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This section documents the events that have occurred thus far during Daniel Larson's travels following his departure from [[Las Vegas Arc|Las Vegas]]. This arc is ongoing, so edits/additions can and should be made as the arc progresses. Daniel's first stop: Phoenix, Arizona
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[[File:ScabiesWorldTour.png|thumb|432x432px|A map of Daniel's travels throughout the arc.]]
The '''Travel Arc''' refers to a period of time, spanning from December 2022 to May 2023, during which [[Daniel Larson]] traveled across the country, visiting several different states. This lengthy arc coincides with the [[Homeless Era]], and was in part caused by the [[December 10th Incident]].  


== Arizona ==
Daniel first traveled by plane from Colorado to Los Angeles, California, where he remained for a few weeks, visiting Disneyland and contracting [[scabies]]. He then took a Greyhound bus to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he trespassed in several casino bathrooms before getting [[List of places that have banned Daniel|banned]] from all MGM properties. After about one month in Las Vegas, he took another bus across Arizona, stopping in Phoenix, Tucson, and Benson along the way. Daniel then traveled through Texas, with the goal of making it to Houston. He stopped in El Paso, Big Spring, Sweetwater, San Antonio, and finally, Houston. While in Houston, Daniel's then manager, [[Management|IWishIHadADad]], bought him a plane ticket from Houston to Newark, New Jersey. He then made his way to New York City, starting another sub-arc of the Travel Arc. After some time in New York City, [[Bob Proctor|Bob]] bought Daniel a plane ticket back to Denver, Colorado, thus ending the Travel Arc.


=== Phoenix ===
== Timeline ==
[[File:Sausage Pic.png|thumb|241x241px|Daniel posted this picture shortly before leaving for Phoenix, Arizona]]
Daniel arrived in Phoenix, Arizona on March 18th during an unspecified timeframe after taking a bus from Las Vegas, Nevada. The first video that was uploaded after his arrival was a Cashapp shoutout after receiving donations from his viewers. Throughout the day, Daniel would upload more shoutouts following donations, including one thanking "Ariana Grande" for a $70 donation. Daniel also uploaded multiple videos of him rapping about his travels and his new location. In these videos, he can be heard rapping random statements such as "I stand up here next to the sphinx" and "I can't wait to taste the cat in the witches brew". Daniel would then proceed to make a video stating he is no longer taking [https://www.latuda.com/ Latuda], a medication that is used to treat schizophrenia. Daniel addressed this by stating, "I had to take myself off of the Latuda again because it was making my speech blurred and it was making me more confused to where I couldn't think".


Daniel would go on to make a video stating that he needed "20 more dollars" before he could "be headed to Tucson (Arizona)." He would post again later that day, showing himself in what appears to be a train, monorail or subway (though it is not clear what mode of transportation he took). In the video, it appears to be nighttime and Daniel does not specify where the train is heading. It is assumed he was still in Phoenix, Arizona during these posts. Around the same time, Daniel would post on his Youtube community tab (Daniel Larson NYC) that he had, "just booked my bus ticket to Tuscan for tomorrow morning", ‘Tuscan’ referring to Tucson, Arizona. One account by the name of Noah S. commented "What are you gonna do in Tucson?". Daniel simply replied, "Transfer". Another comment read, "I thought you were going to New York". Daniel replied, "I am". In another community post that night, Daniel would comment that after going to Tucson, his next destination would be Houston.
* '''Los Angeles''', CA (December 10, 2022 - February 13, 2023)
* '''Las Vegas''', NV (February 13 - March 17)
* '''Arizona''' (March 18 - March 22)
* '''Texas''' (March 22 - April 3)
* '''New York''' (April 3 - May 20)


=== Tucson ===
== Los Angeles ==
[[File:Tucson, Arizona fan interation.png|thumb|183x183px|During his stay in Tucson, Daniel posted this photo with three women.]]
[[File:BobDec10.png|A couple of Community posts from December 10.|alt=A couple of Community posts from December 10.|thumb|375x375px]]In late 2022, Immediately following the [[December 10th Incident]], Bob purchased a ticket for Daniel to be flown to Los Angeles, [[California]] on the last flight out of Colorado Springs that day. It was heavily speculated by the community that he would be institutionalized in California due to the 5150 laws, allowing for the involuntary psychiatric hold of individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others for up to 72 hours.<ref>https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-wic/division-5/part-1/chapter-2/article-1/section-5150/</ref> Little information was given following his arrival. When Daniel first arrived in Los Angeles, he had no luggage or belongings.  
[[File:Daniel Larson Tucson Fan Interaction 1-3.png|left|thumb|173x173px|Daniel takes a selfie with two fans]]
Daniel arrived in Tucson Arizona on March 19th, after taking a bus from Phoenix that morning. Similar to his trip to Phoenix, Daniel did not plan on staying there long, indicating that he would be traveling to El Paso, Texas. After arriving to Tucson, Daniel updated his views on his current financial situation. According to him, he had $50 in his savings account and -$40 in his checking account. Daniel requested $150 in order to travel to El Paso, Texas. Daniel would later upload a series of videos where he can be seen eating [https://www.mymochi.com/mochi-flavors/cookies-and-cream/ cookies and cream ice cream] while displaying the box it came in. In this video Daniel says, "These are amazing, if you haven't tried them you should try them". Daniel would then make a video saying, "Oh my god, with all this cookie dough it's so messy, I literally look like I did something naughty", due to the white ice cream being smeared across his lip and face.  


While in Tucson, Daniel interacted with many strangers, who we can assume are viewers of Daniel. Daniel would post various selfies throughout his time in Tucson with these strangers. A few hours after his first post with these strangers, Daniel posted a video in which he is dancing with 5 men, who also appear to be fans of Daniel. Daniel would then post photos of his food at a restaurant onto his Youtube community page (Daniel Larson NYC), stating, "My dinner tonight fully free and on a fan". More photos and videos streamed in from Daniel of 3 different strangers he had connected with. These strangers could be heard talking to Daniel, asking him what he needs like snacks, lotion and shampoo. They do not purchase any of the items on camera, but it can be assumed they did after the recording stopped. Also, an unknown fan bought Daniel a tent, which he would carry around with him.
In LA, Daniel would be spotted at a strip club on the 6th of January, despite claiming multiple times to not have any money.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/104msox/daniel_larson_spotted_at_a_strip_club_last/</ref> Daniel also visited Scientology centers, and considered enrolling in college.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/zmytpt/daniel_walked_into_a_scientology_building_and/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/zmz6op/he_is_now_actually_taking_a_scientology_test/</ref> According to Oxis, Daniel, post-Scientology center visit, was convinced that the Illuminati was after him.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/zrbw6v/looks_like_scientology_really_crawled_up_daniels/</ref>
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In some YouTube community posts from this time, he would also claim that he wanted to drop his disability services and that he had no control over his life, while claiming the next day that being in California meant "[he could] be in control of [his] own life".{{Citation Needed}} On December 17, 2022, Daniel would successfully host a fan meetup, having six people visit him on Hollywood Boulevard.{{Citation Needed}}
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During his stay in California, he was speculated to have spent at least 125 days with the same clothing on. This, paired with no showers & frequently sleeping in porta-potties and garages, was a catalyst for Daniel eventually contracting [[scabies]]. Scabies is a disease where mites burrow deep in your skin and cause intense itching, typically contracted when one has poor hygiene. Daniel often roughly scratched his skin to relieve the itching, but his dirty fingernails only made the situation worse. Finally, Daniel went to the emergency room, where he was officially diagnosed with Scabies. He was prescribed an $80 lotion, but instead used his money to buy stocks and desserts at fancy restaurants.{{Citation Needed}}
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=== Disneyland, and further scabies trouble ===
On January 17th, 2023, Daniel was able to enjoy a day at Disneyland due to increased amounts of donations from [[Enablers|fans]].
 
