§§§¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨       ¨^ ======= ======= ======= ^¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