Editing Department of Internal Operations

{{Infobox Department
| Image        = 
| Caption      = DIO flash patch
| Name         = Department of Internal Operations
| Abbreviation = DIO
| Director     = The [[Elm]]
| Flash Patch  = A cactus pierced by a knife
}}

The '''Department of Internal Operations''' was a PPC department that went after [[Mary Sue]]s that infiltrated [[PPC HQ|HQ]] itself. That it even [[Existence of the DIO|existed]] is not common knowledge &ndash; in theory, only the Flowers and members of the department itself knew about it &ndash; and all non-members were [[Neuralyzer|neuralysed]] on contact with it.

It was headed by the [[Elm]]. Its [[flash patch]] was a cactus with a knife stabbed into it.

It was created and ended by [[User:Huinesoron|Huinesoron]].

== Description ==

The DIO was created as one of three new Security Departments (along with the [[Department of Internal Affairs|DIA]] and the [[Department of External Security|DES]]) in the wake of the [[Reorganisation]] and the exile of the [[Department of Internal Security|DIS]]. It was located inside a maze of [[urple]], [[wilver]], [[bleen]], and [[blello]] walls, laced with gravity distortions which all DIO agents learned to navigate blind. Even if this defence were somehow penetrated, Agent [[Justin Agent]] would have been waiting with his axe to stop any infiltration.

According to [[Peter Piper]], if the DIO's existence were to have become common knowledge it would have caused a public outcry against the [[Board of Department Heads]], which was likely to end in a second [[Reorganisation]] and the deaths of the DIO's members.<ref name="DIO1">[https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1JEBKbLRm2ltoC6djNhhm9_zkVjLJHTSeeO4q0fA83xM "DIO - Mission One"] by Huinesoron</ref>

Besides Justin, who ran the [[DIO Central|Control Centre]], the only known DIO agents were Peter Piper and [[Nita Kerys]].

== Downfall ==
During the [https://huinesoron.neocities.org/PPC/SwansEgg.html Swan's Egg] Trilogy, the DIO came into contact with the [[PPC Board]]. This led Peter Piper to fall into a fit of insanity, during which he killed several Flowers, believing them to be secretly controlling the agents of the PPC. Due to this incident, the DIO was shut down, and its former agents separated.

=== Out-Of-Universe Explanation ===
The closure of the DIO was a controversial decision, and was done only after lengthy deliberation. The department's creator, [[User:Huinesoron|Huinesoron]], explained:

<blockquote>The DIO was created years ago when we had an influx of people on the Board who said 'Hi, I'm InsertNameHere, and here's my PPC story! It's about Agent Sparklypuff of the Department of Awesome (kewl huh>??!) who is the best agent ever!'. The DIO was a response to that &ndash; and never ended up being used for that purpose, since the trend stopped before I got them running.

Since then they were kind of a looming shadow. At the end of the day, they kill PPCers &ndash; and if the mood of the Board swings against someone's fic, there's a very real chance someone could decide to take the DIO out and kill that agent. That's what they were originally for &ndash; but I'm glad it never happened.

Add to that the fact that they blatantly don't do their job (they have missed every single [[PPC Badfic Game|Badficfest]] to date), and the fact that the Elm is both Speshul (it lives outside) and just creepy... I don't like them as a department. Every time they go on a mission they do bad things to the PPC (and don't tell me that if I walked in here today and said 'I'd like to start a department for killing Agents!' I'd have a chance in Mandos of being allowed).</blockquote>

== Mission Reports ==
Site: [https://huinesoron.neocities.org/PPC/missions.html Huinesoron's Webplex - Not the DIO]

* Missions from this department are listed on [[The Complete List of PPC Fiction#Department of Internal Operations|The Complete List of PPC Fiction, Department of Internal Operations]].

* [https://tawaki-ppc.livejournal.com/8197.html "Princess of Narnia"] (''Narnia''), Agents [[Tawaki Penguin]] and [[Dustin O'Grady]] ([[DTO]])
** Nita and Peter cameo, rescuing Tawaki and Dustin from a [[PPC Badfic]].

== References ==
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[[Category:Security Departments]]
[[Category:Department of Internal Operations]]