¨¨¨¨¨.~;¤& &¤;~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;¤ ¤;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~; ;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ¨. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ .¨ ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~; 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. @&¤;~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~;¤& &¤;~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;¤ ¤;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~; ;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