#@&%=:-,¨¨ ¨¨,-:=%&@#
@&%=:-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-:=%&@
&%=:-,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,-:=%&
%=:-,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,-:=%
=:-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-:=
:-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨, ------- ------- ------- ,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-:
-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