Surveillance

Surveillance were a collection of images, transcripts, and documents compiled by the initiates that tracked the activities of the Assassins and Templars across the world in the aftermath of Desmond Miles' death on 21 December 2012 preventing the Second Disaster.Assassin's Creed: Initiates
===May 2013===
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;Reconnecting
At 9:13am, in the South Pacific Ocean, Shaun Hastings sent a text to Gavin Banks.
ACi-Reconnecting.jpg|Shaun's message to Gavin
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;Closing In
At 12:31pm, the Altaïr II approached Shaun and Rebecca's location in Peru.
ACi-ClosingIn.jpg|The Altaïr IIs stern
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21===21 May 2013==
====Transfer of Power====
At 8:07am, Gavin welcomed Shaun and Rebecca on board and received word from his old friend, William Miles.
ACi-TransferOfPower1.jpg|William's journal
ACi-TransferOfPower2.jpg|William's resignation
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24===24 May 2013==
====To Work====
At 10:01am, Gavin and Shaun had a conversation about William's absence.
Shaun: So what are you going to do about William?
Gavin: Nothing. 
Shaun: What do you mean “nothing”? I can't find him anywhere.
He's abandoned us.
Gavin: He hasn't abandoned anyone. Bill just needs time. As long
as we have this book, his mission can continue.
Shaun: But if the Templars find him again --
Gavin: If the great Shaun Hastings can't find him, what hope do the
Templars have? 
Shaun: It's just... He didn't even say goodbye, you know?
Gavin: He's been through a lot.
Shaun: Well, he's not the only one! Bloody selfish is what it is!
Gavin: He's never been good at goodbyes.
[a long beat]
Shaun: So what do we do now? 
Gavin: We go to work. We turn the page.
GavinToWorkACInitiates.jpg|Gavin aboard the Altaïr II
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25===25 May 2013==
====Hephaestus 2.0====
At 1:46pm, in Acapulco Bay, Mexico, Rebecca worked on the Hephaestus network.
ACi-Hephaestus2.jpg|Rebecca working on the network
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27===27 May 2013==
====The First Clue====
At 3:50pm, in the North Pacific Ocean, the Assassin team reviewed William's journal.
ACi-TheFirstClue 1.jpg|An entry in William's journal
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29===29 May 2013==
====Drop Off Point====
At 8:43pm, Shaun and Rebecca left the Altaïr II.
Gavin: I need eyes and ears in America and you two have more
than proven yourselves. Find out what's going on and check in
with me whenever you can.
Rebecca: Are we getting kicked off the boat because Shaun keeps
puking?
Gavin: Godspeed, Assassins.
Shaun: *blorf*
ACi-DropOffPoint.jpg|The Altaïr II approaching California
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===June 2013===
<tabber>10===10 June 2013==
====Shaun <3 Texas!====
At 8:00pm, in Jasper, Texas, Rebecca sent a text to Gavin.
From: Rebecca Crane
To: Gavin
Texas is awesome! But I think Shaun would rather be back on
your boat! Good luck on your mission!
ACi-ShaunTexas.jpg|Shaun and Rebecca in a Texan bar
===="Mystery Solved"====
That same day, in Tunguska, Russia, nature.com posted an article explaining the cause behind the Tunguska Explosion.
Why the sudden new cover up? It definitely wasn't a meteorite. It
was the Assassins.
ACi-MysterySolved.jpg|Remnants of the Tunguska Explosion
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===August 2013===
<tabber>27===27 August 2013==
====Body of Evidence====
At 7:24am, in Oklahoma City, Rebecca sent a text to Gavin, notifying him of her and Shaun's plan.
ACi-BodyOfEvidence1.jpg|Rebecca's text to Gavin
ACi-BodyOfEvidence2.jpg|Close-up of Rebecca's phone
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===September 2013===
<tabber>3===3 September 2013==
====Get a Job====
At 2:41pm, in Alliance, Nebraska, Rebecca discovered an email sent by Abstergo Entertainment, looking for new employees.
ACi-GetAJob1.jpg|Abstergo's email message
ACi-GetAJob2.jpg|Rebecca's text to Gavin
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6===6 September 2013==
====The Old Farm====
At 3:19pm, in Black Hills, South Dakota, Shaun and Rebecca found "the farm" where Desmond grew up.
Rebecca: This is weird, isn't it?
Shaun: How so?
Rebecca: I mean, it all happened so quickly. It feels like we barely
knew him!
Shaun: I suppose. But in that short time, we broke him out of
Abstergo went on the run, watched him murder our friend who
turned out to be a traitor, nursed him through a coma, crossed an
Ocean and helped him reconcile with his father before he died to
save the planet. 
Rebecca: Yeesh. When you put it that way…
Shaun: All I'm saying is, I think we made the most of what little
time we had, and we made a difference. The world lives to turn
another day. Isn't that what we should hold on to?
Rebecca: When you put it that way.
Shaun: He was a bit annoying at the beginning though, wasn't he?
Rebecca: Ha. Maybe a little. But that's what we said about you, too.
Shaun: Oi!
ACi-TheOldFarm.jpg|Rebecca and Shaun at "the farm"
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11===11 September 2013==
====Trap?====
At 8:18am, at the Honolulu Harbor, Gavin, Susan and Eric Cooper discussed their next destination.
Susan: So why aren't we in Osaka already? What are you waiting
for?
Gavin: My guy in Osaka isn't answering.
Eric: Yeah, but all our communications went down in December.
Can we not find him once we land in Japan?
Gavin: We have our own way to get in touch. His silence doesn't sit
right with me.
Susan: I'm not keen to take my ship into a trap.
Gavin: I'd never dream of risking your ship, Captain. Mr. Cooper,
take us to the Philippines. 
Eric: Aye-aye.
Gavin: Let's go shopping, shall we?
ACi-Trap.jpg|Eric, Gavin and Susan
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25===25 September 2013==
====So Hot Right Now====
At 7:52pm, in Goa, India, a local magazine posted an article containing an interview with Ajay Rana and his new product in collaboration with Abstergo Entertainment.
ACi-SoHotRightNow.jpg|Indian magazine article
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===October 2013===
<tabber>1===1 October 2013==
====To the Teeth====
At 6:24pm, on the Sulu Sea, in the Philippines, Emmanuel Barraza inspected the weapons the Assassin team bought from Philippine gun makers, preparing for a probable fight in Osaka.
ACi-ToTheTeeth.jpg|Emmanuel inspecting the weapons
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11===11 October 2013==
====For Immediate Release====
At 11:38am, in Battle Creek, the Assassins noticed an article on the Abstergo News Wire, celebrating their 1-year anniversary in Montreal.
ACi-ForImmediateRelease1.jpg|Abstergo's news article
ACi-ForImmediateRelease2.jpg|Gavin's text to Rebecca
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24===24 October 2013==
====Bienvenue À Montréal====
At 2:20pm, Shaun and Rebecca arrived in Montreal, Canada.
