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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... ,,,---\@§@
###@§@%-,, ,,-%@§@###
§@@%--,,,, 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: ,,-\%@§@##
##@§@%\-,, ,,-\%@§@##
##@§@%\-,, \- 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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