Layla Hassan's emails

Layla Hassan's emails were electronic messages exchanged by Layla Hassan with various individuals during her time in Abstergo and later in the Assassin Order after she was recruited by William Miles.

Mails

Abstergo

Mail

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Sofia Rikkin
Date/Time:	Feb. 10 2014 4:55 am
Subject:	You're looking at it the wrong way
Morning Sofia, I spent the whole night looking at the sketches you sent me and you're all looking at it the wrong way. If you really are thinking about a robotic arm for the Animus Aerie, then my only advice is this, mark my words: Inverted six-axis motion rig. You want to be able to give the subject some leeway, some sense of freedom and yet allow the core of the machine to stay connected no matter what kind of crazy gymnastics your Subject is performing. So make sure the hydraulic actuators are top notch (nothing under 6,000 ISP), you'll know just by listening to them. If they sound like a groom on the last night of his bachelor bender, change 'em. They aren't worth your time and they'll only obstruct your Subject's movement. L.

From:	Sofia Rikkin
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Feb. 13 2014 9:00 pm
Subject:	Re: You're looking at it the wrong way
Layla, Just to make sure I understood you correctly, you are actually proposing that we suspend our Subjects in mid-air by the means of a large motorized mechanical device? I must have read your email 5 times, just to make sure. At first I thought you were joking. But I dropped the idea in Gabriel King's ear, our chief engineer here in Madrid, and his initial reaction was quite like mine until something changed in his smile. Let's say we were to consider a six-axis motion rig (this is all hypothetical, of course, but please, indulge me), would there be any plausible compatibility between this "rig" and the epidural bearing I showed you the other day? Could we ensure the stability of the needle and its positioning to the Subject's backbone? I feel like I'm teetering on the frontiers of science and nonsense. It's crazy talk, but it's exhilarating crazy talk. S.

From:	Isabelle Ardant
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Mar. 29 2014 8:41 am
Subject:	Disciplinary Action
Hello Layla, In light of recent events, I have but no choice to take appropriate disciplinary measures and request a Performance Improvement Plan through Operations. I know you barely just came back, but I feel it's better to do it now than to let things sour again. We'll put you in contact with a coach to help you deal with some issues you've been experiencing here. The results last time were encouraging so perhaps we can resort to that strategy once again. Dr. Lees has even agreed to meet with you again, but rest assured we would be open to changing the coach if you so desire. You are bold, and your work here is appreciated. But the procedures in place are not only here to protect you, but also Abstergo. And if you can't give an ounce to care to your own safety, then perhaps you can show a little respect for the hand that feeds you. Work with us, Layla. That's all we're asking. Isabelle

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Deanna Geary
Date/Time:	Apr. 11 2014 2:03 am
Subject:	I need one of those
I just visited your online shop for the first time and I must say you hide your cards pretty well, Miss Deanna Geary. Who knew a poised and professional medical officer could have such a foul potty mouth. Needless to say I'm buying a bunch of your cross stitch patterns. I'm keeping some for me, but I'll also offer some of them around. I think you have the perfect one for Otso Berg. He keeps taking my parking space. L.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Juhani Otso Berg
Date/Time:	Apr. 21 2014 9:08 am
Subject:	Parking Space
Mr Berg I'm afraid you've developed the bad habit of parking in my allotted space. Now, I know you're higher than me in the Abstergo food chain and your car clearly has less rust than my 1987 sports car, but my HR hiring paper clearly states that 23-FG is Layla Hassan's so I would appreciate it if you could park your vehicle somewhere else. L.

From:	Juhani Otso Berg
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Apr. 21 2014 9:10 am
Subject:	Re: Parking Space
The day you get an assignment done properly is the day I might deign to consider your request. Now, you can place a formal complaint, but knowing how much you cherish procedures, I'll assume you probably won't even know where to look for the form. Also, I'm keeping your little cross stitching gift. Even though it's offensive, the workmanship is quite spectacular. Juhani Otso Berg

