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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. ,,-~**&#
###&&**~-, ,-~**&##
##&&**~-,, ,,-~**&#
###&&**~-, ,-~**&##
##&&**~-,, ,,-~**&#
###&&**~-, ,-~**&##