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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.) ,,,,,-»*&&
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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 ,--»***&&@
&$**-,,,,, or pastes, such as: ,,,,,-**$&
@&$**--,,, ,,,--**$&@
@&**»»,,,, *» 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. ,,,---»»*&
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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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