casually throws skeletons for iris affinity missions here because they’ve been on my mind today and i don’t want to forget them
affinity mission 1 -- ...what even is a good title for this WHATEVER WE’LL COME BACK TO IT
can be accessed any time after chapter 4
located in commercial district, barista court
maximum 3 members; iris will join as the 4th
primary destination: primordia
might have a basic mission attached to it for easy locating
-- iris has been asked by many blades to do random missions that they can’t for whatever reason, be it personal or official team business
-- having trouble saying no to people, she has offered to do them all and is now worried that she won’t be able to complete them. cross can offer to help immediately or... probably a less positive option here. hmm. that she did this to herself, taking on so much. either way, they’re helping out.
-- she will split the missions down the middle: one gathering, one hunting, and possibly a delivery of miranium or finding a lost pet. or something. she will ask cross to meet her at the diner in the industrial district so she can repay them once they have finished.
-- upon return to nla, cross will witness a group of blades asking iris to take on yet another job. iris is unsure, but the men bully her into it by making up some kind of sob story that the player would know is fake-- maybe related to the lifehold piece goetia blew up. they then have the option to intervene and suggest they’re taking advantage of the girl’s good nature or sit back and say nothing. either way, they will end up helping iris-- probably defeating a larger strong creature. hm.
-- iris will comment on how fun it is working with cross, and if they defended her earlier she will thank them and mention she just doesn’t know why she can’t say no to people asking her for help. it’s like she’s programmed like that or something! crazy, huh? either way, she’d enjoy taking on more missions with cross-- without having people make up dumb stories to get out of doing their own work. cross can agree that it sounds fun, or decline the offer. no matter the response, iris will offer to pay them back once they get to the city, though she’ll be more enthused if cross responds positively.
*from then on iris is recruitable.
affinity mission 2 -- a thousand words
can be accessed any time after completing the first affinity mission
located at the blade concourse
probably will have a level requirement though
max 3 members again
iris is restricted and will again join you as your final partner, this time early on
primary location: oblivia (and nla for the second half)
-- upon cross’ accessing the mission control terminal, iris will greet them cheerfully and ask if they’ve seen any interesting missions posted today. cross can confirm or deny. iris will then ask what it is, to which cross can answer a hunting or gathering mission. something. iris will comment that the job does sound fun, and ask if cross would like to work together today, as she’s got something big herself. she’d be happy to help out if they’re going the same way!
-- turns out they are, so naturally iris joins the party. if cross told iris about a mission, they will complete it alongside whatever task was not chosen. if not, they will complete the hunting mission but in a bigger number. iris will then suggest they report back to eleonara.
-- eleonara will have a request upon iris’ return, mentioning a photo album she thinks she left behind in the commercial district during her lunch break recently. iris will offer to retrieve it, and the party will tag along. however upon finding it, iris will drop it and two photos will fall out-- one of what appears to be her and an older woman, then one of an offline iris undergoing maintenance. iris will be confused by this, and ask eleonara about it upon returning the album. (cross will have the option to express their confusion as well, or point out inconsistencies with the first picture). eleonara will reluctantly explain to iris that she is an android, and that she has been monitored since arriving in nla. the women in the first photo are iris’ creator and her daughter-- whom iris happens to resemble quite a bit.
-- iris is startled and disturbed by the revelation, but keeps it together enough to thank you for accompanying her on the mission and allow eleonara to reward you. she’ll then ask eleonara to tell her more about her creator, but the mission will end there.
*until her third mission is completed, iris’ dialogue upon recruitment and post-battles will change. they will sound slightly gloomier or snappish, as opposed to her cheerful ones. this will unlock her third and fourth heart to hearts as well. her first signature art, whatever it would be, would be learned.
affinity mission 3 -- ...i still don’t have a good title here.
accessible after chapter 7
located at the blade concourse
iris is restricted again. doug may be required idk yet. probably. also boo’s cross would be, if i had information on her yet :’)
primary destination: noctilum
-- eleonara is the one to give the mission: iris has completely dropped off the radar and isn’t responding to any attempts to contact her. she will ask cross to look for her and give them iris’ last known coordinates.
-- iris will eventually be found sitting down at the qing long glade, staring into space. all attempts to talk to her will result in iris telling the party to go away in a cutscene, because they shouldn’t bother with someone who isn’t even real when there’s all of humanity to worry about. heck, she’s not even her own unreal person-- she’s a defective copy of a dead girl! she doesn’t want to talk about it any longer, and one last attempt to console her will lead her to send the party away. (it’s either this or fearing that humanity just wants to use her as a tool).
-- the required party member will express concern and want to return, but upon arrival iris is gone. the group is then attacked by indigens, and after either killing enough or holding out for a long enough time iris will join the party and help fight off something bigger. she will apologize for being so rude to cross’ group when they were just trying to help her, and that them coming to find her really got her thinking. she’s decided that even though she might have been created based on someone else, who she is today is more important-- and human or ai, she wants to protect nla. iris will sincerely thank cross, and want to return to nla to apologize to eleonara.
-- upon speaking to eleonara, there will probably be some talk about what transpired, and the mission will end.
*iris’ dialogue will return to normal after this mission is completed, and her final heart to heart will be unlocked. cross will also learn her second signature art.
