&*\=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=\*&
#&*\=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=\*
@#&*\=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=\*@
#@#&*\=,¨¨ ¨¨,=\*@#
##@#&*\=,¨ ¨,=\*@##
#@#&*\=,¨¨ ¨, ======= ======= ======= ,¨ ¨¨,=\*@#
@#&*\=,¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨,=\*@#
@#&*\=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=\*@
#&*\=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=\*
&*\=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=\*&
*\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\*
&*\=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=\*&