Daniel had been hanging around downtown Disney all morning, all the while spreading his newly contracted [[Daniel and health|scabies]]. Because scabies is a very spreadable disease, members of California became concerned about the public health threat Daniel was imposing. Warnings of Daniel went viral on Facebook, and members of his own community became concerned with the possibility of a deep infection, as well as his [[Pedophilia|pedophilic tendencies]]. While at the theme park, Daniel uploaded many videos detailing his day. It started with a video claiming that he will need to collect donations for a $50 tour that was available in the park. He later got a churro and ate it in front of a merry-go-round.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/10eo6kj/human_turd_deep_throats_churros_in_front_of/</ref>
 
The climax of the Scabies Arc began in late January of 2023. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIrC8WqimSM Daniel posted an ominous video] of him having extreme itchiness due to the bugs living in his skin. His scratches were so ferocious, he caused himself to bleed severely. Within hours, Daniel sought medical help at an emergency room again, this time receiving a shot of Ivermectin and getting a washcloth bath from a nurse.{{Citation Needed}} As a result of the drugs being injected into himself, Daniel made a goodbye post to the creatures that had been living under his skin for the prior month, creepily laughing.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@averagelarsonian/video/7194571456934710570?lang=en</ref>
 
Following this visit to the hospital, his symptoms died down. It is unknown if he still has scabies.
 
== Las Vegas ==
[[File:Larsoninparis.png|alt=Daniel takes a selfie in front of the replica Eiffel Tower at night.|thumb|Who was in Paris?|280x280px]]
The second stop of the Travel Arc began when [[Daniel Larson|Daniel]] left Palmdale, California, on February 13, 2023, going on a bus to '''Las Vegas''', '''Nevada'''.
 
His reasoning for going to Las Vegas was to gain, "...more popularity," and hoped to win enough money to rent a $3,000 dollar apartment in Beverly Hills, California.{{Citation Needed}} Many fans speculated that he would get arrested due to the police in Las Vegas being more strict than in California due to the city's notoriously high crime rate.  [[File:Feb15Nachos.jpg|thumb|Daniel taking a picture with none other than his Nachos.|left|276x276px]]
Daniel arrived in Las Vegas on the night of February 13, 2023; posting a selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower replica as well as a video of him wandering the Strip.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellarsonalone/video/7199914028473535790</ref><ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellarsonalone/video/7199915629477088558</ref>
 
As soon as Daniel arrived in Las Vegas, he met a group of people whom he claimed to be his new friends. On his TikTok account, @daniellarsonalone, he posted videos of him and his new friends doing various activities with each other.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellarsonalone/video/7199999957330398510</ref> Throughout the day, Daniel recorded and posted numerous videos, including his reaction to accidentally donating 40 cents to "fucking children's hospital", which subsequently went viral.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellarsonalone/video/7199984146809212203</ref>
 
During the night of Valentines Day, one of the videos Daniel posted involved him approaching a drunken couple. When the female accidentally dropped her coin purse, resulting in coins spilling out on the ground, Daniel helped pick it up and handed the purse back to the young woman. He then attempted to convince the inebriated couple to pay for a room for him to stay the night in. This did not succeed. He eventually, "...lost them," and made multiple videos asking them to meet him in multiple places, assuming they were even watching him at all. It can be inferred that they abandoned him once he reached the Mandalay Bay.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellarsonalone/video/7200005305588010283</ref><ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellarsonalone/video/7200002913937378606</ref><ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellarsonalone/video/7200062240752422190</ref>
 
He wandered through various casinos, including Mandalay Bay and Circus Circus, interacting with fans and seeking donations.{{Citation Needed}} Despite attempting to search for his new friends by visiting places like the Adventure Dome, Rainforest Cafe, and Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen, all restaurants and places Daniel obviously could not afford. As such, he continued to request financial help. His phone battery was low, and he faced pressures from his online popularity, promising to go live later once settled in a motel.{{Citation Needed}}
 
=== February 15 ===
On [[Vegas Casino Incident|February 15, 2023]], [[Mythic Sparrow|Mythic_sparrow]] discovered Daniel's location, leading to calls to an MGM Casino, where Daniel was sleeping in.{{Citation Needed}}
 
At approximately 2:00 AM, Daniel was found in [https://newyorknewyork.mgmresorts.com/en.html The New York New York Hotel & Casino] bathroom, and confronted by two [[Daniel and Race|black]] security guards.  Presumably after he showed resistance, they began to aggressively attempt to get Daniel off the toilet he was sleeping on, in order to remove him from the property. Daniel responded by screaming and told the security guards that they weren't going to do anything as the guards continued to yell at him to leave. Eventually, the guards managed to open the stall door. This prompted Daniel to seemingly lunge at the guard at the stall door. The guard told him that he needed to calm down and asked if he was acting stupid. Daniel fought with the guards the entire way out, repeating that he hadn't done anything wrong.<ref>https://archive.org/details/1z96tuvk9dia1</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/5W8TZBMsGbs</ref>[[File:DanielMGMMugshot.png|left|thumb|256x256px|What does B-A-N-N-E-D mean?]]Daniel was left extremely distraught by the incident. He posted many videos of himself visibly distraught along and hitting himself, and telling a park guard that the security guards that removed him from property, "...sexually tried to harass me." The park guard explains to Daniel that the area was closed and that he must leave. Daniel did not, and continued to ramble nearly incomprehensibly to the man.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellarsonalone/video/7200315903295180078</ref> Later in the day at another casino, Daniel was reported to have trespassed, which escalated into him being banned. The security guard explained that Daniel was caught sleeping three times, which Daniel denied. At this point, Daniel came very close to being arrested, but eventually he gave up and left on his own terms, stating that the security guards were, "...lying about everything."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8URfKZL81RY</ref>
 
By daytime, he visited MGM Casino Hershey World, requested donations, and claimed he was going blind.{{Citation Needed}} After this, a group of people on the Daniel Larson World Discord server found Daniel's location using his TikTok videos. A member named "Stoney" confronts Daniel and tells him "not to talk to the kids" nearby, Stoney and others then confront the security about Daniel's pedophilia resulting in Daniel getting kicked out of the establishment.{{Citation Needed}} Afterwards, Daniel was banned from every MGM property. This was substantiated after a user on Reddit revealed Daniel was now in the casino's Biometrica database.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/17fo9cm/casino_surveillance_man_ama/#lightbox</ref>
 
Daniel is also led to believe that him receiving donations will accrue MGM rewards points (despite him being banned from all of their establishments), so he can get free motel rooms. This is despite the conversion rate from points to rewards being very poor.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellarsonalone/video/7200564986744278314</ref> Apparently, nachos were more important to Daniel than a roof over his head. He blew his remaining $50 on these nachos, likely costing him $25-40, even though a room at The Strat was only $32 (checked by a fan).<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/1139be5/the_prophecy_has_been_fulfilled/</ref><ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellarsonalone/video/7200467869212331310</ref>
 
==The Second Dark Age==
[[File:DanielMissingPoster.png|thumb|A poster made following Daniels disappearance, posted onto r/LasVegas.|376x376px]]
''See also: [[The Dark Ages]]''
 
Following a very eventful February 15 morning, Daniel posted a TikTok around 6:00 PM, stating that if he was able to get a motel room that night, he would do a two-hour livestream.<ref>https://archive.org/details/72005803486762140592</ref> However, this livestream never ended up happening, as Daniel would completely fall off the grid. The Daniel Larson community faced a tense week, with no sign of Daniel in over seven days, marking the second major blackout concerning Daniel Larson in over two years.
 
Users on r/Daniellarson began to speculate that Daniel Larson had been placed into a psychiatric hold.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/117tmh2/no_shot_in_hell_this_sub_doesnt_have_one_schmock/</ref><ref>https://undelete.pullpush.io/r/Daniellarson/comments/117tmh2/_/j9dp8gg/#comment-info</ref> Others speculated he was living in the storm drains under the Las Vegas strip, becoming a "[[wikipedia:Mole_people#Las_Vegas|mole]]", where there was no cell service or place to charge his phone.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/114t8e3/daniel_is_living_under_the_strip_where_there_is/</ref>
 
Around February 18, users of [[r/Daniellarson]] would raid the r/LasVegas subreddit, after he went missing, posting Daniel-related topics such as missing posters of Daniel. Other content posted was the [[The Toothbrush Incident|Toothbrush Incident]] video, these posts were quickly removed by r/LasVegas mods.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/115rqee/rlasvegas_has_now_been_colonized_by_the_daniel/</ref> This caused the moderators of r/Daniellarson to close the subreddit "until further notice," fearing potential banning of the subreddit. In a post made by u/ArthurDentonWelch, it was confirmed that anyone who posted in the Las Vegas subreddit from that moment forward would be permanently banned from r/daniellarson.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/1164e5v/please_quit_brigading_the_rlasvegas_sub/</ref>
 
===Potential sightings===
 
While Daniel was missing, there were some claims of sightings and interactions with varying degrees of validity. Daniel's sighting almost immediately shut down all other theories regarding his situation.
 
