...-»^*@#@ @#@*^»-...
.-»^*@#@## ##@#@*^»-.
...--»**§# #§**»--...
.-»^^**§@# #@§**^^»-.
.-»^*§@### ###@§*^»-.
.-»^*§@#@# .- »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» -. #@#@§*^»-.
...-^^*@@@ 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. #@#@§*^»-.
.-»^*§@### ###@§*^»-.
.....»^§§# #§§^».....
....»»^^§@ @§^^»»....
....-»^*@@ @@*^»-....
...-^^*§§@ @§§*^^-...