Kaya Dialogue: Temporal Archimedea
After the Tenno reaches rank Pizza Party with the Hex, they will unlock a new activity called Temporal Archimedea. Temporal Archimedea works very similarly to Deep Archimedea, being a set of three missions in Höllvania that must be completed in sequence. Each mission has additional difficulty modifiers, and the Tenno may choose to add other restrictions and modifiers in order to bolster their reward chances. Access to Temporal Archimedea requires spending two Netracell search pulses per week. Kaya acts as mission control, replacing the normal mission control for these missions (so an Assassinate mission in Temporal Archimedea will not feature any dialogue from Arthur, for example). Velimir and Minerva assist during the missions and also have dialogue conversing with Kaya.
Mission One
Exterminate: Scaldra
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "Scaldra signals are messing with all my equipment. The jerks! Will you, like, take a bunch out and see if that clears things up? I really need clean data."
Minerva: "Scaldra termination assignment accepted."
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "Ugh. I hate Scaldra. All their signal jammers and comm pollution are messing up my instrument readings. Wipe 'em out and we get glorious radio silence. At least for a minute."
Minerva: "Until Viktor's tantrums start. I'm on it, Ms Velasco."
(objective halfway, variant) Minerva: "Enemy numbers dropping. Scaldra opposition are as relentlessly mediocre as predicted."
(objective halfway, variant) Minerva: "Ms Velasco? Half the Scaldra force has been permanently silenced. Check your signals."
Kaya: "I'm catching something through the fuzz, sounds like… chanting?"
(mission complete, variant) Minerva: "Velasco, tell me that was worth it."
(mission complete, variant) Minerva: "Did you get what you needed?"
Exterminate: Techrot
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "You ever, like, wonder if Techrot utilises Void energy at the molecular level? Like, if we could prove that was true…. We need evidence."
Minerva: "I'm up for whatever, Velasco, as long as it can help us find out what happened to Neci."
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "People think the consequences of time travel are all like, 'Oh no, mom and dad never kissed and now I don't exist.' Cute but no. How about cracks in the spatiotemporal fabric followed by the breakdown of reality as we know it. That's what we're trying to prevent here."
Minerva: "Hey, if stomping all this Techrot keeps 'reality' intact. I'm here for it."
(objective halfway, variant) Minerva: "Ms Velasco, we have already terminated half the designated targets. I do hope your note-taking is keeping up."
(objective halfway, variant) Minerva: "Confirming extermination proceeding as planned. Midpoint reached. No significant issues."
Kaya: "Oh dude, if you could see what I'm seeing. Chronometer going absolutely nutzoid. Keep it up."
(mission complete, variant) Minerva: "Elimination quota has been met. Did you get what you needed, Velasco?"
Kaya: "Um… well… I think we need to gather more evidence. Stage two, here we come."
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Techrot screaming on multiple wavelengths, timeline flaws standing out like zits on a cheerleader… interesting!"
Minerva: "Just so long as this was all worth the effort."
Hell-Scrub: Scaldra
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "It's lab day. Yay. Here's the dealio: you get those Hell-Scrubbers online and I monitor their sensor clusters for any signs of Void encroachment. Cool? Cool."
Minerva: "Yah, chemistry was more my thing, but… you lead the way."
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "These Hell-Scrubbers have been marinating in Techrot for gods know how long. Get them to work again and that's bound to prime the timeline."
Minerva: "Whatever you say, kid."
(5 minutes remaining, variant) Minerva: "Oh gah… sure wish Scaldra had put up this kind of fight before they lost their Hell-Scrubbers the first time around."
(5 minutes remaining, variant) Minerva: "You call that a spore cloud? I'll show you a spore cloud."
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Whoa. Um… Minerva. There's something here. Not sure what but something."
Minerva: "Always better than nothing. What's next?"
(mission complete, variant) Minerva: "That's a wrap. Did you get what you need?"
Kaya: "I got a lot of noise. And I'll need a lot more noise to see if there's a pattern. Then maybe I can find something. Easy peasy, right?"
Hell-Scrub: Techrot
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "My 10th-grade science teacher tried to fail me because I refactored the Hails conjecture to reflect non-deterministic modalities. And she was all like, 'we're learning the periodic table.' And I was all like, 'you're so stupid.'"
Minerva: "Hello! Kaya! Reading Hell-Scrub towers ahead. Will proceed as if that's the plan."
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "First experiment: Hell-Scrub. If there are Peely Pix on any of these exhumed bad boys, I'll detect them and mark the timeline continuum."
