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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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