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[foolnornovice]

[The feed comes on, but what a view it is

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[milesawayfrom]

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[ Welp, guess that's why she was asking about Altaïr. Desmond decides to quickly answer the message, though he has the sinking feeling that this ancestor isn't going to recognize him. ]

You're in a place called Mandalus. These people called the System bring us here to help them fight what they call the Serpent. If we don't kill it here, it'll eventually destroy our home worlds too.

[ Desmond pauses. Time to get the awkward out of the way, he guesses. ] Hey, Altaïr.

[foolnornovice]

[Pause. Because wait. Like it or not, he remembers you. Briefly. Your appearance is familiar, but that's... Hm.]

What proof is there, and how can you be so sure that our homes are in danger? [Despite him not showing himself on the feed, his pause is visible.] ... Desmond.

[milesawayfrom]

[ Now that catches him off guard. He wasn't expecting that. ]

Hold on, you know who I am? [ Desmond isn't sure if he's glad to hear that or shocked. ]

[foolnornovice]

You were there, back in Icarus. [He pauses.]

You do not remember.

[milesawayfrom]

Icarus... that's where, [ crap. Desmond sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose. ]

I don't remember being in a place called Icarus. I was somewhere called Aliunde before I was dragged here.

[foolnornovice]

[He shifts at that, as if it sounds familiar for a moment. Because it is sob Shaking his head, he raises a brow and looks elsewhere.] So the situation is similar to you as well.

Being brought from where you are supposed to be.

[milesawayfrom]

[ He nods with a sigh. ] I was there for a few months, but I've been here longer. But, it isn't really the first time I've been kidnapped and put into a situation against my will.

[ Stupid Abstergo. ]

[foolnornovice]

Back where you are from, then? [Shifting.] Appears at least then, you have experience in this situation.

Unfortunate as that may sound.

[milesawayfrom]

More experience than anyone should ever have. [ Desmond cracks a smirk, trying to make light of the situation. Why is this kind of awkward? ]

We'll just say that the Templars thought I'd help them. [ He'll go into it more when they're not on a public network. ]

[foolnornovice]

[Because this is his ancestor and he apparently knows him from somewhere else-]

. . . What is your location, currently? [The question is tense, short.] I will come to you.

[milesawayfrom]

[ Right... we can just pretend it's just knowing him from the Animus, but that's still awkward--]

I'm on my way out of the Venetian District. I can meet you halfway. [ He knows the city. Hell, he's been here long enough. It's the underground tunnels that are still confusing. ]

[foolnornovice]

[... Pretty much. Sorry, Desmond.]

And halfway would be where?

[milesawayfrom]

[ His whole life is a ball of awkward. He is used to it by this point :|b ]

Pretty much the border between the districts. There's a small station that borders the two--looks like a big huge brick building with a clock in it.

[foolnornovice]

I saw it, before coming here. [A pause in his words, before anything else.] There, then.

See you soon.

[milesawayfrom]

Yeah--I'll see you there.

[ Desmond shuts off the feed and starts making his way to the mentioned building. Via rooftops. He's trying to shake the awkward feeling. He's close to Ezio, so being close to this ancestor shouldn't be a problem. Right? ]

[foolnornovice]

[Someone is already at the meeting point, waiting for Desmond when he arrives. He's synched with the viewpoint taking to heart the random buildings around, and making notes for later. And hearing Desmond is something he can do, definitely.]