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[assassino]

[Ezio is about to bust out the most intense filter work of his life. He has never done a complicated filter before, and he needs to do this right.]


----- Inventors, technology experts, mechanics, but barring those who seek power -----

[he clears his throat, then in that thick Italian accent:]

Hello... my name is Ezio Auditore, and I seek an inventor or mechanic or... esperto of some kind. I have obtained an object of great importance, but I do not know what it does, or what it is capable of.

But I need someone I can trust, someone with the right... sensitivities for this object.





-----Historians and Religious people, barring Lucrezia Borgia -----

[Still more thick Italian accent:]

I seek information about Pope Alexander VI.


-----


[And, with that done, you can find him in the kitchen, contemplating the microwave.]

Comments

[secondchances]

That's all in the past. I guess people still ask for permission, but it's mostly to be polite. Couples often live together before being married as well, so there's... all that.

[assassino]

That would never be allowed in my time. Too many people would wonder about their chastity.

[smiling]

[secondchances]

In my time, some people find it weird if you actually do save it for after marriage.

[assassino]

[He likes that. He's spoiled a lot of marriage beds, and he sometimes feels a little bad when he considers many of those girls could get in trouble for it later.]

Even in my time, I think few women –– and especially few men –– make it to their marriage bed with their virtue in place. As long as there is no suspicion or reason to be charged with fornication, most will turn a blind eye. Why we keep up such pretenses when prostitutes and courtesans freely roam the streets and even the clergy partake, I don't know.

[secondchances]

I guess there's something about being the first to... I mean, it's probably comforting knowing that if your wife or husband hasn't been sleeping around, you're not going to get the itchies in any delicate places, but that's sort of irrelevant now that... there's... protection andthisisaweirdconversationtohaveinthekitchen.

[assassino]

Protection from what? I haven't heard of any "itches" in Venezia.

[Also he didn't get that last part. At all.]

[secondchances]

[She covers her face with her hands.]

Guess you gotta take one for the team, Brown.

[Give her a moment to let her face cool down, because she never thought she'd have to give this talk to an attractive guy. Professional mode, get.]

[assassino]

[He's actually loving your embarrassment, because he's a tool sometimes. Grin. Come on, girl, talk about it.]

You mean pregnancy? There are ways of avoiding it.

[secondchances]

That's not the only thing that can happen. There are diseases, too. Gross, nasty, burning, itchy diseases. Luckily, there's a very simple way to avoid them, so.






You should go to the clinic and ask about it.

[assassino]

[Serious, considering pause, classic thinky-pose with fingers under chin.]

Stephanie, I must admit... you Americans concern me.

[secondchances]

Concern you?

[assassino]

You have these sex diseases, you're fickle, you eat frozen waffles... it's very troubling.

[He's teasing, girl :(]

[secondchances]

Troubling? Troubling is having to explain it all.

[assassino]

[Laugh.]

Then don't. I will go to this clinic and ask, if I am so inclined.

[secondchances]

[A bit more serious. Since... she doesn't want you spreading around whatever the hell you might have brought in from the Renaissance, Ezio.]

Please do.

[assassino]

[He reaches to trace the curve of her jaw with his fingertips, friendly. A bit more seriously:]

I should thank you, though, for your patience with me. I know I am not a very good student, even at the best of times.

[secondchances]

[Funny how that gets her heart beating quickly, even though she just more or less said GO TO THE CLINIC BECAUSE I BET YOU HAVE STDS.

She laughs it off and does her best to stay cool.]

None needed. I'm not the best teacher out there, but I'm glad I've been able to help you out.

[assassino]

You've certainly helped in more practical ways than others. Even if it is not needed, if there is any way I can better express my gratitude, let me know.

[secondchances]

I'll keep it in mind, I promise. [She'll make him cook or something. Complain about frozen food again, man. >:( ]

[assassino]

Good.

[He lets her go.]

[secondchances]

[Feeling like a teenage girl, yikes. She keeps the giggles at bay, at least.]

This was an unexpected kitchen adventure. I guess I'll leave you to chatting up some knowledgeable people about that apple, for now.

[assassino]

I suppose that would be best, yes. I have much to learn.

[secondchances]

See ya when it's time to figure it out. [A smile and a wave... and then she's leaving Ezio (and the ghosts) with the mess. SUCKERS.]

[assassino]

[Wave]

A presto, Stephanie.