#&††\~~... ...~~\††
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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. .......~†@
###@&†\~~. .~~\†&@###
#@@††\\~~. .~~\\††@@#
###@&†\~~. .~~\†&@###
#@&&&†\~~. .~~\†&&&@#
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