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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) &£%:~,....
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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. @&£%:~,...
..,~:%£&@# #@&£%:~,..
.,~:%£&@## ~~~ ~~~ ##@&£%:~,.
..,~:%£&@# ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ #@&£%:~,..
...,~:%£&@ ~~~ ~~~ @&£%:~,...
....,~:%£& &£%:~,....
.....,~:%£ nick is uncomfortable around £%:~,.....
....,~:%£& the "wild flesh" vats. &£%:~,....
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