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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. ¨,~:=¤§@@#
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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 ¨,~:=¤§@@#
§§§¤:::~,¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨,,:=¤§
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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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@¤:,,¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨,,:¤@
@@@§¤=:~,¨ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ¨,~:=¤§@@@
@§=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=§@
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#@@§¤=:~,¨ nick is uncomfortable around ¨,~:=¤§@@#
@¤¤=~¨¨¨¨¨ the "wild flesh" vats. ¨¨¨¨¨~=¤¤@
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