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Arthur: I would never let that happen!

John: Cool.

Not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet but…

In the mission where Arthur fishes with Dutch and Hosea, Hosea says “Remember that big salmon I caught in Montana last year? We had a banquet planned that night until Copper went and scoffed down the lot.”

So Copper was alive rather recently. I feel like most people (including me) assumed he died years ago. So it got me thinking about some headcanons of Copper being around the gang in more recent times.

Copper sleeping next to baby Jack’s cradle and protecting him.

Copper loving Sean because they were both high energy (Arthur says in the mission that Copper “never lost the puppy in him, right to the end”).

Copper would howl when the gang sings loudly. He just wanted to join in on the singing.

Copper stole one of Mary-Beth’s books out of her hands and tore it to shreds. (Arthur was highly embarrassed and gave her money to replace it).

Hosea gave him Copper as a puppy soon after he lost Eliza and Isaac because Arthur is a caregiver and giving him something to take care of would keep him out of the bottle unlike Hosea when he lost Bessie.

The first time Charles and Arthur go out on a hunt together Charles insists they bring Copper because a dog can sniff out game and such. Arthur reluctantly agrees knowing Copper is not a hunting dog. Charles makes that same realization when Copper barks and plays with sticks the whole time they try to hunt. Needless to say they got no food and Charles never invited Copper again.

~~

John, holding up an empty package of cookies: How many cookies did you eat, roughly?

Jack: I ate them gentle.

—

Hosea, outside of Arthur’s room: Are you decent?

Arthur: Not morally, but I’m wearing clothes, if that’s what you’re asking.

—

John: You’re grounded!

Jack: Grounded!? For how long!?

John: For..til..for til college!

Jack: FOR TIL COLLEGE???

John: FOR TIL COLLEGE!!!

—

*At DisneyLand*

Tilly: What’s your favorite ride?

Dutch: Hosea.

Arthur: Charles.

Molly: Sadie.

John: Abigail.

Tilly: I MEANT RIDE AS IN ROLLERCOASTER!

—

Hosea: Can one of you boys take out the trash tonight? Tomorrow’s garbage day.

Arthur: Wow!

Arthur, to John: I can’t believe you get a whole day dedicated to you!

—

Arthur: Hey, ‘Sea! ...Why do you look so annoyed? Was the store that bad?

Hosea: We literally went to the store for one thing-

Javier, excited and proudly holding up a tiny turtle in a tank: I got a turtle!!!

Javier: I’m gonna name her Taquito!

—

*at a dive bar*

Sadie: Look, I know you’re disappointed, but could we at least have a drink?

John, in a scuba diving suit: I would like to leave, please.

—

Lenny: You shouldn't be using a straw.

Sean: I know, I know, it's bad for the environment and stuff.

Lenny: Yeah, but I mean... it's a weird way to eat spaghetti.

—

Micah: You look like you’d cheat on me.

Karen: Probably.

Karen: But only if your mom was really hot.

Micah: Well then, I’m in the clear cause she’s six feet under.

Karen: I can dig.

—

Sean: You are now one day closer to eating your next plate of nachos.

Javier: That's the most hopeful thing I've ever heard.

Lenny: But what if I die tomorrow and never eat any nachos?

Sean: Then tomorrow is nacho lucky day.

—

John: What the hell is almond milk??

Hosea:

Hosea: It’s milk-

John: SHOW ME THE TIT ON AN ALMOND!

—

Dutch: I was born for politics. I have great hair and I love lying.

—

Lenny: Damn, this house is huge!

Javier: Yeah! It’s almost as big as Sean’s ass!

Sean, whining: No it isn’t, you guys!!

—

Arthur & John: *making loud, surprisingly accurate gorilla sounds at each other*

Neighbor, who Hosea invited over for dinner:

Hosea, exasperatedly: We have a guest.

—

Bill: I'm not stupid!

Arthur: Williamson, you literally ate the wax from a babybel cheese.

Just gremlin John energy.