,,,,,-$$%¤ ¤%$$-,,,,,
,,,,-$%¤¤@ @¤¤%$-,,,,
,,-;$%¤#@@ @@#¤%$;-,,
,,-;;;$$¤¤ ¤¤$$;;;-,,
,-;$%¤#@## ##@#¤%$;-,
,,-;$%¤¤## ,, ------- ------- ------- ,, ##¤¤%$;-,,
,,-;$%¤### nick wilde is a red fox and a conman. ###¤%$;-,,
,,-;$%¤#@# ,, ------- ------- ------- ,, #@#¤%$;-,,
,,-;$%%%%¤ ¤%%%%$;-,,
,,-;$%¤#@@ he's not above petty crime, but he @@#¤%$;-,,
,,,,-$%¤¤# knows that if he puts in a bit of work, #¤¤%$-,,,,
,,,,-;%%¤# 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. ¤%%;;,,,,,
,,-;$%¤#@@ @@#¤%$;-,,
,,-;$%¤#@# #@#¤%$;-,,
,,,,,,-$¤¤ ¤¤$-,,,,,,
,,-;%¤#@## ##@#¤%;-,,
,,,,,,;;%¤ ¤%;;,,,,,,