Iji

[Medinoc]

>Iosa: When your annihilator exoskeleton inevitably explode, don't forget to go on full-on Doom mode.

[Brickman]

Does Iji still have the null driver? I think we took it away from her.

I can't think of how Iji's going to turn this around without a daring rescue in this phase unless we come up with a way to cheat. Oh! I know!

Iji: Run behind Iosa and jump onto her back! Don't let go of the cool-looking armor spikes no matter what! (Though now that I think of it I'm sure they're probably blades).

[Captain Lhurgoyf]

Iji still has the Null Driver, but I have no idea how I'm going to handle the universe glitching up in the middle of the story.

You guys know that you get one use of the ceiling lasers in this battle, right? I'm not saying we have to do it, but no one's brought it up.

[Brickman]

Actually I'm the only one that knows that, since nobody else's seen the mod yet. And I already tried to get Iji to shock herself for humorous purposes but you had Iosa demonstrate her upgrades instead.

[Asmodemus]

> Iji: Time things so you hop on that platform and freaking lasers rain down on Iosa.. why are those there anyway?

> Komato: Request reinforcements, get extra ships from a nearby lesser general, a newly promoted one that's been trying out a new exoskeleton like the Eidolon but, sleeker and more like an oversized Assassin's getup larger than an Annihilator, without the large gun that fires a phantom hammer and the Megamissiles and Eruption Laser but with giant plasma swords, a pair of Plasma Megacannons a resonance reflector and teleportation in addition to the Death Hail artillery and the stomping attacks. It's less strong overall but the teleportation makes up for it, especially since it's enhanced with an automated system to change the teleportation destination to the nearest safe location if something moves into the designated teleport area or would block it going there.

[Captain Lhurgoyf]

> Iji: Run behind Iosa and jump onto her back! Don't let go of the cool-looking armor spikes no matter what! (Though now that I think of it I'm sure they're probably blades).



...hey, where'd that human go? She was down here a minute ago, but n-

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IJI: GOTCHA! Taste potassium, you...uh, pissing-off...person?

> Iji: Use the banana gun

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IOSA: You...you shot a banana at me? What's that going to do? Do you think I'm allergic to bananas or something? Is it, like, a glutinous banana? What kind of a moron shoots a banana at-

> Iji: Time things so you hop on that platform and freaking lasers rain down on Iosa.. why are those there anyway?

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IOSA: AARGH! GET DOWN HERE AND FIGHT!

You notice the platform up above you looks pretty fragile, and, since you've noticed that lasers come down every time you jump up there, you decide to put them to good use.

You don't know why they're there, but at least they're cool.

> Iji: Show her your Super MPFB Devastator

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IJI: HAH! Now take this! And this! And THIS! And-

> Iosa: DESTROY.

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IOSA: ENOUGH! I've about had it with you, human! I must admit, you're clever. If you weren't my enemy, I'd almost be impressed you've made it thus far. But let's see you get out of THIS!
IJI: ...did...did I call you rude things? Heh heh, you...you know I didn't really mean any of those, don't you? Heh...don't you?

Ow. That hurt. That really hurt. That hurt like hell. You can't even get up. You really, really want to get back on your feet in a surge of fighting spirit and fight on through sheer force of will, except it's hard to do that when every time you move your legs, it feels like someone shoved a spear through them. It'd take a miracle for you to survive this...

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IOSA: It's over, human. You've already lost, and your planet is toast. There's no use fighting back anymore. You're nothing but a mortal.

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VOICE: Ahem.

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FRANZ: Let me handle this.

> Komato: Request reinforcements, get extra ships from a nearby lesser general, a newly promoted one that's been trying out a new exoskeleton like the Eidolon but, sleeker and more like an oversized Assassin's getup larger than an Annihilator, without the large gun that fires a phantom hammer and the Megamissiles and Eruption Laser but with giant plasma swords, a pair of Plasma Megacannons a resonance reflector and teleportation in addition to the Death Hail artillery and the stomping attacks. It's less strong overall but the teleportation makes up for it, especially since it's enhanced with an automated system to change the teleportation destination to the nearest safe location if something moves into the designated teleport area or would block it going there.

