diff --git a/games/mist/link_book_mist_dock.s b/games/mist/link_book_mist_dock.s
index f84e4d9a..22406fa7 100644
--- a/games/mist/link_book_mist_dock.s
+++ b/games/mist/link_book_mist_dock.s
@@ -17,33 +17,18 @@ mist_link_book:
 
 skip_turn_off_music:
 
-	; load sound effect into language card
-	; do this late as IIc mockingboard support messes with language card
+	; load link noise if IIc
+	; we have to load it late due to IIc needing ROM copy in AUX
+	; until done playing music
+	; this makes an awkward pause but seems best compromise
 
-	 ; update sound status
-        lda     SOUND_STATUS
-        and     #SOUND_IN_LC
-        beq     skip_load_linking_noise
+	lda	APPLEII_MODEL
+	cmp	#'C'
+	bne	link_noise_already_loaded
 
-        ; load sounds into LC
+	jsr	load_linking_noise
+link_noise_already_loaded:
 
-        ; read ram, write ram, use $d000 bank1
-        bit     $C08B
-        bit     $C08B
-
-        lda     #<linking_noise_compressed
-        sta     getsrc_smc+1
-        lda     #>linking_noise_compressed
-        sta     getsrc_smc+2
-
-        lda     #$D0    ; decompress to $D000
-
-        jsr     decompress_lzsa2_fast
-
-   ; read rom, nowrite, use $d000 bank1
-        bit     $C08A
-
-skip_load_linking_noise:
 
 	; clear screen
 
diff --git a/games/mist/mist_title.s b/games/mist/mist_title.s
index 989ae725..dd61ff79 100644
--- a/games/mist/mist_title.s
+++ b/games/mist/mist_title.s
@@ -194,10 +194,17 @@ ssi_not_found:
 
 
 mockingboard_notfound:
-
-
 done_setup_sound:
 
+
+	lda	APPLEII_MODEL
+	cmp	#'C'
+	beq	link_noise_not_yet
+
+	jsr	load_linking_noise
+link_noise_not_yet:
+
+
 	;==========================
 	; wait a bit at text title
 	;==========================
@@ -324,19 +331,19 @@ cyan_title_nomb:
 	; First
 	ldx	#<cyan1_lzsa
 	ldy	#>cyan1_lzsa
-	lda	#20
+	lda	#5
 	jsr	draw_and_wait
 
 	; Second
 	ldx	#<cyan2_lzsa
 	ldy	#>cyan2_lzsa
-	lda	#20
+	lda	#5
 	jsr	draw_and_wait
 
 	; Third
 	ldx	#<cyan3_lzsa
 	ldy	#>cyan3_lzsa
-	lda	#40
+	lda	#30
 	jsr	draw_and_wait
 cyan_title_done:
 
@@ -539,6 +546,17 @@ written_no_speech:
 	lda	#50
 	jsr	draw_and_wait
 
+	;================================
+	; shut off speech if still going
+	;================================
+
+	lda	SOUND_STATUS
+	and	#SOUND_SSI263
+	beq	no_not_speeking
+
+	jsr	ssi263_speech_shutdown
+no_not_speeking:
+
 
 done_intro:
 
@@ -579,7 +597,6 @@ game_loop:
 	;=================
 	; reset things
 	;=================
-
 	lda	#0
 	sta	IN_SPECIAL
 	sta	IN_RIGHT
@@ -787,7 +804,7 @@ get_mist_book:
 
 	jsr	decompress_lzsa2_fast
 
-; re-enable interrupts as SSI code probably broke things
+	; re-enable interrupts as SSI code probably broke things
 
 	jsr	mockingboard_init
 	jsr	reset_ay_both
@@ -896,3 +913,34 @@ set_inverse:
         rts
 
 
+
+
+load_linking_noise:
+	; load sound effect into language card
+	; do this late as IIc mockingboard support messes with language card
+
+	 ; update sound status
+        lda     SOUND_STATUS
+        and     #SOUND_IN_LC
+        beq     skip_load_linking_noise
+
+        ; load sounds into LC
+
+        ; read ram, write ram, use $d000 bank1
+        bit     $C08B
+        bit     $C08B
+
+        lda     #<linking_noise_compressed
+        sta     getsrc_smc+1
+        lda     #>linking_noise_compressed
+        sta     getsrc_smc+2
+
+        lda     #$D0    ; decompress to $D000
+
+        jsr     decompress_lzsa2_fast
+
+   ; read rom, nowrite, use $d000 bank1
+        bit     $C08A
+
+skip_load_linking_noise:
+	rts
diff --git a/games/mist/ssi263_simple_speech.s b/games/mist/ssi263_simple_speech.s
index 771913b8..991df322 100644
--- a/games/mist/ssi263_simple_speech.s
+++ b/games/mist/ssi263_simple_speech.s
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ ssi263_speech_init:
 ssi263_speech_shutdown:
 	sei
 
+	jsr	ssi263_disable
+
 	rts
 
 
@@ -193,6 +195,27 @@ no_oflo:
 
 speech_end:
 
+	jsr	ssi263_disable
+
+end_interrupt:
+
+	pla
+	tay				; restore Y
+	pla
+	tax				; restore X
+
+	pla				; restore A
+
+ssi_interrupt_smc:
+	lda	$45			; restore A (II+/IIe)
+
+	plp				; restore flags
+
+	rti				; return from interrupt
+
+
+
+ssi263_disable:
 	; If at the end, turn everything off
 
 	; Toggle CTL while DR set to disable A/!R
@@ -220,21 +243,8 @@ speech_end:
 	ldx	#VIA6522_IER2
 	jsr	ssi263_write_chip
 
-end_interrupt:
+	rts
 
-	pla
-	tay				; restore Y
-	pla
-	tax				; restore X
-
-	pla				; restore A
-
-ssi_interrupt_smc:
-	lda	$45			; restore A (II+/IIe)
-
-	plp				; restore flags
-
-	rti				; return from interrupt
 
 speech_busy:	.byte   $00
 speech_playing:	.byte   $00