.......,~= =~,.......
......,~=* *=~,......
.....,~=*& &*=~,.....
....,~=*&¤ ¤&*=~,....
...,~=*&¤£ £¤&*=~,...
..,~=*&¤£@ ., ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,. @£¤&*=~,..
.,~=*&¤£@# 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. @£¤&*=~,..
.,~=*&¤£@# #@£¤&*=~,.
..,~=*&¤£@ @£¤&*=~,..
...,~=*&¤£ £¤&*=~,...
....,~=*&¤ ¤&*=~,....
.....,~=*& &*=~,.....