[[File:Ill Editor1804 Still.png|thumb|Still from Ill_Editor1804's video|left|269x269px]]
 
====Trudyparker1====
TikTok user "trudyparker1" uploaded a video of someone they claim is Daniel Larson, and much of the community seems to agree. The description of the video says: "Daniel larson 12:24 PM PST Feb 16 2023 Vegas outlets". Trudyparker1 is very adamant that he saw Daniel's face, thus confirming it was him.<ref>https://archive.org/details/7200882358705327402</ref>
====Ill_Editor1804====
On February 22, 2023, a Reddit user named "Ill_Editor1804" made a post claiming to have witnessed Daniel being kicked off a bus for refusing to pay the fare.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/daniellarsonfans/comments/119ddj8/spotted_daniel_after_getting_kicked_off_a_bus/</ref> The user uploaded a video that they captured shortly after the interaction. The man in the video is wearing the same clothing that Daniel was last seen in, which adds to the credibility of the sighting. Notably, he also appears to be bald and is seen with Daniel's comically large nose. It is very widely believed that this was, in fact, Daniel.<ref>https://archive.org/details/vid-20230222-115725-trim-n-73bj-3</ref> 
 
The user made an update to the post, claiming that this sighting had occurred on Sahara Ave. after the westbound freeway entrance (coordinates appear to be: 36.14426, -115.1823), and that Daniel had a phone in his hand, which was either dead or broken. The user also mentioned that Daniel sounded very upset and frantic, "almost like something did happen".
 
=== The Return ===
[[Image:Tyrone.png|thumb|231x231px|The suspect of the attack!]]On February 23, 2023, at approximately 4:30 PM PST, Daniel returned to TikTok on a new account named "DanielLarsonLV." He uploaded a series of videos explaining his absence, claiming it was due to an attack by two "fans."<ref>https://archive.org/details/7203523271889931562</ref> According to Daniel, these two fans approached him at a casino, offering to buy him food. While walking with Daniel, one of the fans struck him from behind and pushed him to the ground. The two then ran off with Daniel's phone. The altercation resulted in Daniel receiving a fractured skull, which Daniel claimed would take three-to-six months to heal. This diagnosis occurred during a hospital visit, which seems to verify claims of people seeing Daniel getting into an ambulance. Following this, Daniel contacted the authorities and pressed charges against the two, stating that one seemed more complicit than the other.


===Benson===
In addition to his return, Daniel claimed that he was receiving $380 in food stamps per month and had secured housing through a company called Sober Homes. Both of these services are based in Nevada, indicating that Daniel had no plans to return to LA at the time.{{Citation Needed}} Despite this, Daniel later continued the [[Travel Arc]].  
On March 21st, Daniel uploads a video where he is walking down the side of a road, and he explains some things that happened recently. Below is the video and a quote from the video.
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<blockquote>"I'm currently in Arizona, in a small town. Can't say the name of the town, mainly for safety. I was going to go to El Paso, but I'm going to have to cancel that. Yesterday I was receiving death threats over going to El Paso, so I'm not going to El Paso until I can get security."</blockquote>[[File:Daniel Veterans Memorial.png|thumb|314x314px|The subreddit found Daniel based off this video]]Although Daniel never stated the town he was in, the subreddit was able to find where he was based off of a video he recording just before the one mentioned above, where Daniel is at a veteran's memorial. Members of the reddit found the memorial on google maps, and it was in Benson, Arizona, only about 50 miles away from Tucson. Daniel uploaded more videos in this town as he was walking through it, and in a lot of the videos it was hard to hear Daniel due to the wind, so some of the information he was trying to give to his viewers was lost. Below is another quote from one of the videos. Please note that the video ended abruptly, so the last sentence is not a full sentence.
<blockquote>"So, I'm currently on the layover from one bus to another. Apparently the bus got in at 10:00 last night so I didn't get a-"</blockquote>


==Texas==
The identity of the attackers is completely unknown. Daniel described one of them as a long-haired African American male with dreads, and a small Hispanic male who was the person whom he believed had taken his phone. There has been speculation as to who his assailant was, however, no claim has been validated.


===El Paso ===
Daniel claimed that [[Grace VanderWaal]]'s ex, [[Tyrone]], was responsible for attacking him.{{Citation Needed}} He further alleged that an African-American male with long dreads attacked him. Members of the community named him [[Tyrone]] after Daniel Larson called him this on his social media. Some members of the fan base believe that this attack was planned by either Daniel Larson's old [[management]] or by disgruntled fans. Though, this is most likely false.  
Early in the morning, on March 22nd, Daniel posted a video in which he is in a parking garage. He explains that he got on the wrong bus, and instead of going to Roswell, New Mexico like he intended, he ended up in El Paso, Texas. He reveals more information, which is shown below.
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On February 27, 2023, at 11:14 PST, Daniel posted a video to his TikTok account saying that Sober Homes (or as he pronounces it, Sober Homies), a housing service he was attempting to get into, had kicked him out of their service, due to Daniel not having enough money to pay for his rent. Earlier in the day, Daniel had stated that he would be homeless for another few months. This resulted in the February 27 situation, during which Daniel uploaded over 50 videos in one day. Later that same day, Daniel [[Dine and dashes|dine and dashed]] at a Dave and Buster's. Daniel made a few TikToks talking about his bank account while sitting at a booth inside the Dave & Busters, before making another one asking for a $30 donation to pay his bill.<ref>https://archive.org/details/20230301_20230301_0323</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/Z6BWN61qBqR3d1vQRrlRkX</ref> Around an hour later, he posted a video of him walking outside of a building, explaining that there was an issue with his credit card, and that he was banned from the shopping center that the Dave & Busters is located at. A bit after that video, he posted another video in which he claims that the February 23 attack happened on [[Fremont Street]]


On February 28, Daniel privated his TikTok account after his phone number had been leaked. The leak may be related to him giving his phone number to somebody pretending to be Grace VanderWaal. Later that night, Daniel was encouraged to go live, which he did. He spent the entire livestream asking for Grace and Dave VanderWaal to join. Since his account was private however, it was hard for some fans to watch it if they had not been following him already. The livestream ended swiftly, and mostly uneventfully.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iThxUa-bk2I</ref>


Another thing that happened was someone called "Si". Daniel posted on his YouTube community page about a person named "Si" threating him while in El Paso, Daniel followed by making claims such as:<blockquote>"Si stop texting me"
===Firework Threat, and aftermath===
While Daniel was inside a restaurant, he started uploading several videos. Around this time, Daniel posted a video in which he said, "Where is the nearest firework shop?" and then, "I have an idea," while smiling at the camera. Many were alarmed by this.


"Si stop messaging me or I will fix you and your family on TikTok to the FBI and tell the fans to press charges"  
The situation escalated ten minutes later, when Daniel uploaded another video. He had left the restaurant and was walking outside. In this first alarming video, Daniel said, "Ok folks, get ready, for the biggest incident of all of Daniel Larson history so far, let's do this." A few videos later, Daniel posted the most concerning one, in which he claimed he was going to go into a casino with a firework then, "...I can see how real firing works," before laughing at the camera.<ref>https://archive.org/details/r14FSph8sgHCQqVqBIf2l0</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/fireworks_202303</ref> Considering [[Second Jail Arc|what would happen a year after this]], these threats would not serve him well.


"Okay I need police my location just got breached I'm getting death threats and kid nap threat's from Si"</blockquote>As of March 22nd we know nothing about who "Si" is or what he is saying to Daniel other than Daniel replying to a comment saying "He's a troll".
Daniel also went live shorty after posting the videos. The videos resulted in the TikTok account, daniellarsonlv, to be banned while he was still live streaming.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3oYY3Y63YM</ref> This would not be Daniel's last time making [[April 6th Meltdown|threats]]. Shortly after 'daniellarsonlv' was banned, Daniel created a new account on Tiktok called '[https://www.tiktok.com/@lovedaniellarsonforever lovedaniellarsonforever.]