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Sofia Rikkin
Date/Time:	Jan. 2 2015 8:05 pm
Subject:	Re: Re: Re: You're looking at it the wrong way
Sofia! Hellooooo? Don't leave me hanging here, tell me... how's the work on the device progressing? Did you guys finally built a prototype? You can't just ask stuff and then shut me out. It doesn't work that way. Why can't you just fly me there? I mean, even if it's just a temporary position, something interim? Friggin' Abstergo janitor for all I care! I could help your team way better on location than through this free cheap ass once-in-a-blue-moon email consultation! It makes me feel dirty every single time you do it, and I've told you how I felt before. Yet, here we are again. Either you don't care or this eureka effect is getting you drunk on epiphanies. Think about it, Sofia. This is getting really frustrating. L.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Sofia Rikkin
Date/Time:	Aug. 04 2016 1:59 pm
Subject:	You have to be kidding me
Sofia, I have just heard you guys are working on a portable version of the Aerie. it that true? A Portable Animus? How could you not tell me? How can you still send me some bland email, asking seemingly innocent questions, and then turn around and work on the most exciting freakin' machine ever? Without even letting me in on it while knowing it has my name all over it? Just who do you think I am? A fortune telling machine? A secret little muse hiding in the shadows? Those were good for absinth soaked 19th century poets and they all died of syphilis. Enough with the penny haikus of wisdom. I've given you all I have. My time, my brain power, my trust. And if that's not worth a place within your team, I'm not sure what is. L.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Simon Hathaway
Date/Time:	Nov. 10 2016 8:55pm
Subject:	Assignment Type Request
Mr. Hathaway, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your kind words. I know I'm not always the easiest person to work with, but somehow you always seem to have the right words to defuse the situation. I really enjoyed our lunch last week and your advice was more than welcome. Trust me when I say these are not words I'm used to saying. It shows that you have a genuine passion about what you are doing, and I really appreciate that. I had a small favor to ask (I swear I wasn't buttering you up for this, I don't butter up people, ever). I was wondering if your HTT could be tasked with more Person of Interest type assignments. Not that I'm not enjoying the operations, but I could use some variety, and, who knows, it might help with my social skills improvement plan. Just something to think about. L.

From:	Deanna Geary
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Dec. 18 2016 9:59 am
Subject:	Xmas Vacation
Hey Layla, Alan Rikkin died while attending something he felt he had to wear a black cape to attend to. That's creepy, I know. And you're worried sick about Sofia, that's understandable. There's nothing on his daughter in the papers or the Abstergo memos, so the fact that she's not answering doesn't mean she's in harm's way. Pretending your little tinkering project is helping you change your mind is bogus and you know it. Why don't you come to my folks' place for the Christmas Holiday? We'll celebrate whatever it is you wish to celebrate, including the famous secular tradition of not celebrating anything at all if that's what works for you. My mom will cook some pumpkin pie, my dad will ask us why we won't shoot at rodents, and we'll eat a non-vegan breakfast in a dodgy casino before we spend the day outside snowmobiling. I love North Dakota, but it could sure use a bit of Layla Hassan. Say yes. It'll be good for both of us. D.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Deanna Geary
Date/Time:	Dec. 18 2016 2:50 pm
Subject:	Re: Xmas Vacation
You sure know to make a girl happy. Rodents and a dodgy casino... I think I'll pass. There's nothing I want more than being with my little "Stone Cold Crazy" machine right now. I've just come up with an idea for the sequencer and I can't get it out of my head. So far, it's only a sketch on a dirty placemat, so I have to get busy if I want to test it before I go into retirement, if that ever happens. Sorry. I'm being an ass. It's a very nice offer, Dee, and I appreciate your concern, but I'll be fine. Don't worry, I always am. Besides, I promised Hathaway I'd complete my operation reports. I must be 10 or 12 behind, most of them hardly have anything besides our names and the mention "Done". He told me they had to be completed before the end of the year otherwise he would file a formal complaint to operations, which could mean more coaching from the mediator and that is just pure torture. No. I like the guy, so I'll cut him some slack and get him his reports before he gets to sing Auld Lang Syne. L.

From:	Deanna Geary
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Dec. 18 2016 5:01 pm
Subject:	Re: Re: Xmas Vacation
If you say so. Let me know if you need any help with those reports. How about we get out of here and grab some take out? You can show me the progress on your little project. I might have an idea for the dialysis unit. D.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Deanna Geary
Date/Time:	Mar. 08 2017 1:21 am
Subject:	Where am I?
Dee, Change of plans. I know you're waiting in your little hotel room in Downtown San Francisco right now, and you think I'm heading towards the wharf but you're wrong. I had an idea and I'm about to board a flight for Tokyo. I'm on my way to Onagawa, Japan. Don't freak out, I know what I'm doing. Just be ready to pick up on your side in 24 hours or so, I'll need your remote assist. Cover for me if dispatch calls in. L.

