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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.) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
/~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/
§/~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/§
#§/~:¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#§/~:¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨:~/§#
§/~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/§
/~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ nick is uncomfortable around ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the "wild flesh" vats. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
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