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Dirty Reblogs

May 6, 2016

chordati:

haytham-senpai:

dirtyasscreedsecrets:

“I dream of having a romantic night at the opera with Ezio. Then after that, we go home and have our own… “duet”. If you know what I mean. His perfomance will surely have me reaching all the soprano notes.”

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♪ THE PHAAAAAAANTOM OF THE OPERA IS HERE

INSIDE MY MIIIIIIIIND ♫

I would like to point a few things out.

The first opera, Dafne, by Jacopo Peri, was not written until 1597.  That is 73 years after Ezio’s death.  Even then I think it’s to be considered to be more like a chamber opera (due to the few instruments it used), and not one of the grand operas of the Romantic period of music.

Secondly, the first Opera House was not built until 1637.

In fact, most of the music that was being composed around Ezio’s time was for the church, meaning the music performance that you would likely be going to hear would be a sacred mass or a motet.

Actually, yeah I’m going to spare you the boring details this time around.

But hey, imagine what you want I’m not going to tell you what you can and can’t do.

Reblogging this because we just got a message from someone about the inaccuracy of the Victorian Era/BDSM confession, and it reminded me of the very first time we received a comment like this, 3 years ago. Yes, we were embarrassed about it as well, but we have to agree with @chordati here about saying that we’re not going to tell you what you can and cannot do.

Just wanna let you know that hey, even us admins have made mistakes before, and some of our other confessors on here who didn’t research beforehand. Yes it is embarrassing, but it’s trivial–we learn from our mistakes and move on. Live and learn, yes?

So what if it’s historically inaccurate? If you’re intent on still making it so, you’re free to have artistic licensing and apply anachronism to your works–or whatever sexy imaginations you have.

And this also goes to anyone here that wants to write for the Secluded Haystack but is afraid of getting things wrong–yes, research is important, but I’m gonna go by the TV Tropes mantra here: Creators are allowed to be inaccurate if the inaccuracy serves the story better than accuracy would.

 

– from the women of Rosa in Fiore

Confessions

May 6, 2016

“Reading about Victorian-era BDSM practices when you’re: a) seriously lusting after Jacob & b) utterly convinced he’d be kinky? *Really* not good for either your composure or your ability to *not* drift off into lecherous daydreams of spanked bums and cane-marks at the first sign of boredom.”

Let’s add a bit of historical background here. BDSM, as we know it today, didn’t exist back then, but many of the practices we have today did start back then, like flogging, figging, birching, etc. Sexuality in this Era was very frowned upon: women were not supposed to find sexual gratification and masturbation was forbidden for men. So, people began to develop ways to feel pleasure besides sex and that how these practices came to be. The problem? Most of these practices were not consensual and that’s how the rules for modern BDSM came to be.

Now, I do believe Signore Frye would be a very considerate lover and would fulfill all of your fantasies in a very safe and pleasurable way.

~Claudia

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Confessions

April 29, 2016

Full confession below:
‘I think Ezio would know how to dance, and would be adept at the tango and flamenco. He would happily teach his lover how to dance, and each touch would feel charged with sexual energy. His hands dare to trail up and down their sides, and he may even squeeze their leg if he comes close enough. Their lover may be excited by Ezio’s touch, but it is only when they see the intense desire burning in Ezio’s eyes that they almost come undone right there and then. They’ll have to stop the lesson there.’
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“May I provide you, amore mio, my favourite Spanish composition of all time? Concierto de Aranjuez, 2nd Movement: Adagio.” 

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

– Ezio Auditore

[Well considering that Ezio did visit Spain a lot in AC2: Discovery and a little bit in Brotherhood, he probably would have picked up some Spanish dances along the way. Although if we’re going to be more period accurate, tango didn’t come by until Argentina gained its independence from Spain in the 1800s, where the dance originated from. But I do see him taking up flamenco, and perhaps another similar dance called las sevillanas–except that doesn’t involve as much touching as the other dances. :V

I’ll probably write a fic about this for the Secluded Haystack someday, if I get enough inspiration. ;P]

Miscellaneous

Why the Davenport Manor doesn’t have a bathroom.

April 16, 2016

dirtyasscreedsecrets:

jiruchan:

dirtyasscreedsecrets:

No, this doesn’t seem to be typical video game oversight of leaving bathrooms out of video games. There is actual merit as to why the Davenport Manor is absent with a proper bath and toilet:

Many European colonists objected to the Native’s use of water for bathing and drinking.

According to European religious beliefs prior to the time of the Crusades, bathing with water was considered an act of temptation causing sexual arousal. As a result, bathing was outlawed in many areas of Europe. When European colonists arrived in America and saw the Native Americans openly bathing with water, they objected to the practice and pronounced the Native Americans “heathens.” The importance of bathing for hygienic purposes was foreign to Europeans until crusading soldiers, returning from the Middle East, adopted the idea of the public bath. However, use of public baths was not widespread; to the contrary, it was reserved for the elite, who were few in number.

