,,,,,,,»^% %^»,,,,,,,
,,,,,,»^%@ @%^»,,,,,,
,,,,,»^%@§ §@%^»,,,,,
,,,,»^%@§@ @§@%^»,,,,
,,,»^%@§@# #@§@%^»,,,
,,»^%@§@## ,, »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» ,, ##@§@%^»,,
,,,»^%@§@# 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. ^»,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,»^% %^»,,,,,,,
,,,,,,»^%@ @%^»,,,,,,
,,,,,»^%@§ §@%^»,,,,,
,,,,»^%@§@ @§@%^»,,,,
,,,»^%@§@# #@§@%^»,,,