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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.) ¨######¨¨#
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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) ###¨#¨####
¨¨¨¨#¨¨### ¨¨####¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨##¨#¨¨# ~~~ ~~~ ¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨###¨## ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ##¨¨##¨¨¨¨
¨###¨¨##¨¨ ~~~ ~~~ ¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨ ######¨¨¨¨
#¨######¨¨ 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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