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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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#%§^«:¨¨¨¨ (made with a type of bacteria) ¨¨¨¨:«^§%#
@#%§^«:¨¨¨ ^« wild flesh ¨¨¨:«^§%#@
#@#%§^«:¨¨ (free roaming animals) ¨¨:«^§%#@#
##@#%§^«:¨ ^« organs ¨:«^§%#@##
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##@#%§^«:¨ is willing to sell) ¨:«^§%#@##
#@#%§^«:¨¨ ^« minerals ¨¨:«^§%#@#
@#%§^«:¨¨¨ ^« blood colony two ¨¨¨:«^§%#@
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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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