ACi-BienvenueAMontreal1.jpg|Shaun and Rebecca in Montreal
ACi-BienvenueAMontreal2.jpg|Rebecca's text to Gavin
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28===28 October 2013==
====Blood in a Box====
At 10:33am, the Initiates caught wind of an object in Abstergo's possession.
We're hearing rumors that there's a Vial somewhere in the Abstergo 
Entertainment building in Montreal. We're pretty sure it's not in the 
Lobby, 2F, or 15F, but we have someone on the inside looking through 
the other floors. If it's in there, we'll find it.
ACi-BloodInABox.jpg|Abstergo Entertainment Montreal's main lobby
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29===29 October 2013==
====In Position====
At 8:28am, Rebecca sent a text message to Gavin.
ACi-InPosition.jpg|Rebecca's message
====Noob Alert====
At 10:17am, a private conversation started between two Abstergo Entertainment employees, Philippe Chartrand and Jennifer Tam.
ACi-NoobAlert.jpg|An email message
====Too Busy For Favors====
At 11:30am, Jennifer responded to Philippe's email.
ACi-TooBusyForFavors.jpg|Jennifer's response
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===November 2013===
<tabber>2===2 November 2013==
====Blood Screen====
At 6:04pm, an unknown Initiate boarded a plane with a blood vial departing Montreal.
It took a bit of work, but we managed to find the Vial and sneak it out
of Abstergo. I wonder whose blood is inside.
ACi-BloodScreen.jpg|The unknown Initiate and the recovered blood vial
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5===5 November 2013==
====Please Respect Your NDA====
At 9:45am, Philippe sent another email to Jennifer.
ACi-PleaseRespectYourNDA.jpg|The email message
====That Creepy Smile====
At 3:35pm, Jennifer responded to Philippe's message.
ACi-ThatCreepySmile.jpg|Jennifer's reply
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6===6 November 2013==
====Not So Top Secret====
At 2:07pm, Philippe responded to Jennifer's message.
ACi-NotSoTopSecret.jpg|Philippe's reply
====Hot Coffee====
At 2:12pm, Jennifer responded to Philippe's message.
ACi-HotCoffee.jpg|Jennifer's reply
====Dye Hard====
At 2:17pm, Philippe responded to Jennifer's message.
ACi-DyeHard.jpg|Philippe's reply
====He Will Be Mine====
At 2:22pm, Jennifer responded to Philippe's message.
ACi-HeWillBeMine.jpg|Jennifer's reply
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12===12 November 2013==
====In A World...====
At 10:54am, Jennifer started another conversation with Philippe.
ACi-InAWorld.jpg|Jennifer's message
====You're Not Funny====
At 10:57am, Philippe responded to Jennifer's message.
ACi-YoureNotFunny.jpg|Philippe's reply
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14===14 November 2013==
====OCD Much?====
At 11:40am, Jennifer started another conversation with Philippe.
ACi-OCDMuch.jpg|Jennifer's message
====Oppressive Environment====
At 11:43am, Philippe responded to Jennifer's message.
ACi-OppressiveEnvironment.jpg|Philippe's reply
====Phantom Window Washers====
At 11:46am, Jennifer responded to Philippe's message.
ACi-PhantomWindowWashers.jpg|Jennifer's reply
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18===18 November 2013==
====That Escalated Quickly====
At 12:59pm, Philippe attempted to contact Jennifer.
ACi-ThatEscalatedQuickly.jpg|Philippe's message
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19===19 November 2013==
====The Fine Print====
At 4:23pm, Philippe attempted to contact Jennifer again.
ACi-TheFinePrint.jpg|Philippe's message
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20===20 November 2013==
====Please Answer====
At 10:24am, Philippe attempted to contact Jennifer again.
ACi-PleaseAnswer.jpg|Philippe's message
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21===21 November 2013==
====A Bad Taste in My Mouth====
At 9:41am, Jennifer responded to Philippe's messages.
ACi-ABadTasteInMyMouth.jpg|Jennifer's response
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26===26 November 2013==
====It's a Beautiful Day====
At 12:40pm, Jennifer started another conversation with Philippe.
ACi-ItsABeautifulDay.jpg|Jennifer's message
====Awful Gossip====
At 2:08pm, Philippe responded to Jennifer's message.
ACi-AwfulGossip.jpg|Philippe's reply
====Moustache = Evil====
At 2:10pm, Jennifer responded to Philippe's message.
ACi-MoustacheEvil.jpg|Jennifer's reply
====What's Normal?====
At 2:43pm, Philippe responded to Jennifer's message.
ACi-WhatsNormal.jpg|Philippe's reply
====A Pleasant Work Environment====
At 3:23pm, Jennifer responded to Philippe's message.
ACi-APleasanWorkEnviornment.jpg|Jennifer's reply
====Too Stressed Out====
At 3:49pm, Philippe responded to Jennifer's message.
ACi-TooStressedOut.jpg|Philippe's reply
====Unclench====
At 4:17pm, Jennifer responded to Philippe's message.
ACi-Unclench.jpg|Jennifer's reply
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===December 2013===
<tabber>2===2 December 2013==
====À la Prochaine====
At 6:02pm, Rebecca informed Gavin about the latest events in Montreal.
ACi_ALaProchaine_01.jpg|Rebecca's message
ACi_ALaProchaine_02.jpg|Gavin's reply
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3===3 December 2013==
====Testing Database Upload====
At 11:51pm, in Osaka, Japan, an Initiate spy aboard the Altaïr II updated their database.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS: 
It took a few tries, but I have managed to worm my way into the
guts of Hephaestus 2.0. 
I will now be able to deliver full reports to the Initiates database in
addition to the usual snippets of information our other spies are
able to obtain. All without anyone onboard the ship knowing about
it. Lucky for me, our computer expert enjoys recreational
marijuana.
I trust you will find my information useful, and I hope you will
indulge me my little narratives.
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-TestingDatabaseUpload.jpg|A carnival in Osaka
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4===4 December 2013==
====Osaka He Youkoso====
At 1:12pm, the Initiate spy updated an entry in Osaka.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
Three men entered a room where more men had died. Gavin
Banks looked at that room, using that special clarity of his, and the
room showed him ghosts in return. This doesn't come naturally to
him, or easily, and he always emerges from the experience
looking tired.
Emmanuel Barraza saw things in that room as well. He's seen his
fair share of rooms like that for one lifetime. He doesn't need to
use Eagle Vision to know where the bodies fell or how they died.
He was born in a room like that, and I think he's convinced that
he'll die in one.
Gavin emerged from that room with a truth: Abstergo didn't take
out the Osaka Brotherhood, the Yakuza did. Gavin's contact here in
Osaka was one of his first mentors, as well as one of the victims
of that room, and he's taking it pretty hard. 
"Find me the Assassins who survived," he told us, "or find me the
Yakuza scumfucks that did this." And so, at last, we have a
mission.
