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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ »»» »»» ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨^»\=§£@## »»» »»» ##@£§=\»^¨
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¨¨¨^»\=§£@ nick is uncomfortable around @£§=\»^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^»\=§£ the "wild flesh" vats. £§=\»^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^»\=§ §=\»^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^»\= =\»^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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