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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. ##@¤£%*«-¨
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¨¨¨-«*%£¤@ 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. £%*«-¨¨¨¨¨
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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. -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-« «-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«* 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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