Let's Play Iji Again

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Sector 3

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Sector 3!

This is where our work starts really changing things.



Ready for a third sector full of mayhem--



IJI
What? Who are you?

VATEILIKA
I'm Soldier Vateilika, and I unofficially represent the troops in this here part of the building. I'm here to give you a message on behalf of my teammates, so listen up!

IJI
Uh, what is it?

VATEILIKA
Yous ee, our orders are to kill all human resistance, but the reports of the Human Anomaly - that's you - made me realize something. Not only do you seem impossible to kill, you haven't killed a single one of us despite being armed with a Nanogun... and my team doesn't want to harm any humans anyway. I figured a little truce was in order.

IJI
A truce?

VATEILIKA
Yeah. You don't shoot us, we don't shoot you. We'll even leave some doors open for you, so you won't have to attract suspicion by destroying them while escaping from here.
Speaking of which... you ARE trying to escape, right?

IJI
Ah, no, actually I'm going to see Krotera so I can have a talk with him.

VATEILIKA
Did you say Krotera?! Hah! You're a human, he ain't gonna listen to a word you've got to say. Give it up and get out of here while you still can - I gave you this chance to escape so you won't be any more trouble to us, not so you can get yerself flattened by that brute!

IJI
Right.

VATEILIKA
Oh yeah, and this truce ain't nothing but a shaky agreement among the troops around here. If you so much as TOUCH one of us - so much as fire a weapon anywhere near us, or destroy a door where we can hear it - the truce is OVER. It's not likely anyone's gonna agree not to take you down if you do anything suspicious like that. Do you understand? Don't even TOUCH us, and that includes the Turrets!

IJI
Yeah, yeah, I got it.

VATEILIKA
Good. Now don't try to speak to anyone on your way out, you ain't gonna find anyone as friendly as me around here. Nope! So hurry up and go!



So yeah!

My pacifist tendencies have won me a free ride through Sector 3.



Strength 6! I'll need it later.



And what's that I see on the right?



IJI
Strange. Why do I keep thinking of you, when I've got something so much more important to do?

DAN
Iji, what are you doing? We don't have time to daydream here.

IJI
I, I was just thinking of someone.

DAN
Hm. Don't dawdle.

IJI
Got it.
(Hmm. Something tells me this trail of crumbs won't lead me anywhere useful, but like a trail, it also feels like missing just one of these would make me miss all the rest. And then I fear I'd forget her... I gotta keep finding the ribbons.)



Man, I was doing all this stat-building for the future, but I forgot I wanted to get in here!

NANOFIELD REBOOT TIME



With CYBERNETIC ENDURANCE, the temporary invulnerability after being damaged is increased by 50%. You are no longer knocked to the ground by the MPFB Devastator's recoil.



WHONG

Nanofield reboot time!



Crack 10!



Level 10 security door opened!



We're a small squad of people searching out all the "posters" in this military complex. So far, we've already found several, and we're pretty sure there's exactly one poster in each of the ten closest Sectors, for some reason.
Anyway, it seem that Rocket jumping is a good way to reach some tricky areas, either by firing into a nearby wall or letting someone else shoot you in mid-air. Naturally, this is a bit difficult and dangerous to do, but anything goes in the name of posters.
The MPFB Devastator is ideal for Rocket Jumping, considering its enormous explosive knockback. We've also figured out how to cross small gaps with low ceilings, namely to blow yourself across with the knockback from the Nuke - if only it wasn't so difficult to get you hands on one. Similarly, if only we could find a Komato Hyper Pulse we could break those out-of-reach Shield Doors easily, and with a Velocithor V2-10 we could shoot troublesome obstacles through walls with great precision, unlike the Nuke which just destroys EVERYTHING nearby, including explosive barrels and most weak walls.
We've even figured out that jumping off from a Shredder in mid-air will get you higher than usual, such as in Sector 4. Lastly, and this is just a theory, but with the large spread of the Komato Splintergun I'm sure you could destroy things like glass panes located diagonally above you. This would be useful when it's not appropriate to Nuke them, which would destroy a lot of nearby things which might be used as stepping stones to jump higher.
Hey Naotgerai, are you writing this down? Because you should. Man, all of this would just be easier if we had some maps of this place to go by.



Of course, we have a reason for searching out all the posters. The wiseguys who accidentally stumbled over Sector Z decided to place the most arbitrary, bizarre Nanofield lock on the teleporter I've ever seen. Essentially it requires you to have seen 10 of these posters with with your own eyes. Frankly, the way they programmed this lock is more interesting than Sector Z itself, which is old news to us by now - we know the entrance is behind a sealed wall, at the top of the lift shaft next to the teleporter destination pad in Sector 1. It's just that without the posters, we still can't use the damn teleporter.
Once we do get into that disturbing place, we're just going to keep going and find out what's at the end.

That was helpful! NANOREBOOT



Armed with most of the stats I need, it's time to cross the gap!



Komato zone!

