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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) ,,»\%*##
###&*%\»,, ,,»\%*##
###&*%\»,, »»» »»» ,,»\%*##
&%%\,,,,,, »»» »»» »»» ,,,,,,\%%&
#&&&*%\»,, »»» »»» ,,»\%*&&
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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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