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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... ,.~†%%####
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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: ,,..~%%%@@
###@%%†~., ,.~†%%@###
###@%%†~., †~ 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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@%%%%%†~., ~~~ ~~~ ,.~†%%%%%@
#@%%~..,,, ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ,,,..~%%@#
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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. ,,,,.~%%@@
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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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###@%%†~., ~~~ ~~~ ,.~†%%@###
###@%%†~., ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ,.~†%%@###
####%%†~., ~~~ ~~~ ,.~†%%####
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#@%†.,,,,, nick is uncomfortable around ,,,,,.†%@#
#@%%%~,,,, the "wild flesh" vats. ,,,,~%%%@#
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