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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. ##@¤&§;«..
...«;§&¤@# #@¤&§;«...
....«;§&¤@ 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.) @¤&§;«....
...«;§&¤@# #@¤&§;«...
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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. #@¤&§;«...
....«;§&¤@ @¤&§;«....
...«;§&¤@# 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) #@¤&§;«...
..«;§&¤@## ##@¤&§;«..
...«;§&¤@# ««« ««« #@¤&§;«...
....«;§&¤@ ««« ««« ««« @¤&§;«....
...«;§&¤@# ««« ««« #@¤&§;«...
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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. ##@¤&§;«..
...«;§&¤@# #@¤&§;«...
....«;§&¤@ 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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...«;§&¤@# #@¤&§;«...
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