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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. .~==*§¤###
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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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##¤¤§*==~. === === === .~==*§¤¤##
###¤§*==~. === === .~==*§¤###
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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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¤§§§§*==~. nick is uncomfortable around .~==*§§§§¤
#§***==~.. the "wild flesh" vats. ..~==***§#
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