,,,,~«^^¤& &¤^^«~,,,,
,,,,,~«^^¤ ¤^^«~,,,,,
,,,,~«^^¤& &¤^^«~,,,,
,,,~«^^¤&@ @&¤^^«~,,,
,,~«^^¤&@# #@&¤^^«~,,
,~«^^¤&@## ,~ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ~, ##@&¤^^«~,
,,~«^^¤&@# 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. @&¤^^«~,,,
,,,,~«^^¤& &¤^^«~,,,,
,,,,,~«^^¤ ¤^^«~,,,,,
,,,,~«^^¤& &¤^^«~,,,,
,,,~«^^¤&@ @&¤^^«~,,,
,,~«^^¤&@# #@&¤^^«~,,