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#&$*†»^¨¨¨ ¨^ »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» ^¨ ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ nick wilde is a red fox and a conman. ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ ¨^ »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» ^¨ ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ he's not above petty crime, but he ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ knows that if he puts in a bit of work, ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ he will find much more lucrative ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ rewards. ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ and thus he's currently working ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ alongside hatsune miku for a company ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ that makes synthetic meal replacements. ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ he's got a vague outline of a plan, to ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ scatter with some product, or even ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ better, some formula? these things are ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ worth a lot to a competitor. ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ he's been lucky; the place is ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ surprisingly unguarded. once he's got ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ his paws on something worthwhile, it'll ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ be easy to just waltz out. until then, ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ keep doing the work... ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ come to think of it, the place is ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ almost eerily empty. there are few ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ coworkers. (in fact the company is ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ ai-run and only a few key roles are ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ filled by actual people. ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ none of the employees know this.) ¨¨^»†*$#
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##&$*†»^¨¨ nick and miku are both stationed in ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ early processing, housed in a state of ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ the art factory close to the docks. ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ they create the early building blocks ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ that are later combined into the meals ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ that's sold to customers. ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ the bases are mostly sludges ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ or pastes, such as: ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ †» plant matter ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ †» blood colony ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ (made with a type of bacteria) ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ †» wild flesh ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ (free roaming animals) ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ †» organs ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ (taken from a living human that ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ is willing to sell) ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ †» minerals ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ †» blood colony two ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ †» insects ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ (which are mainly used for their ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ brain, which is used to extract ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ receptors that detect pheromones) ¨^»†*$##
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###&$*†»^¨ »»» »»» ¨^»†*$##
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#&$*†»^¨¨¨ miku is in charge of the blood ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ colonies. there's large vats of the ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ original culture which is fed blood ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ meal, bone meal, what doesn't qualify ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ to go in the "wild flesh" paste, and ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ some processing chemicals. all these ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ ingredients have an effect on the blood ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ which in turn affects miku. ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ there is a large tank behind the ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ factory that contains a vast number of ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ over these as well. their purpose is ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ unclear. ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ the factory is surrounded by the blood ¨¨^»†*$#
#&$*†»^¨¨¨ meal farms. there is a constant ¨¨¨^»†*$
##&$*†»^¨¨ exchange of blood and blood meal. this ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ provides two of the major materials for ¨^»†*$##
##&$*†»^¨¨ both the colonies and miku. ¨¨^»†*$#
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##&$*†»^¨¨ »»» »»» ¨¨^»†*$#
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##&$*†»^¨¨ nick is uncomfortable around ¨¨^»†*$#
###&$*†»^¨ the "wild flesh" vats. ¨^»†*$##
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