Minerva: "Wait? When would you have put Peely Pix on a Hell-Scrubber? You know what, it's better if I don't know."
(5 minutes remaining, variant) Kaya: "Ugh… I can smell the Techrot from here."
Minerva: "Oh god, try smelling it from our position. Burnt plastic is potpourri compared to this stuff."
(5 minutes remaining, variant) Minerva: "Let me get this straight. You detect one of your little stickers on a Hell-Scrubber, and you can use that to track changes in the timeline?"
Kaya: "You ever written, like, so hard that you could still read what you wrote four pages down in your notebook? Peely Pix are like that, but with time."
(mission complete, variant) Minerva: "And that's time. Hell-Scrub complete. Remind me again why it has to be this hard?"
Kaya: "Yeah, that's because easy things don't leave dents in space-time. Duh. Next mission."
(mission complete, variant) Minerva: "Hell-Scrub objective met. You sure this is worth it, Velasco?"
Kaya: "Are you sure that hair is still in style, Minerva? Look, this is tricky and I'm figuring it out as I go, so cut me some slack."
Legacyte Harvest
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "Every time a new Legacyte gets created I see a tiny temporal surge. Statistically significant? I'll know when I can spot a Peely Pix."
Minerva: "Get your equipment ready. The cat and I will deal with the Legacyte."
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "If you harvest a Legacyte under the precise conditions outlined in my model, we should see… something. I don't know what, but I'll know it when I see it."
Minerva: "Does the Techrot mourn its lost children? Let's go, Kalymos."
(after 2/3 Legacytes captured, variant) Minerva: "Look, we're basically devouring the Techrot's young here. Can you blame it for wanting to change history?"
(after 2/3 Legacytes captured, variant) Minerva: [grunts] "The hivemind isn't happy with me, Kaya! I hope this is worth it!"
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Oh man, when you took out that Legacyte, you wouldn't believe the data spike I saw. Do I know what it means? No. But we're not done yet."
Minerva: "It means something's pushing back against what we're trying to do here. Next target, Kaya. Go!"
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Oh. Okay. Didn't expect those results, but… but… but…. Okay, I know what to do next."
Minerva: "Far be it from me to undermine the confidence of youth."
Stage Defence
(mission start, variant) Minerva: "Temple and the Rippers gig in Solstice Square? Neci was here? In the time before the time we're in now?"
Kaya: "Exactly. Major entanglement event. You keep Flare alive and shredding, I'll track the fraying timeline."
(mission start, variant) Minerva: "Alright Velasco, you got me. What's so important about a concert?"
Kaya: "Something with as many eyes on it as Flare's concert is gonna twist up the timeline like 'woah'. Make sure they keep playing until my readings are done. And… grab me some promo merch?"
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Nice job. Flare's safe. Readings were pretty meh, but I got a bootleg and some peelies!"
Minerva: "Good to know I'm risking my neck in a noble cause."
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Wow. So many lives changed track because of this one event. Timeline spaghetti."
Minerva: "'If you remember it, you weren't there.'"
Mission Two
Exterminate: Scaldra
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "Entrati was in deep with Scaldra when he started his timeline shenanigans. Clear this bunch out and we'll see what the readings tell us."
Velimir II: "We get to intimidate them? [laughs] Nice."
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "The Indifference was pulling the Major's strings, so it's got its fingerprints all over Scaldra. Take down a few and we'll see what shakes out."
Velimir II: "Guess Minerva was right. Neci was getting in with a bad crowd."
(objective halfway, variant) Kaya: "Pace yourselves. We got beaucoup empirical data to gather. But hey, look on the bright side: removing all safety and ethical checks has really sped things up."
Velimir II: "How reassuring."
(objective halfway, variant) Velimir II: "Ah. Killing Scaldra for science! Because we're the good guys. Go team."
Kaya: "Dude, you're helping to push back against a bunch of assholes! The science is a bonus."
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Okay! The model's taking shape! All those little datapoints are adding up very nicely."
Velimir II: "Glad to be of service, princess." [groans]
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "So, if this comes down to keeping the timeline we know and love, OR getting Neci back…."
(mission complete, variant) Velimir II: "If it comes to that, you better let me know, Kaya."
Exterminate: Techrot
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "So, Marty, you came here through the Helminth, right? Bonkers idea! What if Techrot is entangled with the temporal dimension! I wanna see what happens to my chronometer readings when you take out a whole bunch at once. Go."
Velimir II: "Now, isn't this stuff supposed to have a hivemind somewhere? You really want to risk pissing it off?"