From:	Deanna Geary
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Jun. 5 2017 5:01 pm
Subject:	I got what you need
Hey Layla, I got what you asked for. I was able to get my hands on four of the drugs we discussed. It was easier than I thought it would be. Everybody has a price, and that includes doctors and lab assistants. I'll keep the immunosuppressant in the sealed casing for now. Unless I get a sudden taste for muscles and large shoulders in which case your steroids are all mine. I'm jesting, of course. Are you free Friday? Let's go to the movies or beinge on some police procedural tv series. You know, so we can call out all the fake stuff they're doing. TTYL D.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Deanna Geary
Date/Time:	Jul. 3 2017 7:13 pm
Subject:	AMA
Hey Dee, Allow me to Copy/Paste this glorious extract from my July 1st AMA. The internet is just like the ocean, you know. There are some really cool fish, and reefs, and sunken U-Boats. But once in a while, there are these trashed rubber duckies that crossed half the globe to gather in piles of useless rubbish, and no one knows how to get rid of them ever. LH: Hey I'm Layla Hassan. AMA! @LittleBitoLiz: Hi there! Was wondering what's your favourite geek sound, like what sound do you love falling asleep to? LH: I love the clicking of my blue mechanical keyboard switches. They just have the most satisfying clicks ever. I think I would have slept like an angel in an early 1920's bullpen. All those typewriting clicks! @scufflescoble: What's your favourite song and what does it remind you of? LH: Easy. Overtime Food by Rha Victoria. When I karaoke, it's the one song I have to sing every single time. It reminds me of the night I met them backstage at the Madison Square Garden, back in 2000. I'm usually the one turning it up to eleven but that time, I was so thunderstruck, I could hardly move. @scufflescoble: Pics or it didn't happen. LH: Pics happened but there's no way they ever go public.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Deanna Geary
Date/Time:	Sep. 29 2017 3:15 am
Subject:	It's ready
Hey Dee, I wish this was an audio message so you could hear the nice roar of the Portable Animus. Everything seems to be in perfect order. The software is running, my vitals are showing perfectly and all the tests don on the DNA samples are turning up positive. I've combined some strange strands and somehow the sequencer always returns a valid simulation to play. I haven't dared to go into any of them. Not alone, not without you. And the animus isn't ready for a live test either. Maybe I'm just buying time... but that combined strand of both you and Milton looks tempting. All in due time... all in due time. L.

From:	Deanna Geary
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Sep. 29 2017 6:46 am
Subject:	Re: It's ready
ARE YOU FLIPPIN' INSANE? There's so much to yell about I don't even know where to start! Milton's DNA? Really? Layla, how can you bring him into this? The poor guy, give him a break! I mean, you want to use subject 17's DNA, fine, he's dead, but Milton? My Milton? You access his file to save his ass, and you think stealing his DNA profile at the same time is ok? I'll tell you once, my man is off limits. You erase the data. NOW. Oh and yes, there was this second thing... DO NOT GO INTO YOUR ANIMUS. You're a wiz, and a genius, and a geek, and an engineer extraordinaire but you're not insane. We don't know if it works, we don't know what it does, and we don't even know what kind of simulation it runs. Remember the story about Aileen Bock, Subject Zero? The Surrogate Initiative? She was exploring other people's genetic memories and ended up dead with an effin' fried brain. You're not toying with an Omega Animus, Layla. It's the real thing. And if you ever want to go in there, we'll need to take all the proper precautions. Please, Layla, I'd hate to see something happen to you. Just wait for me, ok? D.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Deanna Geary
Date/Time:	Oct. 20 2017 12:10 pm
Subject:	Egypt
Hey Dee, Can you pack the sealed container with immunosuppressants? Just in case. I know the assignment states we're going after yet another artifact of high interest but, well... you never know. What if there's something else? Can you imagine? This could be a chance to try out our version of the Portable Animus in the field. I'm not talking about actually synchronizing with a simulation (well I might, but I'm not - really, I promise) but you never know. Maybe I'll just do a sequencing test IF I find something. IF. See? It's conditional. I'll repeat it one more time. IF. Feel better? Time to pack. Still good for tonight? Drinks are on me. L.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Deanna Geary
Date/Time:	Oct. 21 2017 4:45 am
Subject:	What if
Dee, Wow. Why is my head still spinning? I barely had more than a few drinks? But, I just thought of something. You know how the Animus sequences DNA to run simulations based on genetic memories? What if (and this might be the fifth Old Fashioned talking here) what if we could actually find a way to do the same through inorganic matter? Sure, we'd be out of codons, but we'd still have molecular structures to work with. I mean, it took years for Dr. Vidic to crack genetic memories and once he got to them, he went nuclear on decoding them. What if he stopped too fast? What is isomers are packed with molecular memories? Ok, maybe molecules are too big, maybe we need to consider that the information might be stored deep down at the subatomic level. Why would memory latch uniquely onto organic molecules? I mean, I've seen stranger things but somehow I just can't find any plausible reason why it wouldn't. I wish my middle of the night emails were more about a date I just kicked out or an obnoxious neighbor. Sorry... I guess you're stuck with me. Lucky girl. L.

