[She does lift her head to glance up and to see if anyone else is around out of sheer habit. But then she glances back to him, wetting her lips.] I'm the tech part of a four person team, I monitor Des when he goes into the Animus.
The Animus is a machine that lets you tap into the memories of your ancestors, relive and replay them. It reads from your DNA, all memories are stored in it. Anyway, it's like a VR world-- showing you how your great great grand-mamas and papas lived. [She waves a hand, this is soooo ordinary to her. She's also leaving out the more technical, personal or possibly dubious aspects.] We saw Altaïr, an assassin from the middle ages here.
I actually saw him in the flesh. He did so much for our Order, and I knew so much about him-- to see him in reality? It's just amazing.