,,,^=*§&#@ @#&§*=^,,,
,,^=*§&#@# #@#&§*=^,,
,^=*§&#@## ##@#&§*=^,
,,^=*§&#@# #@#&§*=^,,
,,,^=*§&#@ @#&§*=^,,,
,,,,^=*§&# ,^ ======= ======= ======= ^, #&§*=^,,,,
,,,^=*§&#@ 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 @#&§*=^,,,
,,,,^=*§&# SUPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT #&§*=^,,,,
,,,^=*§&#@ HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWILE, 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. #&§*=^,,,,
,,,^=*§&#@ @#&§*=^,,,
,,^=*§&#@# #@#&§*=^,,
,^=*§&#@## ##@#&§*=^,
,,^=*§&#@# #@#&§*=^,,
,,,^=*§&#@ @#&§*=^,,,