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-OsakaHeYoukoso.jpg|The desecrated room
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6===6 December 2013==
====The Safety of Information====
At 10:39pm, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
Emmett's many computers are arranged just so among his pipes and ashtrays. 
They hum as he plays the keyboard like a ghastly instrument, and the 
world's secrets dance to his tune.
He learned that there was recently a violent gang war where a particularly 
ruthless branch of the Yakuza, the Onmoraki-Gumi, was wiped out, its leaders
all arrested or killed.
By all reports, Osaka's quiet again. Despite this, Emmett has decided to stay aboard the ship, surrounded by his lovely machines, where he is safe. 
I remain your humble spy.
ACi_TheSafetyInformation.jpg|Emmett
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12===12 December 2013==
====Osaka's Underworld====
At 2:20pm, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
The Onmoraki-Gumi is no more, but they are somehow still running their front companies. In a welcome surprise, Susan Drayton went ashore to help with the investigation. I'm surprised she remembers how to walk on land. It's usually so hard for me to speak about the ship with the captain always puttering about. She tried her luck in one of their gambling dens but came back aboard when she couldn't figure out Pachinko.
Emmanuel had better luck, he trailed a cash deposit through the 
back streets to the Onmoraki's new HQ.
I remain your humble spy.
GOG OsakasUnderworld L.jpg|Osaka's underworld
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13===13 December 2013==
====Who Leads the Onmoraki-Gumi?====
At 9:04am, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
The new leader of the Onmoraki-Gumi is unknown, though
rumors abound. Eric Cooper heard that it was a 64-year old
woman who killed her own family. Dr. Stephanie Chiu found a
tweet that claimed it was a castrated former porn star. Emmett
said that if he couldn't find anything about her, she didn't exist, but
Emmett was stoned and talking to a lamp. There is a bet going among the crew, whoever has the right suspect will get to shower
first in the morning for a month. 
Gavin decided that the only way to move forward is to confront the
Yakuza directly. He's not here to play games.
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-WhoLeadsTheOnmorakiGumi.jpg|A workbench aboard the Altaïr II
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16===16 December 2013==
====The Look of Love====
At 9:22 am, in Philadelphia, an Abstergo file was uploaded to the Initiates database.
Abstergo File #JD98-2113829: Annual Physical Biometrics Report
Date: 2013-12-16
Location: Abstergo Discovery and Acquisitions Facility,
Philadelphia
Present: Milton Jones (Level 1 Employee, Animus Technician);
Deanna Geary (Level 3 Employee, Nurse)
Prepared by: Damian Saravakos (Level 8 Employee, Medical
Examiner)
For: Mistuko Nakamura (Level 9 Employee, Research Executive)
Mistuko, 
Sometimes happy news just falls into your lap. Turns out we just
hired someone with a very interesting bloodline. We've only just
started looking into Mr. Jones's ancestors, but we've already
pulled some good data on a known associate of Edward Kenway,
from c.1735.
While it's unclear if it will lead to any new artifacts, at the very least
those clowns in Montreal can make a stupid game of it or something. Naturally, I'll keep you updated.
Best,
Damian.
///Transcript begins:
D. GEARY: You look like that actor from those kung fu films. You
know, the one with the afro?
[Nurse Geary disposes of a pair of plastic gloves and retrieves a fresh pair.]
M. JONES: Yeah, my mom swears that I'm his son, but I don't believe her. I think she just didn't want me to feel shitty about never
having a dad around.
D. GEARY: Don't be nervous. This is standard procedure for new
Abstergo hires.
M. JONES: I'm not nervous. I've just always hated needles.
(Vocal analysis program suggests a 70% chance that young Mr.
Jones is lying based on volume, changes in pitch, and pauses
between words. False bravado? Or is he nursing a little crush on
Ms. Geary? No pun intended. –DS)
D. GEARY: Then you're in luck!
[Nurse Geary reveals a Vial.]
M. JONES: Is this like a charity blood drive type thing?
D. GEARY: No, it's for our health records, as well as our genetic
memory research.
[Nurse Geary retrieves a blood sample from M. Jones.]
(What's interesting is that when their hands touched, thermal
imaging suggested that both of their heart rates jumped. I'd bet
you anything that had I cut them open at that very moment, I'd have
found their brains soaking in norepinephrine and their hearts
flooded with adrenaline. Young love! –DS)
D. GEARY: You never know what kind of stories are hiding inside
you!
(We know. And it looks like it won't be hard to keep Mr. Jones
around should we need bigger… samples of his genetic
information. –DS)
Transcript ends.///
ACi-TheLookOfLove.jpg|Jones offering his blood sample to Nurse Geary
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17===17 December 2013==
====Rattling Cages====
At 9:47 pm, the Initiate spy updated an entry in Osaka.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages…
REPORT BEGINS:
Gavin's Japanese is flawless, but often a little rude. He marched
up to the HQ of the Onmoraki-Gumi and demanded an audience
with their new leader. Gavin had Emmanuel with him and was
confident that the odds were in his favor. 
The stylish thug guarding the door introduced himself as Kiyoshi
Takakura, and invited them to leave before he was forced to
administer a horrible beating. 
Gavin repeated his demand and tossed in a little insult about the
man's ridiculous fashion sense. He's always going on about
psychological warfare. His old Mentor, the one whose death we
are investigating, always told him that once you get inside their
heads and rattle them, then you've won the fight before the first
punch ever gets thrown.
Tonight, the first punch that got thrown hit Gavin square in the jaw.
I remain your humble spy.
GOG RattlingCages M.jpg|Kiyoshi Takakura
====A Horrible Beating====
At 9:50 pm, the Initiate spy updated an entry in Osaka.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages…
REPORT BEGINS:
Kiyoshi kicked the shit out of Gavin. Gavin cried out to Emmanuel
for help, only to be reminded that although he is the ship's
armorer, Manny is a pacifist.
Between Gavin cursing Emmanuel's moral character and
Kiyoshi's laughter echoing through the streets, two other Yakuza
emerged from the building. They watched Kiyoshi beat up an old
white man and cheered loudly to support him, but Emmanuel
overheard them talking to themselves. One suggested that
"Grandma" wouldn't like this kind of attention. And the other
agreed that she had worked hard to keep the Brotherhood out of
sight.
Emmanuel's Japanese isn't as polished as Gavin's, but he knew
enough to realize that everyone there was on the same side. It
was at that moment that Kiyoshi cried out in fury and brought down
his hidden blade towards Gavin and Manny stepped in between
them.
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-AHorribleBeating.jpg|Kiyoshi attacking Gavin
====No Harm====
At 9:51 pm, the Initiate spy updated an entry in Osaka.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages…
REPORT BEGINS:
Emmanuel caught Kiyoshi's fist in his hand, but the blade
punched straight through. Emmanuel's grip never weakened, and
Kiyoshi was surprised that this gaijin was, as he later put it,
"almost Japanese in the way he deals with pain."