Another situation that happened in El Paso was when Daniel was inside of a restaurant. Daniel was doing fine, thanking donors and announcing his "20 song music album that will release in 2025", as well as saying that the following morning he would be going to Houston, Texas. But then, out of nowhere, he posted a video saying he was "dealing with the police". Daniel stated that someone called the police to the restaurant he was in, saying that it was one of his fans. He also clarified that his tab was "fully paid". Daniel made another video a bit after that though, stating that the police let him go. He could be seen walking down the street in this video. He even stated that he "did a $50 tip because of what happened." The next morning, Daniel uploads a video from inside a tent, presumably the same tent he was given in Tucson, which he had slept in that night. In the video he stated that he needed new shoes, and he showed the shoes he currently had on camera. A little later, he uploaded where he is boarding a bus, the one he would use to get to his next location
After creating the account, Daniel uploaded three videos. His next posts would be made on his YouTube account, danielarson2023.  He [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9Y5UdpLB4o4 uploaded a video] using the YouTube Shorts feature in which he said that the 'lovedaniellarsonforever' account had been banned. Strangely, the TikTok account was still up, as well as the three videos that were on it. However, it is more likely that the account was hacked and he no longer had access to it. Many people in the comments pointed this out, but Daniel never responded to any of them.[[File:Daniel Larson prison arc poll.png|thumb|[https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/11gbhls/how_will_this_arc_end/ Fans share their predictions on what will happen next.]|left]]Daniel went on to create a new TikTok account, daniellarsonnyc. In the first of many videos of this account, a red wall with holes can be seen behind Daniel.{{Citation Needed}} Daniel discusses a wide variety of topics in the beginning of this account, such as a possible collaboration with Snoop Dogg, a guest appearance on Ellen DeGeneres's show, and requests for his fans to spread this new account to the subreddit and the Daniel Larson Wiki.<ref>https://archive.org/details/7205776571632717098</ref> Daniel made several other videos at this location, one in which he said that his livestream for that night was 'cancelled' because he did not have enough followers.


[[File:SIGHTINGS (1).jpg|thumb|Daniel Larson walking to the bus station from the bank ]]
The next day, March 2, fans in the subreddit noticed that Daniel had not uploaded anything new that day. They made theories, such as Daniel getting on a bus back to Denver to find Bob.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/11g8czb/just_floating_a_theory_out_there_did_this_nasty/</ref> Their questions were answered when multiple Redditors say that they spoke with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, or LVMPD, as well as casino security, confirming that Daniel had been arrested for trespassing at an MGM Casino.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/11g97dw/arrested_update/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/11g9wrd/he_is_in_custody_of_lvmpd/</ref>
The next day, on March 23rd, Daniel Larson was spotted in the downtown San Jacinto plaza park in El Paso, Texas near a JPMorgan Chase bank walking to the nearest bus station circa 12:30PM MST. When he got to the bus station, he was speaking to an old lady, probably asking for directions. That night, Daniel takes a bus to Big Spring, Texas.  


=== Big Spring ===
There was an immediate reaction in the subreddit, with some members saying that he would get hurt in prison, others glad he was arrested, and some asking for security camera footage of the arrest. Most people seemed to agree that he would probably get out soon, as it was only a misdemeanor. Some fans wanted to keep him in prison, and decided to send the video of the firework threat to the police department to possibly get Daniel in more trouble.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/11g6ped/can_someone_link_the_vids_of_him_talking_about/</ref>
On March 24th, Daniel arrives in Big Spring, Texas. Early in the day, Daniel claims that he has lost his debit card, and spends the rest of the day searching for it.  


On March 25th, Daniel uploads a video with his debit card, claiming it has been returned. He claims that it is no longer working. Daniel then posts multiple videos of his lunch that he purchased, including mozzarella sticks and a cheeseburger. Daniel uploads a picture of a man sleeping with the caption "Tell this guy to stop stalking me" on his Youtube community page.  
==The End==
[[File:Sausage Pic.png|thumb|204x204px|Daniel posted this picture shortly before leaving for Phoenix.]]
Between March 2 and 14, 2023, Daniel did not post to any of his social media accounts and claimed to have been in a mental hospital in Las Vegas. Daniel claimed that one of the psychiatric doctors didn't want to release Daniel due to his online presence, and that, "....they said that it was ugly." Daniel claimed that he had been put there due to another attack at The STRAT Hotel, which resulted in him being banned for life.{{Citation Needed}}


Around 11 pm, Daniel uploads many videos talking about an emergency occurring on his Youtube community page; the emergency was that he was receiving dozens of comments from trolls. In the videos, Daniel claims that he is currently communicating on the phone with Ivan, who told Daniel that he is delusional and is not in contact with Tina Vanderwaal. Daniel claims that the conversation escalated to a fight because Ivan would not let Daniel speak, which led to Daniel telling "Ivan" to never contact him again. Daniel posts a video claiming he is calling the police. Daniel immediately uploads a video claiming that he received word from Ivan's wife, Paula, that Ivan holding Grace Vanderwaal at gun point and trying to make Grace date Ivan. In another video, Daniel claims that he is being told the same thing by someone claiming to be Grace. Daniel posts two videos claiming he was sent cease and desist letters by both LBI Records and Columbia records, and also states these letters confirm his prior employment with these companies. Daniel proceeded to post 47 videos over the course of an hour, talking about all of the information above. Throughout these videos, he switches back and forth about his association with Grace and Tina Vanderwaal multiple times, along with also switching back and forth on the legitimacy and current statues of the restraining order they have put in place on him. He also claims he was fired by his manager. In two videos, he mentions Michael Quinn and Worldoftshirts.
On March 17, Daniel posted a video in which he stated, "Okay, my bus ticket is now booked from Las Vegas to Phoenix."{{Citation Needed}} Later, Daniel uploaded 11 videos of himself on the Las Vegas monorail. He also uploaded a screenshot of Phoenix Arizona on Google Images, and a picture he took of himself with a sausage in his mouth. Around six hours later, he uploaded another video saying, "On my way to Phoenix, baby." He documented his five hour journey through several videos in which he is on a bus. In these videos, he recorded himself or the landscape as the bus passed it by.


On March 26th, Daniel posts multiple videos of his breakfast, nacho cheese chips and an energy drink. He then uploads a video claiming "Gus Fring's" donations did not go through. Daniel updates his Youtube community page that he is in another crisis. Daniel's posts indicate that he was under the impression that he was communicating with "Grace", who was attempting to blackmail Daniel into giving her his social media passwords, through threats of physical violence. Daniel then leaves a comment that his debit card is working again, but missing around $60 dollars. He announces he is going to go get lunch. On the way, he posts multiple videos of a dog, complaining it might attack him. He also states that he "will fucking murder that dog" if it tries to bite him. Daniel then uploads a video of a company car, which ultimately causes fans to find his location. After announcing his location has been breached, Daniel states he is going to a new location.
Eventually, he made it to Phoenix. He made several videos thanking people for [[Cashapp|Cash App]] donations, as well as mentioning he was not taking his Latuda medication because it was, "...making my speech slurred and it was making me more confused to where I couldn't think."{{Citation Needed}}


A little bit later, Daniel uploads a video of someone off camera, holding a phone. The video documents a phone call with a person claiming to be the security from MGM who kicked him out. Daniel asks why he was kicked out and is told he was kicked out because he has scabies, is a pedophile, and likes children. Daniel claims that is not true. The caller then referenced the Pinterest boards. Daniel alleges this was taken care of legally and that his social media was hacked in 2021 and he won a court case. The caller then asked Daniel to donate him $10 to which Daniel claimed his management was in charge of his finances. The person who is holding the phone asked Daniel if he would take a picture for $5, to which Daniel responded "no". The video then cuts to Daniel frantically running towards the front door of the restaurant. He proceeds to film the vehicle that he claims the person from the beginning of the video entered. He shows a red pickup truck. 4 hours later, Daniel uploads a video alleging he took a bus and is now in Wichita, Kansas. This is impossible as Wichita, Kansas is a 17 hour bus ride. Later in the day, Daniel makes multiple posts to Tiktok and Youtube claiming that he has been stalked by a white pickup truck for the past few hours. In the videos, Walmart signs can be seen in the background. Daniel then announces that his location has been doxxed again. In another video, Daniel claims fans are calling the Big Spring Walmart in order to have him kicked out. Daniel also claims there is a man waiting outside for him with a gun.


