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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. ,.«:*@§@##
#@§@*:«.,, ,,.«:*@§@#
@§@*:«.,,, 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: ,,,.«:*@§@
#@§@*:«.,, ,,.«:*@§@#
##@§@*:«., :« 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. ,,,.«:*@§@
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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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