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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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