........-» »-........
.......-»^ ^»-.......
......-»^^ ^^»-......
.....-»^^& &^^»-.....
....-»^^&& &&^^»-....
...-»^^& .- »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» -. #&&^^»-...
..-»^^&@ 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. #@#&&^^»-.
..-»^^&@ @#&&^^»-..
...-»^^& #&&^^»-...
....-»^^&& &&^^»-....
.....-»^^& &^^»-.....
......-»^^ ^^»-......