.:=^*$####                                          ####$*^=:.
.:=^*$#£##                                          ##£#$*^=:.
....=^*#££                                          ££#*^=....
.:=^*$####                                          ####$*^=:.
.....==*##                                          ##*==.....
.:=^*$$#££       .: ======= ======= ======= :.      ££#$$*^=:.
.:=^*$#£## Nick wilde Is  A  Red  Fox And A Conman. ##£#$*^=:.
....=**$##       .: ======= ======= ======= :.      ##$**=....
.:=^*$####                                          ####$*^=:.
....:==^*#    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 #**==:....
.:=^*$#££#        Both The Colonies And Miku.       #££#$*^=:.
.:=^*$#£##                                          ##£#$*^=:.
.:=^*$##££                  === ===                 ££##$*^=:.
.:=^*$#£##               === === ===                ##£#$*^=:.
.:=^*$#££#                  === ===                 #££#$*^=:.
.:=^$#£###                                          ###£#$^=:.
.....=**$£       Nick Is Uncomfortable Around       £$**=.....
.:=^*$#£##          The "Wild flesh" Vats.          ##£#$*^=:.
.....:^$##                                          ##$^:.....
.:=^*$#£##                                          ##£#$*^=:.
.:=^*$#£##                                          ##£#$*^=:.
.:^*$#£###                                          ###£#$*^:.
.:=^**$$#£                                          £#$$**^=:.