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What, are you trying to get into the mod? I can work that into the sequel, though.

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COMMANDER: Hello?
GENERAL: Yes?
COMMANDER: I'm reporting from General Tor's fleet here on Origin. Tor's unavailable at the moment, I'm afraid, so I'm contacting you.
GENERAL: All right then, what do you need?
COMMANDER: We're requesting some reinforcement ships to be sent in so that we can pull off the Alpha Strike. See, we've tried to set things up, but these other ships keep coming in and shooting them down! We don't recognise them at all, but they definitely aren't the Tasens', and they can't be the humans', either.
GENERAL: So you want me to send in some of my fleet? All right then. Shall I bring the suit down here?
COMMANDER: Nah, I think we're covered with Tor's. You can if you want to, though. All right, see ya.

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Brick: Well, okay, I concede to that. But I was just wondering if anyone was unsure about the lasers, because no one brought them up. Anyway, I didn't intend for Iji to lose just yet, but the game crashed due to me reloading so many times and rushing through the text, so I had to improvise. Besides, Iji wouldn't really last long if I incorporated all those suggestions anyway.

And if you're wondering who Franz is, here's his adventure. He's also Iji's grand-uncle by adoption, which I feel the need to explain because, to my knowledge, Leylite's the only one who reads both adventures.

[arcticwolf15]

Franz? Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

Oh, I clicked the link. Now I get it.

Franz: Use Nano-Whip!
Iji: Fail to understand what the fuck is going on.

[OrangeAipom]

Is there a mirror for this adventure?

[Leylite]

Iji: Take the opportunity to roll sideways out from underneath the gun.

Franz: Use Beard-Tech: NEEDLING to simultaneously attack the giant mecha with a bunch of beard-needles and interrogate it.

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Dan's demon: Kill the other trooper with the same weapon.

Dan's demon: Start shooting the annihilator, but be puzzled at how strangely ineffective it is. Declare the gun to be completely worthless and try to find a new gun that shoots something more powerful.

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Eye of Cthulu: Observe the Crazy Homeless Guy searching around the military facility for a can opener.

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Giant Suika Ibuki Prime: Try to strangle the giant abomination, but fail due to how slippery its scales are.

Reimu Hakurei: Aha, the perfect plan to take care of two problems at once! Tell Suika to light her Gourd of Infinite Combustable Alcohol and throw it into the monster's mouth.

Suika: Nooooooo you need that to live

[Gene Striker]

Bob: finaly you managed to kill the annoying human, now to retu..... oh Snap!
Redroy: YHAAAAAA! AVENGE THE HUMAN! WITH MANLY TEARS!

Kenny: you are now on the roof. you are not sure how you got there... Start to worry...

Dan's Demon: Find 'The Gun'. be awed by its majesty.

Tor: The Nancho party it a flop, your carpet is ruined, the troops on your ship have now managed to turn your ship up-side down, for real this time. Nobody is trying to stop that human with red eyes. AND THE PAINT ON THE WALL IS STILL NOT DRY!!!!
Tor: Dance. Dance the ANGRY DANCE!

[Captain Lhurgoyf]

> Franz: Use Beard-Tech: NEEDLING to simultaneously attack the giant mecha with a bunch of beard-needles and interrogate it.

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FRANZ: Now, who are you supposed to be? Why'd you come here? Where did you get all that weaponry? And what are you doing with my grand-niece?

> Franz: Use Nano-Whip!

NANO-WHIP? What NANO-WHIP? You've never heard of a NANO-WHIP, and you certainly don't have one.



You do still have your regular WHIP, however. Aaah, nostalgia. This is just like back in '37!

> Iji: Take the opportunity to roll sideways out from underneath the gun.
> Iji: Fail to understand what the fuck is going on.





Okay, this is...different.

It appears that you just narrowly avoided being blown to bits due to the spontaneous intervention of the ghost of grand-uncle, the great PULP ARCHAEOLOGIST FRANZ HARVEY WALLACE, who is now proceeding to beat the shit out of IOSA for you.

