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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. ¨¨@¨@¨¨¨@¨
¨¨¨@@¨@¨¨@ @¨@@@@¨¨@@
@¨¨@¨@@@¨@ 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) @@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
@¨@@¨¨¨@@¨ @¨@¨@@¨@@¨
@@@¨@¨¨@¨@ »»» »»» @@@@@¨@@¨@
¨¨¨@@@¨@@@ »»» »»» »»» ¨¨¨¨¨@@¨@@
@¨¨@¨¨@@¨¨ »»» »»» ¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨
@@¨@@¨@¨@¨ ¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨@
¨¨@@¨@@@@@ 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. @@@@@@@@@@
@@¨@¨@@@@@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
@¨@@@@¨¨¨¨ @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
@@@¨¨¨@¨¨¨ @@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
@¨¨@¨¨@@¨¨ @¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
@@¨@@¨@¨@¨ @@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