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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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##¶@§*==.. 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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###¶@§*=.. == 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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