Daniel goes live on Tiktok, documenting his adventures around the city. Daniel begins the live by hiding behind a shopping cart at Walmart. He claims that the white pickup truck is in the parking lot, waiting for him. He says that he notified security of the situation. He also claims the owner of the truck strategically parked it to have a complete view of the parking lot. Daniel also alleges that before he started his livestream, he tried to leave the store but the white pickup truck began to follow him, so he returned to the store. An employee can be heard telling Daniel that he checked the parking lot and there is not a white pickup truck in it. Daniel exits the store and shows the parking lot for "evidence". The white pickup truck is not there, but a black pickup truck drives past Daniel and parks in front of the store, which makes him suspicious. Daniel hides behind a vending machine. Eventually Daniel decides to flee to a neighboring gas station, and runs across the parking lot. While he is running, Daniel claims that a white car sped through the parking lot, and he believed it was attempting to catch up to him. Daniel enters the gas station and and asks the cashier to call the police, because he claims two cars stalking him and sending him death threats on his livestream. Another employee offers to make the phone call for Daniel. Daniel then proceeds to tell the employee about his internet fame, and goes into detail about his alleged stalkers. He gives the employees details on the trucks, and the cashier accompanies Daniel outside to look for the trucks. According to both of them, the parking lot is clear. Daniel returns to the gas station building, and continues to watch for the black pickup truck. He then claims that the white car is back and shows an employee. Daniel is then told to leave the store. Outside, multiple customers and employees assure Daniel that he is safe. For the rest of the live, Daniel walks around and gives on a motivational speech. He talks about his Autism, his family history, his similarities to Donald Trump, and his fanbase. Daniel apologizes for "messing up" and doxxing people in the past. He also acknowledges the Pinterest board incident and claims he was hacked.  During Daniel's monologue, he documents himself walking close to, and trespassing on the edges of properties. In one yard, a dog barks at him. He yells at a dog and immediately crosses the street, almost getting hit by a car in the process. During the livestream, Daniel starts running, multiple times. Each time he claims to see or hear something suspicious. He eventually goes to a Whataburger and asks if he can use an outlet so he call an uber. Daniel then immediately ends the livestream. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40JFF0_lZm4 The livestream was uploaded to Youtube by user Acid Gat.]
==Arizona==
''Main article: [[Travel Arc/Arizona]]''


On March 27th, at around 1 am, Daniel goes live on Tiktok again. He films himself walking through the city and talks about his previous safety concerns. Daniel says he talked to some local business owners, and that they said all of the gunshots Daniel thought he heard, were actually cars and Fourth of July fireworks. It takes Daniel a few minutes to realize it is March. Daniel proceeds to talk about how many police officers there are, and films them as they drive by. At some point Daniel jogs over a bridge. At one point Daniel states that his uber app is broken, so he is walking back to the gas station he has previously been at. Later while walking along a street, he films a police car doing a U-turn towards him. He claims the police car parked near him and the officers were watching him. Eventually one of the officers approaches Daniel, who films the interaction. The police officer tells Daniel that the station received multiple calls about Daniel. Daniel tells the officer about his celebrity status and Tiktok. The officer tells Daniel that after he heard the calls, he researched Daniel and had actually been watching his live, and decided to find him. The officer also tells Daniel he is free to go at any time and is not under arrest. The interaction was a very positive one. After saying goodbye to the police officer, Daniel announces he is going back to the gas station to charge his phone and order an uber. Daniel ended the livestream shortly before arriving at the gas station. Almost immediately after the livestream ends, the location of the gas station that Daniel went to, is posted on Reddit. Daniel makes a few posts telling fans to stop calling the location he is at. The truck stop was spammed with calls from fans, some attempting to make the staff aware of Daniel's reputation and presence, others simply requesting to speak to Daniel. One person reportedly got a hold of Daniel, but the conversation was cut short after Daniel got mad at the caller for referring to him as "Danny boy" and "Danderson". Eventually the truck stopped picking up calls.
Daniel arrived in Phoenix, Arizona on March 18, 2023, where he posted videos thanking viewers for donations, rapping about his travels, and announcing he had stopped taking his medication; he then traveled to Tucson the next day, interacting with fans and requesting more funds for his next destination, El Paso, but changed his plans due to death threats, ultimately being located by fans in Benson, Arizona.


An account claiming to be Tina Vanderwaal leaves multiple comments on Daniel's Youtube community page, causing him to have a breakdown. Later in the day, Daniel uploads multiple videos of him having a conversation with a fan at the truck stop. The fan buys Daniel a fourloko. Daniel later claims that his location has been leaked and the truck stop received a lot of calls about him. After posting a screenshot with his email pictured, Daniel also claims his email and YouTube page have been leaked and hacked. Daniel goes live on Tiktok and claims he is running from an assassin in the white pickup truck. Daniel ends the live after announcing he has received a threatening text. Daniel immediately uploads a picture the text messages, a stock image of a gun and the messages "I see you" and "you can either come to the white truck to negotiate or else". The video was quickly removed from Tiktok. Daniel claims to have called the police over the text messages. Daniel claims the police took him to the hospital, however this has yet to be found true. Eventually Daniel got on a bus and left Big Spring.
==Texas==
''Main article: [[Travel Arc/Texas]]''


=== Sweetwater ===
Daniel's journey from March 22nd to March 31st involved getting on the wrong bus to El Paso, where he faced threats from a troll named "Si," a police encounter in a restaurant, numerous relocations due to troll activity, and ended up in Houston, where he faced further harassment, eventually leading to a series of distressing events and police interactions before leaving for San Antonio and later Houston.
On March 28th, Daniel made it to Sweetwater, Texas, after staying on his Greyhound bus for a total of 20 minutes and getting off at the first stop. Daniel claims he saw a white pickup truck at the station. Daniel decided to stay at the station due to what he deemed "a security threat". A few people managed to find Daniel's location, as the business name was in the background of a video he posted. Multiple people attempted to get Daniel kicked out, even having the police called to the location, but all to no avail. Daniel was offered $20 to mop the bathrooms of the truck stop, and he accepted. Later that day, Daniel says he will be collaborating with playboi carti (the rapper) in Atlanta in a tiktok video. Daniel left Sweetwater later in the evening, and headed to Dallas.


=== San Antonio ===
==New York==
Daniel arrived in San Antonio on March 29th. He went live on Tiktok while sleeping at the Greyhound station. During the livestream, an employee awoke Daniel from his slumber and proceeded to kick him out of the building. Daniel was asked to leave due to the business receiving many calls. Daniel uploaded multiple videos of him walking around the city, while simultaneously shouting out people for Cashapp donations. In one video, he shouted out Jeffrey Epstein.
''Main article: [[Travel Arc/New York]]''


=== Houston ===
Daniel's chaotic venture to New York City involved purchasing a plane ticket with the help of his managers, meeting fans, dealing with trolls, facing harassment, and getting banned from TikTok. Most importantly, he met up with [[World of T-Shirts]] after his online feud escalated. Daniel would be in New York from April 3 to May 20.
Daniel arrived in Houston later in the day on March 29th. On March 30th, Daniel uploaded a video of himself being kicked out of the Greyhound bus station. Later, Daniel posted videos inside of the same bus station, resulting in the location being notified of his presence. Daniel was kicked out again, and in one video an employee can be heard telling Daniel that he is being kicked out for calling the police to the location during his first visit. Daniel claims he received a death threat, which was what prompted the 911 call. Later, Daniel posts videos from a business that was identified as Bonchon, and was also kicked out after the business received multiple calls about Daniel. Daniel apparently called the police over being doxxed, and waited outside. In one video, he claimed the business received a bomb threat from one of his trolls, however all of the customers are still dining in the video, and Daniel is the only one outside. After being kicked out, Daniel goes live on Tiktok, back at Bonchon, where he is kicked out again. Daniel then posts a video of him talking to police, where he screams at them to "call in dispatch". At the end of the video, Daniel flips them off. In a video posted immediately after, Daniel films an almost empty sidewalk, with just a pedestrian walking a dog. In the video he seemingly out of nowhere screams "BITCH..... I TOLD YOU I WAS GETTING DOXXED!". The police were too far away to be seen, but it is assumed he was screaming at them in the video. Later, Daniel posts a video claiming that during his last conversation with the police, he received a warning that anymore calls would result in an arrest and that his internet presence was crazy. Daniel announced that he is "about ready to press charges on the police department". Later, Daniel visits a third location and refuses to pay for his meal, resulting in him being kicked out of the restaurant. Daniel soon returns to the 3rd location, and announces that he refuses to be threatened with jail and is back to call the police. Later, Daniel uploads a picture of a receipt from Pour Behavior on his Tiktok. The receipt showed that he purchased $15 Garlic Pasta and $16 Texas sized nachos with chicken added for an additional $6. After the restaurant threatened to kick Daniel out for not being able to pay, a fan came to his aid and covered the cost of the bill.  


