..,~;*£@#@ @#@£*;~,..
.,~;*£@#@# #@#@£*;~,.
..,~;*£@#@ @#@£*;~,..
...,~;*£@# #@£*;~,...
....,~;*£@ @£*;~,....
.....,~;*£ ., ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,. £*;~,.....
......,~;* 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. #@£*;~,...
..,~;*£@#@ @#@£*;~,..
.,~;*£@#@# #@#@£*;~,.
..,~;*£@#@ @#@£*;~,..
...,~;*£@# #@£*;~,...
....,~;*£@ @£*;~,....