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "Before I can explain why we're here, I need to explain Void emergence and its effects on temporal cohesion. Ready?"
Velimir II: "How about you sweat the details and I'll stick to dismantling Techrot."
(objective halfway, variant) Kaya: "Hey, so the Techrot might seem a tiny bit more PO'd than usual. Don't be alarmed; it's part of my research."
Velimir II: "Alarmed? I'd do this for fun."
(objective halfway, variant) Velimir II: "So, you want all this Techrot junked?"
Kaya: "And recycled, where applicable."
(mission complete, variant) Velimir II: "Great! I'm happy for us. Sincerely. So who's next?"
Hell-Scrub: Scaldra
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "Hell-Scrub towers are little treasuries of valuable data! Fire 'em up and I'll jack into the datastream."
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "Oof. Looks like a crop duster's flown over the sector. Gonna need a lot lower spore count if we're going to proceed here. Scrub up!"
(5 minutes remaining, variant) Velimir II: "Where'd you learn all this mumbo-jumbo anyway?"
Kaya: "When I'd talk to Entrati about particle physics and the Void, and I LOVE to talk about that stuff, he would just, like, listen to me blather on. But I could tell, by the look in his eye, when I had things right and wrong."
(5 minutes remaining, variant) Velimir II: "I seem to remember when these Hell-Scrubbers were 'going to stop the rot in its tracks.' [sigh] We were so naive back then."
Kaya: "Not to get all conspiracy theory on you, dude, but Scaldra's not as down on the 'rot as they pretend to be."
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Techrot patterns are showing some freaky interactivity. Like iron filings on a magnetic field… but alive. Meet up with Minerva and let's finish the assignment."
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Whoa. There's words in this? 'Ishlun Jass'... 'Murum Vull'? Can't make it out. Grab Minerva. One more experiment to run."
Hell-Scrub: Techrot
(mission start, variant) Velimir II: "Rub-a-dub-dub, who's up for a scrub? This guy."
Kaya: "Gods, you are so embarrassing sometimes."
(mission start, variant) Velimir II: "Okay, Kaya, we're going to get these Hell-Scrubbers up and running. You do… um… whatever it is you're doing."
Kaya: "Already on it."
(5 minutes remaining, variant) Velimir II: "Kaya… I gotta ask, how is this 'science'? I'm scrubbing the freakin' streets over here!"
Kaya: "Every teeny-tiny Techrot particle sucked up into those towers has a tale to tell."
(5 minutes remaining, variant) Velimir II: "Yeah, this is a world worth saving. Screaming fungus and demon appliances. Gotta make sure all this survives."
Kaya: "People tell me it's better than oblivion…."
(mission complete, variant) Velimir II: [sigh] "I think we sucked up some of the old O.R.O. research data. Damn, those people were into some shady shit. Eh. Move on. Let's wrap this up."
Legacyte Harvest
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "This is a perfect opportunity to harvest Legacytes under test conditions! Three ought to do it."
Velimir II: "Couldn't you go down to the stream and poke frogspawn like a normal kid? Geez."
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "Fun fact. Legacyte ancestral memory runs across multiple timelines! Nobody knows how they do it!"
Velimir II: "So I get to round 'em up and sift through their brains. Eh, I guess it's honest work."
(after 2/3 Legacytes captured, variant) Velimir II: "I swear these things are getting smarter."
Kaya: "They are! Each new generation learns from the mistakes of the last… don't you DARE turn that into a mentor speech."
(after 2/3 Legacytes captured, variant) Velimir II: "Okay, another one in the bag. Hey Kaya – are we learning anything from this?"
Kaya: "So far, there's a Techrot outbreak in every single variant timeline. It's like it's… spreading."
(mission complete, variant) Velimir II: "Okay, now that last one was an ugly son-of-a-b."
Kaya: "Yeah, reminded me of this kid in middle school who used to pull my hair and then run away. Gods, if I could find him now. [pause] What were we doing? Oh yeah, next experiment!"
(mission complete, variant) Velimir II: "Aww, Kalymos is happy. Is Kaya happy?"
Kaya: "Hell yeah. Those poor Legacytes are like data piñatas. I know where we need to go."
Stage Defence
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "This is, like, the concert of 1999. The temporal ripples from this one event are off the charts. Plus, Flare is way hotter than any of those silly On-Lyne boys."
Velimir II: "At least I can understand what those boys are singing."
(mission start, variant) Velimir II: "What's the plan, Kaya? Security detail?"
