¨.~=*¤¤@## ##@¤¤*=~.¨
¨¨.~=*¤¤@# #@¤¤*=~.¨¨
¨.~=*¤¤@## ##@¤¤*=~.¨
¨¨.~=*¤¤@# #@¤¤*=~.¨¨
¨.~=*¤¤@## ##@¤¤*=~.¨
¨¨.~=*¤¤@# ¨. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ .¨ #@¤¤*=~.¨¨
¨.~=*¤¤@## 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. #@¤¤*=~.¨¨
¨.~=*¤¤@## ##@¤¤*=~.¨
¨¨.~=*¤¤@# #@¤¤*=~.¨¨
¨.~=*¤¤@## ##@¤¤*=~.¨
¨¨.~=*¤¤@# #@¤¤*=~.¨¨
¨.~=*¤¤@## ##@¤¤*=~.¨