,,:~==%&## ##&%==~:,,
,:~==%&### ###&%==~:,
,,:~==%&## ##&%==~:,,
,,,:~==%&# #&%==~:,,,
,,:~==%&## ##&%==~:,,
,:~==%&### ,: ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ :, ###&%==~:,
,,:~==%&## 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. #&%==~:,,,
,,:~==%&## ##&%==~:,,
,:~==%&### ###&%==~:,
,,:~==%&## ##&%==~:,,
,,,:~==%&# #&%==~:,,,
,,:~==%&## ##&%==~:,,