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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. ¨¨¨:«\^&@#
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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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###@&^\«:¨ ««« ««« ¨:«\^&@###
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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. ¨¨:«\^&@##
###@&^\«:¨ ¨:«\^&@###
##@&^\«:¨¨ 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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