Emmanuel, in his broken Japanese, asked if Kiyoshi could recite
the first tenet of the Assassin's Creed. Kiyoshi, suddenly weary,
answered honestly: Stay your blade from the flesh of the innocent.
Emmanuel brought up his other hand and pulled out a dog tag, a
memento from his previous life. On it was burned a certain
insignia that matched the one done in elaborate tattoos peeking
out from Kiyoshi's shirt.
Kiyoshi retracted the hidden blade and offered a sincere apology.
I remain your humble spy.
GOG NoHarm M.jpg|Emmanuel stopping Kiyoshi's attack
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18===18 December 2013==
====The Osaka Brotherhood====
At 1:03 am, the Initiate spy updated an entry in Osaka.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages…
REPORT BEGINS:
Osaka's new Mentor is a 78-year old woman who laughed at
Gavin's poor battered face when she saw it and assured us that
he was always a troublesome little boy. 
Back then, he knew her as Saeko Mochizuki, the wife of Kenichi
Mochizuki, one of his first Mentors, who died in the old Bureau.
Their cell had escaped Abstergo, only to be killed by Yakuza.
Saeko led the surviving Assassins on a mission of revenge and
took over the gang. These days, she's known as "Osoroshii
Baba", and she's using the Onmoraki-Gumi to blend her
Assassins in the city.
It's a natural fit, she explained, as both Yakuza and the Assassins
work in the dark to serve the light, citing the Yakuza's long history
of chivalrous acts towards the common people. Gavin kept his
criticisms to himself while in her presence, but the look on his
face was not one of approval. 
I remain your humble spy.
GOG TheOsakaBrotherhood M.jpg|Saeko Mochizuki
|-|
20===20 December 2013==
====A New Kind of War====
At 12:10pm, the Initiate spy updated an entry in Osaka.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
Osoroshii Baba was happy to be reunited with Gavin, but warned
him that they were recovering from battles with Abstergo and 
Yakuza and were low on resources. Japan's restrictive gun laws
and harsh penalties keep them at a disadvantage against
Abstergo's unlimited resources.
Gavin offered the guns we bought in the Philippines as a tribute to
their new Brotherhood and gave her the contact info for his supplier.
In return, Baba gave him a new type of Animus headset, stolen
from a nearby Abstergo facility. The Templars are up to something big and she fears that their war will soon escalate into a new dimension, only she isn't sure what that will be. 
And neither am I. How is it that we are only hearing about this now?
We need to dig deeper.
I remain your humble spy.
GOG ANewKindOfWar L.jpg|Abstergo's Animus headset
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23===23 December 2013==
====Help Wanted====
At 8:29am, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
Dr. Chiu changed the bandage on Emmanuel's hand while Gavin's 
complaints could be heard echoing through the ship.
“Emmanuel lets a guy stab him, and Chewy makes such a fuss. 
Meanwhile, I get turned into living hamburger, and I have to take care of myself. I'm fighting for a world with more justice than this!”
Dr. Chiu reminded him that he was an old man and shouldn't pick fights 
with trained Yakuza Assassins half his age.
“I wouldn't have to if fucking Manny did his fucking job!”
Emmanuel never answers. Creed or no, he will never take another human life, not after what happened on his first mission as an Assassin. 
And Gavin knows this, and constantly feels guilty for putting him in impossible situations. I still have to shake my head at the idea of an Assassin who won't kill. A fourth irony.
“What we need,” grumbles the echo, “is an enforcer.”
I remain your humble spy.
GOG HelpWanted.jpg|Emmanuel's injured hand
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25===25 December 2013==
====Christmas with the Brotherhood====
At 6:38 pm, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages…
REPORT BEGINS:
The ship was still, anchored. The crew was at the table, together. 
Nodar Ninidze, our chief steward, outdid himself again this year
and while the dinner was consumed, the conversation was
allowed to approach topics that didn't include murder,
conspiracies, and desperate survival.
This year, like last year, Akaki Ninidze, our chief engineer,
demanded to know how his brother managed to smuggle a turkey
on the ship. Nodar replied to his little brother with the shit-eating
grin of an older brother and said nothing.
Instead, he offered the crew a bottle of the Ninidze Brothers
special reserve, made in a rickety still in the deepest bowels of the
ship, and for one magic night, it didn't taste like something
scraped off the side of a drug addict's bathtub. 
Of course, I know how Nodar does it, but I like the guy, so I'll keep
this one secret, even from you.
I remain your festive spy.
ACi-ChristmasWithTheBrotherhood.jpg|A glass of alcohol for the holidays
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===January 2014===
<tabber>1===1 January 2014==
====R.I.P. 2013====
At 12:00 am, in Tokyo, Japan, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages…
REPORT BEGINS:
Captain Susan Drayton was not one to embarrass easily, but a bolt of 
shame crept into her cheeks as Osoroshii Baba began to tidy up the inside 
of her ship. Eric Cooper, (who by the way, declared himself the winner of 
our bet and now uses all the hot water in the morning!) had brought her 
aboard for a tour, and the old lady sucked air through her teeth at the 
state of things. She informed them that in Japan, New Year's Eve was a 
chance to start the next year off with a clean slate, which could only be
accomplished by having a clean house. She even caught me skulking about and 
dragged me into the cleaning team. The old Mentor rewarded our efforts with 
homemade toshikoshi soba, which was delicious.
Emmanuel and Kiyoshi sparred for three hours before Kiyoshi dragged him out to a karaoke bar. Dr. Chiu filmed him singing with her phone, and Emmanuel swore that he would renounce his stance on killing if she ever showed it to 
anyone.
The Hacker, the Chief Engineer, and the Chief Steward went shopping. Emmett
stockpiled the strange mutant cousins of American snack food for the next leg of our endless journey. Wasabi chocolate bars, seafood ice cream, and something
called a placenta jelly drink. For an arthritic hacker, he's certainly a braver man than I. Akaki bought classic samurai films on DVD and I look forward to his next movie night. Nodar, meanwhile, spent $300 to eat a meal prepared by a man
revered as the last living master sushi chef.
When Gavin gets stressed, he runs, scrambling across rooftops as only an 
Assassins can. I don't doubt that he was thinking of his old friend and Mentor,
who must have taught him so much, and who was now just another ghost to chase him
around the world.
This is where my team of Assassins was at the stroke of midnight. Where were you?
I remain your humble spy.
GOG RIP2013.jpg|New Year's Eve in Japan
|-|
15===15 January 2014==
====Moving On====
At 4:46pm, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
Satisfied that there is an Assassin presence in Japan, Gavin has
made the call to move on.
Again, we take our direction from another riddle in William's book. 
Emmett, recovering from a two-day bender of Japanese corn
syrup and his complex hybrid sativa, asks Gavin why he can't just
call up William for the answer, now that he has returned to the
Good Fight.
"First of all, Bill gave us the book, so it's our mission, end of story.
Second of all, just because I know Bill's back, doesn't mean I
know where he is or how to get in touch with him," is Gavin's
answer, "And besides, it just wouldn't be any fun if we had all the
answers from the start."
