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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: ,.~^%&£###
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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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