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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. ,,«\%¤##
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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... ,,,««\¤¤&&
#&&&¤%\«,, ,,«\%¤&&
#&&¤¤%\«,, 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. ,,«\%¤@#
#@#&¤%\«,, ,,«\%¤@#
#¤%«««,,,, 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. ,,«\%¤@#
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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. ,,«\%¤@#
##@#¤%\«,, ,,«\%¤#@##
&&%\««,,,, 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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