The Flea of Cyrene

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The Flea of Cyrene was a virtual representation of Bayek's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.

Description

Bayek impresses the young Esiocles and his rapscallion street gang with more and more daring leaps from Cyrene's landmarks. And a legend is born.

Dialogue

While in Cyrene, Bayek visited the Temple of Zeus. He climbed up the columns to the statue at the rooftops. He heard a voice from below.

• Esiocles: Whoah! What's that man doing up there?

Bayek leapt from the statue into a pool of water.

• Esiocles: Mister, mister! Over here!

Bayek approached the child.

• Esiocles: That was the greatest thing I ever witnessed and I once saw a snake swallow a cat whole!
• Bayek: A cat really? And who are you?
• Esiocles: Esiocles, but all my friends call me Esio.
• Bayek: Well Esio, I am Bayek.
• Esiocles: How did you do that? Are you magic? Will you leap some more for me and my friends? I can tell you about my home, the most amazing city of Cyrene as we go?
• Bayek: How can I refuse such a gracious offer? Lead the way, Esio.

Bayek followed Esiocles as he gave the Medjay a tour of the city.

• Esiocles: Me and my gang will give you the grand tour, Bayek.
• Bayek: You have a gang?
• Esiocles: Yes, I'm the most important child in Cyrene.
• Bayek: I can see that, Esio.
• Esiocles: Let's go to the baths. It's where people walk around naked being scraped and scratched and rubbed with oils. I hate getting my hair wet, don't you Bayek?
• Bayek: It is why I shaved it off, Esio. And washing behind the ears I bet?
• Esiocles: Ha! yes! Some fancy Roman from the Citadel built it...
• Esiocles: Vi... Vitru... well anyway he spent ten thousand drachma on a floor made of little squares. All that for somewhere you wash! When I grow up, I am going to have a wife who'll never make me wash.
• Bayek: Wives like that are hard to find, Esio.

They arrived at the Roman baths. Several children joined Esiocles and Bayek.

• Esiocles: Could you jump from up there?
• Child: The top of the Baths?! That's a death sentence!
• Bayek: Sure, Esio, I could do that with my eyes closed.
• Esiocles: Come on everyone, come see Bayek fly!
• Child 1: No-one can climb that high... can they?

Bayek climbed up the baths.

• Esiocles: See! Didn't I tell you he was brave?
• Child 2: Oh my days, what if he falls?
• Esiocles: He's stickier than a lizard on a rock.
• Child 3: Yay, yeah! Whoohoo! Look at him go.
• Child 2: Jump! Jump, Bayek. We're watching! Go!
• Child 1: Go on! Anytime now! Jump!

Bayek jumped down into a haystack. He got out. The children were amazed.

• Esiocles: Some of those scaredy cats thought you would miss the cart, but I never doubted you.
• Bayek: I was not sure myself, Esio. So where's next?

Bayek followed Esiocles and the children.

• Esiocles: You're Egyptian right? my father says you don't worship the same gods as we Greeks.
• Bayek: We have some in common. Like Serapis.
• Esiocles: Oh yes, Serapis. I've heard of him. Apollo is all Greek and my favourite. He likes poetry, music, wine and all that kind of stuff. But I like him because he has a bow and and arrow and likes to hunt. Do you like to hunt, Bayek?
• Bayek: I do, I used to hunt with my boy, Esio.
• Esiocles: If you jump from his Temple there, then maybe he will be watching from Mount Olympus and reward me with my own bow and arrow so I can hunt rabbits in the woods!
• Bayek: I would like to see that.

They reached the entrance of the Apollonion of Cyrene.

• Esiocles: This is it! Isn't Apollo marvelous?

They reached the courtyard. More children joined the group.

• Esiocles: We are all watching.
• Child 1: I can't watch! Tell me when it's over.
• Child 2: He's so brave! Have you ever seen someone so brave?
• Esiocles: And I am the one who found him.
• Child 3: I know, Esio. This is the best of days.
• Esiocles: Make Apollo proud, Bayek!

Bayek climbed up the columns and reached the rooftops of the temple. He jumped down from the statue into a pool of water. He got out.

• Child 1: You did it, you did it!
• Child 2: Our friend Bayek does the impossible!
• Esiocles: Let's go to the next jump!

Bayek followed Esiocles and the children. The reached a tower of the Roman Akropolis overlooking the pond.

• Bayek: Well, you did promise a challenge, Esio!
• Esiocles: Nobody is allowed up there except the Romans. But you look like you can handle a few measly bucket heads. Are you ready, Bayek? I present the Acropolis. Don't let the Romans see you!
• Child 1: Hera mother of gods! It's too high!
• Child 2: Go on jump Bayek, jump from the tower! of the tower.
• Esiocles: I know you can do it! Don't think about the watery depths!
• Child 3: No! No! I heard the Romans keep a kraken in there!
• Esiocles: Bayek can take on a kraken, can't you, Bayek?

Bayek climbed up the Akropolis tower and reached the rooftop. He leaped off the tower, diving into the pond below.

• Child 1: Can't you jump some more, Bayek? Please? It's my birthday!
• Child 2: Liar! That was last month!
• Esiocles: Stop crowding him. Stop crowding. He's not your slave. He is an important man with important things to do.
• Child 1: Farewell Bayek. Come back when I'm older and we'll get married.
• Child 2: Do you think with practice we could leap like that?

Bayek got out the pond and spoke to Esio.

• Esiocles: I won't forget this day Bayek. We should honor it. I officially name you the flea of Cyrene.
• Bayek: I will treasure it. Goodbye Esio, stay out of trouble.
• Esiocles: I can't promise, but I will try, for you, Great Flea. I hope you get to hunt with your son again soon!
• Bayek: So do I, Esio.

Outcome

Bayek impressed Esiocles and the other children by jumping off the Temple of Zeus, the Roman Baths, Apollonion of Cyrene, and Akropolis tower.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: Origins