Shay: I have the Manuscript.

Liam: Great. Hope is waiting for you in Sleepy Hollow.

Shay: What's in Sleepy Hollow?

Liam: Benjamin Franklin. The man Johnson hired to make that strange Precursor box work.

Shay: So what's the plan?

Liam: Meet Hope, **impersonate** one of Johnson's men, and give the Box and Manuscript to Franklin.

Shay: So I'm a **messenger** then?

Liam: Aye. See if this Franklin can figure out how this damned Box operates. And stay with him. Oh, and **as far as we can tell**, this man doesn't know about the Templars, or the Assassins **for that matter.**

Shay: **Oh, a simple task.**

Liam: **For a simple man**

`If someone impersonates a person, they pretend to be that person, either to deceive people or to make people laugh.`

`"for that matter" is used to emphasize the extension of a statement to a related or similar matter, providing additional context or reinforcing a point being ma`

`The phrase "a simple task for a simple man" typically implies that the task at hand is straightforward and uncomplicated, suitable for someone who prefers simplicity or has limited expertise or experience.`

Hope: You're late. The sky is getting **temperamental**.

Shay: That's not the only thing, is it?

Shay: Uh, Master Franklin, sir. My name is Shay and this is my associate Hope. William Johnson told us to give you these.

Franklin: Thank you, but I am afraid I must delay my experiment.

Hope: Delay it? Why?

Franklin: The army **confiscated** my **lightning rods**. They are essential to conducting the electricity I need to **vivify** your Box.

Shay: Master Johnson would not want you to have to wait.

Franklin: Perhaps there is something you can do then. Soldiers have been **hauling things away** all day. Perhaps they could tell you where they have taken my lightning rods so you could get them back.

Shay: At your service, sir.

Hope: Begin your investigation at the market near the docks. I will stay here and help with the **preparations**.

`If you say that someone is temperamental, you are criticizing them for not being calm or quiet by nature, but having moods that change often and suddenly.`

`preparation [C]&[UC]`

Franklin: Shay! Thank goodness, quick, help me with the rods.

Hope: It's a map... Where is that?

Shay: Portugal. Lisbon, **I'd stake my life on it**.

Hope: Make yourself **scarce**, Shay. The militia will be here any minute. I'm sure they will have questions.

Shay: What about you?

Hope: I'm a devoted housekeeper.

Shay: Right.

`The phrase "make yourself scarce" is an idiomatic expression that means to leave a particular place or situation in order to avoid being seen or to create distance.`