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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... .^=^%*§¶@@
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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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##@§*%^=^. 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. .^=^%*§¶@#
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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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