Travel Arc
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The Travel Arc refers to a period of time during which Daniel Larson traveled across the country. This lengthy arc coincides with the Homeless Era, and was in part caused by the December 10th Incident and Second Housing Arc.
Daniel first traveled by plane from Colorado to Los Angeles, California, where he remained for a few weeks. He then took a Greyhound bus to Las Vegas, Nevada (starting the Las Vegas sub-arc). 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
See Also: California
In 2022, Immediately following the December 10th Incident, Bob purchased a ticket for Daniel to be flown to Los Angeles 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. Little information was given following his arrival, other than this statement:
"Well California was great I'm hoping back on the plane and going back to Texas now going to do a performance in Texas tomorrow night and then I'm going to be performing at a bar down there who knows where I'll be the next day in one week I'm going back to Denver Colorado see you all soon" - Daniel Larson on YouTube a community post.
Los Angeles Arc
After this message, Daniel would continue to claim that he was in Texas for a few days.
He ended up giving up on this lie though, upon the realization everyone was aware it was a lie. In LA, Daniel would go to strip clubs, visited Scientology centers, and considered enrolling in college.
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".
On December 17, 2022, Daniel would successfully host a fan meetup, having six people visit him on Hollywood Boulevard.
Disneyland
On January 17th, 2023, thanks to fans, Daniel was able to enjoy a day at Disneyland.
Daniel had been hanging around downtown Disney all morning spreading scabies to kids, when the the mod team within the DLR discord begins receiving reports that two of their friends who were at Disney could see Daniel. The two would buy Dan a ticket without being aware of the true extent of Dan's problems, and would hang out with him for a while taking photos.
One of the photos taken ends up in the hands of the DLR discord community who immediately claim ownership of this in what can only be described as an attempt to convince the wider community that they had trolled Dan by buying him tickets to Disney.
As is normal with Dan, the DLR discord's “trolling” went unnoticed and by all accounts Dan had a great time at Disney. While there 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 while on a merry-go-round.
Scabies
When Daniel first arrived in Los Angeles, he had no luggage or belongings. As a result, he spent over 125 days with the same clothing on. This, paired with no showers & frequently sleeping in porta-potties and garages, was a catalyst for Daniel 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.
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.
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. As a result of the drugs being injected, Daniel made a goodbye post to the creatures that had been living under his skin for the prior month.
Following this visit to the hospital, Daniel did end up getting a new t-shirt, and symptoms died down.
Las Vegas
Main article: Travel Arc/Las Vegas
Daniel's chaotic Las Vegas trip began on February 13, 2023, in an attempt to gain popularity and win money for a Beverly Hills apartment. This sub-arc involved meeting fans, several altercations with security at local businesses, a period of him going missing, subsequent sightings, claims of an attack and hospitalization, creating multiple new social media accounts, and eventually leaving Las Vegas for Phoenix on March 17, 2023.
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.[1] 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
 Homeless Era
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