This day is just full of surprises, isn't it?

> Dan's demon: Kill the other trooper with the same weapon.



> Dan's demon: Start shooting the annihilator, but be puzzled at how strangely ineffective it is. Declare the gun to be completely worthless and try to find a new gun that shoots something more powerful.



Oh, now you have this big fella to deal with? No problem. YOU SHALL TASTE ITS BLOOD!



...or not. This is getting you nowhere!

> Dan's Demon: Find 'The Gun'. be awed by its majesty.



...now this is more like it! Just like that, another, better GUN pops right into your hands! Let's try this sucker out.



Yessssss. You are impressed.

> Tor: The Nancho party it a flop, your carpet is ruined, the troops on your ship have now managed to turn your ship up-side down, for real this time. Nobody is trying to stop that human with red eyes. AND THE PAINT ON THE WALL IS STILL NOT DRY!!!!



Nooooo! NO! This is terrible! Absolutely, positively terrible! This has got to be the worst decision you've ever made in your life! What were you thinking, holding a nancho party in your exquisite, expensive office? Now the furniture is ruined, your troops are down in numbers and morale, and you're out of your command! You're doomed, absolutely doomed! AAAAAAAARGH! There's only one thing you can do now!

Tor: Dance. Dance the ANGRY DANCE!



> Bob: finaly you managed to kill the annoying human, now to retu..... oh Snap!



Phew! Now that was quite the chase! Well, it's finally over now, the human is dead, and you can get back to what you were doing. Good thing that's all o-

> Redroy: YHAAAAAA! AVENGE THE HUMAN! WITH MANLY TEARS!

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REDROY: TAKE THIS, EVILDOER!

> Eye of Cthulu: Observe the Crazy Homeless Guy searching around the military facility for a can opener.



Another empty crate? Shucks. When are you ever going to find a decent can opener in this place? Oh well, you have all the time to look. It's not like anyone's watching you or anything.

> Kenny: you are now on the roof. you are not sure how you got there... Start to worry...



...NOW where are you? You have absolutely no idea where you are or where you're going any more. Stupid confusing facility! Why can't humans design linear workplaces?

> Giant Suika Ibuki Prime: Try to strangle the giant abomination, but fail due to how slippery its scales are.





> Reimu Hakurei: Aha, the perfect plan to take care of two problems at once! Tell Suika to light her Gourd of Infinite Combustable Alcohol and throw it into the monster's mouth.

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SUIKA: Errrgh....he's too slippery to climb!
REIMU: ...Wait, that's it! Try lighting the Gourd and throwing it into his mouth! Maybe he'll explode!

> Suika: Nooooooo you need that to live

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SUIKA: But...but the Gourd! I need it!
REIMU: *facepalm*

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To my knowledge, there's no mirror for this adventure. I would have made one, but I wasn't so sure that the structure of advancing several different, unconnected story lines in each update would lend itself well to a mirror. If anyone's up for it or has ideas for how I could do it, feel free to do it and/or tell me how, though.

[JRCrusher]

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Done!

Kenny: Try to catch a ride on one of the ships flying around!

Redroy: Check the damages.

Iji: Take advantage of this distaction to slip past Iosa and continue into the next sector. There's no way she can beat a ghost, right?

[Medinoc]

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I don't think it would be a problem. After all, how is that any different from MSPA?

[Leylite]

Iosa: Shoot at the ghost with your ECTOPLASMA CANNON.

[Gene Striker]

Bob: Wha..? where did that Elite come from? you cant fight it here you have to get somewhere more open, but where?
Bob: the stairs on your left! Take the stairs up to the roof, but endup tripping and fall UP the stairs, all the way to the roof.

Redroy: Poor human... if only you were a bit faster... However, you dont have time to mourne the humans senseless death, you have to stop the Komato. Onwards to the stairs the Komato fled through.
Redroy: What. di...did the Komato just fall up the stairs? how? Follow the, um... 'falling' ... Komato...?

