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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.) ##§§%/«-¨¨
¨¨¨-«/%§§# #§§%/«-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«/%§§ ««« ««« §§%/«-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-«/%§ ««« ««« ««« §%/«-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«/% ««« ««« %/«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«/ /«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-« 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. -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-« «-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«/ /«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«/% %/«-¨¨¨¨¨¨