..&.&&.... ..&&..&..&
&...&&&... &.&&&..&..
.&..&.&&.. ..&.&&..&.
..&...&&&. ....&&&..&
&..&..&.&& ....&.&&..
.&..&...&& .. ------- ------- ------- .. &.....&&&.
..&..&..&. 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. .....&..&.
...&...&.. ......&..&
&...&...&. &......&..
.&...&...& .&......&.
..&...&... ..&......&
&..&...&.. &..&......