...,=^$¤@@ @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ ., ======= ======= ======= ,. @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ nick wilde is a red fox and a conman. @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# ., ======= ======= ======= ,. #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# he's not above petty crime, but he #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ knows that if he puts in a bit of work, @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ he will find much more lucrative @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ rewards. @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## and thus he's currently working ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# alongside hatsune miku for a company #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ that makes synthetic meal replacements. @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ he's got a vague outline of a plan, to @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ scatter with some product, or even @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# better, some formula? these things are #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## worth a lot to a competitor. ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ he's been lucky; the place is @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ surprisingly unguarded. once he's got @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ his paws on something worthwhile, it'll @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# be easy to just waltz out. until then, #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## keep doing the work... ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ come to think of it, the place is @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ almost eerily empty. there are few @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ coworkers. (in fact the company is @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# ai-run and only a few key roles are #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## filled by actual people. ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ none of the employees know this.) @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ === === @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# === === === #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## === === ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ nick and miku are both stationed in @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ early processing, housed in a state of @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ the art factory close to the docks. @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# they create the early building blocks #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## that are later combined into the meals ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# that's sold to customers. #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ the bases are mostly sludges @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ or pastes, such as: @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## ^= plant matter ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# ^= blood colony #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ (made with a type of bacteria) @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ ^= wild flesh @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ (free roaming animals) @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# ^= organs #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## (taken from a living human that ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# is willing to sell) #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ ^= minerals @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ ^= blood colony two @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ ^= insects @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# (which are mainly used for their #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## brain, which is used to extract ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# receptors that detect pheromones) #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ === === @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ === === === @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# === === #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# miku is in charge of the blood #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ colonies. there's large vats of the @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ original culture which is fed blood @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ meal, bone meal, what doesn't qualify @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# to go in the "wild flesh" paste, and #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## some processing chemicals. all these ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# ingredients have an effect on the blood #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ which in turn affects miku. @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ there is a large tank behind the @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# factory that contains a vast number of #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# over these as well. their purpose is #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ unclear. @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ the factory is surrounded by the blood @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# meal farms. there is a constant #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## exchange of blood and blood meal. this ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# provides two of the major materials for #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ both the colonies and miku. @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ === === @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# === === === #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## === === ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ nick is uncomfortable around @@¤$^=,...
....,=^$¤@ the "wild flesh" vats. @¤$^=,....
...,=^$¤@@ @@¤$^=,...
..,=^$¤@@# #@@¤$^=,..
.,=^$¤@@## ##@@¤$^=,.
..,=^$¤@@# #@@¤$^=,..
...,=^$¤@@ @@¤$^=,...