Trashcan

From:	Sofia Rikkin
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	August 31st 2016 11:50am
Subject:	Farewell Layla
Status:	DELETED
Layla. There no nice way to put this so I'll be honest. We met years ago. I remember seeing you for the first time crossing McLaughlin hall at Berkeley and thiking just how you would thrive in Abstergo's Young innovators program. And then I watched you make the jump into the great unknown. But the fact is, even after all the insight you've given us, I'm still not sure I can place my trust in you to be part of the Animus Project here in Madrid. How many sanctions were added to your Operation File after I asked you to respect the boundaries of your assignments? Too many, Layla. Too many. You have a brilliant mind, but you are also unpredictable. I cannot afford to have a loose cannon in the lab putting the team's progress at risk. It's hard enough to handle the Subjects as it is. I wish you would put your spirit to greater use. That I could give you a task and know deep down that the next morning I would find you ironing out the details, and not in the lounge rearranging a highly classified piece of code on an unsecured laptop. Work hard, Layla, and forget about one day moving to the Animus Project. Focus on the challenges of the Historical Research Division, they are tailored for you. Perhaps, one day, if you change your ways, I'll reach out again, just as I did in Berkeley. But until then, I ask you to respect my decision and stop contacting me.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Ashraf & Zeinab Hassan
Date/Time:	Oct. 21 2017 2:03 am
Subject:	Hey...
Status:	DRAFT - NOT SENT
Hey Mom, Hey Dad, It's been a while. I hope you're doing ok, and my overprotective brothers too. My next assignment is taking me to Egypt, I'm leaving tomorrow. And well... it made me think of you. Of course, I'm not supposed to disclose any of my mission details, but, you know how bad I am with rules. Going back to Egypt... I dunno. It feels right. I wanted you to know. Not sure it'll make you happy, but... everything's falling into place, it seems. You never forgave me for dropping out of Berkeley. But in the end, I got a place at Abstergo, I got to make a name for myself. And now, it's leading me back to the country of our ancestors, on official business no less and not on some backpacking pipe dream. Those were your exact words, Dad. So yeah. I thought maybe you'd like to know that. I could fly back in for a visit, when I come back? We could invite Rami and Kaden and talk like adults. (Well, maybe not Kaden. I'm still not sure he knows how to adult.) And I could tell you all about my trip. And something else I've been working on. Not sure you'd approve but... I think I'm on the brink of something big. ANd If I can just show you, you'll understand why I left Berkeley like I did. Being stubborn is the best thing you could wish on a daughter, dad. I promise. Yeah, I killed the family phone 20 years ago. But because of it (and because of all the other applicances I might have sacrificed along the way) I can build a mean machine today.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Rami Hassan
Date/Time:	Oct. 23 2017 1:50 pm
Subject:	Just do it
Status:	DRAFT - NOT SENT
Rami, Long story short, I'm standing in the middle of Alexandria's very busy souq district (Egypt, not Virginia, Rami...), and I have no time for email etiquette. I just need you to send me this picture of mom, that one we took in Florida while we were visiting all the parks. I think I just found the perfect headscarf to replace the one she lost while we were on the trip years ago. Oh and, don't tell them where I am. It's a surprise.