Nearby Komato Ship: Notice the guy on the roof, head over to pick him up.

Kenny: Woot, you got a ship to fetch you off this roof. Do a little victory jig.
Kenny: Eh? whats that noise coming from behind you? Oh, hey, its Bob.

[Captain Lhurgoyf]

> Iosa: Shoot at the ghost with your ECTOPLASMA CANNON.



Holy shit...what is this guy, a ghost or something? He's floating around, he's glowing, and he seems to be able to phase through your shots.



Well...you ain't afraid of no ghost.



You knew you'd find a use for this thing at some point.

> Bob: Wha..? where did that Elite come from? you cant fight it here you have to get somewhere more open, but where?



Oh man oh man oh man, you were NOT expecting that! You thought you'd lost that ELITE back there! You're going to have to be on your toes now - any mistake could cost you your life. You need to get somewhere s-

> Bob: the stairs on your left! Take the stairs up to the roof, but endup tripping and fall UP the stairs, all the way to the roof.





BELGIUM YOU'RE FALLING UP ALL THESE STAIRS

...you didn't even know that was possible.

> Redroy: Poor human... if only you were a bit faster... However, you dont have time to mourne the humans senseless death, you have to stop the Komato. Onwards to the stairs the Komato fled through.



It brings more MANLY TEARS to your eye that this human has fallen victim to the scourge of the KOMATO. Alas, he is dead. You must move on and thwart this threat before it claims any more innocent lives!

> Redroy: What. di...did the Komato just fall up the stairs? how? Follow the, um... 'falling' ... Komato...?

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REDROY: GET BACK HERE, VILLAIN!

> Kenny: Try to catch a ride on one of the ships flying around!
> Kenny: Woot, you got a ship to fetch you off this roof. Do a little victory jig.



At last, the reinforcements have arrived! If you can get their attention here, they'll be able to pull you back up, and you can return to your squad! YES! We're gonna win it after a-

> Kenny: Eh? whats that noise coming from behind you? Oh, hey, its Bob.



...oh, what's BOB doing here? Maybe he's going to guide you back to your squad. That'd be good!

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Medinoc, the way I see it, the problem is that this adventure not only runs so many concurrent stories at the same time, it updates them all simultaneously. Most adventures usually take breaks to follow one plotline for an amount of time, then switch to another, while this one progresses the plot in each at the same time. Imagine reading Homestuck where, every time there was an update, you got one panel advancing the story of each of the kids, one for each of the trolls, one for each of the guardians, one for each of the exiles, and one for Jack, and to read them all you'd have to click through each. The next time it updated, it'd start the sequence over with John, then go to Rose in the next panel, and so on. I'd think that it'd be awkward to read if each panel had its own separate webpage. Am I making sense?

[Medinoc]

I'm starting to see your point.

[JRCrusher]

Franz: Walk it off! You can do it!

Redroy: Run into Kenny and knock him off the roof.

Tor: Accidentally have done a rain dance instead. Now its raining outside and you set off all of the fire sprinklers inside as well.

[Xykoled]

Yay, just signed up so I could join the fun!

Kenny: Your life is flashing in front of your eyes! Fondly remember all the different flavors of hot drinks you've had in your life.
Tor: Quick, you must save your furniture! Dance another dance to turn off the sprinklers!
Tor's dance: Turn out to be a fire dance of some sort. There is now a fire in Tor's office.
Tor: Reassure your troops that the sprinklers will take care of the fire.
Sprinklers in Tor's office: Malfunction.

[The One Guy]

Iji: Whatever is going on, Isoa's back is turned. Now's your chance to attack!

Redroy: Reach the roof and accidently shoot down that ship.

Eye of Cthulhu: Attempt to cause some madness by attacking the Crazy Homeless Guy
Crazy Homeless Guy's Tin Foil Hat: Somehow end up saving him from said attack.

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Wow, it took forever to get through this adventure's archive, but I'm finally all caught up. Great adventure and +1 reader.

[Asmodemus]

> Tor: Begin to kill things that make you angry.

> Iji: Continue awesome fight by heroically attacking Iosa from behind.

