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@@@¤$$*~:, Nick wilde Is A Red Fox And A Conman. ,:~*$$¤@@@
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@@@¤$$*~:, He'S Not Above Petty Crime, But He ,:~*$$¤@@@
@@$$*::,,, Knows That If He Puts In A Bit Of Work, ,,,::*$$@@
¤$**:,,,,, He Will Find Much More Lucrative ,,,,,:**$¤
##@¤$$*~:, Rewards. ,:~*$$¤@##
@@@¤$$*~:, ,:~*$$¤@@@
@@@¤$$*~:, And Thus He'S Currently Working ,:~*$$¤@@@
#@@¤$$*~:, Alongside Hatsune miku For A Company ,:~*$$¤@@#
¤¤¤¤$$*~:, That Makes Synthetic Meal Replacements. ,:~*$$¤¤¤¤
#@@¤$$*~:, He'S Got A Vague Outline Of A Plan, To ,:~*$$¤@@#
¤$*~:,,,,, Scatter With Some Product, Or Even ,,,,,:~*$¤
#@@¤$$*~:, Better, Some Formula? These Things Are ,:~*$$¤@@#
@$*~~~~::, Worth A Lot To A Competitor. ,::~~~~*$@
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¤¤$~~,,,,, He'S Been Lucky; The Place Is ,,,,,~~$¤¤
##@¤$$*~:, Surprisingly Unguarded. Once He'S Got ,:~*$$¤@##
#@@¤$$*~:, His Paws On Something Worthwhile, It'Ll ,:~*$$¤@@#
¤$*~~~,,,, Be Easy To Just Waltz Out. Until Then, ,,,,~~~*$¤
@¤$$$~:,,, Keep Doing The Work... ,,,:~$$$¤@
#@@¤$$*~:, ,:~*$$¤@@#
@¤¤¤$$*~:, Come To Think Of It, The Place Is ,:~*$$¤¤¤@
#@@¤$$*~:, Almost Eerily Empty. There Are Few ,:~*$$¤@@#
#@@¤$$*~:, Coworkers. (In Fact The Company Is ,:~*$$¤@@#
#@@¤$$*~:, Ai-Run And Only A Few Key Roles Are ,:~*$$¤@@#
@$$$$$*~:, Filled By Actual People. ,:~*$$$$$@
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@¤$*~~:,,, None Of The Employees Know This.) ,,,:~~*$¤@
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@@$$*:,,,, 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 ,:~*$$¤@@#
##@@¤$*~:, (Which Are Mainly Used For Their ,:~*$¤@@##
@¤¤$*:,,,, Brain, Which Is Used To Extract ,,,,:*$¤¤@
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@$*~,,,,,, Colonies. There'S Large Vats Of The ,,,,,,~*$@
#@@¤$$*~:, 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. ,:~*$$¤¤¤@
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##@¤$$*~:, The "Wild flesh" Vats. ,:~*$$¤@##
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