diff --git a/games/mist_hgr/link_book_mist_dock.s b/games/mist_hgr/link_book_mist_dock.s
index 140d448b..99a3e082 100644
--- a/games/mist_hgr/link_book_mist_dock.s
+++ b/games/mist_hgr/link_book_mist_dock.s
@@ -8,12 +8,26 @@ mist_link_book:
 	and	#SOUND_MOCKINGBOARD
 	beq	skip_turn_off_music
 
-	sei				; disable interrupts
+	; disable interrupts
+	jsr	mockingboard_disable_interrupt
 
 	jsr	clear_ay_both
 
 skip_turn_off_music:
 
+	; 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
+
+	lda	APPLEII_MODEL
+	cmp	#'C'
+	bne	link_noise_already_loaded
+
+	jsr	load_linking_noise
+link_noise_already_loaded:
+
+
 	; clear screen
 
         ; clear to black
diff --git a/games/mist_hgr/mist_title.s b/games/mist_hgr/mist_title.s
index a699a8ef..07c75a2e 100644
--- a/games/mist_hgr/mist_title.s
+++ b/games/mist_hgr/mist_title.s
@@ -113,27 +113,6 @@ yes_language_card:
 	lda	SOUND_STATUS
 	ora	#SOUND_IN_LC
 	sta	SOUND_STATUS
-
-	; 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
-
-blah:
-
-	; read rom, nowrite, use $d000 bank1
-	bit	$C08A
-
 no_language_card:
 
 	;===================================
@@ -227,6 +206,13 @@ 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
@@ -709,6 +695,19 @@ skip_intro:
 ;	lda	#1
 ;	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:
 
 	; restore to full screen (no text)
@@ -973,7 +972,12 @@ get_mist_book:
 
 	jsr	mockingboard_init
 	jsr	reset_ay_both
-	jsr     mockingboard_setup_interrupt
+
+;	jsr     mockingboard_setup_interrupt
+
+	; to make it work on IIc?
+	jsr	done_iic_hack
+
 
 	jsr     pt3_init_song
 
@@ -1110,3 +1114,36 @@ animate_xloop:
 
 done_animate_book:
 	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_hgr/pt3_lib_mockingboard_setup.s b/games/mist_hgr/pt3_lib_mockingboard_setup.s
index 89a4cac0..b94a29b5 100644
--- a/games/mist_hgr/pt3_lib_mockingboard_setup.s
+++ b/games/mist_hgr/pt3_lib_mockingboard_setup.s
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ mockingboard_setup_interrupt:
 
 	sei				; disable interrupts
 
-
-
 copy_rom_loop:
 	lda	$c089			; read ROM, write RAM1
 	lda	$c089
@@ -214,11 +212,12 @@ write_rom_loop:
 	lda	#>interrupt_handler
 	sta	$ffff
 
-	lda	#$EA			; nop out the "lda $45" in the irq handler
+
+	; nop out the "lda $45" in the irq handler
+	lda	#$EA
 	sta	interrupt_smc
 	sta	interrupt_smc+1
 .endif
-
 done_iic_hack:
 
 
diff --git a/games/mist_hgr/ssi263_simple_speech.s b/games/mist_hgr/ssi263_simple_speech.s
index d6bb05b2..991df322 100644
--- a/games/mist_hgr/ssi263_simple_speech.s
+++ b/games/mist_hgr/ssi263_simple_speech.s
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ ssi263_speech_init:
 	ldx	#SSI263_I
 	jsr	ssi263_write_chip
 
-	
-
 	cli				; enable interrupts
 
 	rts
@@ -84,6 +82,8 @@ ssi263_speech_init:
 ssi263_speech_shutdown:
 	sei
 
+	jsr	ssi263_disable
+
 	rts
 
 
@@ -195,6 +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
@@ -222,21 +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