Somewhere That's Green

Somewhere That's Green was a virtual representation of one of Jacob Frye's genetic memories, relived by a Helix Initiate in 2015 through the Helix Navigator.

Description

As Jacob and Evie arrived in London, they sought out the Assassin Henry Green to devise a plan to take down the Templars in the city.

Dialogue

Jacob and Evie left the Whitechapel train station.

• Jacob: I've never seen so many people all at once.
• Evie: "The churning seas of London." It's just the way Father described. Now, to find Henry Green and formulate a plan of attack against the Templars.
• Jacob: Who's Mister Green, again?
• Evie: The Assassin watching over London. Did you not listen the first three times?
• Jacob: Listen to what?

A young boy ran into Jacob.

• Jacob: Oi! Watch it!
• Boy: Beg pardon, sir!

As the boy ran away, Jacob found that he had been pickpocketed.

• Jacob: Oi! Come back here, you filthy dipper!
• Evie: Jacob! Stop!

Jacob chasing the pickpocket

Jacob chased the thief and reached an alley.

• Jacob: Fine, you little mobsman!... Keep it.

Two thugs approached Jacob.

• Thug 1: Well, well. What do we have here?
• Thug 2: You're on our property.

Jacob fought and killed the thugs.

• Jacob: Ha, ha! Excellent. What else does London have to offer?

Evie caught up with Jacob.

• Evie: Now is not the time for tourism, Jacob. Now's the time to find Henry Green. I've always been the quicker climber, haven't I?
• Jacob: Not since we were two.
• Evie: Race you to the highest vantage point.

Jacob and Evie raced to a factory rooftop.

• Evie: You're going to lose again!
• Jacob: Not on my watch!

Jacob and Evie climbed onto the rooftop.

• Evie: Where is Mister Green's shop located? It was marked on Father's map...

An Assassin climbed up behind them.

• Henry: Two Assassins. Equal in height. One female, one male. Two decades old, and those devilish smiles. You must be the Frye twins.
• Evie: And you are...?
• Henry: Henry Green, at your service. I was sorry to learn about your father's passing.

Evie looked at Henry, deeply touched at his sympathy.

• Evie: Thank you...
• Jacob: What can you tell us about Crawford Starrick?
• Henry: I suppose the Council desires news?

Evie glanced at Jacob then back at Henry and gave a quick reply to avoid any probing questions.

• Evie: London must be freed. To provide a better future for all of its citizens.
• Henry: Well thank goodness the Council saw reason and sent you to aid us.

Jacob gave a series of short nods then cast a sidelong look at Evie and muttered under his breath.

• Jacob: Yes, thank goodness.

Henry waved his hands to indicate the surrounding London skyline.

• Henry: Unfortunately, I am the bearer of bad news. Today, Starrick sits at the helm of the most sophisticated Templar infrastructure known in the western world. Every class, every borough, the gangs, the industries—his reach extends all across London.
• Jacob: I've always thought of myself as a gang leader. Firm, but fair. We'll have uniforms. And I'll unite a mix of disenfranchised outsiders under one name. That's it, Evie! We can rally them to our side.
• Evie: Oh, like the way that you rallied those card players at the Oakbrook Tavern into the river?

Jacob coming up with his gang's name

• Jacob: That was different, they beat me at whist. I can see it now! We'll call ourselves the Rooks.

Evie, who had held up her hands in anticipatory celebration of Jacob's gang name choice, lowered them in disappointment and commented in exasperation at his perceived lack of thought.

• Evie: You were never good at chess, either.

She stormed to the roof's edge.

• Jacob: Have you got a better plan?

Evie turned around and gave a sharp reply.

• Evie: Find the Piece of Eden.

Jacob waved his hand in dismissal, likewise tired of hearing his sister's plan.

• Jacob: Ah...

Henry interrupted the two before they could truly fight with each other.

