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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. ..........
«......... .........«
*«........ 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... ........«*
«......... .........«
.......... 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: ......«*¤&
#&¤*«..... .....«*¤
##&¤*«.... *« 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. ..........
«......... .........«
*«........ 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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