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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. ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
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§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ 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... ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
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§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ 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. ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
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§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ 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. ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
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§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ 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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