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,-»:*£## ###&£*:»-,
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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) &&£££*:»-,
,,,--»**&@ @&**»--,,,
,-»:::£& »»» »»» #&&£:::»-,
,-»:*£&@## »»» »»» »»» ##@&£*:»-,
,-»:::*£@@ »»» »»» @@£*:::»-,
,-»:*£&@## ##@&£*:»-,
,-»:*££££@ 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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