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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 ¨¨¨¨-~*†§£
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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... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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§†*~-¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨-~*†§£
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#@£§†*~-¨¨ 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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