Kaya: "It's just a hunch, but Neci saw an instance of this concert before she disappeared. You keep the show going and I'll watch the chronometer for any fluctuations that might be related to her."
(after wave 2, variant) Velimir II: "Neci saw this show?"
Kaya: "Yeah, but she got to see it when the Rippers were still alive."
(after wave 2, variant) Velimir II: "Is this what the kids are calling a mosh pit? Y'know, I can see the appeal."
Kaya: "If anyone asks, you don't know me."
Mission Three
Assassination
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "The bigger the target, the wilder my chronometer goes. We need to find the biggest target in town: a Scaldra Efervon tank."
Velimir II: "You want us to take out one of Vodyanoi's fancy new tanks? Yeah, I think we can oblige."
(mission start, variant) Minerva: "We got orders. Hard target. The kid wants us to scrap one of Viktor's new toys."
Velimir II: "An Efervon tank? Oh, I thought she'd never ask."
(after first stage of tank fight, variant) Minerva: "Velimir, what did you do?"
Velimir II: "Oh, so this is my fault too?"
(after first stage of tank fight, variant) Kaya: "Guys, I'm picking up some strange readings. What just happened?"
Velimir II: "Yeah, yeah. Turns out that tank was a real can-of-worms."
(mission complete, variant) Velimir II: "Viktor is now short one armoured nightmare."
Kaya: "Oh wow. You guys are my heroes. You killed it out there. I have so much data to sift through. Now the real fun begins."
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Whoa. Needle on the chronometer just went flat. Whatever you did, it settled the timeline right down. But… why?"
Exterminate: Scaldra
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "This is it. The final experiment. And this one's a doozy. I need you to clear the area of Scaldra. I can't say exactly why. I just know the math checks out."
Velimir II: "Well, hey, I was never much for math, but I trust that you are."
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "The Scaldra in the area, they're already dead. At least, like, they were. But now they're not, and that's a big problem."
Minerva: "Wait, you're saying we already deep-sixed these guys and if we don't put 'em down again, the wheels come off the universe? That tracks. Vel, let's go."
(objective halfway, variant) Minerva: "Well, at least the Techrot are mindless drones. What's your excuse, Scaldra?"
(objective halfway, variant) Velimir II: "Hey, Scaldra. You could have just gone home and left Höllvania in peace, but you had to show here, didn't ya?"
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Whoa. Good job we did this. There's a serious Indifference cavity forming in early November. We better make extra sure to wish the Nightingales a happy birthday this year."
(mission complete, variant) Velimir II: "Job done, and we're clocking out."
Kaya: "Roger that. Okay, Drifter, you ought to be able to loop without pitching us all into oblivion."
Exterminate: Techrot
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "This is the final stage in my research. It's super duper critical that you don't stop kicking Techrot butt. Understood?"
Velimir II: [laughs] "Loud and clear."
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "Home stretch. Take out a whole lot of Techrot. I need the Hivemind all worked up."
Velimir II: "Hey Minerva, remember when I'd get you all worked up?"
Minerva: "Just try and focus."
(objective halfway, variant) Velimir II: "Things are getting pretty heavy down here, Kaya."
Kaya: "I know. I know. Just… hold on. This is the last mission. I swear."
(objective halfway, variant) Minerva: "Look, I trust the kid, Vel, I do, but this is some heavy voodoo. What if, I don't know, what if we can't make things right?"
Velimir II: "Then we go down trying. But we do it together."
(mission complete, variant) Minerva: "Extermination quota fulfilled. We're heading for exfil, Velasco."
Kaya: "Gods, I thought you were so dead. [pause] When can we do this again?"
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "You did it. You fully did. Holy frig. I have so much data to sift through now. My gods, I love you guys."
Velimir II: "Our pleasure, kid."
Hell-Scrub: Scaldra
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "Okay, one last experiment. This is going to be a tough one, so… stay frosty."
Velimir II: [sarcastic laugh] "Very funny, Kaya. Never heard that joke before. Frickin' kids these days."
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "And for our last mission, a Hell-Scrub!"
Minerva: "Oh boy. Just what I wanted."
(5 minutes remaining, variant) Velimir II: "Minerva. You know whatever we do here, it's not going to bring Neci back, right?"
Minerva: "I know, but maybe we can stop the same thing from happening again."
(5 minutes remaining, variant) Minerva: "Hey, Kaya? You think that with your research into all this timeline stuff that there's a chance we could stop Neci from ever joining Scaldra?"
