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

Arno placed the letter given to him by a courier under the door of François de la Serre's office. He then went to a party that Olivier had informed him about, where Élise was. After infiltrating the Palais de Versailles, finding Élise and then escaping the palace, Arno exited the premises to see a fatally injured François de la Serre fall to his death. Charles Gabriel Sivert then framed Arno for murder, to which the latter was arrested and imprisoned.

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 looked at two books.

• Arno: Les Tragiques. Too depressing. (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: [From outside.] 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. Here, here, (my friend). Let me take care of that.
• Frenchman: Thank you, young man.

Arno put on the clothes the elderly Frenchman 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. He then infiltrated the Palais de Versailles to find Élise. While doing so, he was caught by a man while entering the palace from a second story balcony.

• Partygoer: You up there! Stop! Get down!
• Arno: Will you let me back in if I do?
• Partygoer: What? Certainly not!
• Arno: Well then if it's all the same to you, I think I'll stay up here.
• Partygoer: [To someone outside of the palace.] You, come here!

Arno entered the ballroom and began to dance with a random woman, before seeing and following Élise.

• Frenchwoman: (Care to dance, handsome?)
• Arno: (Thank you, another time.)

Arno then followed Élise.

• 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: 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! [To the interrupting guard.] Oh my! That wasn't the billiard room at all, was it?

Arno left the room.

• Guard: We are pursuing an interloper, (Miss) De La Serre. Have you seen him?
• Arno: [To himself.] Could have been on party duty, but no...

Arno then escaped and exited the Palais de Versailles.

• Arno: You all right, (Mister)? Too much of the king's champagne? [The man Arno was talking to then fell dead.] (Sir?) (Mister) De La Serre! (Mister) De La Serre!
• Accomplice: 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 their gun.

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

Outcome

Arno was framed for the murder of François de la Serre the then subsequently arrested and imprisoned.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: Unity