¨¨¨¨~=*=*& &*=*=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=*=* *=*=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*= =*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=* *=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ¨~ ======= ======= ======= ~¨ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. @&*=*=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=*=*&@# #@&*=*=~¨¨
¨~=*=*&@## ##@&*=*=~¨
¨¨~=*=*&@# #@&*=*=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=*=*&@ @&*=*=~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=*=*& &*=*=~¨¨¨¨