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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) ,,,,,.»^^¤
###¤@^^»., ,.»^^@¤###
##@¤@^^»., »»» »»» ,.»^^@¤@##
@¤¤¤@^^»., »»» »»» »»» ,.»^^@¤¤¤@
#@¤@@^^»., »»» »»» ,.»^^@@¤@#
##@¤@^^»., ,.»^^@¤@##
¤^^^^^..., 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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@@@¤@^^»., ,.»^^@¤@@@
##@¤@^^»., ,.»^^@¤@##
¤^^^^^^»., ,.»^^^^^^¤