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So I’ve been reading a bunch of AssCreed college AU fic recently and I'm actually honestly surprised I haven't come across this yet.

Why hasn't anyone done a modern college AU where the assassins are all part of an Assassin's Guild? IE: that that assassin game which is basically like a modified version of tag. You know, where you get a group of college students give them a bunch of “targets”and when you “kill” a target you take their targets until there's only one person left standing. I’m pretty sure there’s other variations as well. But like you take down a target by either hitting them with an nerf gun or bopping them with a cardboard tube. Or maybe hitting them with water like with squirt guns or water balloons or something like that.
I think there's all different kinds of versions.

Surely you could do something where the assassins in the modern day you all know each other because they took part in one big game of assassin and decided it was fun and made their own Guild and had various different versions they play all throughout college.

Like I imagine Altaïr is very determined with his targets and he's great in methodically working down a list.
And Ezio would probably be good with multiple weapons and overwhelming an enemy like that, as well as possibly making alliances with other people.
And Connor will be great jumping out from down from a tree or out from a bush and springing on his target that way.
I’m not sure about the other assassins but I feel like Evie and Jacob are unstoppable when they team up but are thankfully quite happy to go after each other.
I had the idea that Desmond might not good as the others taking out targets but the first time he was last victim standing he managed to evade assassination for like 9 weeks and after that they decided to put a time limit on how long one game can go on for.

And, of course, all of them are good at parkour. (Maybe they originally tried to start a free-running club but it was banned from campus. Plausible deniability is the only reason they get away with the Assassins club.)

I also had an idea that they wear white because the have a game were they each have a washable marker and score points off how many marks they can give each other. Their version of the hidden blade perhaps?
I was thinking black for Altaïr because he picked his first. Red for Ezio because, well, that's his colour. Blue for Connor for the same reason. Yellow/gold for Desmond because of the pieces of Edan. Purple for Arno because blue & red were taken and you can't have white. Maybe light green for Jacob & dark green for Evie just because they're one the most common colours in a marker pack that come in light & dark variations. (Though I guess Shay would have had green before he dropped out to concentrate on his studies/join the Templars.)
I'm running out of colours & proper reasons for people to pick them, maybe Aveline got pink and Bayek got stuck with Brown or orange? um, I have no idea of any of the others.

And, of course, the Templar's are probably a frat because that seems to be the standard for collage AU’s. Either that or their all part of the MedRenSoc (medieval renaissance society) and they got in a feud for some reason. Maybe due to the fact they don’t feel like the Assassins are a proper club. Or maybe due to a fundraising event or something.

Anyway, I thought it would make for an interesting AU, maybe a one shot or something.

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The college was very enthusiastic about it its extracurricular activities.
It had an old building for all those clubs that weren’t sports so couldn't just store their equipment in the gym. Cards and chips for the poker club, chess boards and pieces for the chess club, board games and dice for the table top club etc. The smaller clubs could even use the rooms to meet, though of course the larger clubs would have to book an empty classroom.  

At the top of the building, further up the stairs then most wanted to walk but with direct access to the roof, one such club used the space.
Inside the room there were various pictures of past members. On one wall was a large map of the main campus and the surrounding areas with sections marked off. Next to it was a full calendar of the year with dates blacked out, one rather large area during the exams just said “out of bounds”. There large box of washable markers in somewhat disarray and next to is a wastepaper basket with a sign saying “used”.
Taped to the back of the door was standard form all clubs had to fill out and display.
This one had the words “Club Guidelines” crossed out and over it were the words “Assassin's Creed”.

Written underneath was the following:

Stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent

Do not hit anyone but your target. We do not want any collateral damage. Do not give anyone a reason to complain to the faculty.

Hide in plain sight

Do not get caught doing anything illegal. We all know you're going to do something stupid to get to your target at some point just don't leave any evidence that anyone can give to the faculty.

Never compromise the Brotherhood

The parkour/free running club got cancelled due to health and safety. Do not give anyone any excuse for them to do the same with us. Do not give anyone any reason to complain to the faculty! Don't be stupid!!!