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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. ,,.=†§&&¶@
¶&&§†=.,,, ,,,.=†§&&¶
&&§†=.,,,, 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. ,,,.=†§&&¶
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&§†=.,,,,, 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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¶&&§†=.,,, 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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