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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. ......#.#.
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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. ##.....##.
#..#..#### #.#....#.#
.#.##.#... 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. #.###...#.
.##.#..### .##..#..##
##.###.#.. 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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