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@$^~,,,,,, nick wilde is a red fox and a conman. ,,,,,,~^$@
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#@¶@$^~,,, he's not above petty crime, but he ,,,~^$@¶@#
##@¶@$^~,, knows that if he puts in a bit of work, ,,~^$@¶@##
#@¶@$^~,,, he will find much more lucrative ,,,~^$@¶@#
@¶@$^~,,,, rewards. ,,,,~^$@¶@
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@$^~,,,,,, and thus he's currently working ,,,,,,~^$@
$^~,,,,,,, alongside hatsune miku for a company ,,,,,,,~^$
@$^~,,,,,, that makes synthetic meal replacements. ,,,,,,~^$@
¶@$^~,,,,, he's got a vague outline of a plan, to ,,,,,~^$@¶
@¶@$^~,,,, scatter with some product, or even ,,,,~^$@¶@
#@¶@$^~,,, better, some formula? these things are ,,,~^$@¶@#
##@¶@$^~,, worth a lot to a competitor. ,,~^$@¶@##
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@¶@$^~,,,, he's been lucky; the place is ,,,,~^$@¶@
¶@$^~,,,,, surprisingly unguarded. once he's got ,,,,,~^$@¶
@$^~,,,,,, his paws on something worthwhile, it'll ,,,,,,~^$@
$^~,,,,,,, be easy to just waltz out. until then, ,,,,,,,~^$
@$^~,,,,,, keep doing the work... ,,,,,,~^$@
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@¶@$^~,,,, come to think of it, the place is ,,,,~^$@¶@
#@¶@$^~,,, almost eerily empty. there are few ,,,~^$@¶@#
##@¶@$^~,, coworkers. (in fact the company is ,,~^$@¶@##
#@¶@$^~,,, ai-run and only a few key roles are ,,,~^$@¶@#
@¶@$^~,,,, filled by actual people. ,,,,~^$@¶@
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@$^~,,,,,, none of the employees know this.) ,,,,,,~^$@
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##@¶@$^~,, nick and miku are both stationed in ,,~^$@¶@##
#@¶@$^~,,, early processing, housed in a state of ,,,~^$@¶@#
@¶@$^~,,,, the art factory close to the docks. ,,,,~^$@¶@
¶@$^~,,,,, they create the early building blocks ,,,,,~^$@¶
@$^~,,,,,, that are later combined into the meals ,,,,,,~^$@
$^~,,,,,,, that's sold to customers. ,,,,,,,~^$
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¶@$^~,,,,, the bases are mostly sludges ,,,,,~^$@¶
@¶@$^~,,,, or pastes, such as: ,,,,~^$@¶@
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##@¶@$^~,, ^~ plant matter ,,~^$@¶@##
#@¶@$^~,,, ^~ blood colony ,,,~^$@¶@#
@¶@$^~,,,, (made with a type of bacteria) ,,,,~^$@¶@
¶@$^~,,,,, ^~ wild flesh ,,,,,~^$@¶
@$^~,,,,,, (free roaming animals) ,,,,,,~^$@
$^~,,,,,,, ^~ organs ,,,,,,,~^$
@$^~,,,,,, (taken from a living human that ,,,,,,~^$@
¶@$^~,,,,, is willing to sell) ,,,,,~^$@¶
@¶@$^~,,,, ^~ minerals ,,,,~^$@¶@
#@¶@$^~,,, ^~ blood colony two ,,,~^$@¶@#
##@¶@$^~,, ^~ insects ,,~^$@¶@##
#@¶@$^~,,, (which are mainly used for their ,,,~^$@¶@#
@¶@$^~,,,, brain, which is used to extract ,,,,~^$@¶@
¶@$^~,,,,, receptors that detect pheromones) ,,,,,~^$@¶
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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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@¶@$^~,,,, there is a large tank behind the ,,,,~^$@¶@
#@¶@$^~,,, factory that contains a vast number of ,,,~^$@¶@#
##@¶@$^~,, auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches ,,~^$@¶@##
#@¶@$^~,,, over these as well. their purpose is ,,,~^$@¶@#
@¶@$^~,,,, unclear. ,,,,~^$@¶@
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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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