* the "wild flesh" vats. *§/«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/§ §/«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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