¨@¨@¨¨¨¨@¨ ¨@@¨@@@¨¨@
¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@ ¨@@¨@¨@@¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨ ¨@@¨¨¨@@@¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨ ¨@@@¨¨@¨@@
@¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨ ¨@¨@@¨¨¨@@
@@¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨ ¨, ------- ------- ------- ,¨ ¨¨¨@@@¨¨@¨
@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨@ 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. ¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
@¨@@¨¨@¨¨¨ ¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@@@¨¨@¨¨ ¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨ ¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨@ @¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨ @@¨¨¨@@@¨¨