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*^~:...... nick wilde is a red fox and a conman. ......:~^*
^~:....... .: ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ :. .......:~^
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^~:....... he's not above petty crime, but he .......:~^
*^~:...... knows that if he puts in a bit of work, ......:~^*
$*^~:..... he will find much more lucrative .....:~^*$
£$*^~:.... rewards. ....:~^*$£
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#@£$*^~:.. and thus he's currently working ..:~^*$£@#
##@£$*^~:. alongside hatsune miku for a company .:~^*$£@##
#@£$*^~:.. that makes synthetic meal replacements. ..:~^*$£@#
@£$*^~:... he's got a vague outline of a plan, to ...:~^*$£@
£$*^~:.... scatter with some product, or even ....:~^*$£
$*^~:..... better, some formula? these things are .....:~^*$
*^~:...... 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 ......:~^*
$*^~:..... be easy to just waltz out. until then, .....:~^*$
£$*^~:.... keep doing the work... ....:~^*$£
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#@£$*^~:.. come to think of it, the place is ..:~^*$£@#
##@£$*^~:. almost eerily empty. there are few .:~^*$£@##
#@£$*^~:.. coworkers. (in fact the company is ..:~^*$£@#
@£$*^~:... ai-run and only a few key roles are ...:~^*$£@
£$*^~:.... filled by actual people. ....:~^*$£
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*^~:...... none of the employees know this.) ......:~^*
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£$*^~:.... nick and miku are both stationed in ....:~^*$£
@£$*^~:... early processing, housed in a state of ...:~^*$£@
#@£$*^~:.. the art factory close to the docks. ..:~^*$£@#
##@£$*^~:. they create the early building blocks .:~^*$£@##
#@£$*^~:.. that are later combined into the meals ..:~^*$£@#
@£$*^~:... that's sold to customers. ...:~^*$£@
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$*^~:..... the bases are mostly sludges .....:~^*$
*^~:...... 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. ......:~^*
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~:........ there is a large tank behind the ........:~
^~:....... factory that contains a vast number of .......:~^
*^~:...... auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches ......:~^*
$*^~:..... over these as well. their purpose is .....:~^*$
£$*^~:.... unclear. ....:~^*$£
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#@£$*^~:.. the factory is surrounded by the blood ..:~^*$£@#
##@£$*^~:. meal farms. there is a constant .:~^*$£@##
#@£$*^~:.. exchange of blood and blood meal. this ..:~^*$£@#
@£$*^~:... provides two of the major materials for ...:~^*$£@
£$*^~:.... both the colonies and miku. ....:~^*$£
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*^~:...... nick is uncomfortable around ......:~^*
$*^~:..... the "wild flesh" vats. .....:~^*$
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