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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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¨¨~~**$£@# nick and miku are both stationed in #@£$**~~¨¨
¨~~**$£@## early processing, housed in a state of ##@£$**~~¨
¨¨~~**$£@# the art factory close to the docks. #@£$**~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~**$£@ they create the early building blocks @£$**~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~**$£ that are later combined into the meals £$**~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~**$£@ that's sold to customers. @£$**~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~**$£@# #@£$**~~¨¨
¨~~**$£@## the bases are mostly sludges ##@£$**~~¨
¨¨~~**$£@# or pastes, such as: #@£$**~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~**$£@ @£$**~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~**$£ *~ plant matter £$**~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~**$£@ *~ blood colony @£$**~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~**$£@# (made with a type of bacteria) #@£$**~~¨¨
¨~~**$£@## *~ wild flesh ##@£$**~~¨
¨¨~~**$£@# (free roaming animals) #@£$**~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~**$£@ *~ organs @£$**~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~**$£ (taken from a living human that £$**~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~**$£@ is willing to sell) @£$**~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~**$£@# *~ minerals #@£$**~~¨¨
¨~~**$£@## *~ blood colony two ##@£$**~~¨
¨¨~~**$£@# *~ insects #@£$**~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~**$£@ (which are mainly used for their @£$**~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~**$£ brain, which is used to extract £$**~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~**$£@ receptors that detect pheromones) @£$**~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~**$£@# #@£$**~~¨¨
¨~~**$£@## ~~~ ~~~ ##@£$**~~¨
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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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