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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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@¤*$:~,¨¨¨ none of the employees know this.) ¨¨¨,~:$*¤@
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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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@¤*$:~,¨¨¨ :~ plant matter ¨¨¨,~:$*¤@
¤*$:~,¨¨¨¨ :~ blood colony ¨¨¨¨,~:$*¤
*$:~,¨¨¨¨¨ (made with a type of bacteria) ¨¨¨¨¨,~:$*
¤*$:~,¨¨¨¨ :~ wild flesh ¨¨¨¨,~:$*¤
@¤*$:~,¨¨¨ (free roaming animals) ¨¨¨,~:$*¤@
#@¤*$:~,¨¨ :~ organs ¨¨,~:$*¤@#
##@¤*$:~,¨ (taken from a living human that ¨,~:$*¤@##
#@¤*$:~,¨¨ is willing to sell) ¨¨,~:$*¤@#
@¤*$:~,¨¨¨ :~ minerals ¨¨¨,~:$*¤@
¤*$:~,¨¨¨¨ :~ blood colony two ¨¨¨¨,~:$*¤
*$:~,¨¨¨¨¨ :~ insects ¨¨¨¨¨,~:$*
¤*$:~,¨¨¨¨ (which are mainly used for their ¨¨¨¨,~:$*¤
@¤*$:~,¨¨¨ brain, which is used to extract ¨¨¨,~:$*¤@
#@¤*$:~,¨¨ receptors that detect pheromones) ¨¨,~:$*¤@#
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¤*$:~,¨¨¨¨ miku is in charge of the blood ¨¨¨¨,~:$*¤
@¤*$:~,¨¨¨ colonies. there's large vats of the ¨¨¨,~:$*¤@
#@¤*$:~,¨¨ original culture which is fed blood ¨¨,~:$*¤@#
##@¤*$:~,¨ meal, bone meal, what doesn't qualify ¨,~:$*¤@##
#@¤*$:~,¨¨ to go in the "wild flesh" paste, and ¨¨,~:$*¤@#
@¤*$:~,¨¨¨ some processing chemicals. all these ¨¨¨,~:$*¤@
¤*$:~,¨¨¨¨ ingredients have an effect on the blood ¨¨¨¨,~:$*¤
*$:~,¨¨¨¨¨ which in turn affects miku. ¨¨¨¨¨,~:$*
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@¤*$:~,¨¨¨ there is a large tank behind the ¨¨¨,~:$*¤@
#@¤*$:~,¨¨ factory that contains a vast number of ¨¨,~:$*¤@#
##@¤*$:~,¨ auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches ¨,~:$*¤@##
#@¤*$:~,¨¨ over these as well. their purpose is ¨¨,~:$*¤@#
@¤*$:~,¨¨¨ unclear. ¨¨¨,~:$*¤@
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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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