Anon, don't take this the wrong way, but I'm seriously considering starting a cult in your honor. This is *good*. Very, very good. Ezio and Desmond are just - so much the Odd Couple at the moment, and it's great! I think they're both slightly in shock - being deposited in an unfamiliar time, meeting their ancestor/descendant, but it's great to see them tentatively starting to get to know one another.

Though I'm curious - how much does Animus training hold up in real-world applications? Will Ezio ever test out Desmond's skill level with a spar or something?

Just thinking about the casual irrelvance those two display - Poor Haytham. There's going to be a battle of the snark/casual trolling, isn't there? Though Desmond might have an advantage, he has been dealing with Shaun non-stop recently, and fandom has given Shaun the title of King of Snark... Sorry, just playing around with ideas!