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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... .&.&.&.&&.
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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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