Kaya: "I'm sorry, Minerva. It's like there's a wall between us and 1998. There's no going back further."
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "And done. Like, I gotta say, you kicked the timeline right back into shape!"
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "That's a wrap for lab day. You know, I think I'm getting the hang of this whole 'Archimedian' thing."
Hell-Scrub: Techrot
(mission start, variant) Velimir II: "Next on the docket, a Hell-Scrub."
Minerva: "Jeez, you're not kidding. I'm going to need a Hell-Scrub after this mission. Gods, so much Techrot."
(mission start, variant) Minerva: "What's the deal with all these Peely Pix? Don't we have more important things to worry about?"
Kaya: "First off, Peely Pix are awesome and collectible and I don't need a reason. Secondly, because you asked, they're like timeline breadcrumbs. Each one marking a moment. And when I find one, like on a Hell-Scrubber, we know we've been here before. So make with the scrubbing."
(5 minutes remaining, variant) Minerva: "I always thought science was a lot more stuffy than this."
Kaya: "It's not science, it's Archimedea!"
(5 minutes remaining, variant) Velimir II: "Gods damn. This is a workout. Should have stretched."
Minerva: "You better be getting what you need, Velasco."
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Oh my gods, we did it. I mean, for today. The timeline is still a total mess and there's a lot we don't understand, but we did it for today. Yay!"
Minerva: "Yay. I need a drink."
(mission complete, variant) Kaya: "Good run, all. We identified some real doozies on the timeline. So… as long as Drifter never feeds pizza to a Legacyte on a Tuesday, we oughtta be good…."
Legacyte Harvest
(mission start, variant) Minerva: "So, Velasco, I got a question. Was the Techrot part of the original timeline or is this all Entrati's doing?"
Kaya: "I… I don't really know. The timeline is murky, and history doesn't really survive the loop. Either way it's a load-bearing event and we have to keep it contained. My research is showing that the Legacytes are a huge part of that, so take out as many as you can."
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "Look, we know the Helminth is connected to the future. And we know the Techrot Hivemind and the Helminth are, like, distant cousins or whatever. So if we eliminate the Hivemind's Legacytes, we starve it of energy and we start to repair damage to the timeline. In theory."
Velimir II: "In theory? Well, I've risked more on worse intel. Let's go."
(after 2/3 Legacytes captured, variant) Velimir II: "Ya know, I kinda like this kitty. Hey, what do you say about getting a cat for the bar?"
Minerva: "You know I'm allergic."
(after 2/3 Legacytes captured, variant) Kaya: "The Infestation, The Indifference, the messed-up timeline, all the data say they're connected, but I can't figure out how. And if I don't figure this out everything just gets messed up and—" [exasperated shout]
Velimir II: "Whoa, whoa. Kaya. Look, you didn't make this mess and if all you do is keep it from getting just a little bit worse, well now that's a win in my books."
(mission complete, variant) Minerva: "All Legacytes eliminated. Is our mission complete, Velasco?"
Kaya: "Science is never complete. But there is so much more research to be done. This timeline isn't going to maintain itself, you know?"
(mission complete, variant) Minerva: "Okay, Velasco, all assignments completed as outlined. We are coming home. Velimir, all this timeline nonsense is making me thirsty."
Velimir II: "How about Vel mixes you up an Old Fashioned. I know just how you like 'em."
Stage Defence
(mission start, variant) Kaya: "Last order of business. Flare's concert tonight. It needs to happen. If Viktor shuts it down, then there's no telling what that does to the timeline."
Minerva: "Nobody touches a single immaculately placed hair on Flare's head. You've got my word."
(mission start, variant) Velimir II: "So, Minerva, you up for seeing a little live music?"
Minerva: "We're the security detail, aren't we? [scoffs] Oh well, you've taken me on worse dates."
(after wave 2, variant) Velimir II: "Remember when I used to take you out dancing? Wasn't so long ago."
Minerva: "Don't get any ideas. We've got a job to do."
(after wave 2, variant) Kaya: "I can't believe what's going on. The Peely Pix, the chronometer, everything's going crazy. Something is special about this moment. You can't let anything happen to Flare."
Velimir II: "The show will go on. We'll make sure of it."
C Mission failure
"I always say, 'you learn more from failure than success.' …Did we learn anything?"
"Hey, guys. What's going on out there? Guys???"
"Oh man? This is going to way skew my data. And not in a good way."
"Really?? Gods, why does Archimedea have to be so hard???"
"Ugh, this is worse than the time I tried to make a Void Rift for the science fair."
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