,,,~†^¤### ###¤^†~,,,
,,,,~†^¤## ##¤^†~,,,,
,,,,,~†^¤# #¤^†~,,,,,
,,,,,,~†^¤ ¤^†~,,,,,,
,,,,,~†^¤# #¤^†~,,,,,
,,,,~†^¤## ,, ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,, ##¤^†~,,,,
,,,~†^¤### 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. ####¤^†~,,
,,,~†^¤### ###¤^†~,,,
,,,,~†^¤## ##¤^†~,,,,
,,,,,~†^¤# #¤^†~,,,,,
,,,,,,~†^¤ ¤^†~,,,,,,
,,,,,~†^¤# #¤^†~,,,,,