Assassins

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Harlan Cunningham
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 9:05
Subject:	Greetings and salutations!
Hi Harlan, It's been a while! I tried to message you but you were offline...What's happening, my favorite sharp-dressed-man? Layla

From:	Harlan Cunningham
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 10:11
Subject:	re Greetings and salutations!
Hello Layla, I'm sorry, there's been a lot going on. I just logged off to clear my head and focus on what's important. Don't worry. Harlan

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Harlan Cunningham
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 10:12
Subject:	re re Greetings and salutations!
Hi Harlan, What's wrong? Is it Arend? I just checked and he's offline too...Please tell me you two are all right. Layla

From:	Harlan Cunningham
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 10:13
Subject:	re re re Greetings and salutations!
Hello Layla, I'm sure he'll be fine. He's been quiet since he got back from the Australia mission. The new doctor says it's normal. I took some time off to be with him. I found a website where I could order salted licorice and stroopwafels, so that's cheering him up. Harlan

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Harlan Cunningham
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 10:14
Subject:	re re re re Greetings and salutations!
Harlan, Arend's eating junk food? And a doctor's watching him? And I just checked and nobody's finished their reports? What the hell happened in Australia?!? Layla

From:	Harlan Cunningham
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 10:17
Subject:	re re re re re Greetings and salutations!
Hello Layla, I'll call you, OK? Harlan

From:	Harlan Cunningham
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 11:24
Subject:	Memorial
Hello Layla, So like I mentioned, the memorial service for Charlotte will be Thursday at 10. If Galina calls you, please let her know. She left me two phone messages, but she didn't leave a number and I haven't been able to reach her. She might be self-medicating. Harlan

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Harlan Cunningham
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 11:26
Subject:	re Memorial
Hi Harlan, It's OK, let Galina have her bender. And remember that Arend's appreciating all the care you're giving him, even if he can't express it right now. Keep being an angel, you. Layla

From:	Harlan
To:	Cunningham
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 14:32
Subject:	Your Question
Hello Layla, Sorry for sidetracking you with personal issues. Was there something you wanted to ask me? Harlan

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Harlan Cunningham
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 14:36
Subject:	re Your Question
Hi Harlan, Don't worry, I was just going to ask you if you wanted to join me on a mission in Canada. But I can do it myself. Layla

From:	Harlan Cunningham
To:	Layla
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 14:40
Subject:	re re Your Question
Hello Layla, Have you been in touch with Kiyoshi? He was in Australia too, and he's been asking for work. I'll call him. Harlan

From:	Kiyoshi Takakura
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:05
Subject:	Available for assignment
Dear Ms. Hassan, I heard you might be seeking a team member. I am currently available. Takakura Kiyoshi

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Kiyoshi Takakura
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:07
Subject:	re Available for assignment
Dear Mr. Takakura, Can I call you Kiyoshi? Did I get your names in the right order? Hi! I heard the mission in Australia was very rough. I can't believe how you pulled off that escape. The three of you, I mean. I'm sorry. Are you sure you wouldn't rather take some time off like Arend and Galina? Layla

From:	Kiyoshi Takakura
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:10
Subject:	re re Available for assignment
Dear Layla, No need for time off. I am ready for work. Kiyoshi

From:	Victoria Bibeau
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:10
Subject:	Return to active duty protocol
Dear Ms. Hassan, Please let me introduce myself. My name is Dr. Victoria Bibeau and I've recently been brought on as a resource person by your group. Mr. Kiyoshi Takakura is under my care. Of course details are confidential. Please be aware that I DO NOT recommend a return to active duty for my patient. Dr. Bibeau

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Victoria Bibeau
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:11
Subject:	re Return to active duty protocol
Dear Dr. Bibeau, ARE YOU FRAKKING KIDDING ME? Dr. Bibeau of Abstergo's Aerie project? The world's top expert on the bleeding effect? Is this some kind of Abstergo infiltration attempt, because if so this is not the Layla you're looking for. Layla (who definitely didn't leave Abstergo in a hail of gunfire and shredded files)

From:	Victoria Bibeau
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:13
Subject:	re re Return to active duty protocol
Dear Layla, Yes, that's me. I assure you this is not a trap. Dr. Bibeau

