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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... #@##*%;-..
....--%##@ @##%--....
..-;%**##@ 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.) #@##*%;-..
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..-;%*###@ --- --- @###*%;-..
..-;%*###@ --- --- --- @###*%;-..
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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. @##**%;-..
..-;%*##@# #@##*%;-..
......-;*# 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. ####*%;-..
..-;%*##@# #@##*%;-..
..-;%*##@# --- --- #@##*%;-..
..-;%*##@# --- --- --- #@##*%;-..
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....-%%%%# #%%%%-....
..-;%*##@# nick is uncomfortable around #@##*%;-..
...-;;;*#@ the "wild flesh" vats. @#*;;;-...
..-;%*##@# #@##*%;-..
..-;%*#### ####*%;-..
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