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independent & selective roleplay blog for arno victor dorian, of ubisoft's assassin's creed: unity. characterisation and storyline canon divergent and heavily headcanon-based. please read rules and about before following. written by iris, she / her, 26, gmt, medium to low activity.

a study in: the clash of ideals, the weight of legacy, the balance of peace and liberty, the struggle to find shades of grey between the black and white, and the question of when — and if — the ends justify the means.

CARRD.

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vitalphenomena

ARNO LOOKS GOOD, LIKE THAT. Loose, carefree. Adrien wonders what it's like to not have a care in the world—wonders if Arno is one of those people who could actually show him.

<<I see,>> he laughs. <<To business ending, then.>> They clink classes. It feels appropriate. His beer, suddenly, tastes less shitty, sharing it with a patriot. <<You must be very, very bored.>>

lecredo

carefree was hardly how arno felt at the best of times, let alone while on a mission. if there was one thing he did well, though, it was faking things. he'd always taken the 'hide in plain sight' bit of the creed to heart. his smile never faltered as he clinked his glass and took a swig.

«oh, you have no idea. all this talk of how grand new york is, and i can't find a single thing to do except bother strangers in a bar or watch the rats on the subway.»

#( * v: modern. )#vitalphenomena

vitalphenomena

<<Right, of course,>> Adrien laughs, clearly skeptical. But he likes laughing at people, likes feeling like he has something over them. And he definitely gets the sense that Arno—or whatever his name is—is hiding something.

<<That sounds like the most lame excuse of all time, I think. If you are unemployed and like to drink in the day, you can tell me. I will not judge, mm, very much.>>

lecredo

arno laughed as well, tossing his head back a little. again, he tipped his pint in a little shrugging motion.

«eh, you caught me. not unemployed, thank you very much, but i'm technically here for a business conference. ended yesterday. buuuuut my flight back isn't until friday, so until then...» a lift of his glass. «shit beer and bothering strangers.»

#vitalphenomena #( * v: modern. )#he will keep it to himself

vitalphenomena

AH, YES, ADRIEN ALSO LIKES LOUDLY TALKING SHIT IN A LANGUAGE MOST PEOPLE NEARBY CAN'T UNDERSTAND. Henods eagerly, despite himself, despite still being a little put-off by the frog thing. (He's mean, but he's sensitive. He's an artist!)

<<What do you do? Most people who work, you know, they don't have time for a drink in the middle of the day. I find myself to be an exception tothis general rule.>>

lecredo

evidently, talking shit was enough of an in. arno found that generally worked with anyone who had a sense of humour. he grinned, pausing to take a swig of his beer — which, admittedly, was shit — before replying.

«market research! i own a café bar in paris. this is very important research on how to entice the american tourists.» a cover, obviously. he couldn't exactly just say he was here because this bar happened to be the favourite watering hole for his assassination target.

#vitalphenomena #( * v: modern. )#i'm trying to remember if bellec actually calls him arno #and i think with very few exceptions it's always pisspot

anyway arno's french and german are fluent, but his english? pretty shit.

#( * ooc. )#he is the french guy who says 'how you say' but unironically

vitalphenomena

ADRIEN IS SIPPING HIS BEER AND CRUISING, PROBABLY. He doesn't mind doing all the work, but being approached is a pleasant surprise.

Oh, it's just so that the other man can call him names. Great, fucking great.

<<Statistically not impossible,>> he says blandly. <<I am here for a work opportunity. You are here to drink shit beer, American domestic, and talk to strangers?>>

lecredo

arno, undeterred, merely laughed as he settled down onto the bar stool. he tipped his pint with a wrinkle of his nose, nearly spilling a few drops on the counter.

«here for work, too. the beer's shit, but it's better than the grape vinegar they call wine. and i'm not paying $15 for a cocktail.»

#vitalphenomena #( * v: modern. )#arno is impervious to meanness his own mentor exclusively calls him 'pisspot'

@vitalphenomena. / mildly plotted starter.

it was the accent that gave the stranger away. no mistaking the tinge of french on those vowels and consonants. maybe it was a little odd to strike up a conversation based on only that, but after nearly a week of trying — badly — to wrap his tongue around english, he'd jump at the chance to speak to a fellow frenchman. grabbing his drink, he slid his way down the bar.

«fancy meeting another frog, eh?»

#vitalphenomena #( * v: canon. )#i need to actually. make icons. but anyway.#where they are is up to you! america or britain or canada idk arno can be anywhere

i've talked before about the parallels in arno's situation and haytham's, where they were both sons of murdered assassins taken in by templars, but the difference is that haytham came out of it a templar and arno didn't. and we know from the unity novel that de la serre did make some efforts to indoctrinate arno. and i just.

i think the whole reason it didn't work is that arno is not very smart.

#( * ooc. )#LIKE. IM LAUGHING I.#there's the bit where you can investigate the library in the de la serre house and arno will talk abt certain books #and every time he picks up anything remotely political or philosophical he's like. oh i remember not reading that <3 #de la serre desperately trying to cram some templar indoctrination into this kid meanwhile arno is like #using the books to prop open a window so he can crawl out to go drink and gamble #oh arno you're my little cringefail

oh, stupid.

"you know, when we asked connor to come to france, we specifically left 'batshit murdering templar father' off the invitation. the whole council was very clear on that. terribly sorry if there was any misunderstanding."

#( * v: canon. )#YOU INSULT MIETTE?#YOU CALL HIM STUPID LIKE THE KITTEN?

forlibcrty

they speak of liberty and justice. but for whom? independent & selective RATONHNHAKÉ:TON "CONNOR" KENWAY, of ubisoft’s assassin's creed iii. / characterisation based on the game, headcanons, and the forsaken novel. / mun and muse 21+. / triggering content will be present, but tagged. / written by iris. / temp.

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i know i've been quiet here but ummm connor is currently beating arno in the AC brainrot so. @forlibcrty 😘✌️

#( * ooc. )#back to my ROOTS

small heads up! i still have high muse for arno, but i find it much easier to do writing on discord these days. if you are interested in some short, easy back-and-forth there, i'm always up for it!

#( * ooc. )#fully back in my ac brainrot in general tbh #i've been writing connor again and it feels like 2014 again in the best way #if anyone remembers forliiberty and fortriiumph sam and i were the OGs and we're back on our kenway fam bullshit

i've been firmly in the clutches of ac3 brainrot writing connor and haytham on discord, so apologies for the absence, but i have to share that restarting the game led my friend and i to discover that haytham rocks up in boston with today's equivalent of £800,000 in his pocket and immediately spent £600,000 on one (1) pistol

#( * ooc. )#Y. YOU GOOD THERE HAYTHAM?#defence £10 rations £5 clothing £15 lodging £20 gun (singular) £600000. please help budget my rite is dying.

now hang on. record scratch freeze frame.

why the fuck did the french brotherhood not give a shit when one of their members was killed and his son was adopted BY THE TEMPLAR GRAND MASTER.

#( * ooc. )#AM I INSANE FOR THIS.#WHAT THE HELL. WERE YOU ALL DOING.#my friend brought up the point that it was kind of fucked they did nothing to save haytham from the same situation #(edward getting murdered by templars and then templars scooping up haytham to raise him)#and i. just. that's also what happened to arno.#does the assassin brotherhood just see a member die and go 'oh well' and FORGET THEIR KIDS.