So starts all the pickpocketing, investigating, and eavesdropping. Last year's Marathon, I called it PIE for short. It really does come up a lot throughout this game. I'll probably just have to do the minimum amount of PIE I can for each target, as there's only so much time.

While I understand that Altair's been demoted in rank, it's not like they wiped his memory of his skills. It's kind of silly to think that he can't do certain things again until later just because he's back to being a Novice. Once you learn to ride a bike, you don't forget. Or once you learn to swim...oh wait, bad example for Altair.

I always liked going to the bureau, or the hideout, or any Assassin secret place (like the train in Syndicate.) Feels like I'm going to a secret club or something. This one in Damascus has Rafik Leo (same VA voices Leonardo in ACII.) The whole "get a feather, bloody a feather" thing is pretty cool.