I wonder where we are going next.
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-MovingOn.jpg|A clue from William's journal
</tabber>
===February 2014===
<tabber>7===7 February 2014==
====A Glitch in the System====
At 9:27am, an Initiate spy updated an entry from Abstergo Entertainment in Montreal, Canada.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
Things have calmed down since the excitement in the fall.
I was looking into the code of Animus Omega and I noticed a small error which 
was causing aspects of the simulation to malfunction.
I know I'm not supposed to leave any traces, but I fixed it. We need the 
simulation running at peak performance to get the information we need.
I've attached a file that should prove useful.
Your Man in Montreal.
Surveillance GlitchInTheSystem.jpg|A map of white whale locations
|-|
15===15 February 2014==
====Alone in the Dark====
At 3:53am, in Moscow, Russia, an unknown woman was seen near Saint Basil's Cathedral.
SVG AloneInTheDark.jpg|The mysterious woman
|-|
19===19 February 2014==
====Getting Closer====
At 10:36am, in Vladivostok, Russia, the Initiate spy updated an entry regarding the crew's next stop.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages…
REPORT BEGINS:
After solving William's puzzle, we have a destination: Moscow. 
A new puzzle will help us narrow things down within the city.
The crew is still, ahem, puzzling over this page. 
I think I've figured it out, though. What do you think?
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-GettingCloser.jpg|Another puzzle in William's journal
</tabber>
===March 2014===
<tabber>7===7 March 2014==
====In Transit====
At 3:41pm, in Vladomir, Russia, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
Gavin, Emmanuel, and Emmett are hurtling towards Moscow on
the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Meanwhile, the rest of us aboard the Altaïr II are sailing around
Russia to land in St. Petersburg.
Emmett sends daily logs of the away team's activity via his phone,
which has been updated with Hephaestus 2.0. So far he's just
sending snapshots of his meals, from which I will spare you.
On the plus side, Emmett's absence presents me with a rare
opportunity to get on his machines. This gamble has already paid
off: I've discovered an odd backdoor from an Abstergo server to an
old Assassin laboratory in Protvino, outside of Moscow. Most of
the files are corrupt, which is strange, but I will extract what I can
and upload any files of interest to the appropriate section of the
Initiates Database, so watch out for updates. 
The whole thing is strange. Abstergo isn't spying on this lab or
making any moves towards it. If I didn't know any better, I would
say that they aren't even aware that this backdoor exists. So the
question becomes: Who put it there, and why?
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-InTransit.jpg|A train on the Trans-Siberian Railway
|-|
16===16 March 2014==
====Meet Galina====
At 9:09pm, in Moscow, Russia, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
The following is an excerpt from Emmett's report on their mission
in Moscow:
Hey guys. We have established contact with an Assassin in
Moscow, Galina Voronina.
So this is awkward: she wants us to assassinate her mother, an
Assassin scientist who went nuts. Apparently this lady built her own
Animus and forced the other members of her cell into it!
The mother's holed up inside the lab, but, to get to her, we have to
fight through the remains of the Russian Brotherhood, driven
insane by the Bleeding Effect.
It gets worse: this old bat might be the craziest of all. She swears
that through the Animus, she's talking to Eve.
That's...unsettling.
I remain your humble spy.
ACI-Meet Galina.jpg|Galina Voronina
|-|
18===18 March 2014==
====The Last Science City====
At 10:06am, in Moscow, Russia, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
The following is an excerpt from Emmett's report on their mission
in Moscow: 
I tried to explain to Galina that you can't actually talk to anyone in
the Animus, it's a one way experience. She didn't listen to me and
shot me a look that made me want to shit my pants.
There are very few documented cases of contact with anyone from
the First Civilization or that era. We still don't really know what their
deal is.
Gavin's agreed to help and thinks he can solve it with words rather
than violence. After all, we need to know what's going on with their
cell. We're going to a real-life Soviet Science City! (How cool is that?)
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-TheLastScienceCity.jpg|Emmanuel, Galina and Gavin
|-|
20===20 March 2014==
====Matricide====
At 4:23pm, in Protvino, Russia, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
The following is an excerpt from Emmett's report on their mission
in Moscow: 
We found the science city! What a disappointment. This place is a
rotten shithole. It's also crawling with feral Assassins, driven mad
by the Bleeding Effect. 
We all had guns (except Manny) but Galina refused. She had two
hidden blades. Galina ended all of them, practically by herself.
It was like a gruesome ballet. 
One of the mad Assassins looked exactly like her! A twin? Galina
didn't even blink, killed her in SECONDS. Man, she's scary.
Sidebar: I am a terrible shot. Why didn't I stay on the fucking boat?
We forced our way into the lab. Galina's mother was there,
strapped to the saddest-looking Animus I have ever seen. The
parts were ancient. It shouldn't have been running at all. She was
just babbling. Something about her lost husband, the colour gray.
Bleeding Effect nonsense.
There were monitors on the wall. It was just static but... it looked
like there was a face in there. I feel like I've seen it before but I
can't place it...
Galina knelt down next to the machine, and plunged her blade
into her mother's brain. Everyone was looking at them, but I kept
looking at that face in the monitors. It looked like it was screaming
but it's gone now. Was it even there? 
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-Matricide.jpg|Galina and her mother
|-|
26===26 March 2014==
====A New Dawn in Moscow====
At 7:43am, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages…
REPORT BEGINS:
Gavin's away team met us in St. Petersburg and brought Galina
along. She's the last of the Russian Assassins. Gavin has
convinced her to join us on the boat, and judging from her
performance in the Assassin lab, it looks like he's got his wish for
an enforcer. I'm sure Manny is relieved.
Eric asked Galina how she avoided doing time in her mother's
Animus and ending up like the poor souls she put down. 
"I didn't," she said, "I went into it like everyone else and learned to
fight from my ancestors. I just didn't go crazy."
Time will tell, I suppose.
Akaki and Nodar have sent word to their contacts in Georgia to
send agents to form a new Russian Brotherhood. Osoroshii Baba
will supply weapons from our people in the Philippines.
Regardless of relations between their home countries, the
Assassins are a Brotherhood without borders. 
If there is one message Gavin brings with him in his tour around
the world, it is this: The Assassins are no longer alone.
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-ANewDawnInMoscow.jpg|The crew aboard the Altaïr II
</tabber>
===April 2014===
<tabber>10===10 April 2014==
====Gone Wrong====
At 3:46pm, in Helsinki, Finland, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
Gavin's been a good soldier for a long time. He took William's
book, and the responsibility that came with it, out of loyalty for his
friend, who went away to deal with a traumatic loss.
Gavin's been in a foul mood since we left Russia. I think it's all
catching up to him. The Brotherhood has lost teams in Brisbane,
Whistler, Florence, Denver, and now Moscow. There's half a cell in
Osaka. Sao Paulo hasn't been heard from in over two years.
