High Society

High Society was a virtual representation of one of Arno Dorian's genetic memories, relived by a Helix initiate through the Helix Navigator.

Description

After failing to deliver the urgent message to François de la Serre, Arno returned home.

Dialogue

• Arno: (Good evening), Olivier. Has (Mister) De La Serre returned?
• Olivier: (Lord) De La Serre is not expected until late.
• Arno: Ah well. I suppose I'll just pass the time with Élise then...
• Olivier: Don't get your hopes up just yet. (The young lady) is at a private soirée. In her honor. At the palace.
• Arno: A party? I wasn't invited.
• Olivier: Neither were the horses.
• Arno: I'm sure she just misplaced my invitation. I'll find my own way in. How late is "late?"
• Olivier: Perhaps an hour, perhaps three. Perhaps not at all. I do not question the comings and goings of my betters.
• Arno: I'll just wait here then...

While upstairs, Arno checked the time.

• Arno: Élise never enjoyed these high society balls. She'll be home soon.

Arno entered the study and looked at three books.

• Arno: Les Tragiques. Too depressing. (Mémoires de M. d'Artagnan.) Élise's favorite. (Descartes' The World). Never could get through that one.

Arno then went to François de la Serre's office.

• Arno: I could just slip it under the door. He'd see it the instant he returned. I'd best not leave without dropping off this letter.
• Olivier: Hup hup!

Arno slid the letter under the door to François de la Serre's office.

• Arno: There. Safe and sound, and only slightly delayed. And now... to the palace. Eesh. I couldn't sneak through a sewer in these threads, much less a ball.

A servant passed through the hallway, carrying one of François' suits.

• Arno: Here, here, (my friend). Let me take care of that.
• Servant: Thank you, young man.

Arno put on the clothes the elderly servant was carrying and went to the party where Élise was.

• Gate guard: (Mister) Maximilien Robespierre! No guest!
• Arno: Arno. (the... Knight... of Thélème)!
• Gate guard: Invitation, (please).
• Arno: About that, I had one of course, but on the way-
• Gate guard: No invitation, no admittance. Now clear the queue. Next please. Charles Gabriel Sivert! Two guests. Next please!

Arno jumped over the gate into the party.

• Citizen 1: Quite the turnout.
• Citizen 2: Quite.
• Citizen 3: Let's just put in a short appearance to be polite. I'm tired.
• Citizen 4: As you say.

Arno infiltrated the Palais de Versailles to find Élise.

• Guard 1: Third Estate practically up in arms and they're having a party....
• Guard 2: What's this party for, anyway?
• Guard 1: Not sure. Some kind of confirmation ceremony for the De La Serre girl.

One of the guards looked out the window.

• Guard 3: Look at that one. Pretty sure his shoes cost more than my rent.

Arno moved from a balcony to another balcony.

• Citizen 5: She does not!
• Citizen 6: She does! Hand to God, her wig had a birdcage in it! Little doves fluttering around.

As Arno reached the other balcony, a partygoer spotted him.

• Citizen 7: You up there! Stop! Get down!
• Arno: Will you let me back in if I do?
• Citizen 7: What? Certainly not!
• Arno: Well then if it's all the same to you, I think I'll stay up here.

Arno closed the door to the balcony.

• Citizen 7: You, come here!

Moving through the party, Arno overheard several mysterious people conversing.

• Sivert: I'll see you in the garden later, yes?
• Le Roi des Thunes: Of course.
• Peletier: Quite the turnout this evening.
• Lafrenière: I can't remember the last time we were all together like this. It must have been that business with-
• Lévesque And I would thank you not to speak of that.
• Lafrenière: Madame.

Arno entered the ballroom and began to dance with a random woman.

• Woman: (Care to dance, handsome?)

Arno saw Élise.

• Arno: (Thank you, another time.)

Arno then followed Élise.

• Citizen 8: I thought for sure the plebs would riot this afternoon.
• Citizen 9: You heard the King. New taxes and not a word of concession on the matter of representation.
• Citizen 8: Stuff and nonsense. What the lower classes have always needed is a firm hand to guide them.
• Citizen 10: And so I said to her, "Marie"-
• Citizen 11: You call her "Marie?"
• Citizen 10: Of course! I've known her since we were girls. We're practically sisters.
• Citizen 12: Did you see what she was wearing?
• Citizen 7: Spread out and find him! I'll not be made mock of by the likes of him!
• Citizen 13: Honestly, I pity her father....

Élise began to run.

• Arno: She always did love the chase.

After luring Arno near a door, Élise grabbed the former by his arm and brought him into a room.

• Élise: You seem to have caused quite a commotion.
• Arno: What can I say? You were always a bad influence.
• Élise: You were a worse one.

The two then kissed.

• Élise: Are you wearing one of my father's suits?
• Arno: Are you wearing a dress?
• Élise: Don't even start. I feel like a mummy wrapped up in this thing.
• Arno: Must be quite an occasion to get you so fancy.
• Élise: It's not like that. Truth be told it's a lot of ceremony and pontification. Dull as dirt.
• Arno: Well, when you don't invite me to your parties, everyone suffers.
• Élise: I did try, but father was adamant.
• Arno: Your father?

Arno and Élise were then interrupted by a guard.

• Guard 4: Who's in there? (Open up!)
• Élise: Go! I'll distract them.
• Arno: What? You're kicking me out?
• Élise: It's... complicated. I'll explain later, but for now: out the window.
• Arno: Oh no. No, you're not turning this into a repeat of that apple orchard!
• Élise: Stop being such a baby. I am sure there aren't any guard dogs this time. Go!

Élise opened the door to talk to the guard.

• Élise: Oh my! That wasn't the billiard room at all, was it?

Arno left the room.

• Guard 5: We are pursuing an interloper, (Miss) De La Serre. Have you seen him?
• Élise: No! I shouldn't think they can climb stairs, not with those little hooves! And how did they get out of the royal menagerie?
• Guard 5: Not an antelope, an interloper. A suspicious person. Have you seen anyone like that?
• Guard 6: Could have been on party duty, but no...
• Guard 7: Waste of time... There's nobody out here.
• Guard 8: Who's even going to come out here?
• Guard 9: Ten to one I end the night cleaning a rich man's vomit off my shoes.

Arno escaped into the garden.

• Arno: You all right, (Mister)? Too much of the king's champagne?

De la Serre fell to the ground, dead.

• Arno: (Sir?) (Mister) De La Serre! (Mister) De La Serre!
• Le Roi des Thunes: Sivert, come away!

Charles Gabriel Sivert came from behind a wall and then framed Arno for the murder.

• Sivert: Guards! Help! Murder!

The palace guards rushed towards the crime scene and one of them knocked Arno out with the butt of his rifle.

• Guard 10: (My God), he's killed Lord De La Serre!

Outcome

On his way out, Arno witnessed the murder of François de la Serre, for which he was framed by the real perpetrators.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: Unity