,,,,^«=*$§                                          §$*=«^,,,,
,,,^«=*$§¶                                          ¶§$*=«^,,,
,,^«=*$§¶#                                          #¶§$*=«^,,
,^«=*$§¶##                                          ##¶§$*=«^,
,,^«=*$§¶#                                          #¶§$*=«^,,
,,,^«=*$§¶      ,^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^,       ¶§$*=«^,,,
,,,,^«=*$§ Nick wilde Is  A  Red Fox And  A Conman. §$*=«^,,,,
,,,,,^«=*$      ,^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^,       $*=«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«=*                                          *=«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«=*$    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.          ¶§$*=«^,,,
,,,,^«=*$§                                          §$*=«^,,,,
,,,,,^«=*$                                          $*=«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«=*                                          *=«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«=*$                                          $*=«^,,,,,
,,,,^«=*$§                                          §$*=«^,,,,