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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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