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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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,,,,,,,,,, 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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