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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. #¤¤¤%§=-,,
,,,,,-=%¤# #¤%=-,,,,,
,,-=§%¤### 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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