,,,,,,,^~† †~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~†$ $†~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~†$& &$†~^,,,,,
,,,,^~†$&# #&$†~^,,,,
,,,^~†$&#@ @#&$†~^,,,
,,^~†$&#@# ,^ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ^, #@#&$†~^,,
,^~†$&#@## 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. @#&$†~^,,,
,,,,^~†$&# #&$†~^,,,,
,,,,,^~†$& ~~~ ~~~ &$†~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~†$ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ $†~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~† ~~~ ~~~ †~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~† †~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~†$ $†~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~†$& &$†~^,,,,,
,,,,^~†$&# #&$†~^,,,,
,,,^~†$&#@ @#&$†~^,,,