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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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¨~~:**#@## ~~~ ~~~ ##@#**:~~¨
¨~~:**#£@# ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ #@£#**:~~¨
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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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