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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 ....~=**§#
##§$=~-... almost eerily empty. there are few ...-~=$§##
#*$~~~.... coworkers. (in fact the company is ....~~~$*#
###§*$=~-. ai-run and only a few key roles are .-~=$*§###
#§$$$~.... filled by actual people. ....~$$$§#
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###§*$=~-. none of the employees know this.) .-~=$*§###
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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 .-~=====*§
###§*$=~-. (which are mainly used for their .-~=$*§###
####*$=~-. brain, which is used to extract .-~=$*####
§§§§*$=~-. receptors that detect pheromones) .-~=$*§§§§
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#§$==~.... ~~~ ~~~ ....~==$§#
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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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#*===-.... ....-===*#