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Victoria Bibeau
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:14
Subject:	re re re Return to active duty protocol
Dear Dr. Bibeau, IT'S A TRAP! Layla

From:	Victoria Bibeau
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:20
Subject:	re re re re Return to active duty protocol
Dear Ms. Hassan, I assure you I mean nothing of the sort. William Miles could update you if you require proof of my current position. Dr. Bibeau

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Victoria Bibeau
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:21
Subject:	re re re re re Return to active duty protocol
Dear Dr. Bibeau, Sorry, I was making a joke, you know "It's a trap"? Anyway, I'm glad you're here. Layla

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Kiyoshi Takakura
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:24
Subject:	Double Checking
Dear Kiyoshi, Are you sure you're ready for this? Dr. Bibeau just poked me to say you're not cleared for return to duty. Layla

From:	Kiyoshi Takakura
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:35
Subject:	re Double Checking
Dear Layla, While I respect Dr. Bibeau and her medical opinion, I believe a return to duty is necessary. I can be of service to the Assassins. Also, this assignment will give me something to do other than sit in my quarters and wait. Kiyoshi

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Kiyoshi Takakura
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:36
Subject:	re re Double Checking
Dear Kiyoshi, I getcha. You're the type who needs to work through their problems. I feel that too. OK, consider yourself onboard. I'll just tell Dr. Daycare that you'll be doing desk duty as my researcher. But feel free to get up from the desk and kick ass if you know what I mean ;-) Layla

From:	Kiyoshi Takakura
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:40
Subject:	re re re Double Checking
Dear Layla, Thank you for understanding. Doctor Daycare? Kiyoshi

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Kiyoshi Takakura
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:42
Subject:	re re re re Double Checking
Dear Kiyoshi, Don't tell anybody, but that was her nickname back at Abstergo. She was in charge of putting kids through some super-secretive branch of the Animus program. Well, teenagers. It's not that weird, they have pliable brains. And really, If I had known about the Animus when I was a teenager, I would have given my left arm and right cerebellum to get in there. Layla

From:	Kiyoshi Takakura
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:50
Subject:	re re re re re Double Checking
Dear Layla, I see. Thank you. Kiyoshi

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Victoria Bibeau
Date/Time:	Aug. 20 2018 15:53
Subject:	Team Effort
Dear Dr. Bibeau, I know you're in charge of his treatment, but Kiyoshi's really keen on staying busy. So I told him you might let him be my backup for my next mission. It's a really short gig, and I'll put him on desk duty as a researcher. I know Miles has a candidate (Alannah, she sounds cool), but he's still getting her up to speed. Quebec City's safe as stone houses, and the trip will keep Kiyoshi out of trouble, you know? Layla

From:	Victoria Bibeau
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 21 2018 9:05
Subject:	re Team Effort
Dear Layla, Your proposal could be acceptable, so long as he's properly supervised and performs only light duties. So I've spoken with William and gotten his blessing to join your mission. I know I'm a recent addition to your group, but I lived in Quebec City for many years and can speak fluent French. Dr. Bibeau

From:	Kiyoshi Takakura
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 21 2018 9:22
Subject:	Our Next Assignment
Dear Layla, Dr. Bibeau contacted me. Sounds like we're in daycare. Kiyoshi

From:	Kiyoshi Takakura
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 21 2018 9:23
Subject:	re Our Next Assignment
Dear Kiyoshi, You're a funny guy. Layla

Assassins (2020)

From:	<Unknown Sender>
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Dec. 27 2019 4:49 PM
Subject:	You
L, Would your favorite baseball team happen to be the Atlantis Eagles?

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	<Unknown Sender>
Date/Time:	Dec. 27 2019 5:34 PM
Subject:	RE: You
Who the fuck is this?

From:	<Unknown Sender>
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Dec. 27 2019 5:51 PM
Subject:	Subject: RE: You.
You have a gift and a curse. The gift of old blood, the curse of not understanding it. We can help if you help us. What you did is not your fault. But you must take responsibility for it. Otherwise, nothing gets done. One of us will contact you. If you miss us, you miss your chance.

