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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,~«/%
/«~,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,~«/
«~,,,,,,,, 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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