#camping vans

[cpahlow]

[backroad-life]

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[ink-ling]

[pinkysberg]

i think it's interesting that red dead redemption 2 opens by setting up this dichotomy between dutch van der linde and colm o'driscoll. we see the ways in which they contrast quite early, but what we see even earlier is the ways in which their gang members contrast.

the o'driscoll that jumps arthur, once you have the ability to interrogate him, will fold instantly. no further beating required. you simply ask, and he will give up information. his loyalty to colm o'driscoll and his gang was fickle. then, when you see how colm treats his gang members, it makes sense. he clearly doesn't respect them, and that's why within chapter 1 not one but two o'driscoll's (barn jumper and kieran duffy) fold on their loyalty to their gang without much push at all. in fact, kieran also reaffirms this idea that he hardly knows the o'driscolls and he even hates colm.

dutch would know this. they have a history, which this chapter makes sure to relay, so dutch would be privvy to the way colm operates and treats those around (or under - in a hierarchal sense) him. he would also know what it yields. he affirms this when he talks about how many gang members colm goes through, how low the standards are for the o'driscolls and how impersonal their dynamic is. in contrast, we see the way dutch treats those around him. he seems to care for them and their well being, insists upon their safety. but we know retroactively that perhaps, this wasn't truly who he ever was. he's self serving, which this chapter also establishes through subtle nods like his calls for the gang to stay with him, or the subtle reflex to put himself before the group when speaking of charles smith's necessity to the gang.

the contrast between dutch and colm only really strengthens this idea of it being a facade for me. especially as we are told they have history, both from his own mouth and arthur's. with time spent around colm, both amicable and antagonistic, dutch has come to understand how colm works and how he doesn't work. and he responds accordingly.

colm and the o'driscolls are really a pretty minor antagonist, so it makes one wonder why they're the first one we're introduced to and struggle with the longest. their impact on the story is tangible but in comparison to the pinkertons, leviticus cornwall and dutch van der linde himself, they pale in comparison. but the contrast between dutch and colm, the o'driscolls and the van der lindes, in retrospect calls dutch's character into question early.

[jinaxxo]

everything i have for a moment of your time

[cheaprv]

Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah. Photo by Calvin Ma.

[vintagecamping]

They don't make 'em like they used to.

The Dodge A100 Camp Wagon

1965

[coolthingsguyslike]

[arthursfuckinghat]

"Faith, Arthur.. Have faith"

[zamanitc-blog]

https://www.driftervans.com/post/the-van-accessories-for-camping-you-cant-live-without

[neunhofferart]

Magma Studio art jam some of the other Chaos Theory story artists and I did today to celebrate the new trailer-- contributors included @tio-trile, Josh Kang, Fernando Caire, Sadako Leong-Suzuki, and myself

[backroad-life]

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[lieflipsiege]

ezmerelda d'avenir you have to stop. You smoke too tough. Your swag too different. Your bitch is too bad. they'll kill you

[rikkuato]

saw this meme on twitter and wanted to draw Dutch LMAO Pearson's Stew & a good brew after a long day of planning

[downfalldestiny]

Feel the Vibes ⛺✨🌅 !.