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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 ,,:»»*†††§
#§$†††*»:, to go in the "wild flesh" paste, and ,:»*†††$§#
#@#§$†*»:, some processing chemicals. all these ,:»*†$§#@#
###§$†*»:, ingredients have an effect on the blood ,:»*†$§###
#@#§$†*»:, which in turn affects miku. ,:»*†$§#@#
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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. ,,,::»»†§#
§$**:,,,,, ,,,,,:**$§
§§†»»,,,,, the factory is surrounded by the blood ,,,,,»»†§§
@§§†»»:,,, meal farms. there is a constant ,,,:»»†§§@
§$$†»,,,,, exchange of blood and blood meal. this ,,,,,»†$$§
#$$*:,,,,, provides two of the major materials for ,,,,,:*$$#
#@#§$†*»:, both the colonies and miku. ,:»*†$§#@#
@@#§$†*»:, ,:»*†$§#@@
@##§$†*»:, »»» »»» ,:»*†$§##@
#@#§$†*»:, »»» »»» »»» ,:»*†$§#@#
§$†»::,,,, »»» »»» ,,,,::»†$§
#§§$***»:, ,:»***$§§#
#@#§$†*»:, nick is uncomfortable around ,:»*†$§#@#
@#§§$†*»:, the "wild flesh" vats. ,:»*†$§§#@
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