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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. ¨~-/%%@@@#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨~/%@#
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@%%//~¨¨¨¨ 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. ~-/%%@####
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###@%%/-~¨ the bases are mostly sludges ¨~-/%%@###
@@%/-¨¨¨¨¨ or pastes, such as: ¨¨¨¨¨-/%@@
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###@%%/-~¨ /- 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. ¨~-/%%@###
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#@%///~~¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨~--%%@
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#@@%/-~~¨¨ 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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