=-,....... .......,-=
*=-,...... ......,-=*
%*=-,..... .....,-=*%
&%*=-,.... ....,-=*%&
@&%*=-,... ...,-=*%&@
#@&%*=-,.. ., ------- ------- ------- ,. ..,-=*%&@#
##@&%*=-,. 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. ..,-=*%&@#
##@&%*=-,. .,-=*%&@##
#@&%*=-,.. ..,-=*%&@#
@&%*=-,... ...,-=*%&@
&%*=-,.... ....,-=*%&
%*=-,..... .....,-=*%