First Study •§• Leonardo •§• New blueprints [In person // Intro]

[mr_mona_lisa]

Agniolo! Puoi venire qui un momento? Ho bisogno che tu-

[Stepping out of his room and expecting to be met with his dark, chaotic studio, Leonardo is cut short when he see's a long corridor, stretching to either side. He pauses, half in the door and half out, before crossing the threshold completely, closing the door behind him. He hesitates, but

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[scary_enough]

[Spencer had been exploring the Manor for several hours now - pretty much since she had woken up. The first of those had been spent recovering from the shock of being back in "her" room, only to discover it was only a replica.

She had then ventured downstairs, trying to get a feel for the layout before she spent much time in any one room. By the time she notices the figure at the bottom of the staircase, she thinks she has enough of an idea to find the important places.]

This your first day here too, huh?

[mr_mona_lisa]

[Turning, Leonardo gives a bright smile and a nod]

Si, Signorina. It is yours aswell?

[scary_enough]

[Spencer gives a light shrug]

Technically, yeah. I mean, I've been subject to the Author's whims for the past couple of weeks but this is the first time I've woken up in what I guess is the Manor I've heard so much about.

[mr_mona_lisa]

I see..well, if I can be of any assistance to you Signorina, please, do no hesitate to ask

[With a little, polite bow and a charming smile]

My name is Leonardo Da Vinci - what is yours, if I may?

[scary_enough]

It's fine. I think I'm starting to get a feel for the place.

[And here she falls silent, eyes wide as he introduces himself. Even as she was getting more accustomed to suspending her disbelief since the Jurassic Park thing, this was something she hadn't expected]

I...see. Well I guess I can credit this Author with a little more than I gave her previously...

[She doesn't sound convinced. Or maybe that's just because she doesn't really want to give their captor any credit for anything]

I'm Spencer...Spencer Hastings.

[mr_mona_lisa]

[He doesn't quite understand why she looks so confused, but, his smile remains]

It is a pleasure, Signorina

So, have you looked around the house fully~? I've only come from my workshop, but so far it is a beautiful building; very interesting architecture I find, although I can't quite place it's origins

[scary_enough]

[She still seems distracted, but she lets her curiosity drop for now]

I've seen most of the ground floor, plus the corridor my room's on. The library I'm saving for another day.

[And with that out of the way...]

What year was it, when she brought you here?

[mr_mona_lisa]

Ah, there's a library here~? This place only gets better!

The year? 1478. Why do you ask?

[scary_enough]

Looked like one when I poked my head around the door, so yeah I guess it does.

[And here she relaxes, if only a little]

That explains a lot. In which case, welcome to several hundred years in the future.

[mr_mona_lisa]

Grazie, Signorina...I can only imagine the amount I have to learn from being so far into the future!

[See this expression? The only other time you'll see him like this is if Ezio ever gets here..]

[scary_enough]

[And boy is Spencer confused. So much optimism in the face of being ripped from his world! And yet, there's that thirst to learn that she can't help but relate to]

Yeah well, just be careful, okay? Whoever this Author is, she's already shown she's not above torturing us for no apparent reason.

[mr_mona_lisa]

Si, do not worry, I will be~

So, what do you like to do with your time? Tell me a little about yourself~

[scary_enough]

[Spencer frowns a little as she determines where to start]

Well...I spend a lot of time studying, or at least I did before I came here. And I play tennis and hockey...or, well, again used to. Not sure how that's gonna work here.

[She glances around slightly, as though the answer's going to appear in front of her.]

So...please, forgive me if I'm being forward, but...where, exactly, were you career-wise before the Author brought you here?

[mr_mona_lisa]

[Leonardo has to stop his expression from dropping. He was currently 24, and before he had been sent to the Manor, he had just come off trial. Needless to say, not his best year, and although he was ever the optimist, the past few weeks had been the most frightening experience of his life]

..Well, I was still staying with my mentor, Verrochio - we finished 'Il Battesimo di Cristo' - the Baptism of Christ last year, but after that, nothing else so far

[scary_enough]

Huh. That's something of a surprise.

[She doesn't elaborate, but she would have expected the Author to have chosen a later point to bring him from. Then again, what did she know of the Author's whims?]

Still, I'm sure she has her reasons.

[mr_mona_lisa]

I imagine so~

[He's more than relieved that the subject's been dropped, so his smile becomes more genuine again]