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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. ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨# ##¨#¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨##¨#¨¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨# ##¨#¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨##¨#¨¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨# ##¨#¨#¨##¨