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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. ,,«/†@£###
##£@†/«,,, ,,,«/†@£##
###£@†/«,, 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 ,,«/†@£###
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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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