Bottom of the Barrel

Bottom of the Barrel was a virtual representation of one of Arno Dorian's genetic memories, relived by a Helix initiate through the Helix Navigator.

Description
Following the execution of King Louis, Arno returned to the Assassin hideout.

Dialogue
As Arno entered the hideout, he was stopped by two Assassins and escorted to the Council. Escorted by the two Assassins, Arno left the hideout. Months later, he had moved back to the de la Serre estate in Versailles. As the church bell rang, he awoke from a night of heavy drinking. Picking up a bottle of wine, he found it empty. Throwing the bottle away, Arno searched himself for his pocketwatch, but was unable to find it. Arno searched the room. Arno then inspected a barrel of wine. Thinking back, Arno saw a vision of himself twelve hours earlier. He attempted to enter the Brasserie, only to be stopped. The door was closed. Intoxicated, Arno found a barrel of wine in a nearby house, carrying it with him to the estate. The vision then ended. Arno left the estate. Arno returned to the Brasserie. Arno returned to the vision, in which he drank a bottle of wine in the Brasserie, before a gang member bumped into him. Arno then prepared to attack him with the bottle, although he was stopped by the bartender. Arno smashed the bottle into the gang member's head, starting a fight with the other members. After defeating several of them, one gang member knocked Arno down with a chair. The gang members then threw him out of the Brasserie, before one of them took Arno's watch. The vision ended, and Arno saw one of the gang members sitting in the Brasserie. Then gang member ran out through the window. Chasing after the gang member, Arno tackled him and held him to the ground. Arno knocked out the gang member. He then infiltrated the Palace of Versailles. Arno saw a vision of Élise and him from the night of de la Serre's death. Arno saw a vision of him and his father. Arno found the gang leader outside the palace, surrounded by several of his men. Arno then attacked them. Arno killed the gang leader and his men. Searching the leader's body, he was unable to find the watch. He then saw a vision of himself rushing to the dying de la Serre. Frustrated, he sat on the stairs to the palace. Élise gave Arno his watch.
 * Trenet: What in God's name happened at the Place de la Révolution today?
 * Arno: Germain was there, and I know what his plan is. You have to-
 * Beylier: You were told to leave that investigation to others.
 * Arno: Yes, but listen-
 * Trenet: "Yes, but listen?" Is that the regard in which you hold the Brotherhood?
 * Beylier: I knew this would happen. I told Mirabeau that you were too obsessed with your personal vendettas.
 * Arno: This is why I joined the Brotherhood!
 * Quemar: Yes. Not because you shared our ideals, or felt called to the service. For revenge.
 * Arno: For redemption.
 * Trenet: Call it what you will. You've defied the orders of this Council repeatedly, pursued targets without sanction, and flouted our Creed at every step.
 * Quemar: Master Trenet?
 * Trenet: In light of these actions, I find I have no choice but to call for a vote of expulsion. Master Beylier?
 * Beylier: Agreed.
 * Arno: What are you-
 * Trenet: Master Quemar?
 * Quemar: Agreed.
 * Trenet: Arno Dorian, you are attainted. Your rank and title are stripped from you, and you are hereby exiled from the Brotherhood of Paris.
 * Arno: You cannot be serious! Listen, I know what Germain is doing, I can stop him!
 * Trenet: The decision of this Council is final. We give you leave to go.
 * Arno: Damn.
 * Arno: No, no, no!
 * Arno: Where is it?
 * Arno: Brasserie Garceau. Was that... last night?
 * Bartender: Get the hell out here!
 * Arno: But I-
 * Bartender: Out! You've caused enough trouble for one night!
 * Arno: Fine. I'll procure my wine in some other fashion.
 * Arno: It was last night. Maybe I left it there.
 * Citizens: God damn la Touche.... Damned la Touche.... La Touche.... La Touche... Murderous bastard.
 * Arno: Looks like someone got into a fight.
 * Bartender: Oh Christ, not you again. Didn't do enough damage last night?
 * Arno: No, I.. I just... my father's watch. Have you seen it?
 * Bartender: I've seen nothing. Might want to ask one of the four men you picked a fight with. Idiot.
 * Gang member 1: Watch it!
 * Bartender: You don't want to do that, boy.
 * Arno: Piss off, old man.
 * Arno: You. Where is your boss?
 * Gang member 1: Ah, shit.
 * Arno: No, get back here!
 * Arno: Where?
 * Gang member 1: The palace! They're at the palace!
 * Arno: Thank you.
 * Gang member 2: Bag it all, boys!
 * Gang member 3: Beats rolling farmers for their coppers, eh lads?
 * Gang member 4: Look at all this! Even the chamber pots are gold!
 * Élise: You seem to have caused quite a commotion.
 * Arno: What can I say? You were always a bad influence.
 * Élise: Oh, you were a worse one.
 * Gang member 5: I call the silverwear!
 * Gang member 6: Now aren't you glad we came here?
 * Gang member 7: Diable! Is that mink?
 * Gang member 8: Looks like it.
 * Arno: Can't I go with you, father?
 * Charles: Courage, my boy. You wait just here. I will return when this hand reaches the top. And Arno? No "exploring," hmm?
 * Arno: Yes, father.
 * Gang leader: Fucking hell.... The hell do you want?
 * Arno: My watch.
 * Gang leader: Ah, hell, not this again....
 * Arno: I want it back!
 * Gang leader: I don't have your damn watch!
 * Arno: Liar!
 * Gang leader: Back off, boy!
 * Élise: Arno?
 * Élise: You look like hell.
 * Arno: You look like you want something from me.
 * Élise: That's a fine thing to say after you up and vanished!
 * Arno: You made it fairly clear you no longer required my services.
 * Élise: Don't! Don't you dare talk to me like that!
 * Arno: What do you expect me to say, Élise? "Forgive me for not letting you die?" "I'm sorry I care more about you than about killing Germain?"
 * Élise: I thought we wanted the same thing.
 * Arno: What I wanted was you. I can't bear the fact that my carelessness got your father killed. Everything I've done since then has been to fix that mistake. And to prevent it from happening again. You must have come here with something in mind. What was it?
 * Élise: Paris is tearing itself apart. Germain has driven the Revolution to new heights of depravity. The guillotines operate nearly round the clock now.
 * Arno: And what do you expect me to do about it?
 * Élise: The Arno I love wouldn't have to ask that question. You're better than this. I'm going back to Paris - are you coming?
 * Arno: There was one last thing I need to do.
 * Élise: All right. I'll go see to our transportation. Stay out of trouble. Don't get caught.

Outcome
Arno was expelled from the Brotherhood and moved to Versailles. While attempting to find his watch, Élise found him and convinced him to resume their mission.

Reference

 * Assassin's Creed: Unity