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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. ,@,@@,,,,,
,,@,,,,,@, @@@,@,,,,@
,@@,,,,@@@ 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. ,@,,,,@,@,
,,@,@@,,,, @@,,,@@@@@
,@@@,@,,,@ 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 ,@,@@,,,,,
,,@,,,,,@, the "wild flesh" vats. @@@,@,,,,@
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