~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨, ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~;
$;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ nick wilde is a red fox and a conman. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~;$
$$;~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨, ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~;$$
#$$;~,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,~;$$#
@#$$;~,¨¨¨ he's not above petty crime, but he ¨¨¨,~;$$#@
#@#$$;~,¨¨ knows that if he puts in a bit of work, ¨¨,~;$$#@#
##@#$$;~,¨ he will find much more lucrative ¨,~;$$#@##
#@#$$;~,¨¨ rewards. ¨¨,~;$$#@#
@#$$;~,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,~;$$#@
#$$;~,¨¨¨¨ and thus he's currently working ¨¨¨¨,~;$$#
$$;~,¨¨¨¨¨ alongside hatsune miku for a company ¨¨¨¨¨,~;$$
$;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ that makes synthetic meal replacements. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~;$
;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~;
$;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~;$
$$;~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~;$$
#$$;~,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,~;$$#
@#$$;~,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,~;$$#@
#@#$$;~,¨¨ ¨¨,~;$$#@#