21st century conversations

Over the course of his training to become an Assassin, Desmond Miles had various conversations with different people, along with other Assassins and major characters interacting with each other throughout modern times.

Assassin's Creed
While being held captive at Abstergo Industries, Desmond secretly had multiple conversations with Lucy Stillman, Dr. Vidic's assistant. Before each Animus session, he would also have conversations with Vidic, who would discuss certain details of Abstergo's goals.

Assassin's Creed II
After escaping Abstergo, Desmond was introduced to fellow Assassins Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane. These two would assist Lucy in training Desmond to be an Assassin.