¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@ ¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨¨
@@@@@@@@¨¨ ¨@¨¨¨¨@@@@
@@@@@@@¨¨@ ¨¨¨@@¨¨@@@
@@@@@@¨¨¨¨ ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@
@@@@@¨¨@@@ ¨¨¨@@@@¨¨@
@@@@¨¨¨¨@@ ¨. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ .¨ ¨@¨¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨@@¨¨@@¨¨@ 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. @@@@@@@@¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@@ ¨@@@@@@¨¨¨
@@@@@¨¨@@¨ ¨¨@@@@¨¨@@
@@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ @¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@
@@@¨¨@@@@¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨@@¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨@@¨¨ @@@@@¨¨¨¨¨