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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) ,,,,,:**%#
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#%**:,,,,, --- --- ,,,,,:**%#
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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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#%%**:,,,, ,,,,:**%%#
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