Operation: Not a Drill

> Hope you're not claustrophobic, Agent.
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> The Handler, right before the mission is sent in.

**Operation: Not a Drill** is the second mission in *I Expect You To Die 3*.

That is one big drill.

## Synopsis

The Handler's mission briefing is as follows:

> The kinesium you found inside the robot is the same kinesium used in the telekinetic implant in your brain. There's only one location Dr. Prism could be getting that kinesium for her robots. We abandoned our kinesium mines in Pennsylvania when Dr. Prism left the Agency. The location was classified, even from her, but Zor must have found them. Get to those mines and see if there's evidence Zor and Dr. Prism have been there.
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The mission opens to the player sitting inside a elevator in the mines. The player's mission is to figure out what Dr. Prism has been doing in the mines.

## Walkthrough

One of the first things that you will have to do when you start the level is get access to the drill controls through both a 4-digit passcode and a fingerprint. The passcode is 2577, which can be determined by either the faded keypad buttons, or by the initials found on either the ripped up note, the inside of the supervisor's hat in the leftmost locker, or on the inner side of the door of the rightmost locker - the letters can be translated into numbers on the keypad. The fingerprint can then be obtained off of either the coffee pot or the mug by transferring it to a piece of chewed gum or the piece of tape on the ripped note, and then scanned.

Once you have access to the drill controls, you will then have to put on the supervisor hat from the locker, which after doing so, you will see the cart enter to prepare for the first batch of kinesium you will have to mine. The monitor to your right will indicate which materials your drill is near; thick vertical stripes indicate nickel, thinner horizontal stripes indicate iron, thick wavy lines indicate hydrosulfuric acid (this is poison gas, do not mine this), and multiple thin wavy lines indicate kinesium, which is what you want. To control the drill, use the leftmost stick on the panel to rotate it, the rightmost stick to linearly displace it, and the red central stick to mine into the ground. After you mine the first batch, one of the robots will then load it into the cart for stabilization. You will have to change the tracks by flipping the lever closest to the robot, and then press the orange button in front of you so that the cart can reach the stabilization station. Once it is there, take the wrench to the left of the lockers to tighten the pipe that's connected to the liquid nitrogen, and then directly beside the cart, turn the wheel all the way and then flip the switch. Once stabilization is complete, you can then press the orange button again to send the cart directly to the shipping station.

After the other robot is done loading the kinesium out of the cart to be shipped, you will have to send the cart back to drilling. To do this, press the orange button again to send it back to stabilization, and then once it's there, flip the lever closest to you on your left, and then press the orange button once more. Once the cart reaches the drilling station, you will essentially repeat the process of mining kinesium, using the monitor to help you. Once the robot has loaded the second batch into the cart, you will again send the cart to the stabilization station, but before you turn the wheel and flip the switch like before, use the wrench to loosen both the straight pipe connected to the liquid nitrogen, and the bent pipe connected to the magma. You then will want to take both of these pipes out, and rearrange them so that instead of liquid nitrogen being fed to the stabilizer, it's the magma, as your goal here is to destroy the mine by sending destabilized kinesium to the core. Tighten the pipes back up using the wrench, turn the wheel, and then flip the switch, same as before. Once destabilization is complete, flip the lever closest to you on your left and press the orange button to send it to shipping. Then, flip the lever farthest from you (the one that was previously blocked by the shipping container) and press the orange button once more to send the cart to the core.

Doing this will destroy the mine, collapse the drill, and cause Prism to monologue for a brief moment. Once she's done talking, a third robot will appear from your left, who will both destroy the elevator, and attempt to kill you with a laser. To bypass the robot, you can aim the drill at him and use it to destroy him, and then you can fix the elevator by replacing the damaged wooden wheel that was previously attached to it with a new wooden wheel, which you will find dangling by a string off of the drill itself. Once you put the wheel and the metal encasing back on the elevator, you can then press the button on the elevator to go up, exit the mine, and ultimately complete the mission.

## Souvenirs

### Don't Drill Slaughterhouse Melvin

As soon as the new robot comes in, wiggle the stalactite directly above him back and forth.

### Avoid Tightening Any Pipes

Use two of the three pieces of bubblegum to secure the pipes. Only use the wrench to unlock the magma pipe.

### Give Left Robot A New Purpose

Put the Supervisor's hat on Left Robot's head, and the coffee mug in his hand.

### Phantom Medal

When the drill collapses, drill the pillar with the Phantom logo on it.

### Robot Trophy

Rotate the drill until you can see railings. It's hidden between the two sides of the railings.

## Debriefing

The Handler's debriefing is as follows:

> It seems Dr. Prism's robots now have capabilities rivaling your own, agent. And I imagine she'll continue to improve them until they can finally kill you. Speaking of you dying, the blackout you experienced reminds me of something...ah, I'll look into it and get back to you.
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The pneumatic tube in the debriefing room contains A Minecart made with wafers and has kinesium pop rocks inside. The minecart has 4 sandwich cookies as wheels, n & n's, Zig Zat bars, and pirouette cookies all attached on to the minecart with frosting.

## Trivia

* If you chew gum and drink the coffee whilst chewing, the handler will say "You... drank the coffee. While chewing the gum. I did not believe in monsters until today."
* Similarly, if you pour coffee on the kinesium cart right before stabilizing it, the robots will notice and comment on it.
* If you do "Give left robot a new purpose," some of his dialogue will change.