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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. ..~=†%@###
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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. ..~=†%@###
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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 ....~=†%@#
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