,,,,»†%¤@# #@¤%†»,,,,
,,,,,»†%¤@ @¤%†»,,,,,
,,,,,,»†%¤ ¤%†»,,,,,,
,,,,,»†%¤@ @¤%†»,,,,,
,,,,»†%¤@# #@¤%†»,,,,
,,,»†%¤@## ,, »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» ,, ##@¤%†»,,,
,,»†%¤@### 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. ##@¤%†»,,,
,,,,»†%¤@# #@¤%†»,,,,
,,,,,»†%¤@ @¤%†»,,,,,
,,,,,,»†%¤ ¤%†»,,,,,,
,,,,,»†%¤@ @¤%†»,,,,,
,,,,»†%¤@# #@¤%†»,,,,