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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 ......~«*†
$†*«~..... rewards. .....~«*†$
£$†*«~.... ....~«*†$£
@£$†*«~... and thus he's currently working ...~«*†$£@
#@£$†*«~.. alongside hatsune miku for a company ..~«*†$£@#
##@£$†*«~. that makes synthetic meal replacements. .~«*†$£@##
#@£$†*«~.. he's got a vague outline of a plan, to ..~«*†$£@#
@£$†*«~... scatter with some product, or even ...~«*†$£@
£$†*«~.... better, some formula? these things are ....~«*†$£
$†*«~..... worth a lot to a competitor. .....~«*†$
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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 ......~«*†
$†*«~..... filled by actual people. .....~«*†$
£$†*«~.... ....~«*†$£
@£$†*«~... none of the employees know this.) ...~«*†$£@
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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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