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[Ezio.]
[Written -- he doesn't feel like talking into a book while standing in the middle of City Royale, ok. Is this a prank or something, he's about to get mad...]
Did you get distracted by something? I am waiting where you directed, but I do not see you, nor do I see anything nearby that would be of interest. Where are we going?
[Written -- he doesn't feel like talking into a book while standing in the middle of City Royale, ok. Is this a prank or something, he's about to get mad...]
Did you get distracted by something? I am waiting where you directed, but I do not see you, nor do I see anything nearby that would be of interest. Where are we going?
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She's eyeing you.
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[In his experience in Boston, people eying him is a bad thing...]
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[And there's the ~Gilded Lantern~, pretty and well-kept. Ezio holds open the door for Connor.]
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But he's curious to see what kind of business Ezio's sister ran (is it a tavern or something?), so he goes inside.]
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Inside is just as dark as the sky outside, except instead of a setting sun to provide light, it's copious amounts of lanterns, their glass and cases tinted to cast a reddish glow around. There are a number of men inside, and twice as many women –– some talking to men, others lounging in chairs, others still waiting.
Ezio gives a nod or smile to a few women as he passes through to the front desk, where he greets the hostess warmly.]
Salute, Gabriella. Connor and I would like a private room, some beer and some company.
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'Company'? Did you not say we were to be alone?
[He thought they were gonna talk about your cool adventures, jerk!!!]
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The lady leaves them there, mentioning that the girls will be along soon.]
Our company is just entertainment.
[He sits on the couch, beckoning Connor to follow and sit opposite, divided by a coffee table. Ezio picks up a pack of playing cards from underneath it.]
My brother and I used to come to places like this and drink and gamble. Play cards, too, and be entertained by the girls. Do you know how to play Primera?
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I did not like the wine I had at your party... [Which is a polite way of saying 'if you make me drink that again, I will punch you.']
Primera? No... Achilles has tried to teach me Fanorona but I am not very good at it.
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[It's even on the soundtrack. "Beer and Friends." Come on, kiddo. Ezio starts counting out four hands of cards –– it's a 40-card deck, unlike normal playing cards.]
Being good or not does not particularly matter. It is about having fun, hmm?
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I think it is about improving until you are good.
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No, it is about fun. I understand the drive to train and achieve, Connor. I have not spent sixteen years toiling away and storming across my corner of Europe just for a lark and to meet women. But if you never stop to smile and have some meaningless pleasure, you are going to be in trouble.
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There will be time for that when I have finished what is asked of me.
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[He stops to sigh and rub at his face, making a concentrated effort to stay calm. Which is... hard; Fanorona isn't the only thing he's bad at.]
I do not have time to delay. I cannot. The British encroach upon my people's land, at the direction of the Templars; if I do not do something about it and soon, my people will be destroyed by their greed.
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[As for what he's going to do at home: emphatically yes, all those things. Also play Harvest Moon, but. He doesn't know that.]
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You know the fate of your people. I do not know the fate of mine. It is not the same.
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[This has been weighing on him for weeks, even months, and he's just completely stressed out. He pauses to rub at his face again, forcing himself to calm down before he continues.]
I will not research my future; I will change it.
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Come now, Connor, I meant no offense. This is supposed to be time for fun, not serious matters... and even then, there are only one hundred and fifty or so residents here. The castle has hardly attempted to represent mankind as it truly is.
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Connor slouches a little and picks up the cards.]
I have not had time for fun since I left my village. How do we play this game?
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