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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... ,:~:§@@@##
#@@@§:~:,, ,,:~:§@@@#
@@@§:~:,,, 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. ,,:~:§@@@#
##@@@§:~:, ,:~:§@@@##
#@@@§:~:,, 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 ,,,,,:~:§@
@@§:~:,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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