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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.) @§$†=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,=†$§@£ £@§$†=,¨¨¨
¨¨,=†$§@£# === === #£@§$†=,¨¨
¨,=†$§@£## === === === ##£@§$†=,¨
¨¨,=†$§@£# === === #£@§$†=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=†$§@£ £@§$†=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†$§@ 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) §$†=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†$§@ @§$†=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,=†$§@£ === === £@§$†=,¨¨¨
¨¨,=†$§@£# === === === #£@§$†=,¨¨
¨,=†$§@£## === === ##£@§$†=,¨
¨¨,=†$§@£# #£@§$†=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=†$§@£ 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. #£@§$†=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=†$§@£ £@§$†=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†$§@ === === @§$†=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=†$§ === === === §$†=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†$ === === $†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=†$§ §$†=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†$§@ nick is uncomfortable around @§$†=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,=†$§@£ the "wild flesh" vats. £@§$†=,¨¨¨
¨¨,=†$§@£# #£@§$†=,¨¨
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¨¨,=†$§@£# #£@§$†=,¨¨
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