##@#$*/--, ,--/*$#@##
#@#$*/--,, ,,--/*$#@#
@#$*/--,,, ,,,--/*$#@
#$*/--,,,, ,,,,--/*$#
$*/--,,,,, ,,,,,--/*$
*/--,,,,,, ,- ------- ------- ------- -, ,,,,,,--/*
/--,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,--/*
$*/--,,,,, auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches ,,,,,--/*$
#$*/--,,,, over these as well. their purpose is ,,,,--/*$#
@#$*/--,,, unclear. ,,,--/*$#@
#@#$*/--,, ,,--/*$#@#
##@#$*/--, the factory is surrounded by the blood ,--/*$#@##
#@#$*/--,, meal farms. there is a constant ,,--/*$#@#
@#$*/--,,, exchange of blood and blood meal. this ,,,--/*$#@
#$*/--,,,, provides two of the major materials for ,,,,--/*$#
$*/--,,,,, both the colonies and miku. ,,,,,--/*$
*/--,,,,,, ,,,,,,--/*
/--,,,,,,, --- --- ,,,,,,,--/
*/--,,,,,, --- --- --- ,,,,,,--/*
$*/--,,,,, --- --- ,,,,,--/*$
#$*/--,,,, ,,,,--/*$#
@#$*/--,,, nick is uncomfortable around ,,,--/*$#@
#@#$*/--,, the "wild flesh" vats. ,,--/*$#@#
##@#$*/--, ,--/*$#@##
#@#$*/--,, ,,--/*$#@#
@#$*/--,,, ,,,--/*$#@
#$*/--,,,, ,,,,--/*$#
$*/--,,,,, ,,,,,--/*$