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¨¨-»\†&@## ##@&†\»-¨¨
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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. ###@&†\»-¨
¨¨-»\†&@## ##@&†\»-¨¨
¨¨¨-»\†&@# »»» »»» #@&†\»-¨¨¨
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¨¨¨-»\†&@# »»» »»» #@&†\»-¨¨¨
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¨-»\†&@### nick is uncomfortable around ###@&†\»-¨
¨¨-»\†&@## the "wild flesh" vats. ##@&†\»-¨¨
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