• Henry: Well. Let me show you the lay of the land. Shall we? This is the highest point in Whitechapel.

Climbing atop an industrial chimney, the Assassins observed the Whitechapel district.

• Henry: Look at what Starrick has done to this city. Whitechapel is riddled with crime; child labor, despite regulations. A gang known as the Blighters overruns the streets; and Templars manipulating behind the scenes. As in all the other boroughs. We need to return this city to the people who built it in the first place.
• Evie: We will free London from Starrick. You have my word.
• Jacob: And my Rooks!
• Henry: Miss Frye, your passion is inspiring. Come. Let us return to my shop, and I can bring you up to date on the rest.

The Assassins performed a Leap of Faith into a hay cart below, from where they walked down the sidewalk.

• Henry: Keep quiet, Kaylock's looking for me.
• Evie: Who's Kaylock?
• Henry: One of Starrick's gang leaders.
• Jacob: Why does he want you?
• Henry: He's after some of my more arcane research into one of the Precursor artifacts.
• Evie: ...The Piece of Eden.
• Jacob: So tell me about these "Blighters".
• Henry: In search of an army, Starrick gathered up the nastiest of the Underworld. Some of the city's gangs tried to prevent it—and were slaughtered for their efforts. Now, only Whitechapel's Clinkers remain opposed. But they're no match for the Blighters.
• Jacob: Well, let's shine these Clinkers up then, shall we? They're just the sort we're looking for!
• Evie: You can't be serious.
• Jacob: Evie, they're ready to fight and oppose the Blighters. This is my chance to step in! Look out, London, here come the Rooks!

The Assassins running into Charles Dickens

As they reached a corner, Jacob ran into a man in the process of reading loose papers, causing the latter to drop his collection.

• Dickens: Confound this city, no one looks where they're going!

Jacob replied irritably.

• Jacob: Yes, I've noticed that.

Evie helped Dickens pick up his papers.

• Dickens: Bloody Drood! I'll never finish it at this rate!

He looked up when some of his writings were taken by the wind. He stood and leaned in to speak to Evie.

• Dickens: Only providence knows where those words are headed now. Well, I must get to work replacing them. Should you ever be in the mood for a tale or two, you can always find me where the ale is warm and tempers are hot! Ta-ta!

He waved and entered a tavern behind the Assassins. Jacob spread his hands in disbelief at the encounter.

• Jacob: What an odd man.
• Henry: That, Mister Frye, was Charles Dickens. Knows everyone and everything in the city. If I were you, I would keep that connection in your back pocket.

A Blighter sent a subordinate to the gang headquarters to report on Henry's moves.

• Henry: Kaylock's gang is nearby. They must not follow me back to my shop.
• Evie: We'll take care of it.

Henry giving the twins their pistols

Henry gave both Jacob and Evie a Derringer Pistol.

• Henry: Here. You might be able to use this.
• Jacob: Oh, God, I hope so.
• Henry: My carriage is nearby. Make use of it to throw them off my trail. I will meet you at the curio shop.

As Henry left, Jacob and Evie commandeered the carriage.

• Jacob: We need to lead them away from Green.

Jacob fired his revolver into the air, drawing the Blighters' carriages towards them.

• Jacob: Here comes trouble!
• Evie: Their carriages are easily damaged! Kaylock will rue the day...
• Blighters: That's the fella!
  Get 'im!

Jacob and Evie eliminated the Blighters by ramming their carriages.

• Jacob: They've gone.
• Evie: Now to return to Mister Green.
• Jacob: Aye, aye, Captain!
• Evie: You're relentless!
• Jacob: That relentlessness will see me become Master when we finish this.
• Evie: George would do nothing of the sort. Whatever's left of the Creed would perish under your control.
• Jacob: Harsh words, dear sister.
• Evie: I do hope Mister Green made it back safely.
• Jacob: Don't tell me you fancy the bloke already.
• Evie: And what do you suggest if our number one source of information turns up dead?
• Jacob: Starrick can't be that hard to find. I say we turn the carriage 'round and go find him!
• Evie: This is why you aren't in charge.

