Memories of Versailles

Memories of Versailles was a virtual representation of one of Arno Dorian's genetic memories, relived through the Helix.

Description

Arno Dorian accompanied his father, Charles Dorian, on a business trip. While waiting in the corridor, he got distracted by a young girl.

Dialogue

• Charles: Arno!
• Arno: Can't I go with you, Father?
• Charles: Courage, my boy. You wait just here. I will return when this hand reaches the top.
• Arno: That's forever.
• Charles: Not as long as all that. And when I get back, we'll see the fireworks. And Arno? No "exploring," hmm?
• Arno: Yes Father.

Arno saw a girl running away.

• Élise: You'd rather sit with that old prune? Come on! This way!

Arno followed the girl, bumping into a waiter.

• Waiter: My suckling pig! (Guards! Guards! Stop them!)
• Citizen: Where'd they come from?
• Élise: Quickly! Quickly!

Élise pointed out a bown with apples.

• Élise: Bet you can't steal one!
• Guard: Thief! Put that back! These are for his royal highness, not the likes of you!

Arno returned to the girl.

• Élise: Did you see their faces when we stole those apples?
• Arno: I'm Arno.
• Élise: Élise.
• Arno: I'm here with my father.
• Élise: So am I. He has "important business with the king."
• Arno: What should we do now?
• Élise: Shhh. Listen. Don't worry, they'll never think to look for us in here.

Arno confronted the guards.

• Arno: It was my fault, I'm the one who took the apple.

The guards ran by, ignoring them.

• Élise: Let's see where they're going!
• Citizen: (Mister) Franklin, I sincerely hope this unfortunate affair does not darken your opinion of our nation.
• Franklin: (Sir), if we judged nations by the character of their criminals, we should all be called barbarians.
• François: Élise!
• Élise: Father?
• François: Come here, girl. Now!
• Arno: Father?

Arno found his father's body, surrounded by a crowd.

• Citizen: Come away, boy!
• François: Arno. Arno. Look at me.

Arno slowly looked at Élise and her father, after which there was a thirteen year time skip.

• Victor: Can't win fairly at cards, so you stoop to thieving, you bastard!
• Arno: Calm down, Victor! I've only come for my watch.
• Victor: It's my watch! I won it fairly!
• Arno: Well, in a just world, Victor, I would agree with you. But this is not a just world. This is France.
• Victor: You're a dead man!
• Arno: Step lightly there! You'll hurt yourself.
• Victor: Rragh!

Arno fell out of the window, dropping his watch, which was picked up by a man.

• Arno: Just had a nice chat with your brother...
• Victor: Hugo... fetch the marshalls.
• Arno: Hold on a minute! (Hell.)
• Hugo: I've got it, Victor!

Arno eventually tackled Hugo.

• Arno: Thickheaded blacksmith like you probably can't even read a watch...
• Victor: Come over here and say that!
• Arno: Ah... no.
• Victor: Come back here!

Arno escaped and returned to the De la Serre estate.

• Olivier: And where in God's name have you been?
• Victor: Hah! Got you now, you little shit!
• Arno: Just a little misunderstanding, nothing to-
• Victor: Your master is harboring a common criminal!In broad daylight he broke into my home and stole my watch!
• Olivier: Did he indeed? Well, I'm sure the Marshalcy would be more than willing to sort this out.
• François: Sort what out, Olivier?
• Olivier: Er, a most serious accusation against your ward, sir.
• Victor: He robbed me!
• François: Of what, precisely? Wait for me in my library.

Arno made his way to the library.

• Arno: Don't give me that look. Victor cheats when he plays Pharaoh, everyone knows it.
• François: Arno? Who are you talking to?
• Arno: No one, (sir).
• François: You'll be happy to learn I persuaded Olivier to leave off calling the Marshalcy. Again.
• Arno: (Thank you, sir).
• François: What is this, the sixth time? Seventh? Perhaps a new hobby might be better for your health.
• Arno: Well, I find playing cards affords many opportunities for fresh air and exercise.
• François: We'll talk about this later. I have business in town, and must collect Élise before I can attend to it.
• Arno: Élise is here?
• François: Only for the night. She returns to Paris first thing tomorrow.
• Arno: She'll need an escort, won't she? With you so preoccupied?
• François: One of you running amok is quite enough. Remain here and see if Olivier has any chores for you.
• Arno: I'm sure he does.
• François: What was that?
• Arno: Give my regards to Élise?

Outcome

Charles Dorian was killed, leaving his son an orphan.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: Unity