,,,,,.=*@¤ ¤@*=.,,,,,
,,,,.=*@¤# #¤@*=.,,,,
,,,.=*@¤## ##¤@*=.,,,
,,.=*@¤### ###¤@*=.,,
,.=*@¤#### ####¤@*=.,
,,.=*@¤### ,. ======= ======= ======= ., ###¤@*=.,,
,,,.=*@¤## 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. ###¤@*=.,,
,,,.=*@¤## ##¤@*=.,,,
,,,,.=*@¤# #¤@*=.,,,,
,,,,,.=*@¤ ¤@*=.,,,,,
,,,,,,.=*@ @*=.,,,,,,
,,,,,.=*@¤ ¤@*=.,,,,,