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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. ¨.»/=%@###
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###@%=/».¨ 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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###@%=/».¨ 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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