Daniel remained in Houston on the 31st, spending his time in a Dave and Busters, which he was eventually kicked out of due to calls from trolls, who located him. That night, he started a live stream while walking through the park next to the zoo. He began getting phone calls from multiple phone numbers, to which the caller made death and rape threats against him, claiming to be the tickle monster, and later, Murk. Daniel became suspicious of a person following behind him with a flashlight, so he broke out into a run and asked a fellow pedestrian to call the police. He pulled up texts to show proof of the threats, and the live ended.
==Return home==
On May 20, 2023, months after first having begun his travel arc, Daniel finally secured a plane ride out of New York City. This came after being deceived multiple times with false promises of transportation to various destinations across America, including a supposedly all-expenses-paid trip to Disney World courtesy of, "[[Justin Bieber Incident|Justin Bieber]]." Daniel documented the flight with TikTok slideshows and also shared it with Reddit user [https://www.reddit.com/user/scnyc scnyc] who captured some photos of him.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/gallery/13mqwzv</ref> Upon landing in Denver, Colorado, he shared a video in which he gave a heart-felt, "Finally... I'm back home," blowing a kiss to the camera. Later that night, Daniel posted photos of some drinks, claiming to be enjoying dinner with [[Bob Proctor|Bob]] at Olive Garden. This is where the Travel Arc ends, and the [[Cameo Arc]] officially begins just days after.


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== New Jersey/New York City ==
==See also==
Daniel’s new mangers, including [[IWishIHadADad]], aided Daniel in purchasing a ticket to New York City. Larson’s motivation for this venture is to meet up with [[Tina VanderWaal|Tina]] and [[Grace VanderWaal|Grace]] Vanderwaal, which he has been told requested his presence for  an investigation. He also wishes to meet Grace face to face. The news of Daniels flight spread around the community, and while he claimed his flight would be taking place on April 4th, the community inferred that it would really be happening the 3rd, Daniels previous statement being a misdirection. At around 2:00, he is believed to of passed security. His plane will have a transfer at the Charlotte Airport in North Carolina. His flight is supposed to land in Newark, New Jersey, where he plans to take a train from Penn station into New York City.
{{Homeless Era}}
[[File:C0317F22-5F77-4801-BF68-DF0A47B9B7DF.jpg|thumb|Daniel’s plane selfies.]]
At 7:57 PM, April 3rd, Daniel shared photos of himself inside of an airplane to a Discord groupchat. However, the validity of the photos may be questioned as the headrests appear different in two of five pictures, and Daniel looks much more clean here than he has only a couple days previously.


Around noon on April 4th, Daniel uploaded multiple videos confirming his arrival to "New York". It is unclear if he meant to say Newark. Daniel uploaded multiple videos of him talking about his number and location being leaked. He posts an unsupported claim that the fire alarms were pulled at the airport as "an attack". Daniel then uploads multiple videos from a subway or train cart, where he is seen punching and kicking his surroundings while freaking out about his information being leaked. Later, a fan posted a video on Tiktok of Daniel in their car, with the caption "IN THE BIG APPLE". Reddit user u/Specialist_Sand8761 posted photos of himself and Daniel, taking credit for driving Daniel from the airport to Jersey City, where he dropped him off at the train station. The user also reveals that Daniel was activily on the call with Olivia Vanderwaal, or more accurately, the troll impersonator spawned from the [[3 Days War]]. Specialist_Sand8761 was subsequently attacked on the Reddit for his support towards Daniel.
==References==
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Others began spotting Larson, and his location as of around 6:00 PM EST was Exchange Place in Jersey City. He took a train to the World Trade Center, and was revealed his location, Beats Karaoke in Brooklyn, to the Olivia Vanderwaal troll. 
[[Category:Arcs]]
[[File:Trim.E5E9AE1D-F1E0-4C2B-B4B7-83A88C443BA0.mov|thumb|The video uploaded by Moof. ]]Throughout the 5th, Daniel would be continuously spotted and doxxed in New York City. Fans would continue to find and meet up with him, paying for meals, giving gifts, and even paying for a room to sleep in on the 4th-5th. On the night of the 5th, the [[Bodega Incident]] occurred, in which Daniel was removed from a store after being harassed by “Zocmonkey” on TikTok, which led to an altercation between himself and the store owner. He checked himself into a hospital for a black eye and concussion, but no major injuries were sustained.

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A map of Daniel's travels throughout the arc.

The Travel Arc refers to a period of time, spanning from December 2022 to May 2023, during which Daniel Larson traveled across the country, visiting several different states. This lengthy arc coincides with the Homeless Era, and was in part caused by the December 10th Incident.

Daniel first traveled by plane from Colorado to Los Angeles, California, where he remained for a few weeks, visiting Disneyland and contracting scabies. He then took a Greyhound bus to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he trespassed in several casino bathrooms before getting banned from all MGM properties. After about one month in Las Vegas, he took another bus across Arizona, stopping in Phoenix, Tucson, and Benson along the way. Daniel then traveled through Texas, with the goal of making it to Houston. He stopped in El Paso, Big Spring, Sweetwater, San Antonio, and finally, Houston. While in Houston, Daniel's then manager, IWishIHadADad, bought him a plane ticket from Houston to Newark, New Jersey. He then made his way to New York City, starting another sub-arc of the Travel Arc. After some time in New York City, Bob bought Daniel a plane ticket back to Denver, Colorado, thus ending the Travel Arc.

Timeline

  • Los Angeles, CA (December 10, 2022 - February 13, 2023)
  • Las Vegas, NV (February 13 - March 17)
  • Arizona (March 18 - March 22)
  • Texas (March 22 - April 3)
  • New York (April 3 - May 20)

Los Angeles

A couple of Community posts from December 10.
A couple of Community posts from December 10.

In late 2022, Immediately following the December 10th Incident, Bob purchased a ticket for Daniel to be flown to Los Angeles, California on the last flight out of Colorado Springs that day. It was heavily speculated by the community that he would be institutionalized in California due to the 5150 laws, allowing for the involuntary psychiatric hold of individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others for up to 72 hours.[1] Little information was given following his arrival. When Daniel first arrived in Los Angeles, he had no luggage or belongings.

In LA, Daniel would be spotted at a strip club on the 6th of January, despite claiming multiple times to not have any money.[2] Daniel also visited Scientology centers, and considered enrolling in college.[3][4] According to Oxis, Daniel, post-Scientology center visit, was convinced that the Illuminati was after him.[5]

A Facebook post warning Anaheim residents about Daniel.

In some YouTube community posts from this time, he would also claim that he wanted to drop his disability services and that he had no control over his life, while claiming the next day that being in California meant "[he could] be in control of [his] own life".[citation needed] On December 17, 2022, Daniel would successfully host a fan meetup, having six people visit him on Hollywood Boulevard.[citation needed]

During his stay in California, he was speculated to have spent at least 125 days with the same clothing on. This, paired with no showers & frequently sleeping in porta-potties and garages, was a catalyst for Daniel eventually contracting scabies. Scabies is a disease where mites burrow deep in your skin and cause intense itching, typically contracted when one has poor hygiene. Daniel often roughly scratched his skin to relieve the itching, but his dirty fingernails only made the situation worse. Finally, Daniel went to the emergency room, where he was officially diagnosed with Scabies. He was prescribed an $80 lotion, but instead used his money to buy stocks and desserts at fancy restaurants.[citation needed]

Disneyland, and further scabies trouble

On January 17th, 2023, Daniel was able to enjoy a day at Disneyland due to increased amounts of donations from fans.

