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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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