#never been out this far. it's so...empty — westworld s1 au.

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It's been a while since I've done bullet points for verse info, but I've been thinking about my Westworld season 1 AU so naturally the brain rot is setting in and I wanna hyperfixate on it.

The What If Caleb Was In Westworld S1? AU

Caleb winds up in possession of an obscene amount of wealth by saving Mr. Whitman's life and in an effort to find something to do with even just a fraction of the money he'll never use, he learns about Westworld.

Aa per canon lore, black hats and white hats are by far the most popular choice among the human guests, typically categorizing them into one of two roles.

Color theory and symbolism in the western hemisphere often dictates that the color white represents purity, innocence, light, and/or heroism as traditionally "good" traits whereas black is often chosen to represent power, darkness, death, mourning, and/or villainy as traditionally "bad" traits.

These are of course not the ONLY color hat a guest is permitted to wear. There are hosts and some background guests seen wearing brown hats or gray hats.

Brown hats and gray hats are naturally more "neutral" options than black hat or white hat. They represent a tendency to make impulsive decisions that happen in the moment. In color theory, brown often symbolizes a neutral but more earthy connection to the world around you. Gray is often chosen to represent an option directly in-between black and white, sometimes thought to be "boring"

Caleb would likely wear a brown or gray hat. I almost wanna say he'd go hatless because that is what he does in the 20s-themed knockoff park but. Cmon, playing cowboy without a hat is like. blasphemous?? So he really should have a hat. So I’m giving him one.

Caleb's outfits resemble Marty McFly's from Back to the Future Part III. Marty's clothes in turn vaguely resembled Clint Eastwood from the Man With No Name Trilogy.

I'm not 100% committed to this idea but. Young William takes on a bounty hunt for Slim Grant during the Past Timeline. Caleb could *maybe* take on the bounty for Hector Escaton in the Present Timeline. Ultimately, he'd probably forego collecting the bounty and let Hector and Armistice go. Tenderloin and the one other bandit whose name I don't remember are still gonna die tho.

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VERSE INFO - WESTWORLD S1 AU

AGE: 30s

OCCUPATION: Philanthropist

SETTING: Westworld (park location) — The 2050s

EXTRA: Outfits reminiscent of C.lint E.astwood characters in any western film, Brown Hat Guest as opposed to Black Hat or White Hat

Once a soldier in the US military, Caleb comes from humble roots. After sustaining serious injury while saving the life of an executive deep in the pharmaceutical business, the company pays Caleb a not-insignificant cash settlement for all his trouble, far more than he needs in order to pay off his medical bills and live comfortably for the rest of his days.

He tries to return the extra money to the company, telling them he doesn't need it and he doesn't know what to do with it, but the executive insists it is his to keep, leading Caleb to invest it back into the company himself. A return on his investment turns him into a multi-millionaire, and practically overnight his life changes from that of a working class hero to a rich playboy philanthropist.

But money can't buy happiness, and now that he doesn't need to work just to make a survivable wage, Caleb grows bored, lost without a clear purpose in life to work towards. He wants for nothing material possessions can give him. He longs for adventure, danger, suspense, honesty. All things that have become exceedingly rare out in the real world over the years. In some circles, he hears talk of a new world that feels so real, it puts theirs to shame - Westworld, the grand western theme park that boasts the only limit is your imagination. Keen and curious to check it out, he books a trip.

Caleb steps off the train onto the station platform, further making his way into the little town of Sweetwater to begin his Delos Destinations adventure of a lifetime.