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Fun fact, he did talk to him!

He says so in the aftermath of the party and he's utterly nonchalant about it

I just read somewhere that Evelyn Miller was at that party in “The Gilded Cage” WHAT.

Did Dutch know??? God imagine if he’d gotten to talk to him I would pay MONEY to see that literally please

Bonus points if he can’t break character and has to meet his literal hero as an alias bc if he reveals himself they’re all screwed

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Drunk headcanons - boys edition

How the gang acts while drunk.

Based on canon scenes and conversations from the game. The rest is just my interpretation of their characters. I also wanted to get silly with these so forgive my indulgence if someone results OOC. That said, keep in mind some of these characters have severe addictions so their entries won’t be as lighthearted as the rest.

Tldr: I was listening to Arthur’s drunk voicelines and went down a rabbit hole. Come with me.

TW: Alcohol and general drunkness / Alcohol abuse and addiction.

Arthur

He gets LOUD. Louder than the rest. During group outings he’s the one who’s constantly shushed. He will apologize profusely for it.

He will be extra friendly towards strangers. In the same way he will flirt on accident and get incredibly bashful as a result.

A brawl?! Fun! :D

Tries to provide words of wisdom Hosea once told him twelve years ago. Loses track of what he was saying halfway. That doesn’t stop him.

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Bill

Gets angry-drunk. Actively searches for fights and provokes strangers.

Will desperately seek company and comradely but act a fool the whole time and end up alone.

Dares you to drink “If you are a real man”

Will confess very deep feelings and secrets and generally open up a lot...if only you could understand a single word he’s slurring with his face pressed against the table.

Charles

The one and only time you can see Charles Smith dance.

Sobers up when is needed. How does he go from half-asleep to fighting three guys is a mystery.

Hugging and seeking out physical contact. Always has a hand on someone’s shoulder. Whether to keep them upright or balance himself that’s not clear.

He actually doesn’t enjoy getting drunk all that much. He will pretend to be drunker than he is to match everyone’s energy.

Dutch

Sleepy drunk. He’s the guy who falls asleep in the saloon with his hat over his face.

Will not show signs until is too late. One second he’s perfectly sober doing a speech, the next he can’t string two words together.

When severely drunk he will be quieter. He gets paranoid about saying the wrong thing.

He usually has game. Now he’s trying to flirt by boasting poetry and being a smartass about it. He’s peeved when for some unfathomable reason it doesn’t work.

Hosea

Liable to wander off

If someone catches him before he can disappear he will bring them along to look at this “nice spot” he saw earlier.

He takes his drunk ramblings extremely seriously so you better listen, he’ll test you about it later.

He will let you go on and on about your problems without ever complaining. Is he listening? Probably not. He’s still thinking about that nice spot. He should take you to see it.

Javier

Tries to hide how drunk he is, but his casual walk isn’t fooling anyone. He’s stumbling a lot.

Same goes for his face. No, Javier that is not a tough look, your left eye is drooping.

His flirt game is on point, though. Either that or working girls can smell how easily he gets swayed into tipping more.

Someone asks him to play a song. He enthusiastically agrees. Proceeds to play a completely different song.

John

Gets into laughing fits that last longer than they should and drag everyone along. Often laughs at his own voice if he talks too much.

He will flirt. Badly. Likely in the back of the saloon making an absolute fool of himself. Two braincells power this man.

Either that or he’s outside, burp-talking to his horse and telling them what a good boy/girl they are.

If you buy him a drink he’ll become your best friend for the night.

Kieran

Try to threaten him, and he will laugh. Is it drunken confidence? Has he always been secretly brave? Or is it that he doesn’t get people’s tone when he’s drunk so he thinks you’re joking?

If you’re sick he’s the one coming to check you’re alright.

He gets incredibly competitive if someone challenges him. Sure, I’ll jump in the lake in January, friend.

Tends to reminisce and talk about his sad childhood. Not sure this will woo the ladies, but they do look at him with the pity reserved to a limping dog.

Lenny

Gets dragged into situations™.

In all his youthful goodwill, he will try to be the sober and responsible one. He is, in fact, neither sober nor responsible.

Likes to pull little pranks. Hides the others glass, switches bottles with empty ones, moves the chairs around.

Where did he go?! LENNY!! (he’s probably with Hosea to see that nice spot he saw ea–)

Micah

Doesn’t like to get drunk around people. If he drinks it’s either way too late at night when everyone’s asleep, or when he’s on guard duty, far away from camp.

He’ll be honest with his opinions and won’t be pleasant about it. More so than usual.

Words? What are those? Grammar? Pffff! He talks like a five years old with whiskey breath and a a sailor’s mouth.

Has the worst hangovers. Waking up in the afternoon with cotton in your ears and a vice around your head kind of hangovers. He will whine about it. Incessantly.

