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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.) ¨----»»^^#
###%^^-¨¨¨ ¨¨¨-^^%###
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-^%#
####%^^»-¨ ¨-»^^%####
#%%^-¨¨¨¨¨ 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) ¨-»^^%####
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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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