¨¨@¨¨@@¨@¨ @@¨@¨@@¨@@
@¨@@¨@¨@@@ ¨¨@@@@¨@@¨
@@@¨@@@@¨¨ @¨@¨¨¨@@¨@
¨¨¨@@¨¨¨@¨ @@@@¨¨@¨@@
@¨¨@¨@¨¨@@ ¨¨¨¨@¨@@@¨
@@¨@@@@¨@¨ ¨- ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -¨ @¨¨¨@@@¨¨@
¨¨@@¨¨¨@@@ 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. ¨@¨@¨@@¨@@
@¨@¨@¨@@@¨ @@@@@@¨@@¨
@@@@@@@¨¨@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨@@¨@
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨@ @¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@
@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@ ¨@¨¨¨¨@@@¨
@@¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨ @@@¨¨¨@¨¨@