,,,^~\**§@ @§**\~^,,,
,,,,^~\**§ §**\~^,,,,
,,,,,^~\** **\~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~\* *\~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~\ \~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~\* ,^ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ^, *\~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~\** 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. #@§**\~^,,
,,,^~\**§@ @§**\~^,,,
,,,,^~\**§ §**\~^,,,,
,,,,,^~\** **\~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~\* *\~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~\ \~^,,,,,,,