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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) #¶¤¤*%*~^.
.^~****¤¶¶ ¶¶¤****~^.
...~~%*¤¶# ~~~ ~~~ #¶¤*%~~...
......~%*¤ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ¤*%~......
.^~*%*¤¶## ~~~ ~~~ ##¶¤*%*~^.
.^~*%*¤### ###¤*%*~^.
.^~*%*¤¶## 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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