¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨ ¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨ ¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@ ¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@ ¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨
¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨ @¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨: »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» :¨ @@¨¨¨¨@@@¨
¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨ 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. @¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨ ¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨ ¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨ ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@ ¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