Daniel had been hanging around downtown Disney all morning, all the while spreading his newly contracted scabies. Because scabies is a very spreadable disease, members of California became concerned about the public health threat Daniel was imposing. Warnings of Daniel went viral on Facebook, and members of his own community became concerned with the possibility of a deep infection, as well as his pedophilic tendencies. While at the theme park, Daniel uploaded many videos detailing his day. It started with a video claiming that he will need to collect donations for a $50 tour that was available in the park. He later got a churro and ate it in front of a merry-go-round.[6]

The climax of the Scabies Arc began in late January of 2023. Daniel posted an ominous video of him having extreme itchiness due to the bugs living in his skin. His scratches were so ferocious, he caused himself to bleed severely. Within hours, Daniel sought medical help at an emergency room again, this time receiving a shot of Ivermectin and getting a washcloth bath from a nurse.[citation needed] As a result of the drugs being injected into himself, Daniel made a goodbye post to the creatures that had been living under his skin for the prior month, creepily laughing.[7]

Following this visit to the hospital, his symptoms died down. It is unknown if he still has scabies.

Las Vegas

Daniel takes a selfie in front of the replica Eiffel Tower at night.
Who was in Paris?

The second stop of the Travel Arc began when Daniel left Palmdale, California, on February 13, 2023, going on a bus to Las Vegas, Nevada.

His reasoning for going to Las Vegas was to gain, "...more popularity," and hoped to win enough money to rent a $3,000 dollar apartment in Beverly Hills, California.[citation needed] Many fans speculated that he would get arrested due to the police in Las Vegas being more strict than in California due to the city's notoriously high crime rate.

Daniel taking a picture with none other than his Nachos.

Daniel arrived in Las Vegas on the night of February 13, 2023; posting a selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower replica as well as a video of him wandering the Strip.[8][9]

As soon as Daniel arrived in Las Vegas, he met a group of people whom he claimed to be his new friends. On his TikTok account, @daniellarsonalone, he posted videos of him and his new friends doing various activities with each other.[10] Throughout the day, Daniel recorded and posted numerous videos, including his reaction to accidentally donating 40 cents to "fucking children's hospital", which subsequently went viral.[11]

During the night of Valentines Day, one of the videos Daniel posted involved him approaching a drunken couple. When the female accidentally dropped her coin purse, resulting in coins spilling out on the ground, Daniel helped pick it up and handed the purse back to the young woman. He then attempted to convince the inebriated couple to pay for a room for him to stay the night in. This did not succeed. He eventually, "...lost them," and made multiple videos asking them to meet him in multiple places, assuming they were even watching him at all. It can be inferred that they abandoned him once he reached the Mandalay Bay.[12][13][14]

He wandered through various casinos, including Mandalay Bay and Circus Circus, interacting with fans and seeking donations.[citation needed] Despite attempting to search for his new friends by visiting places like the Adventure Dome, Rainforest Cafe, and Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen, all restaurants and places Daniel obviously could not afford. As such, he continued to request financial help. His phone battery was low, and he faced pressures from his online popularity, promising to go live later once settled in a motel.[citation needed]

February 15

On February 15, 2023, Mythic_sparrow discovered Daniel's location, leading to calls to an MGM Casino, where Daniel was sleeping in.[citation needed]

At approximately 2:00 AM, Daniel was found in The New York New York Hotel & Casino bathroom, and confronted by two black security guards. Presumably after he showed resistance, they began to aggressively attempt to get Daniel off the toilet he was sleeping on, in order to remove him from the property. Daniel responded by screaming and told the security guards that they weren't going to do anything as the guards continued to yell at him to leave. Eventually, the guards managed to open the stall door. This prompted Daniel to seemingly lunge at the guard at the stall door. The guard told him that he needed to calm down and asked if he was acting stupid. Daniel fought with the guards the entire way out, repeating that he hadn't done anything wrong.[15][16]

What does B-A-N-N-E-D mean?

Daniel was left extremely distraught by the incident. He posted many videos of himself visibly distraught along and hitting himself, and telling a park guard that the security guards that removed him from property, "...sexually tried to harass me." The park guard explains to Daniel that the area was closed and that he must leave. Daniel did not, and continued to ramble nearly incomprehensibly to the man.[17] Later in the day at another casino, Daniel was reported to have trespassed, which escalated into him being banned. The security guard explained that Daniel was caught sleeping three times, which Daniel denied. At this point, Daniel came very close to being arrested, but eventually he gave up and left on his own terms, stating that the security guards were, "...lying about everything."[18]

By daytime, he visited MGM Casino Hershey World, requested donations, and claimed he was going blind.[citation needed] After this, a group of people on the Daniel Larson World Discord server found Daniel's location using his TikTok videos. A member named "Stoney" confronts Daniel and tells him "not to talk to the kids" nearby, Stoney and others then confront the security about Daniel's pedophilia resulting in Daniel getting kicked out of the establishment.[citation needed] Afterwards, Daniel was banned from every MGM property. This was substantiated after a user on Reddit revealed Daniel was now in the casino's Biometrica database.[19]

Daniel is also led to believe that him receiving donations will accrue MGM rewards points (despite him being banned from all of their establishments), so he can get free motel rooms. This is despite the conversion rate from points to rewards being very poor.[20] Apparently, nachos were more important to Daniel than a roof over his head. He blew his remaining $50 on these nachos, likely costing him $25-40, even though a room at The Strat was only $32 (checked by a fan).[21][22]

The Second Dark Age

A poster made following Daniels disappearance, posted onto r/LasVegas.

See also: The Dark Ages

Following a very eventful February 15 morning, Daniel posted a TikTok around 6:00 PM, stating that if he was able to get a motel room that night, he would do a two-hour livestream.[23] However, this livestream never ended up happening, as Daniel would completely fall off the grid. The Daniel Larson community faced a tense week, with no sign of Daniel in over seven days, marking the second major blackout concerning Daniel Larson in over two years.

Users on r/Daniellarson began to speculate that Daniel Larson had been placed into a psychiatric hold.[24][25] Others speculated he was living in the storm drains under the Las Vegas strip, becoming a "mole", where there was no cell service or place to charge his phone.[26]

Around February 18, users of r/Daniellarson would raid the r/LasVegas subreddit, after he went missing, posting Daniel-related topics such as missing posters of Daniel. Other content posted was the Toothbrush Incident video, these posts were quickly removed by r/LasVegas mods.[27] This caused the moderators of r/Daniellarson to close the subreddit "until further notice," fearing potential banning of the subreddit. In a post made by u/ArthurDentonWelch, it was confirmed that anyone who posted in the Las Vegas subreddit from that moment forward would be permanently banned from r/daniellarson.[28]

Potential sightings

While Daniel was missing, there were some claims of sightings and interactions with varying degrees of validity. Daniel's sighting almost immediately shut down all other theories regarding his situation.

Still from Ill_Editor1804's video

Trudyparker1

TikTok user "trudyparker1" uploaded a video of someone they claim is Daniel Larson, and much of the community seems to agree. The description of the video says: "Daniel larson 12:24 PM PST Feb 16 2023 Vegas outlets". Trudyparker1 is very adamant that he saw Daniel's face, thus confirming it was him.[29]

Ill_Editor1804

On February 22, 2023, a Reddit user named "Ill_Editor1804" made a post claiming to have witnessed Daniel being kicked off a bus for refusing to pay the fare.[30] The user uploaded a video that they captured shortly after the interaction. The man in the video is wearing the same clothing that Daniel was last seen in, which adds to the credibility of the sighting. Notably, he also appears to be bald and is seen with Daniel's comically large nose. It is very widely believed that this was, in fact, Daniel.[31]

The user made an update to the post, claiming that this sighting had occurred on Sahara Ave. after the westbound freeway entrance (coordinates appear to be: 36.14426, -115.1823), and that Daniel had a phone in his hand, which was either dead or broken. The user also mentioned that Daniel sounded very upset and frantic, "almost like something did happen".

The Return

The suspect of the attack!

