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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. ,@,,@,@,@,
@@,@,,@,,@ ,@,@@,@,@,
,@,@,@@,@@ 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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,@,@,@@,@@ --- --- ,@,,@,@,@,
@@,@,,@,,@ --- --- --- ,@,@@,@,@,
,@,@,@@,@@ --- --- ,@,,@,@,@,
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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. ,@,,@,@,@,
@@,@,,@,,@ ,@,@@,@,@,
,@,@,@@,@@ 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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