From:	<Unknown Sender>
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Jan. 17 2020 3:12 PM
Subject:	Next Steps
L, One last message after which all communication between us via this account, or any other, will cease. We have our own ways of talking, methods that cannot be sniffed or traced. Your previous team made this mistake. They knew the risks, but they were sloppy, left traces of their activity on everything, digital fingerprints everywhere. That will not happen with us. My colleagues tell me the initial meeting went well. They are impressed, if a little wary of the influence your new toy has on you. But they know better than most what it means to live with such a burden. I am curious to know more about this "Heir of Memories" epithet. It is not a phrase we have heard in all our decades of research. In a few weeks' time, we will contact you once more. If you are interested in proceeding, follow our instructions to the letter. If you are not interested, or if you break any of our protocols, this will be the last time you hear from us. Take this to heart... the world is sick, and getting sicker. The earth's magnetic field is growing stronger, satellites are falling from the sky, earthquakes are getting more frequent, famines are becoming more and more frequent. And now we have credible reports of a new and deadly virus sweeping through Asia. It can feel like we're living through a Yeatsian nightmare—"Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world." In many ways we are. But there is hope. There is a cure. Us. In the past few months, we have come across something that may help us solve our most pressing problems. A message, a very promising message, that may help us reverse the dire course we are on. If you want to be part of the solution, join us. If not, we wish you the best of luck.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	<Unknown Sender>
Date/Time:	Jan. 19 2020 10:34 AM
Subject:	RE: Next Steps
I'm ready.

From:	<Unknown Sender>
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Jan. 19 2020 10:37 AM
Subject:	Subject: RE: Next Steps
Good.

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Rami Hassan
Date/Time:	May. 01 2020 1:39 AM
Subject:	Disappearing for a while...
Rami. Forgive the short email. I wanted to call, but I'm not using phones right now, and my time is limited. I'm still recovering from my trip. Things got out of hand and nothing went as expected. People gut hurt. I told you it was for research. And it was, but not for A*******. The truth is, I haven't worked for them for a few years. It's a long story, and I won't bother you with the details. But it wasn't for me. Leave it at that. The group I'm with now, I can't explain, not over email. But they've shown me things, given me opportunities, and opened my eyes to a broader view. But not without cost. In fact, I fucked up last year. Bad. More than once, and I need to make it right. I know all this sounds cryptic. It is. But I'm not in danger, not in the way you might think. If I'm being vague, it's because I need to be. I don't want any data sniffers picking up on keywords that might raise alarms. Do I sound paranoid? A little? Here's the point. Don't worry about me. I'm with a couple of people who I trust now. They've been at this a lot longer than I have, and they're going to see me through this. I promise. At this time next year, things will be better. The skies will be clear, the earthquakes will stop, and we'll celebrate Ramadan together. It'll be just like the '90s, all over again. Tell Mama and Baba I miss them, and that I'm doing fine. Your sis, L

From:	Ramy Hassan
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	May. 02 2020
Subject:	RE: Disappearing for a while...
I don't like the sound of any of this, Layla. And I don't like where this is leading. "Not using phones" is not the right way to ease my mind. You have my number, I suggest you call it. And no I won't say hello to our parents for you, because doing so would bury me in questions I cannot answer. And to tell Father that you no longer work for Abstergo would break his heart. That's all he ever talks about, how his daughter is on the cutting edge of neuroscience. The man doesn't understand the first thing about what you do, or did, and he’s still proud. I will not be the one to disappoint him. Is it COVID? Is that why you're being cagey? Something else? Call him, call me, and stop this insane game of hide and seek. I just want to know that you are safe. Ram

From:	Layla Hassan
To:	Ramy Hassan
Date/Time:	May. 10 2020 2:38 AM
Subject:	No...
I don't have Covid, no. And I'm well isolated. It's just three of us, traveling together, staying out of sight. L

From:	Ramy Hassan
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	May. 11 2020
Subject:	RE: No...
Thanks for clearing that up in such profound detail. I'm sure I'll sleep soundly now. Ram

From:	Ramy Hassan
To:	Layla Hassan
Date/Time:	Aug. 16 2020
Subject:	Where are you???
Layla, it's been months! I'm worried sick, we all are. And like a fucking idiot, I'm covering for you again. Baba asked why we haven't heard from you since winter and I told him you were on another research trip, this time in the Amazon. The fucking Amazon. Even my own lies sound flimsy when I type them out. Write. Call. Do something FFS! Ram