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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. ¨--;§%#@@#
@%;---¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨---;%@
#%%§;;-¨¨¨ 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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