,,=***$##@ @##$***=,,
,,,,=*%$$@ @$$%*=,,,,
,,=*%$$#@@ @@#$$%*=,,
,,,,,,=%$@ @$%=,,,,,,
,,,,*%%$#@ @#$%%*,,,,
,,=*%$#@@# ,, ======= ======= ======= ,, #@@#$%*=,,
,,===%$##@ NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. @##$%===,,
,,=*%$#### ,, ======= ======= ======= ,, ####$%*=,,
,,,,,,,*$# #$*,,,,,,,
,=*%$#@@## HE'S NOT ABOVE PETTY CRIME, BUT HE ##@@#$%*=,
,,,,,*$$@@ KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, @@$$*,,,,,
,,=*%$#@## HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE ##@#$%*=,,
,,=*%$#@@# REWARDS. #@@#$%*=,,
,,=*%$@@## ##@@$%*=,,
,,=*%$#@@# AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING #@@#$%*=,,
,,=*$#@@## ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY ##@@#$*=,,
,,,,=%$##@ THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. @##$%=,,,,
,,,,=%%$@@ HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO @@$%%=,,,,
,,=*%$#### SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ####$%*=,,
,,,,,==*$@ BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE @$*==,,,,,
,,=*%$#@## WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ##@#$%*=,,
,,=*%$#@@# #@@#$%*=,,
,,=*%$#@## HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ##@#$%*=,,
,,=*%$#@@@ SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT @@@#$%*=,,
,,=*%$#@## HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ##@#$%*=,,
,,=*%$#@@# BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, #@@#$%*=,,
,,=*%$#@## KEEP DOING THE WORK... ##@#$%*=,,
,,=%$#@@## ##@@#$%=,,
,,,,,,*%#@ 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. #%=,,,,,,,
,,=*%$#@@# #@@#$%*=,,
,,=*%%$##@ === === @##$%%*=,,
,,=*%$#@@# === === === #@@#$%*=,,
,,,,,,,*$# === === #$*,,,,,,,
,,=*%$$##@ @##$$%*=,,
,,,,,,*$@@ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND @@$*,,,,,,
,,=*%$#@## THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ##@#$%*=,,
,,,,,**%$@ @$%**,,,,,
,,,,,,,=%# #%=,,,,,,,
,,=*%$#@## ##@#$%*=,,
,,,,,,*%## ##%*,,,,,,
,,=*%$#@@@ @@@#$%*=,,