,,,,,,,=@& &@=,,,,,,,
,,~=%@&¶## ##¶&@%=~,,
,,,,,~=@&& &&@=~,,,,,
,,~=%@&¶## ##¶&@%=~,,
,,~=%@&¶## ##¶&@%=~,,
,,~=%@@@&& ,, ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,, &&@@@%=~,,
,,,,,,~=@& 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. ¶@=~~,,,,,
,,,~~%%@¶# #¶@%%~~,,,
,,~=%@&&&¶ ¶&&&@%=~,,
,,,,=%%&¶¶ ¶¶&%%=,,,,
,,~=%@&¶## ##¶&@%=~,,
,,,~~=%@¶# #¶@%=~~,,,