,,,«;*$### ###$*;«,,,
,,«;*$#### ####$*;«,,
,,,«;*$### ###$*;«,,,
,,,,«;*$## ##$*;«,,,,
,,,,,«;*$# #$*;«,,,,,
,,,,,,«;*$ ,, ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ,, $*;«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«;* nick wilde is a red fox and a conman. *;«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,«;*$ ,, ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ,, $*;«,,,,,,
,,,,,«;*$# #$*;«,,,,,
,,,,«;*$## 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. $*;«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«;* *;«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,«;*$ $*;«,,,,,,
,,,,,«;*$# #$*;«,,,,,
,,,,«;*$## ##$*;«,,,,
,,,«;*$### ###$*;«,,,