DISCLAIMER 1: This is not cannon to IITA or TR. I just haven't done anything with IITA in a while and since the wiki's dead, I thought it would be fun to combine my most popular series here with IITA in a non-cannon spin-off, which while be called, They Are In The Air (TAITA, for short).
DISCLAIMER 2: This series is going to sometimes focus on some of the more brutal aspects of IITA, which means there will be descriptions of Body Horror and Gore here and there. So yeah, quick warning for that.
Also, I guess that even though this isn't canon, it takes place after this:
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Reconnaissance Mission #35
SQUAD DESIGNATION: A1
Squad overview:
Hansen: Squad Commander
Leon and Zackary: Squad Captains
Terence, Kevin, Masie: Squad Paramedics
30 Squad Units: Not of Significant Importance
Mission Overview: A whole town has gone silent. Recon for any sign of life.
THE FOLLOWING IS A MIXTURE OF RADIO AND LABTOP INTERACTION BY COMMANDER HANSEN AND MISSION CONTROL.
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Hansen: Alright, we have arrived at the destination mission control.
MC: Do you see any sign of people? Any lights on in homes?
Hansen: Nope. A few Cars crashed into electrical poles, so no lights.
MC: Any body's in the cars?
Hansen: The windows are a bit foggy, but I think I do see one.
MC: Ok, can you check in the houses for people?
Hansen: Can do. Alright, let's split into three groups! We each take one paramedic, and ten units! Kevin, you're coming with mine!
MC: Alright, now get to searching.
TWELVE MINUTES PASS
Hansen: Hey, found a body.
MC: Any wounds?
Hansen: Yeah, it's got a nasty ass gash on the dude's leg. Looks like tarantula bite maybe?
MC: Ok, I need to see a photo of this because there is no spider that big even from prehistoric times.
Hansen: Ight, can do. (Gunshot can be heard) Shit! CONTACT!
THE SOUNDS OF GUNSHOTS AND ORDERS ARE HEARD FOR ABOUT 43 SECONDS
MC: Are you okay commander Hansen?
Hansen: Yep, I'm fine! One of our unit's Thomas got attacked by a spider thing- I'm guessing it's what killed that other dude. It's dead now, but he's got a deep bite on his knee.
MC: How big was it?
Hansen: Probably close to 6 feet long.
MC: Jesus Christ.
Hansen: Yup. I'll take a photo of it. Shit look's... human?
MC: What do you mean?
Hansen: Here, let me get on my laptop, I'll run a diagnostic on it.
TEN MINUTES LATER
Hansen: Knew it, also I sent you a photo. The ugly bastard is made of fucking human flesh.
MC: I know I'm supposed to be professional, but nice job, you've almost made me puke.
Hansen: My bad. Now anyways, I'ma go meet up with Leon.
MC: Yeah, you do that.
4 MINUTES LATER
Hansen: Heya, so Leon say's he saw some scrawny, frail Gorgonopsid and another one of those Spider things, but it was much smaller. So hey, at least there's something here that's not a "Spider". Heh.
MC: Any updates from Zackary's group?
Hansen: Negative. Also, I see the Gorgonopsid Leon mentioned, it looks like it's having a... seizure? Also, I'ma take a step back, it looks like somethings growing out of it?
MC: Anything happening?
Hansen: JESUS CHRIST!
1 MINUTE AND 47 SECONDS OF GUNFIRE AND ROARING IS ABLE TO BE MADE OUT
Mc: Are you ok, Commander Hansen?
Hansen: Well, something certainly happened alright! That seizure lizard turned into some humanoid Resident Evil BULLSHIT and glued Leon to the ground with some sticky saliva-like who-Know's-what, and Kevin got suffocated by it!
Mc: Is it dead?
Hansen: Nope! Damn thing's wounded but it got away!
Mc: Did you get a photo of it?
Hansen: No! Because I was little more concerned about not FUCKING DYING!
MC: I hear skittering through your radio.
Hansen: Holy shit I see a spider.
MC: What size.
Hansen: It's the size of a fucking car-
RADIO SILENCE IS HEARD
MC: Are you there, Hansen?
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MISSION RESULT: SUCCESS
CASULTIES: 24
MISSING: 12
EXITING FILE
IITA Rule 1: A "Fresh Corpse" is a pretty funny way of saying "A crawler's dinner bell".