William Miles came back to the fight late last year, but as of yet
has not reached out to us. Gavin is starting to take that silence personally.
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-GoneWrong.jpg|Gavin with William's book
|-|
24===24 April 2014==
====Find William Miles====
At 1:46pm, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS:
Gavin brought us all together and slammed William's journal
down on the table in front of us. 
"Find me William Miles!"
Time to put our thinking caps on...
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-FindWilliamMiles.jpg|Another puzzle in William's journal
</tabber>
=== May 2014===
<tabber>1===1 May 2014==
====Here We Are====
At 1:02pm, in Norway, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS
If William Miles was surprised to see Gavin arrive at his secret
bunker, he didn't show it. There was no handshake, no hug,
nothing to suggest that these two have been friends, fighting
together for years. 
"We need to talk, Bill," Gavin said. 
Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane were much happier to see
us, and tried to break the ice, but Gavin would have none of it. 
"You two are next on my shit list."
Emmett immediately pulled Rebecca aside to start tinkering with
their Hephaestus phones, and, I suspect, enjoy some recreational marijuana. 
The core members of the modern-day Brotherhood are all here. I
am going to plant some bugs around the compound to see if I can
pick up anything of interest. 
This is a tremendous opportunity for us, but I wonder what the
future holds for them.
I remain your humble spy.
ACi-HereWeAre.jpg|The Altaïr II docked at William's secret bunker
|-|
4===4 May 2014==
====Venting Anger====
At 10:17am, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Initiates Surveillance Audio Transcript:
William Miles: What's this?
Gavin Banks: What's it look like? I'm giving you your fucking book
back.
William Miles: Why?
Gavin Banks: Why not? You give me that thing, with a tear-stained
letter about how you can't go on, but in less than a year, you're
back in the game. I feel like you played me.
William Miles: Well... You're acting like a selfish child.
Gavin Banks: What?
William Miles: I lost my only son, you ass! I did feel like it was over.
And I chose to trust you over everyone else in the world. I forced
myself to come back because what we do is bigger than me,
bigger than you, even bigger than Desmond. But if this is all you
got for me, maybe that trust was misplaced.
Gavin Banks: Maybe it was. Tell you what, you keep your riddles
and your schemes, down here in the dark, and my team will go out
into the real world and do real work. Get Shaun and Rebecca to
update the machines on my boat and then we're out of here.
ACi-VentingAnger.jpg|Gavin handing back William's journal
|-|
5===5 May 2014==
====What's an Initiate?====
At 3:45pm, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Uploading to the Initiates Database in all available languages...
REPORT BEGINS
Rebecca came aboard the ship to perform maintenance on our
computer systems. She helped install them, after all, before she
left for Montreal and we went to Japan. Everything seemed fine
until, she called us all together to make a rather startling announcement:
"Someone on your ship is a spy," she said, "I found a series of
coded messages being sent to something called 'The Initiates Database.'
They've been sent pretty regularly over the past couple of years. Ring any bells?"
"What the hell is an Initiate?" asked Gavin.
I'm going to have to lay low for a bit, but the bugs I've planted
around the bunker should automatically relay everything they pick
up to the Database.
I think your humble spy might be in trouble here.
ACi-WhatsAnInitiate.jpg|Rebecca viewing the coded messages
|-|
6===6 May 2014==
====William's White Room====
At 7:23am, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Initiates Surveillance Audio Transcript:
Gavin Banks: Shaun and Rebecca are still aboard the ship,
seeing if they can find out where the signals are going.
William Miles: I'm going to have them perform a background check
on your crew while they're at it.
Gavin Banks: Fine. 
William Miles: Our little spat is going to have to wait. After Lucy
Stillman, I can't afford to take any chances.
Gavin Banks: Agreed.
William Miles: Until this spy is found, I think it's best if your crew
stays confined to their quarters aboard the ship. 
Gavin Banks: Keep Galina in the bunker. She came aboard very
recently, I'm certain she can't be the spy. 
William Miles: I am going to call on your team one-by-one
for interviews. You will bring them to me here. 
Gavin Banks: "Interview," my ass! Leave it to William Miles to own
a bunker with a built-in interrogation cell.
William Miles: I like to be prepared for anything. I call it the
White Room.
Gavin Banks: You have a sick sense of humor. I take it I'm not a suspect?
William Miles: Ha. If I thought you were capable of this, I'd have
killed you when we first met. 
ACi-WilliamsWhiteRoom.jpg|William's interrogation room
|-|
7===7 May 2014==
====Tree-Hugger====
At 7:00am, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Initiates Surveillance Audio Transcript:
William Miles: How did you meet Gavin?
Susan Drayton: I was a bit of an activist when I was young. I broke
into the water supply for Prince George, the place I grew up, and
took a sample of something labeled "New Fluoride." Seemed
fishy, and I figured I'd leak it to the press or something, but I got
arrested on my way out.
William Miles: And Gavin bailed you out of jail?
Susan Drayton: No, Janice did. At first, I thought she was a crazy
environmentalist, like me. Ha! Turns out she was crazier, she was
one of us. 
William Miles: She recruited you into the Brotherhood.
Susan Drayton: Yeah. Janice was big on conservation, said that a
strong connection with nature was crucial for Assassin success. I
couldn't argue with the results.
William Miles: So where did Gavin come in? 
Susan Drayton: We both tried to steal the same boat! I was gonna
take it and go chase Japanese whalers, but Gavin wanted it as a
mobile HQ for the Brotherhood.
William Miles: So you teamed up.
Susan Drayton: Yeah. Funny thing was that Gavin had no idea how
to pilot a ship. I spent some time around boats as a kid, so I got to
keep the ship as my own and we agreed to work together,
handling issues that were important to both of us.
William Miles: Do you think these Initiates have a cause worth
fighting for?
Susan Drayton: They might be smart enough to spy on us, but if
they have a cause, a reason to exist, or any passion at all, I have
yet to see it.
ACi-TreeHugger.jpg|Susan Drayton
|-|
8===8 May 2014==
====Double Major====
At 7:00am, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Initiates Surveillance Audio Transcript:
William Miles: Your parents worked for an Abstergo pharmaceutical
company in Beijing. 
Stephanie Chiu: Still do, for all I know.
William Miles: You graduated from an Abstergo-funded university.
You were meant to follow in their footsteps. 
Stephanie Chiu: My life was planned since birth: Study hard,
qualify as a doctor, join the family business. Be a good girl.
William Miles: You have degrees in medicine, biomedical and chemical
engineering, and a post-doctoral fellowship in membrane technology.
Stephanie Chiu: Thrilling, right?
William Miles: But you also have a degree in information security
and network science. Those fields don't really overlap.
Stephanie Chiu: I never really wanted to work with my parents, but
working at Abstergo seemed like a good idea at the time. I wanted options,
and they had more openings in advanced technology than in pharmaceuticals.
William Miles: What made you turn away from them?
Stephanie Chiu: You know about the New Fluoride scandal?
William Miles: Abstergo got caught manipulating the water supply
of a small US town.