Source: [x]

So for all of you perverts out there that fantasize about Connor bathing butt-naked in that lake not too far from the manor…welp, you’ve had it right all along.

So the colonists never bathed.

Man, I am suddenly glad I was born in the 20th century.

The colonists did bathe, but they were more like ‘cat baths’ where they just damped themselves with a wet cloth. Along with the belief that bathing was immoral, colonists also believed that washing away all the natural oils on your body would make you vulnerable to diseases as they thought that the oils would protect them from it.

If people were literally in Connor’s shoes, they would have had to endure the stench in the cities because it was that bad. 😀

Miscellaneous

I’m going to add something to what Claudia said about Arno. According Unity novel, Arno was able to speak other languages like English, Latin or Spanish. Also before 19th Century, most of French people who lived outside Île-de-France couldn’t speak French like French people speak nowadays so… they had spoken their dialects; Breton, Occitan, Flemish, Bask, Provencal, Catalan or etc. Imagine, Arno is the google translate of the year lol.

March 22, 2016
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Oh! I must catch up with the AC novels, though! That’s very interesting, amore! I don’t doubt Arno was not only knowledgeable in various languages, but was quite educated as well in many subjects. His demeanor makes me believe this.

Grazie for the additional information, dear!
~Claudia

Miscellaneous

I’m playing AC Unity and Arno just said Rescquiat In Pace (idk how it’s spelled) and I’m so confused

March 20, 2016

Requiesce in pace is Latin for “Rest in Peace”. It’s not Italian like many think. The reason Ezio may have used it instead of the Italian Riposa in pace, may have been because Roman Catholicism was the religion in the Renaissance (and in Italy) and the language used in Catholic rites, at that time, was Latin.

Now, as for why Arno is using it, possibly because it was commonly used in 18th century France. Paris, were Unity is set, has the Quartier Latin (Latin Quarter), were many Universities are located and were Latin was taught since the Middle Ages. Learning Latin has always been considered a high standard, specially for scholars and families with important tittles. It would be no surprise Arno was taught Latin either by the De la Serre family or the Assassins.

Sources [X], [X], [X]

~Claudia (History enthusiast)

Miscellaneous

Why the Davenport Manor doesn’t have a bathroom.

June 21, 2013

jiruchan:

dirtyasscreedsecrets:

No, this doesn’t seem to be typical video game oversight of leaving bathrooms out of video games. There is actual merit as to why the Davenport Manor is absent with a proper bath and toilet:

Many European colonists objected to the Native’s use of water for bathing and drinking.

According to European religious beliefs prior to the time of the Crusades, bathing with water was considered an act of temptation causing sexual arousal. As a result, bathing was outlawed in many areas of Europe. When European colonists arrived in America and saw the Native Americans openly bathing with water, they objected to the practice and pronounced the Native Americans “heathens.” The importance of bathing for hygienic purposes was foreign to Europeans until crusading soldiers, returning from the Middle East, adopted the idea of the public bath. However, use of public baths was not widespread; to the contrary, it was reserved for the elite, who were few in number.

Source: [x]

So for all of you perverts out there that fantasize about Connor bathing butt-naked in that lake not too far from the manor…welp, you’ve had it right all along.

So the colonists never bathed.

Man, I am suddenly glad I was born in the 20th century.

The colonists did bathe, but they were more like ‘cat baths’ where they just damped themselves with a wet cloth. Along with the belief that bathing was immoral, colonists also believed that washing away all the natural oils on your body would make you vulnerable to diseases as they thought that the oils would protect them from it.

If people were literally in Connor’s shoes, they would have had to endure the stench in the cities because it was that bad. 😀

Miscellaneous

Why the Davenport Manor doesn’t have a bathroom.

June 20, 2013

No, this doesn’t seem to be typical video game oversight of leaving bathrooms out of video games. There is actual merit as to why the Davenport Manor is absent with a proper bath and toilet:

Many European colonists objected to the Native’s use of water for bathing and drinking.

According to European religious beliefs prior to the time of the Crusades, bathing with water was considered an act of temptation causing sexual arousal. As a result, bathing was outlawed in many areas of Europe. When European colonists arrived in America and saw the Native Americans openly bathing with water, they objected to the practice and pronounced the Native Americans “heathens.” The importance of bathing for hygienic purposes was foreign to Europeans until crusading soldiers, returning from the Middle East, adopted the idea of the public bath. However, use of public baths was not widespread; to the contrary, it was reserved for the elite, who were few in number.

Source: [x]

So for all of you perverts out there that fantasize about Connor bathing butt-naked in that lake not too far from the manor…welp, you’ve had it right all along.