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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. ,&,&&,,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, ,&,,&,&&,&
,&,&,&,&&, 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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,&,&,&,&&, ~~~ ~~~ ,&,&&,,&,&
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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. ,&,&&,,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, ,&,,&,&&,&
,&,&,&,&&, 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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,&,&,&,&&, ~~~ ~~~ ,&,&&,,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ,&,,&,&&,&
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,&,&,&,&&, nick is uncomfortable around ,&,&&,,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, the "wild flesh" vats. ,&,,&,&&,&
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