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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. #@@%§§*=,,
,,=*§%@### ###@%§*=,,
,,,,,,=§@@ === === @@§=,,,,,,
,,,,,,**%# === === === #%**,,,,,,
,,=*§%@### === === ###@%§*=,,
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,,=*§%@### nick is uncomfortable around ###@%§*=,,
,,,,,,**%# the "wild flesh" vats. #%**,,,,,,
,,=*§@#### ####@§*=,,
,,=*§%@### ###@%§*=,,
,,=*§%#### ####%§*=,,
,,=*§%#### ####%§*=,,
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