Jacob and Evie in Henry's shop

They reached Henry's shop, where he stood behind a desk with some loose papers on top of it.

• Henry: Did you give them the slip?
• Jacob: We gave them more than that.

Evie noticed drawings of various individuals.

• Evie: Who are all these people?
• Henry: Over the years, I have established a number of connections across the city.
• Evie: Splendid! We'll need focused aid—
• Jacob: Focused aid? Psh. We take over Starrick's gangs, we cripple his control.
• Evie: You're not aiming high enough. Starrick has influence in every branch of society, we need to match him.

Jacob put his hand on Evie's shoulder in mock comradery.

• Jacob: I see what you're saying, Evie. We need the Rooks.

Evie gave a sharp retort.

• Evie: You are not starting a gang called the Rooks.

Jacob, taken aback by Evie's vehemence, flinched and took his hand off her shoulder. Henry interjected into their conversation again and pointed at the first of his sketches.

• Henry: I believe I may have an idea of my own. You will need the police to turn a blind eye to our activities. My ally in the force, Sergeant Abberline. I've heard he's a master of disguise. Next up—urchins.

Jacob picked up Abberline's image while Henry stepped closer to indicate another sketch.

• Jacob: Urchins?
• Henry: Urchins. Children make for excellent spies.
• Evie: Clara O'Dea...
• Henry: Smart as a whip, that one. Finally, you would be wise to remember that Starrick never acts alone. There are gang leaders in every borough. You'll meet them soon enough, no doubt.

He pointed to the final drawing on his desk.

• Henry: Rexford Kaylock, known for his ability to vanish before your very eyes.
• Jacob: Shall we make him vanish for real?

He grinned at his own joke.

• Evie: I suppose.
• Henry: One moment...

Henry gave Evie a drawing of a Templar.

Jacob and Evie preparing to head out

• Henry: Hm, a Templar target you might want to look into. Be cautious. It's rough out there.
• Jacob: Don't worry about me, Greenie. I can handle a few thugs.

The twins left the shop and discussed their course of action.

• Jacob: What's the plan, then, oh mighty planner?

Evie replied sarcastically.

• Evie: You're the one with the grand ideas: the gangs, the fights, even the outfits you'll wear! Perhaps you should lead the way.
• Jacob: If you insist!

Outcome

Jacob and Evie met with Henry Green. Together, they laid out a preliminary plan to weaken the Templars' grip on London.

Behind the scenes

"Somewhere That's Green" is the title of a song from the 1982 horror-comedy stage musical Little Shop of Horrors and its 1986 filmed production.

Jayadeep's mention of the "western world" is plausibly contemporaneous, as the terminology had been used since the Middle Ages to refer to Europe before being extended to include the world's regions with European settlements.

The Fryes' encounter with Charles Dickens would have been historically impossible because Dickens was on his second visit in the United States from November 1867 until April 1868. However, Dickens' bemoaning his draft of The Mystery of Edwin Drood losing pages to the wind obliquely references historical fact, as the novel was ultimately left unfinished in his writing desk following his death just two years later, with the plot's enigma unresolved and lacking any notes on how to proceed further.

Gallery

• 
  Jacob and Evie upon their arrival in London
• 
  Jacob admonishing the boy that ran into him
• 
  Henry introducing himself
• 
  Henry asking about the Council
• 
  Jacob bringing up the Rooks again
• 
  Henry performing a Leap of Faith
• 
  Dickens speaking with Evie
• 
  Two Blighters spotting Henry
• 
  Evie dismissing Jacob's plan
• 
  Henry explaining the usefulness of urchins
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  Henry's sketch of Abberline
• 
  Henry's sketch of Clara
• 
  Henry's sketch of Kaylock

References

• Assassin's Creed: Syndicate