....:«/=@# #@=/«:....
.....:«/=@ @=/«:.....
......:«/= =/«:......
.......:«/ /«:.......
........:« «:........
.........: .: ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« :. :.........
........:« 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. ##@=/«:...
....:«/=@# #@=/«:....
.....:«/=@ @=/«:.....
......:«/= =/«:......
.......:«/ /«:.......
........:« «:........