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@@==†,,,,, nick wilde is a red fox and a conman. ,,,,,†==@@
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##@§@=†«,, 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. ,,«†=@§§@#
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#§@@@=†«,, 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... ,,«†=@§@##
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§=†«,,,,,, 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. ,,,,«==§@#
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##@§@=†«,, 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: ,,,,,«=§@@
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§=†,,,,,,, †« 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. ,,«†=@§@##
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##@§@=†«,, 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. ,,,,,,«=§§
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@@====†«,, 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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