¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~; ;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;= =;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~;=§ ¨. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ .¨ §=;~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~;=§& 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. ;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~; ;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;= =;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