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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) @..@....@@
.@@...@@@@ .....@@...
....@..@@@ --- --- @@@@....@@
.@@.....@@ --- --- --- @@@..@@...
....@@@..@ --- --- @@......@@
.@@..@.... @..@@@@...
.......@@. 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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