Stephanie Chiu: Yeah, but they didn't get caught in China.
They used it all over the place and it messed up a lot of people.
William Miles: What did that have to do with you?
Stephanie Chiu: My father created New Fluoride. I couldn't believe
it when I found out. I ran away to Hong Kong, and Abstergo chased me.
I thought I was done for, but then I met Gavin and Captain Drayton
and they brought me aboard the ship. 
William Miles: And you became one of us.
Stephanie Chiu: Yeah, I got inducted. I patch you guys up,
and I grow Emmett's weed, but mostly, I'm just here to fight
against Abstergo. No one should be allowed to ruin lives like that.
ACi DoubleMajor.jpg|Stephanie Chiu
|-|
9===9 May 2014==
====Dishonorable Discharge====
At 7:00am, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Initiates Surveillance Audio Transcript:
William: It's been a long time. I imagine you're still angry with me.
Emmanuel: I don't dwell on the past. Sir.
William: If anyone on Gavin's crew has a reason to betray the
Brotherhood, I'd say it's you.
Emmanuel: Why, because I followed your orders?
William: I ordered you to find a Templar presence in the War on
Terror. I didn't order you to kill children.
Emmanuel: Every kid on that bus was wearing a bomb and they
were aimed at the peace talks. I saved more people than I killed. 
William: No one is saying otherwise.
Emmanuel: You know what the worst part of it is? Those kids
weren't even Templars, or anything like that. They were victims in
the truest sense.
William: And that's when you made your vow to never kill again? 
Emmanuel: What's the first tenet of our Creed? "Stay your
blade from the flesh of the innocent." I failed, so I made a promise; no
more killing. Ever.
William: You let Gavin get beaten in the streets of Kyoto. You sat
back and watched your team fight insane Assassins in Russia.
Are you punishing us for what happened to you?
Emmanuel: Gavin knew my story when you pawned me off on him.
Our deal was that I'd arm the team and train them in weapons
use. Nothing more. 
William: Some of these "Initiate" signals are coming from the
military base where you were trained. 
Emmanuel: So what? 
William: So maybe you're punishing the Brotherhood by spilling
our secrets? Maybe you're breaking the third tenet?
Emmanuel: With all due respect, sir: Fuck you. I'm loyal to the
Brotherhood. I'm loyal past the point of common sense. So kill me
or get out of my face. Sir.
ACi-DishonorableDischarge.jpg|Emmanuel Barraza
|-|
10===10 May 2014==
====First Mate====
At 7:00am, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Initiates Surveillance Audio Transcript:
William Miles: You were recruited into the Brotherhood after you
went on a killing spree in Edinburgh?
Eric Cooper: You call it a "killing spree" and I'll call it a "carefully
executed plan of revenge against the hate group that killed the
love of my life" and we'll just agree to disagree.
William Miles: Gavin said you were thinking about suicide when
he brought you in.
Eric Cooper: It's fair to say I hit rock bottom, ken? I figured, either I
die alone on the streets of Edinburgh, or I die alone, out there in
the world somewhere. Didnae see much of a difference. But the
Assassins changed my outlook completely.
William Miles: How so?
Eric Cooper: Well, for starters, you lot were very welcoming.
Gavin's crew was, anyways. Not one of them has ever looked at
me like I was a thing. I'd never experienced that before, ken? 
William Miles: Your closest friends aboard the ship are Doctor
Chiu and Mister Leary.
Eric Cooper: Aye, well, Chewy helps me regulate my hormones.
Even after the surgeries, it takes a wee bit of effort to remain the
ruggedly handsome scoundrel that sits before you.
William Miles: And Emmett Leary?
Eric Cooper: It's my duty to make sure the ship runs smoothly, and
he's a messy one. But we have a laugh and he helps me check on
what it's like back home. I want to plan for a future where I can go
back one day, ken?
William Miles: I see.
Eric Cooper: You don't think this spy is one of them, do you?
ACi-FirstMate.jpg|Eric Cooper
|-|
11===11 May 2014==
====The Make-Believe Mentor====
At 7:00am, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Initiates Surveillance Audio Transcript:
William Miles: So you're the man who created the fake
Brotherhood in Georgia. To what end?
Akaki Ninidze: The place where I grew up was, and still is,
troubled. Many wars are being fought for many reasons. I wanted
them all to stop.
William Miles: Why Assassins?
Akaki Ninidze: The Assassins had long since vanished, but they
still enjoyed a fearsome reputation in Syria, Turkey, and Russia. I
tried to use that to my advantage. I studied whatever I could find on
them and created a 'Brotherhood.' I took in people who were tired
of fighting for misguided reasons, and wanted to fight for peace. 
William Miles: A noble goal but foolishly accomplished.
Akaki Ninidze: I suppose it was. We began to involve ourselves in
the various conflicts throughout the region. People began to fear
'The Assassins', but we were discovered.
William Miles: The Templars came looking for you.
Akaki Ninidze: We suffered a series of brutal defeats, but the
attacks were too precise and coming from many different
enemies, as though they were cooperating against us. 
William Miles: And that's when Gavin found you.
Akaki Ninidze: He took what was left of us and we went into hiding.
We spent a few months in the Pankisi Valley, where he taught us
the secret history of the world.
William Miles: And you and your brother left with him after that? 
Akaki Ninidze: Once we saw the truth, how could we not? The goal
remained the same, but the scale increased. At least we left a true
Brotherhood behind back home.
ACi-MakeBelieveMentor.jpg|Akaki Ninidze
|-|
12===12 May 2014==
====Abstergo's Lost Genius====
At 7:14am, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Initiates Surveillance Audio Transcript:
Emmett Leary: You mind if I blaze this, man? It's for my arthritis,
you know?
William Miles: Fine. You used to work for Abstergo Industries?
Emmett Leary: I was a software engineer for the Surrogate
Initiative. I worked on the tech that reads genetic memories. 
William Miles: Why did you leave Abstergo?
Emmett Leary: After the project folded, Warren Vidic tried to recruit
me for the Animus Project. I said no.
William Miles: Why?
Emmet Leary: Man, I knew from the start that something wasn't
right with Vidic. I know crazy when I see it, you know? I left the
company. I signed all the NDAs and got a healthy severance
package. It was understood that I'd stay quiet.
William Miles: But...
Emmett Leary: But, Abstergo, you know? I couldn't shake this
feeling that they were gonna get me. So I started writing down,
like, everything I had on them. 
William Miles: Then you met Gavin.
Emmett Leary: One night I wake up and there's a beardy white guy
at the foot of my bed. Nightmare fuel! I can't even ask him a
question before a bunch of unmarked cars pull up in front of my
place and goons come pouring out of 'em. 
William Miles: It's not paranoia if Abstergo's out to get you.
Emmett Leary: Exactly, man. I followed Gavin with no further
questions. I ran out of my place in the middle of the night wearing
just my fucking tighty-whities. Reports of my death began to
circulate soon after. Been on the run with him ever since.
