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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. ##@$^=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=^$@# #@$^=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=^$@ @$^=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^$ $^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