21st century conversations

Over the course of his training to become an Assassin, Desmond Miles had various conversations with his fellow Assassins - Shaun Hastings, Rebecca Crane and Lucy Stillman. Here follow a list of those conversations:

Assassin's Creed

While being held captive at Abstergo, Desmond secretly had conversations with Lucy Stillman, Dr. Vidic's assistant.

Assassin's Creed II

After escaping Abstergo, Desmond was introduced to Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane by Lucy. These two would assist Lucy in training Desmond to be an Assassin.

After arriving in the Hideout

Lucy

• Desmond: Hey, I just wanted to say thank you, and that I'm sorry.
• Lucy: Sorry?
• Desmond: Yeah, you know, everything back at Abstergo. It's just... I wasn't ready.
• Lucy: It's okay.
• Desmond: No, going through all that, knowing that the Templars still exist, what they're planning...
• Lucy: What's done is done. You're here now and that's what matters.

• Desmond: Lucy, I've been seeing things. Symbols in my bedroom, the code on the keypad... Just like Altaïr.
• Lucy: It's from the bleeding effect. You're taking on more than your ancestor's memories, you're taking on their skills too.
• Desmond: Skills?
• Lucy: You're more receptive now, so if everything goes well, everything Ezio learns in the Animus, you'll learn too.
• Desmond: You really think that this will work? That I'll become an Assassin?
• Lucy: You already are an Assassin. You'll just be better at it.
• Shaun: Yeah, hopefully much better at it. I've seen the tapes from Abstergo, you didn't even try and escape.
• Desmond: What a dick.

Rebecca

• Rebecca: Hey Desmond, what's up?
• Desmond: Just wondering what your role is in all this.
• Rebecca: Me? I take care of the Baby. It's my job to keep her up and running.
• Desmond: Baby? You mean the Animus.
• Rebecca: Actually, I prefer Animus two-point-oh since Baby's twice as awesome than anything you'll find at Abstergo. The Templars may have deeper pockets than us, but they have no ambition, no passion, no competetive edge! That's why, even with all their resources, anything they can do, I can do better. Faster too. Anyway, take a seat when you're ready and we can get started. I just need to make few more adjustments..

Shaun

• Desmond: What's all this stuff for?
• Shaun: This stuff Desmond, oh this stuff is nothing special, really, this stuff is just the stuff that keeps our entire operation from falling apart, really. It requires a great deal of concentration to keep it all moving, so you'll forgive me if I don't have time to play meet and greet.
• Rebecca: Shaun's in charge of maintaining our knowlege archives - it's like a digital library. He'll be riding shotgun with me while you're in the Animus. So if you come across anything of note - people, places, events etcetera - he'll create database entries you can consult for additional informations.
• Shaun: Y-yeah, it's not just databases though. I also provide tactical support for the other Assassins. You know, Desmond, the ones who are out there - actually doing stuff. Risking their lifes, little things like that.

After completing Memory Sequence 6

Rebecca

• Rebecca: Hey! Nice work today. You're a natural.
• Desmond: Thanks. it's definitely getting easier. I gotta say - after all the crap I went through at Abstergo -- It's nice to be with the good guys.
• Shaun: 'Good guys? Let's not get carried away.
• Rebecca: What's that supossed to mean?
• Shaun: In case you've forgotten, Rebecca, we're Assassins. I could look it up for you, if you like. Basically, it means we assassinate people.
• Desmond: Only when we have to.
• Shaun: It's a choice. You're choosing to kill.
• Desmond: I haven't killed anyone.
• Shaun: No. Not yet. But what do you think all this is for, eh? You think Lucy is giving you Ezio's abilities so you can build schools in South America and deliver rice to starving Indonesians. What are Desmond, a vegan? You'd be the first vegan assassin in history.
• Rebecca: Look, it's not ideal. And taking a life is never easy. But sometimes there's no other way. Sometimes, Desmond, people have to die for things to change.
• Shaun: She's got a point. But don't fool yourself thinking you have no say. I mean, isn't it that what we're all about here? Safe-guarding free will?

• Rebecca: Sorry.. I didn't mean to make it into a whole big thing.
• Desmond: Nah, it's cool. So, how's she treating you?
• Rebecca: The translation software is still a bit laggy.. You're propably catching the odd bit of Italian. Sorry about that.
• Desmond: No worries. Abstergo's machine wasn't perfect either. And the subtitles.. definitely a big plus.

Shaun

• Desmond: What could 16 have found that needs so much secrecy and security?
• Shaun: Oh, I don't know, do I? Lucy thinks it's something about the Codex, but I'm not so sure. I'm all ears, if it's as life changing as 16 says. Blimey, if I was allowed to use the Animus, I'd be the one in there finding out. Instead, as usual I'm forced to sit here on the sidelines.

• Desmond: What are you up to?
• Shaun: What am I - who are you, my mom? I've been running traces on the Codex pages. Looking to see if any of them are still around.
• Desmond: And?
• Shaun: Nothing concrete. Reports on one in the archives of the National Central Library in Florence. Maybe a few in the hands of collectors.. propably Templars. I'd send someone to check it out, but we're very short on manpower.
• Desmond: How do you think the Codex wound up in Italy? I mean.. it seems so random.
• Shaun: Dante Alighieri by the way of Marco Polo.
• Desmond: Seriously?
• Shaun: Something happened in 1321, yeah. Now, I'm still working on making the connections.. But from what I can tell Polo encountered the Assassins while visiting Kublai Khan. That's right, this must be when he obtained the Codex. Now, when he returned to Italy, he passed it on to Dante. Dante was close to 'em - if not an Assassin himself. Now, I have no idea what brought the two of them together.. But I tell you what, I reckon we can find out.
• Desmond: I don't think Lucy wants us messing with the Animus.
• Shaun: Yeah, you're right. We got enough to deal with. I guess satisfying my curiosity will have to wait.