On the worst kind of anniversary

[shirley_templar]

Okay, mun? This? This...was a terrible idea. I mean...yeah I saved the world and everything on this day, but did you forget the part where I died? Horribly, and in horrific pain to boot. It's been four years, I doubt anyone remembers or even cares about what I did. At least tell me that you're gonna go see that new movie with Subject 18...what's his name...Callum? Because I know you're gonna as soon as you can.

And hey, don't feel bad about letting me drop at that place you had me. I liked it there on account of the whole "being alive" thing, but I know you were having trouble keeping up. Maybe in a month or two you can send me to this other place you're looking at, yeah?

Just...don't take on more than you can handle, and don't worry about me in the mean time. Your head's as good a place as any to dodge the whole "death" thing.

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[shirley_templar]

The stuff I mentioned comes later. Just make sure that your mun pays attention, because even though it might not seem like it, my stuff with Lucy and Dr. Vidic is important.

[He laughs.]

I forgot how weird the old Animus software is. You'll come to like the "gentle push" button when tailing a target in a crowd. Keeps collateral damage to a minimum, since Assassins aren't supposed to kill innocents.

[psychette]

Keep getting the urge to say "scuse me, pardon me" every time.

Aaaaaand dead. The riding-a-horse-simulator distracted her.


....can you pet the horse? Is there a secret button combination?? [Jackie leans over keyboard and starts button mashing.]

[shirley_templar]

Welcome to desynchronization. You will die a lot. I don't know if it speaks of how badass Altaïr was, or how shitty the Animus 1.28 software is, but you'll get used to it. Do yourself a favor and spend as much time in Masyaf as it takes you to get used to how the freerunning thing works, as it's one of the best places to practice it

[And Desmond laughs again.]

If there is, I never found it. Altaïr was a pretty stoic guy, so he never really let himself enjoy much of anything, as far as I ever saw. Until he met Maria de Sable, anyway.

[psychette]

[This isn't horse petting simulator, this is Assassin's Creed!]

Stoic? Seems like he's got a head full of steam on him to me.

...no offense to your ancestors.

[shirley_templar]

Ohhh...you just wait until you meet Ezio. Altaïr'll seem like he was carved out of wood by comparison. I mean...I love Altaïr, don't get me wrong, his memories gave me Eagle Vision after all, but he's pretty typical of the Levantines back then.

[Desmond remembers all of the conversations he had with Al Mualim and the Bureau leader in the Middle East, how focused he'd been on the List of Nine in order to restore his honor, and how the whole thing had turned out to be a con, with Altaïr merely cleaning house so that Al Mualim could seize more power through the Middle East.]

[psychette]

[Jackie sniggering at mun.]

Yeah...when she booted up the game...*pfft*...the eagle vision was a bit confusing. And she crept by every single Assassin thinking they were bad guys cause they were glowing.

[shirley_templar]

You think that's confusing, try waking up to that, and seeing pictures on the walls that you're pretty sure were painted in blood. [He laughs. This is not something to laugh about, but he's gotta.]

But yeah, a handy guide to that is blue=good, red=bad, and gold=a target. It's a handy way to know who's who in a crowd.

[psychette]

Ew, ew ew.

This was so much easier in Hitman...

Hm, wonder what would happen if I got in that Animus thing. [Now she's curious.]

[shirley_templar]

Yeah, it was gross, and more than a little worrying. I don't wanna spoil anything though, so I'll shut up about that stuff.

[He shrugs.]

Got anyone famous or badass in your family tree? I kinda hit the genetic jackpot, with so many of my ancestors ending up in the Assassin Order over the centuries. I've sorta got that "chosen one" thing going on.

[psychette]

Well, if a psychic detective cousin counts.

I'd probably end up being random person number 53 or something in the crowd. One of those the Assassin pushes aside and forgets to say excuse me.

[shirley_templar]

It's something, but probably a little too far removed to get good synchronization. I think it's a like a great-great-great-great-great-great grandparent kind of thing, like how I'm related to the Kenways going back about 5 generations.

[He shrugs.]

I think you might be surprised. Go back far enough, and we're all Genghis Khan's children. [He laughs.]

[psychette]

[She makes a face.]

Do not want. I don't want to roleplay as Khan. He was bad enough in Star Trek.

[Um, wrong Khan.]

Whatever.

[shirley_templar]

Different Khan. Pretty sure the Khan you're thinking of was like...a genetically engineered superbeing. Although you could argue that Genghis Khan was too, what with all of the raping and pillaging he did across Europe.

[He laughs.]

[psychette]

There's a thought, you should get that Animus modified and then you can live out future events instead of past ones.

[shirley_templar]

Yeah I don't think it works that way. The Animus analyzes our DNA and taps into genetic memories stored in our genes. Can't access what hasn't happened yet, y'know?

[He laughs.]

Though I'm pretty sure the First Civ has something like that. Their "Calculations" or whatever, that predicted that I'd come along and save the world or whatever.

[psychette]

Hey, who's to say...someone could be using your memories from the future right now about how you're experiencing memories from the past.

[She mimes brain exploding.]