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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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&&&..&.&&. --- --- ......&...
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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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...&.....& --- --- --- ....&&&..&
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.&...&.... ......&&&.
..&...&... nick is uncomfortable around ......&.&&
&..&...&.. the "wild flesh" vats. &.......&&
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