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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. ,,..//=#@#
##@#*=/~., ,.~/=*#@##
#=/~~~~,,, 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. ,.~/=*#@##
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#==//.,,,, none of the employees know this.) ,,,,.//==#
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##@#*=/~., ~~~ ~~~ ,.~/=*#@##
##@#*=/~., ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ,.~/=*#@##
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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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@*=/~,,,,, 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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#=//~.,,,, ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ,,,,.~//=#
#*//.,,,,, ~~~ ~~~ ,,,,,.//*#
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#**=~,,,,, nick is uncomfortable around ,,,,,~=**#
##*=///~., the "wild flesh" vats. ,.~///=*##
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