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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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####$%:«~, ««« ««« ««« ,~«:%$####
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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 ,,,,,,,,~«
:«~,,,,,,, the "wild flesh" vats. ,,,,,,,~«:
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