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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: ,,,,,«\^%@
£@%^\«,,,, ,,,,«\^%@£
#£@%^\«,,, \« 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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