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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 ,,-~~/$$@@
##@§$*/~-, be easy to just waltz out. until then, ,-~/*$§@##
§§*~~,,,,, keep doing the work... ,,,,,~~*§§
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§§**~,,,,, come to think of it, the place is ,,,,,~**§§
##@§$*/~-, almost eerily empty. there are few ,-~/*$§@##
##@§$*/~-, coworkers. (in fact the company is ,-~/*$§@##
##@§$*/~-, ai-run and only a few key roles are ,-~/*$§@##
§$/~,,,,,, filled by actual people. ,,,,,,~/$§
##@§$*/~-, ,-~/*$§@##
§§**///~-, none of the employees know this.) ,-~///**§§
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§§**/---,, ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ,,---/**§§
§$$*//~-,, ~~~ ~~~ ,,-~//*$$§
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###§$*/~-, nick and miku are both stationed in ,-~/*$§###
§*~-,,,,,, early processing, housed in a state of ,,,,,,-~*§
@@@§$*/~-, the art factory close to the docks. ,-~/*$§@@@
##@§$*/~-, they create the early building blocks ,-~/*$§@##
@@$**~-,,, that are later combined into the meals ,,,-~**$@@
###§$*/~-, that's sold to customers. ,-~/*$§###
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#§*~,,,,,, the bases are mostly sludges ,,,,,,~*§#
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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 ,,,-~~~*§#
###§$*/~-, to go in the "wild flesh" paste, and ,-~/*$§###
##@§$*/~-, some processing chemicals. all these ,-~/*$§@##
@@§§$*/~-, ingredients have an effect on the blood ,-~/*$§§@@
###§$*/~-, which in turn affects miku. ,-~/*$§###
##@§$*/~-, ,-~/*$§@##
§§§$/~-,,, there is a large tank behind the ,,,-~/$§§§
##@§$*/~-, factory that contains a vast number of ,-~/*$§@##
##@§$*/~-, auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches ,-~/*$§@##
###§$*/~-, over these as well. their purpose is ,-~/*$§###
##@§$*/~-, unclear. ,-~/*$§@##
##@§$*/~-, ,-~/*$§@##
##@§$*/~-, the factory is surrounded by the blood ,-~/*$§@##
##@§$*/~-, meal farms. there is a constant ,-~/*$§@##
##@§$*/~-, exchange of blood and blood meal. this ,-~/*$§@##
##@§$*/~-, provides two of the major materials for ,-~/*$§@##
#§§*~~,,,, both the colonies and miku. ,,,,~~*§§#
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§*~-,,,,,, nick is uncomfortable around ,,,,,,-~*§
§*/~,,,,,, the "wild flesh" vats. ,,,,,,~/*§
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