Pearson

When he has one too many he gets sad. If you talk to him he will cry while reminiscing about the navy.

Up until that point, though, he’s the happiest you’ve seen him in days. He will join in every song. He knows SO MANY SONGS.

First to wake up the next day. Hangovers? Never heard of’em.

“Drink some water. Have you had any water? Got water, everybody!”

Sean

Has the unofficial title of drinking games official organizer.

First in line to defend his own if anyone starts something. Someone pushed you? He’s in their face before you. Not particularly effective in fights, but has the attitude and energy of a mongoose.

Will sing. Will ask others to sing. Will insult people if they don’t sing.

Tries to keep everyone's energy up even if he’s seconds from passing out. If he’s still standing he’s not drunk enough.

Swanson

Not a happy drunk or a pleasant sight. Probably the only one nobody is happy seeing with a bottle in hand.

He drinks alone most of the times.

Gets paranoid, aggressive, and accusatory when overly drunk, so the gang rarely lets him leave camp.

He will join into song if the energies around the campfire match. He usually gets overdrunk fairly quickly though.

Uncle

Not different from how he is every other day. He is always drunk.

Although he loves to taunt people he’s rarely mean about it. Unless it’s Micah.

He wants no problem and if anyone starts something that could end up with a brawl he simply walks away.

He can easily predict when anyone’s had one too many and they’re about to throw up. Won’t hold your hair back or nothing, but he will pat your on the back and call you a dumbass.

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You cannot tell me this wasn't how they were 24/7 in the old days

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Highlights from this:

He's generally kinder towards women in his annoyed lines

His Beaver's Hollow lines sound tired

He starts using more affectionate names towards Jack in Beaver's Hollow (he also sounds gutted about the kid)

He HATES Kieran (no seriously he's so mean, listen to him)

In Beaver's Hollow he calls Micah "son"

His annoyed tone with Strauss lmao

Oh hi, Tilly

The way he pronounces Josiah

Dutch's greeting lines

Other characters have all of these greetrings too! It's fun to listen to, expecially for the relationship between characters that never really interacted with each other, so if anyone's interested in someone in particular let me know!

(No Arthur because there is about 1 hour worth of greetings just for him, so I'm planning on making a different video)

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Dutch's greeting lines

Other characters have all of these greetrings too! It's fun to listen to, expecially for the relationship between characters that never really interacted with each other, so if anyone's interested in someone in particular let me know!

(No Arthur because there is about 1 hour worth of greetings just for him, so I'm planning on making a different video)

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Thanks Pinterest homefeed

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I just managed to get acess to the game audio files and I can finally hear this conversation between Dutch and one of the guards on Cornwall train. (I've been trying to eavesdrop on it but Micah keeps talking jfc shut up MICAH! lmao) It's in "Who the hell is Leviticus Cornwall?", while you're searching the train.

Transcript:

Jeb Jones III "Just don't kill us, Mister!" Dutch "What's your name?" Jeb Jones III "Jeb Jones...the Third." Dutch "Well, Jeb Jones...the Third. You don't tell Mr. Cornwall no particulars about us, and we won't come after you. You get me?" Jeb Jones III "I get you, sir." Dutch "Just stay quiet and calm and this will be over soon." Dutch "Hey hey! Keep your hands where I can see them." Dutch "Next time we rob you, open the goddamn door when I say so, alright?" Dutch "See? This is unfortunately what happens when you work for a greedy son of a bitch."

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"I had a son once..."

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first attempt at recording an interaction was a failure (I set the cameras wrong fml) but I got ✨vandermatthews✨ crumbs for you anyways

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My hot take of the day is that I'm tired of seeing Micah described as a conniving, scheming rat in every single situation.

I actually think he was loyal to Dutch for a long time. He understood the situation and knew who his enemies were, he never tried to side with anyone else up until Guarma, where he realized Dutch was becoming unreliable and a threat.

He's a bastard no good piece of shit and generally the worst kind of scum, but it's not like his only trait is betraying people. He doesn't betray for the sake of it, he does it when it makes sense, because the only cause he'll always be loyal to is his own survival.

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Hosea and Dutch being the ones laughing the most because they know Arthur since he was a kid and know he can be silly sometimes while the others are bemused at best + Javier sounding SINCERELY offended at Arthur's fashion choices lmao

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"Enjoy the world while you can. Enjoy today, for tomorrow, tomorrow...awaits us all."

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Rhodes Parlour House

(Trying to use and undertand the Cinematic Camera Mod and made this quick vignette of Rhodes saloon as practice)

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The satisfaction of getting a 100% game vs the urge to start another playthrough just to see Arthur happy and thriving again

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Blind man Cassidy: I see sand and ocean and palm trees...

Dutch faintly in the distance: TAHITI?!