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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. ,,,,,~;%¤@
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#@@¤%;~,,, 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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