,^«:=*§@@# #@@§*=:«^,
,^«:=*§@@# #@@§*=:«^,
,^«:=*§@## ##@§*=:«^,
,^«:=*§@@# #@@§*=:«^,
,,,«««::*@ @*::«««,,,
,^«:==*§§@ ,^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^, @§§*==:«^,
,,^^^:==*@ 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. ##@§*=:«^,
,^«:=*§@@# #@@§*=:«^,
,,,,,,«=§@ @§=«,,,,,,
,^«:=*@@## ##@@*=:«^,
,,,,^«=§§@ @§§=«^,,,,
,,,,,«=*@@ @@*=«,,,,,