On February 23, 2023, at approximately 4:30 PM PST, Daniel returned to TikTok on a new account named "DanielLarsonLV." He uploaded a series of videos explaining his absence, claiming it was due to an attack by two "fans."[32] According to Daniel, these two fans approached him at a casino, offering to buy him food. While walking with Daniel, one of the fans struck him from behind and pushed him to the ground. The two then ran off with Daniel's phone. The altercation resulted in Daniel receiving a fractured skull, which Daniel claimed would take three-to-six months to heal. This diagnosis occurred during a hospital visit, which seems to verify claims of people seeing Daniel getting into an ambulance. Following this, Daniel contacted the authorities and pressed charges against the two, stating that one seemed more complicit than the other.

In addition to his return, Daniel claimed that he was receiving $380 in food stamps per month and had secured housing through a company called Sober Homes. Both of these services are based in Nevada, indicating that Daniel had no plans to return to LA at the time.[citation needed] Despite this, Daniel later continued the Travel Arc.

The identity of the attackers is completely unknown. Daniel described one of them as a long-haired African American male with dreads, and a small Hispanic male who was the person whom he believed had taken his phone. There has been speculation as to who his assailant was, however, no claim has been validated.

Daniel claimed that Grace VanderWaal's ex, Tyrone, was responsible for attacking him.[citation needed] He further alleged that an African-American male with long dreads attacked him. Members of the community named him Tyrone after Daniel Larson called him this on his social media. Some members of the fan base believe that this attack was planned by either Daniel Larson's old management or by disgruntled fans. Though, this is most likely false.

On February 27, 2023, at 11:14 PST, Daniel posted a video to his TikTok account saying that Sober Homes (or as he pronounces it, Sober Homies), a housing service he was attempting to get into, had kicked him out of their service, due to Daniel not having enough money to pay for his rent. Earlier in the day, Daniel had stated that he would be homeless for another few months. This resulted in the February 27 situation, during which Daniel uploaded over 50 videos in one day. Later that same day, Daniel dine and dashed at a Dave and Buster's. Daniel made a few TikToks talking about his bank account while sitting at a booth inside the Dave & Busters, before making another one asking for a $30 donation to pay his bill.[33][34] Around an hour later, he posted a video of him walking outside of a building, explaining that there was an issue with his credit card, and that he was banned from the shopping center that the Dave & Busters is located at. A bit after that video, he posted another video in which he claims that the February 23 attack happened on Fremont Street

On February 28, Daniel privated his TikTok account after his phone number had been leaked. The leak may be related to him giving his phone number to somebody pretending to be Grace VanderWaal. Later that night, Daniel was encouraged to go live, which he did. He spent the entire livestream asking for Grace and Dave VanderWaal to join. Since his account was private however, it was hard for some fans to watch it if they had not been following him already. The livestream ended swiftly, and mostly uneventfully.[35]

Firework Threat, and aftermath

While Daniel was inside a restaurant, he started uploading several videos. Around this time, Daniel posted a video in which he said, "Where is the nearest firework shop?" and then, "I have an idea," while smiling at the camera. Many were alarmed by this.

The situation escalated ten minutes later, when Daniel uploaded another video. He had left the restaurant and was walking outside. In this first alarming video, Daniel said, "Ok folks, get ready, for the biggest incident of all of Daniel Larson history so far, let's do this." A few videos later, Daniel posted the most concerning one, in which he claimed he was going to go into a casino with a firework then, "...I can see how real firing works," before laughing at the camera.[36][37] Considering what would happen a year after this, these threats would not serve him well.

Daniel also went live shorty after posting the videos. The videos resulted in the TikTok account, daniellarsonlv, to be banned while he was still live streaming.[38] This would not be Daniel's last time making threats. Shortly after 'daniellarsonlv' was banned, Daniel created a new account on Tiktok called 'lovedaniellarsonforever.

After creating the account, Daniel uploaded three videos. His next posts would be made on his YouTube account, danielarson2023. He uploaded a video using the YouTube Shorts feature in which he said that the 'lovedaniellarsonforever' account had been banned. Strangely, the TikTok account was still up, as well as the three videos that were on it. However, it is more likely that the account was hacked and he no longer had access to it. Many people in the comments pointed this out, but Daniel never responded to any of them.

Fans share their predictions on what will happen next.

Daniel went on to create a new TikTok account, daniellarsonnyc. In the first of many videos of this account, a red wall with holes can be seen behind Daniel.[citation needed] Daniel discusses a wide variety of topics in the beginning of this account, such as a possible collaboration with Snoop Dogg, a guest appearance on Ellen DeGeneres's show, and requests for his fans to spread this new account to the subreddit and the Daniel Larson Wiki.[39] Daniel made several other videos at this location, one in which he said that his livestream for that night was 'cancelled' because he did not have enough followers.

The next day, March 2, fans in the subreddit noticed that Daniel had not uploaded anything new that day. They made theories, such as Daniel getting on a bus back to Denver to find Bob.[40] Their questions were answered when multiple Redditors say that they spoke with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, or LVMPD, as well as casino security, confirming that Daniel had been arrested for trespassing at an MGM Casino.[41][42]

There was an immediate reaction in the subreddit, with some members saying that he would get hurt in prison, others glad he was arrested, and some asking for security camera footage of the arrest. Most people seemed to agree that he would probably get out soon, as it was only a misdemeanor. Some fans wanted to keep him in prison, and decided to send the video of the firework threat to the police department to possibly get Daniel in more trouble.[43]

The End

Daniel posted this picture shortly before leaving for Phoenix.

Between March 2 and 14, 2023, Daniel did not post to any of his social media accounts and claimed to have been in a mental hospital in Las Vegas. Daniel claimed that one of the psychiatric doctors didn't want to release Daniel due to his online presence, and that, "....they said that it was ugly." Daniel claimed that he had been put there due to another attack at The STRAT Hotel, which resulted in him being banned for life.[citation needed]

On March 17, Daniel posted a video in which he stated, "Okay, my bus ticket is now booked from Las Vegas to Phoenix."[citation needed] Later, Daniel uploaded 11 videos of himself on the Las Vegas monorail. He also uploaded a screenshot of Phoenix Arizona on Google Images, and a picture he took of himself with a sausage in his mouth. Around six hours later, he uploaded another video saying, "On my way to Phoenix, baby." He documented his five hour journey through several videos in which he is on a bus. In these videos, he recorded himself or the landscape as the bus passed it by.

Eventually, he made it to Phoenix. He made several videos thanking people for Cash App donations, as well as mentioning he was not taking his Latuda medication because it was, "...making my speech slurred and it was making me more confused to where I couldn't think."[citation needed]


Arizona

Main article: Travel Arc/Arizona

Daniel arrived in Phoenix, Arizona on March 18, 2023, where he posted videos thanking viewers for donations, rapping about his travels, and announcing he had stopped taking his medication; he then traveled to Tucson the next day, interacting with fans and requesting more funds for his next destination, El Paso, but changed his plans due to death threats, ultimately being located by fans in Benson, Arizona.

Texas

Main article: Travel Arc/Texas

Daniel's journey from March 22nd to March 31st involved getting on the wrong bus to El Paso, where he faced threats from a troll named "Si," a police encounter in a restaurant, numerous relocations due to troll activity, and ended up in Houston, where he faced further harassment, eventually leading to a series of distressing events and police interactions before leaving for San Antonio and later Houston.

New York

Main article: Travel Arc/New York

Daniel's chaotic venture to New York City involved purchasing a plane ticket with the help of his managers, meeting fans, dealing with trolls, facing harassment, and getting banned from TikTok. Most importantly, he met up with World of T-Shirts after his online feud escalated. Daniel would be in New York from April 3 to May 20.

Return home

On May 20, 2023, months after first having begun his travel arc, Daniel finally secured a plane ride out of New York City. This came after being deceived multiple times with false promises of transportation to various destinations across America, including a supposedly all-expenses-paid trip to Disney World courtesy of, "Justin Bieber." Daniel documented the flight with TikTok slideshows and also shared it with Reddit user scnyc who captured some photos of him.[44] Upon landing in Denver, Colorado, he shared a video in which he gave a heart-felt, "Finally... I'm back home," blowing a kiss to the camera. Later that night, Daniel posted photos of some drinks, claiming to be enjoying dinner with Bob at Olive Garden. This is where the Travel Arc ends, and the Cameo Arc officially begins just days after.

See also

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References

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