[Captain Lhurgoyf]

> Franz: Walk it off! You can do it!



> Iji: Whatever is going on, Isoa's back is turned. Now's your chance to attack!
> Iji: Continue awesome fight by heroically attacking Iosa from behind.



That's right. You can't just lie on the floor like this, no matter the pain you feel.

This is a matter of life and death. Not your own life and death, but that of the Earth itself. If you die, the world is going to go with you. And as long as you live, your spirit burns with the passion to prevent that from ever happening. No.

You shall not fall.

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FRANZ: Okay now. Ya okay, bud?
IJI: ...I think...but--
FRANZ: Well, I'll leave this one to you.

AMBIANCE

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IOSA: WHO'S THE (wo)MAN AND A HALF? I'M THE (wo)MAN AND A HAAAAALF! A BERSERKER PACKIN' (wo)MAN AND A HALF!!!

Well, this shouldn't be too hard, right? I mean, she's unarmed now and out of her HUMONGOUS FULLY-POWERED EXPLOSIVE-TOTING EXOSKELETON OF DEATH. Surely this can't-

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IOSA: DON'T NEED A GUN - GUNS ARE FOR WUSSES!
IJI: ...oh sh-

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IOSA: SHORYUKEN!

> Eye of Cthulhu: Attempt to cause some madness by attacking the Crazy Homeless Guy
> Crazy Homeless Guy's Tin Foil Hat: Somehow end up saving him from said attack.



Hah! Pitiful old fool - he doesn't even realise you're here. All the easier to corrupt his pathetic mortal mind and drive him to madness!



...what? NOTHING? HOW CAN THIS BE?

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CHG: Heh...that tickled a little.

> Redroy: Run into Kenny and knock him off the roof.
> Redroy: Reach the roof and accidently shoot down that ship.

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REDROY: YAAH! YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY FROM ME, EVILDOER! NEVERRRRR!

> Kenny: Your life is flashing in front of your eyes! Fondly remember all the different flavors of hot drinks you've had in your life.



Oh dear oh dear oh dear YOU'RE GONNA DIE! WHAT DID YOU DO TO DESERVE THIS?

Your whole life is flashing before your eyes now. This is it. This is the end. You can see them clearly - all the most important moments in your life, replayed before your very eyes.

That is, the various flavours of hot drinks you've consumed. Mmmm....GORKONIAN SPIKEBERRY...



...now THERE'S a reassuring sight. Now you're REALLY screwed.

> Tor's dance: Turn out to be a fire dance of some sort. There is now a fire in Tor's office.
> Tor: Reassure your troops that the sprinklers will take care of the fire.
> Sprinklers in Tor's office: Malfunction.



Oh god. Not this. ANYTHING but this. As if this day couldn't get any worse.

It seems your ANGRY DANCE just so happened to be the exact same steps as the legendary FIRE DANCE OF THE BORSHIKIAN SHAMANS. And now there's a fire on your carpet! So much for the hope of getting it cleaned...

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TROOPER: AAAUGH! FIRE! FIRE!
TOR: Not to worry, everyone! Not to worry, it's all under control! The sprinklers in this room will handle it!
SPRINKLERS: *fzzt*
TOR: ...

> Tor: Begin to kill things that make you angry.

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TOR: DIE, FIRE, DIE!

This must be how IOSA feels. You'll have to look into getting some of those stress relief devices you keep having to buy for her some time.

[OrangeAipom]

woo making an mspafa account for this

[JRCrusher]

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Epic music with no context. If you ever wanted any more.

Ninja training in Iji's nanofield: suddenly kick in. Still be useless against Iosa's style of combat.

[kilozombie]

Alright. I need to ask you of this. It's something that really has nagged me and I know won't be the case with anything else after this, but...

Could you please, somehow, let Iosa live (not in the actual game)? Just... I know it's strange, but you have kinda made all the side-characters and things (I skipped ahead to see how far this was) with personalities, so... yeah. I'm a weird person and felt more sad when effing Asha died than Dan or Mia died in the game.