&¨¨&&&¨&¨& &¨&&¨¨¨&&¨
&¨&¨&&¨&¨& &¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&¨&¨& &¨&&¨&&¨&¨
&¨&¨&&¨&¨& &¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&¨&¨& &¨&&¨&&¨&¨
&¨&¨&&¨&¨& ¨: ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ :¨ &¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&¨&¨& 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. &¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&¨&¨& &¨&&¨&&¨&¨
&¨&¨&&¨&¨& &¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&¨&¨& &¨&&¨&&¨&¨
&¨&¨&&¨&¨& &¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&¨&¨& &¨&&¨&&¨&¨