,,^=/%*@@# #@@*%/=^,,
,^=/%*@@## ##@@*%/=^,
,,^=/%*@@# #@@*%/=^,,
,,,^=/%*@@ @@*%/=^,,,
,,,,^=/%*@ @*%/=^,,,,
,,,,,^=/%* ,^ ======= ======= ======= ^, *%/=^,,,,,
,,,,,,^=/% 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. /=^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^=/% %/=^,,,,,,
,,,,,^=/%* *%/=^,,,,,
,,,,^=/%*@ @*%/=^,,,,
,,,^=/%*@@ @@*%/=^,,,
,,^=/%*@@# #@@*%/=^,,