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MEMORY 2: video

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[Ezio is hanging out at his desk in his cabin. Those observant may notice the portraits around the room behind him. Those would be the Templars he's murdered and will explain as much if anyone cares to ask.]

That was an interesting experience, I must say. I was fortunate enough to avoid the effects of that flood from before. I find it strange to think that we are so malleable that we might forget ourselves like that.

[He has it hidden away in his room, but his mind's eye thinks of the Apple right away.]

Few things in any world have that sort of power. But it begs the question if any of you have experienced something like that prior to arriving on this nave?

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Piccina, I thought we might begin your lessons today.

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Where? [Dog on a scent here. Also this will be...super great proof that her hand still works just fine.]

The gym.

I'll meet you there in a minute. Less!

[Ezio has set up some climbing walls for practice in the gym. They're not very high, but they aren't meant to be. If she falls, she'll earn herself some bruises, but it shouldn't be anything more severe than that.]

[Ezio waits beside one of them with a pair of gloves and laughs a little as Arya comes rushing into the gym.]

That truly was less than a minute. [He offers her the gloves.] You may want to wear these, piccina.

[She takes them, momentarily breathless from the dash. It keeps her from asking what they're for before she even takes them, but as she pulls them on, she realizes.]

For climbing? So I hold on better?

[He trusted that she could figure it out on her own.]

Sí. In time you may not need them, but to begin with it will allow you to focus more on your technique.

[Ezio motions to the wall behind him. It's tall enough that Arya can reach the top of it if she holds her arms up above her head.]

You will start with this one, [he says as he steps over to a taller wall, but still proportionate to her own.] Hold the top of the wall with just your fingers, not your whole hand. Then step onto the wall, push with that leg to bring the other up and pull with your arms. When you are the height of it, change your grip so that your hand lays flat and begin leaning your weight forward.

Like this.

[Ezio climbs up the wall up until that point and stops, looking over his shoulder at Arya.]

Capito?

[Capito. She turns the word over in her thoughts. Tongues are the hardest.

She goes to the small wall, stretches up to grasp it with her fingertips. She bends her leg, foot against the wall, but she struggles to find purchase.]

It looks easy when you do it!

[Yeah she's grunting, but she's pulling herself up a little.]

[Ezio watches her struggle a moment before he hops down.]

I have years of practice, piccina. Of course it looks easy when I do it.

[He stops beside her.]

Basta. Stop.

[Ezio bends down and picks up one of her feet, placing it on the wall. He places a hand on her hip and pushes it away from the wall.]

You're getting too close to the wall. Don't bring your hips in close until you're ready to pull yourself up. It will help keep your momentum going in the same direction.

[She lets him move her, looking down between her arms to see where he places her foot, how far from the wall her hips are. She memorizes how it feels, and then she grunts, pushes with her foot, and pulls. It's better than her first attempt, and she manages to shift her grip, pressing her hand flat on the wall's top.

She repeats the Italiano he's said so far, too; when she catches her breath again, she asks.]

What's capito? Understand?

[Ezio watches her try again. She is putting a solid effort into it at the very least. It's good to see.]

Va bene. To say you understand, you say capisco.

Now do it again. Until it becomes smooth.

Capisco.

[She drops back down, flexing her hands in the gloves. Again. She knows how to train. You practice over and over and over. This time she jumps, grabs the top of the wall and lifts her leg, finding purchase and pulling. It's hard work; her arms are strong, but her body is heavier than they're used to lifting.

When she gets up, she drops and does it again, and again.]

[She is diligent in her training. Ezio watches her do it time after time, committing the motions and the position to her muscle memory. It's still strenuous and takes her more effort than it should, but she's small. Ezio thinks with time and building her muscles, it will become nearly effortless. Right now, he's just watching her slowly smooth the motions out. The small gaps and pauses are becoming imperceptible little by little.]

You will need to practice at this every day. Even without me.

[She nods as she drops back down, rubbing her hands together.]

What if someone takes the walls down? Can I use trees?

[Ezio shrugs a little.]

I don't see why not. Though it will be a little different, it will at least help build some muscle.

What do you think? Ready for the next step?

[She looks at her hands, then up at the wall again, and nods.] Do I just pull myself over?

[Ezio smiles and moves back to his wall.]

Watch.

[He climbs back up to the position he was in before.]

Since you are still starting out, you will bring one leg up at a time like this.

[Ezio brings his right foot up outside of his hands and his left between them before standing.]

Don't use your knees and don't use your arms any more than you already have. Your legs need to carry you the rest of the way up.

[She does, moving to get a better view. She frowns a little, now, because it does look easy and she's pretty sure it won't be at all. Still, she wants to try.]

Okay.

[She goes to her wall, pulls herself up like before, smooth - but as she pulls her feet up, she gets caught, falling backward on her ass.]

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