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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.) .~»;%@¤###
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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) ......~;@#
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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. .~»;%@¤###
###¤@%;»~. .~»;%@¤###
###¤@%;»~. 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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