&%*†~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~†*%&
#&%*†~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~†*%&#
##&%*†~.¨¨ ¨¨.~†*%&##
###&%*†~.¨ ¨.~†*%&###
##&%*†~.¨¨ ¨¨.~†*%&##
#&%*†~.¨¨¨ ¨. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ .¨ ¨¨¨.~†*%&#
&%*†~.¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~