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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. @..@@..@.@
@@..@@@.@. @.@.@.@@@.
.@.@..@@@. 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. .@@.@...@.
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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. .@@.@@.@..
.......@@. @.@@.@@@.@
......@.@@ 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 .@@@@@..@.
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