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