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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 #**^-----¨
¨-«*$#@### almost eerily empty. there are few ###@#$*«-¨
¨¨¨---«^$@ coworkers. (in fact the company is @$^«---¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-^^^$# ai-run and only a few key roles are #$^^^-¨¨¨¨
¨-«^*$$$$@ filled by actual people. @$$$$*^«-¨
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¨¨¨¨«^^^*# none of the employees know this.) #*^^^«¨¨¨¨
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¨-«^*$#@## nick and miku are both stationed in ##@#$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$#@## early processing, housed in a state of ##@#$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$##@# the art factory close to the docks. #@##$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$#@## they create the early building blocks ##@#$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$#@## that are later combined into the meals ##@#$*^«-¨
¨-«^**$$## 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 ##$$*^^«-¨
¨-«^*$##@# original culture which is fed blood #@##$*^«-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-^$# meal, bone meal, what doesn't qualify #$^-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨-«^*$#### to go in the "wild flesh" paste, and ####$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$#@## some processing chemicals. all these ##@#$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$#@## ingredients have an effect on the blood ##@#$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$#@## which in turn affects miku. ##@#$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$#@## ##@#$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$#@## there is a large tank behind the ##@#$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$#@## factory that contains a vast number of ##@#$*^«-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«*## auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches ##*«¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨-«^**$#@@ over these as well. their purpose is @@#$**^«-¨
¨----^**$# unclear. #$**^----¨
¨-«^*$#@## ##@#$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$##@@ the factory is surrounded by the blood @@##$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$#### meal farms. there is a constant ####$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$#@## exchange of blood and blood meal. this ##@#$*^«-¨
¨-«^*$#### provides two of the major materials for ####$*^«-¨
¨¨¨¨«**$@@ both the colonies and miku. @@$**«¨¨¨¨
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¨-«^*$#@## nick is uncomfortable around ##@#$*^«-¨
¨¨¨-^^$$#@ the "wild flesh" vats. @#$$^^-¨¨¨
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