¨~»:*&¤@## ##@¤&*:»~¨
¨~»:*&¤@## ##@¤&*:»~¨
¨~»:*&¤@## ##@¤&*:»~¨
¨~»:*&¤### ###¤&*:»~¨
¨¨¨~::*&¤# #¤&*::~¨¨¨
¨~»:*&¤@## ¨~ »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» ~¨ ##@¤&*:»~¨
¨~»»::*¤@@ 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. ##@¤&*:»~¨
¨~»:*&¤@## ##@¤&*:»~¨
¨¨¨»»*&&¤# #¤&&*»»¨¨¨
¨~»:*&¤@## ##@¤&*:»~¨
¨~»:*&¤@## ##@¤&*:»~¨
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