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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. $=^~......
.....~^=$& &$=^~.....
....~^=$ 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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