¨¨¨¨.«;%&¶ ¶&%;«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«;%& &%;«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«;% %;«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«; ;«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«;% %;«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«;%& ¨. ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« .¨ &%;«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«;%&¶ 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. #¶&%;«.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«;%&¶ ¶&%;«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«;%& &%;«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«;% %;«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«; ;«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«;% %;«.¨¨¨¨¨¨