,:~;§&&@@# #@@&&§;~:,
,,:~;§&&@@ @@&&§;~:,,
,,,:~;§&&@ @&&§;~:,,,
,,:~;§&&@@ @@&&§;~:,,
,:~;§&&@@# #@@&&§;~:,
,,:~;§&&@@ ,: ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ :, @@&&§;~:,,
,,,:~;§&&@ 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. @@&&§;~:,,
,:~;§&&@@# #@@&&§;~:,
,,:~;§&&@@ @@&&§;~:,,
,,,:~;§&&@ @&&§;~:,,,
,,:~;§&&@@ @@&&§;~:,,
,:~;§&&@@# #@@&&§;~:,