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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. ##@¶%§:»,,
,,»:§%%%&& &&%%%§:»,,
,,,,,,:%&& &&%:,,,,,,
,,»:§%&¶@# #@¶&%§:»,,
,,,,,:§§%¶ ¶%§§:,,,,,
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