William Miles: You have connections to all sorts of hackers and
activists, but you've never heard of these "Initiates?"
Emmett Leary: I keep an eye on everyone in the digital space,
governments, military, Abstergo, even nutjobs like Erudito.
Nobody's heard of these guys, I swear. You believe me, right?
ACi-AbstergosLostGenius.jpg|Emmett Leary
|-|
13===13 May 2014==
====Komusubi====
At 7:00am, the Initiate spy updated an entry aboard the Altaïr II.
Initiates Surveillance Audio Transcript:
William Miles: So what's your deep, dark secret Nodar?
Nodar Ninidze: Not so secret, really. I used to be a sumo wrestler. 
William Miles: I... was not expecting that. 
Nodar Ninidze: I was a big guy, and I liked to fight. I got pretty good,
too. 
William Miles: What made you walk away from it?
Nodar Ninidze: A vile stew of politics and corruption. Sumo was
filthy with both. It reminded me of home. And when I returned to
Georgia, I found my little brother already in a fight.
William Miles: Your brother was fighting against Chechen rebels.
Nodar Ninidze: No! That's just it. Our group weren't rebels in that
sense. Rather, we were a collection of fighters from all sides,
Russian, Georgian, Chechen, who saw strings being pulled from
very high levels. 
William Miles: You didn't fight for any political cause, but peace
itself.
Nodar Ninidze: We tried our best. When we met Gavin, we saw
that the strings were connected to a web that wrapped around the
world. We had found our cause.
ACi-Komusubi.jpg|Nodar Ninidze
|-|
23===23 May 2014==
====Your Humbled Spy====
At 2:33pm, the Initiate spies updated an entry from William's bunker.
Initiates Surveillance Audio Transcript:
William Miles: In times past, any treason against the Brotherhood
was punishable by death. Faced with this new breach of trust, I
see no reason not to do the same.
Shaun Hastings: Um, I could probably muster up a few --
William Miles: Silence! I know who the spy is. Galina? 
Galina Voronina: Da?
William Miles: Kill Doctor Chiu.
Galina Voronina: Da.
Emmett Leary: Wait, what?
Eric Cooper: Now wait just a damn minute!
Gavin Banks: Stand down, Eric.
Eric Cooper: The hell I will! She's not the traitor! I am!
Stephanie Chiu: Eric, no!
Eric Cooper: I've been uploading the messages! I'm the spy!
Shaun Hastings: A Scottish spy? That's a laugh. 
Stephanie Chiu: He just writes the reports, I'm the one that uploads them!
Eric Cooper: Chewy!
Stephanie Chiu: No! We're in this together. 
Eric Cooper: I guess I'll not die alone after all.
Gavin Banks: Nobody's dying, you numbskull.
Eric Cooper: I don't understand. 
William Miles: Even if I wanted to, I don't have the resources to
exterminate the Initiates.
Gavin Banks: And from what Rebecca has shown us so far, they
seem pretty reasonable. 
William Miles: These interviews gave me a chance to get to know
you and I came away impressed. 
Shaun Hastings: Just so we're all on the same page, there's to be
no murder today? 
William Miles: No.
Eric Cooper: Are you trying to give me a heart attack, old man?
William Miles: You have to let an old man have his fun.
ACi-YourHumbledSpy.jpg|Eric protecting Stephanie
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30===30 May 2014==
====The Outernet====
At 2:18pm, the Initiate spies updated an entry from William's bunker.
Initiates Surveillance Audio Transcript:
Rebecca Crane: You guys, these Initiates are incredible! They're
using a series of small satellites to create a network that can
transmit data to anywhere in the world. They've made an "Outernet."
Stephanie Chiu: We believe that information is a basic human right.
Emmett Leary: This network keeps you outside of the internet
controlled by corporations and governments.
William Miles: Why have your satellites not been detected
by anyone? Say Abstergo's satellites?
Eric Cooper: Are you aware of just how much rubbish is floating
above us? To borrow one of your lessons, we're hidden in plain sight.
Shaun Hastings: It's very impressive, but if you're just a bunch of
industrious nerds, who pays for it? Who's in charge?
Stephanie Chiu: We're funded by all kinds of private citizens. We
have military connections, people at Harvard and MIT, even an
eccentric billionaire or two.
Eric Cooper: As for who is running the show, we don't have
"leaders" in the sense that you have a Mentor. We take directions
from four individuals, but up until now, they've mostly just guided
our research.
Stephanie Chiu: No one knows who these four are. We hear
rumors that they created the Initiates and the Database, but no
one knows for sure.
Rebecca Crane: It's freakin' beautiful! It reminds me of what we
used to have before the Great Purge. I never thought I'd see
something like this again.
Shaun Hastings: Honestly, though, if you lot were tracking our
movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?
Stephanie Chiu: Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We
made vows to stay neutral.
Shaun Hastings: That's all well and good, but some of us might
still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.
ACi-TheOuternet.jpg|The Initiates' "Outernet"
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===June 2014===
<tabber>6===6 June 2014==
====Forward Momentum====
At 5:03pm, the Initiate spies updated an entry from William's bunker.
Initiates Surveillance Audio Transcript:
William Miles: Still angry with me?
Gavin Banks: No. Yes. I think maybe I'm just angry.
William Miles: You can use angry. It's about momentum. When I
lost Desmond, I just... stopped. Knowing what Abstergo did to
Desmond's body angered me, but it also helped me move forward
again. It re-ignited my fire for the fight.
Gavin Banks: After what I've seen this past year, I'm not so sure
we're even in a fight anymore. We aren't losing. We've lost.
William Miles: Honestly, up until recently, I felt the same way. But
not anymore. The Initiates could be part of the solution.
Gavin Banks: They aren't really fighters. 
William Miles: That's true. That's why you and I will continue as we
always have. We'll find and lead the ones who will get their hands
bloody. We won't be in charge of the Initiates.
Gavin Banks: But Shaun and Rebecca will.
William Miles: I'm an old man, with old ideas, and old ways of
doing things. They've more than proven themselves. Let's see how
they can rally those Initiates to our cause.
ACi-ForwardMomentum.jpg|Gavin and William conversing
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16===16 June 2014==
====A Message from Shaun====
At 6:18pm, after hacking the Initiates site, Shaun left a message for the group.
My name is Shaun Hastings. I know you're out there, watching us.
Bravo, but that's really all you do, isn't it? Watch. Don't you think
it's time to do more? 
You've proven your potential. Why not dedicate it to a true cause?
With you on our side, we can hope to rebuild the Brotherhood.
Otherwise, the Assassins will die, along with our ideals. The
Templars will win, and the world will lose. 
Big challenges are ahead of us. United, we stand a better chance
of tipping the scales. Then, the Initiates network will return
stronger, in one form or another, to mark the beginning of your training.
Stay alert, Initiates.
ACi-AMessageFromShaun.jpg|Shaun's message
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==References==
Category:Assassin's Creed: Initiates