,,,,,,:~=@ @=~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~=@§ §@=~:,,,,,
,,,,:~=@§@ @§@=~:,,,,
,,,:~=@§@# #@§@=~:,,,
,,:~=@§@## ##@§@=~:,,
,:~=@§@### ,: ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ :, ###@§@=~:,
,,:~=@§@## 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. ###@§@=~:,
,,:~=@§@## ##@§@=~:,,
,,,:~=@§@# #@§@=~:,,,
,,,,:~=@§@ @§@=~:,,,,
,,,,,:~=@§ §@=~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~=@ @=~:,,,,,,