¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§§§
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨       ¨, »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» ,¨      §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§ 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.          ¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