¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. #@#£*«.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«*£#@ @#£*«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«*£# none of the employees know this.) #£*«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«*£ £*«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«* ««« ««« *«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.« ««« ««« ««« «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. ««« ««« .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««« ««« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. ««« ««« ««« .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.« ««« ««« «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«* *«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«*£ 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. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.« «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«* ««« ««« *«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«*£ ««« ««« ««« £*«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«*£# ««« ««« #£*«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«*£#@ @#£*«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.«*£#@# nick is uncomfortable around #@#£*«.¨¨¨
¨¨.«*£#@## the "wild flesh" vats. ##@#£*«.¨¨
¨.«*£#@### ###@#£*«.¨
¨¨.«*£#@## ##@#£*«.¨¨
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