=†~....... .......~†=
†~........ ........~†
~......... .........~
†~........ ........~†
=†~....... .......~†=
&=†~...... .. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ .. ......~†=&
@&=†~..... 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. ....~†=&@@
@&=†~..... .....~†=&@
&=†~...... ......~†=&
=†~....... .......~†=
†~........ ........~†
~......... .........~