It's Probably Fine

One of us

oh arthur...

Baby Kim (I wanted him with a frittte plastic raincoat because he needs protection from the rain)

I wonder if the reason Arthur's tent is almost always next to Dutch is because Dutch sees him as him most useful tool.

The only chapter where Arthur's tent is further away is chapter 6, where Dutch's right-hand man becomes Micah.

Interview with the Vampire | 2.05

"Did you love him?"

The use of both Hosea and Dutch call Arthur their "boy" or "son" is something I've been thinking about a lot recently...

Hosea uses it as a reminder. Arthur is his boy through and through, and there never needs to be any questioning on that fact.

Dutch also uses it as a reminder, but for a different reason. He wants Arthur to remember that *he* was the one who plucked him off the streets and gave him a full belly and a place to call home. It's a reminder to Arthur of where his loyalties should lie.

Not saying that Dutch is entirely evil; in the earlier chapters I can see it being meaningful. But towards the end its clear, Arthur isn't his boy anymore. He is a tool that's starting to rust.

I love when the DE skills mess up.

Fascinating smells