,,~§*§@### ###@§*§~,,
,,,~§*§@## ##@§*§~,,,
,,,,~§*§@# #@§*§~,,,,
,,,,,~§*§@ @§*§~,,,,,
,,,,~§*§@# #@§*§~,,,,
,,,~§*§@## ,, ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,, ##@§*§~,,,
,,~§*§@### 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. ##@§*§~,,,
,,~§*§@### ###@§*§~,,
,,,~§*§@## ##@§*§~,,,
,,,,~§*§@# #@§*§~,,,,
,,,,,~§*§@ @§*§~,,,,,
,,,,~§*§@# #@§*§~,,,,