,,,,:=*§## ##§*=:,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,,,, === === ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, === === === ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, === === ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, === === ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: === === === :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:= === === =:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:=* *=:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:=*§ nick is uncomfortable around §*=:,,,,,,
,,,,,:=*§# the "wild flesh" vats. #§*=:,,,,,
,,,,:=*§## ##§*=:,,,,
,,,:=*§### ###§*=:,,,
,,:=*§#### ####§*=:,,
,:=*§##### #####§*=:,
,,:=*§#### ####§*=:,,