video;

[pushesgently]

[Altaïr is dressed in normal, 'modern' clothes when he appears, making a rare occasion of addressing his fellow Travelers directly. Because he isn't wearing a hood, it's that much easier to see the annoyed and slightly perplexed expression on his face.]

I would like to know what this is doing here.

[At that, the view tilts to show this statue from the mid-chest up.

It's actually a fairly good likeness.]

Is this a joke?

[No one said gifts from home had to be from the time Travelers came from.]

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[secondborn]

Oh that's very nice.

[No he's not holding back laughter not at all okay maybe a little bit yes]

[pushesgently]

[Betrayed by his not-son :| ]

I wasn't commenting on the quality of its sculpting.

[secondborn]

No, of course you weren't.

[Just... casually putting his hand over his mouth to keep from smiling and laughing sorry.]

[primafamiglia]

[Giovanni's voice is a bit rough still but... he can explain.]

It had been guarding both the armor you designed and the secret escape tunnel in the hidden chamber of the villa in Monteriggioni.

...there were other statues as well.

private etc

[pushesgently]

[What]

Why?

Re: private etc

[primafamiglia]

[In their defense it's only weird now that you're not a few hundred years dead okay.]

To keep it from others I suspect, there were six keys to even open the niche everything was locked in to.

The Auditore were the only ones who knew it was there.

The statue also brought the room together I think.

Action 4eva

[daistanbul]

[A shuffle of feet and the clink of metal are all that Altaïr hears before Yusuf calls out.]

If it is, it is at least a masterfully done joke! It looks just like you!

[He's in strange new armor, standing on Altaïr's statue's shoulders, resting one arm on top of the statue's head. He grins and sits, one leg straddling each shoulder with the clink of his new acquisition.]

[pushesgently]

[hey hey HEY don't break it :T ]

Which is itself interesting, considering I can't imagine requesting its creation.

[daistanbul]

[R00d Grand Master, Yusuf doesn't break everything :T ]

I agree, it seems very out of character for you. Someone else must have made this then, clearly.

[He crosses his arms on top of the statue Altaïr's head, resting his chin on his lower arms.]

Is it strange being famous? Famous enough to get a statue made of yourself?

video;

[familyissues]

Oh. Haven't seen that for a while.

video;

[pushesgently]

Excuse me?

[He sounds incredulous, not angry.]

video;

[familyissues]

Yeah, that's from the sanctuary under the villa in Monteriggioni, if I'm not mistaken. It was flanked by six others like it, other...famous faces, as it were. Italians, am I right?

[ That last one is a playful poke at Gio and Ezio, who he assumes are at least listening. It's not like the Assassins aren't nosy. ]

1/3 audio; I am so sorry Jaina :V

[mentoris]

[That would be the sound of someone sucking in his breath as he looks at the video, and to the all too familiar statue that has now been brought to Asgard. It looks as if it's been plucked right from Monteriggioni, before the Borgia destroyed the villa.

Really, this should be painful to remember.]

2/3

[mentoris]

[Next comes the sound of said breath trying to be held in, almost as if to prevent laughter. As if this entire idea is actually hilarious to him. Which it is.]

3/3 done and you love me

[mentoris]

[A few seconds later, Ezio busts out laughing, clearly amused about this entire thing. Sorry, Altaïr. If you were looking for sympathy, you're not going to get it from him.]

Is this our cue that someone disapproves of our interior decorating?

no I hate you

[pushesgently]

[Et tu, Ezio? Some best friend you are.]

I'm not fond of such an ostentatious choice, no.

[wasbrave]

Well, looks like you're just that famous.

[It is pretty hard not to laugh though.]

[pushesgently]

More than I'd like to be.

[Yeah yeah he's getting used to that reaction.]

[wasbrave]

I'm guessing nobody told you it was going to happen, huh?

[Well his face was pretty hilarious...]

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[womanfromacre]

[You know what you said about your wife not seeing it?

Y e a h about that.

You will find her staring at it just... well. Staring.]

...

[Yeah, she's got nothing.]

action

[pushesgently]

[Well, there's no helping out, she was going to find out sooner or later. When Altaïr returns to the room, he pauses a moment before making forward to stand beside her.]

It's taller than I am.

Video

[samantha_grey]

It makes you look fat, honestly.

[Samantha, attempting to add her own brand of levity to this.]

Video

[pushesgently]

I'll be sure to reprimand the sculptor if I find out who it is.

[ :| ]

[video]

[allpurposescarf]

It looks more like a statue, to me.

[And a reasonably good likeness, at that. But not a joke as far as he can tell.]

[video]

[pushesgently]

But not one I asked for or expected to see.