¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨       ¨- ======= ======= ======= -¨      ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§ 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.          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§