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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. ,^«=%&@@##
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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... ,^«=%&@@@#
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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: ,^«=%&@@@#
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@@@&=^^^^, =« 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 ,^«=%@@@##
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@@%«^^,,,, 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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