These guys didn't get the memo about that truce.



Quick, build a Hyper Pulse before someone shoots me!



The Hyper Pulse can then be used to blow this door down!



Awwwwwwwwwww yeah.



Now for the hard part.



See that Soldier?

That's PAIE's girlfriend.

Unfortunately, I have to break my truce here.



KICKO



Now that I've got her mad at me, I realize I have to go back and upgrade my Health...



Then I goad her into shooting me with a rocket!

I am now outside.



While scouting around our little three-man base, I managed to open the window and climb out here. Nothing but an old guard tower out here, though, "decorated" with some Tasen poster.
Speaking of the Tasen, I read about some "Human anomaly" in their logbooks. Better hurry back inside before she reaches our base.



It's a good thing that poster unlocks are permanent!

Because now I have to restart the stage and honor the truce to the end.



This time you live, you wacky alien lesbian!



And I'm off to see the Elite.



IJI
Uh, I, my name's Iji, and I have to speak to you about -

KROTERA
You - You're that Human anomaly!

IJI
W-Wait! I'm just here to tell you that you should leave this planet! So many people have died, and, and we don't even know why!

KROTERA
HUH! Don't expect me to waste my time with some worthless human when the future of the Tasen is at stake! We're down to our last colony, and I have NO qualms with annihilating whatever's left standing on Origin to make room for us!

IJI
What do you mean, Origin? This is Earth, we live here, and you just come here and try to kill us all! We haven't done anything wrong, so just... just leave!

KROTERA
SILENCE! You know NOTHING of the Tasen, and you know NOTHING of the damned Komato - if this is our last chance to escape total extermination by their hands, we're not going anywhere! What are a few human lives compared to a million Tasen? Once we start expanding, there's no hope left for you!

IJI
But... hang on, I got truce with you guys! The least you could do is listen!

KROTERA
Trucy? You mean my troops declared a TRUCE behind my back?! TREASON! I bet it was that worthleess Vateilika - I'll take care of her, once I've taken care of YOU! You should be thankful that yours is the last civilization to ever fall for us... now DIE!







IJI
W, what the?

VATEILIKA
Hey, Anomaly! I'm glad you kept the truce, I wasn't sure whether to help you or not. I got a bad feeling when you said you were heading up here, though... and really, that bastard got what he deserved. Ordering the Alpha Strike was bad enough, but treating his troops the same at a time like this...

IJI
...

VATEILIKA
...
Oh! Don't tell anyone you saw me using that weapon, alright? In case there are still people still as strict about illegal cracking and stuff. It wasn't me anyway, I got it from Yukabacera a long time ago, so -

IJI
Gah! You, you just KILLED Krotera! What's everyone gonna say now? And who am I supposed to talk to?!

VATEILIKA
Whoa, hey! He was just about to decorate the walls with you, and that's how you thank me? Fine, see if I help you again. Nope! Uh-uh.

IJI
...

VATEILIKA
Alright, I'm sorry. You're serious about this, aren't you? To be honest, I don't think a single Elite around here could convince everyone to just pack their hot drinks and leave. Not a chance, the Komato are so close on our tails we don't even dare to use our communicator. You should just, oh, never mind.

IJI
What?

VATEILIKA
No, I do remember I had somewhere to go. Really. See ya!

IJI
Wait! What about him?!

VATEILIKA
Oh, uh. Let's just pretend you did it, right? Better than starting a war here. If they find us together, things are gonna turn REAL sour. A lot of people I know would be dead for sure.
Um, I think it's beast if you give me a headstart so I can get out of here, just try to stay hidden in here until then, okay? See you later! And sorry for the mess!

IJI
No, wait!

DAN
Iji, what happened?

IJI
I, uh, Krotera, but that Tasen...
I guess she saved my life. Krotera said something about this being their last colony, though. Looks like they came here to escape the Komato. He said that the Tasen have ruined entire civilizations...

DAN
Hm. I'm glad you're okay, bt this isn't good news. Like I said before, though, the Komato seem to be some sort of peacekeeping force. Maybe they're some sort of space police... and I have an idea that just might work.

IJI
Rerally? I thought this was our last chance.

DAN
No, don't worry. We won't give up yet. There's a Tasen communication area nearby - if I've interpreted the most recent information on the Komato correctly, I know the code to send a distress call to a nearby fleet. With any luck, the Komato will come down here and wipe the Tasen out for us.

IJI
Whoa, is that safe? I mean, more aliens coming down here?

DAN
That's why I was holding this back from you before. I didn't want to worry you. If anyone can take on the Tasen, though, it's the Komato. We have to give it a try... after all, we won't get any farther ourselves.

IJI
Hm. I'm not sure I'm okay with it, but when you put it like that... I guess you're right. It's just, that girl - never mind. I should take her advice and stay here for a while, though.

DAN
Alright. By the way, with Krotera dead, I think we can consider that trucy with the Tasen permanently over. Be careful!



Next time: Complicated Shredder antics!


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