The angst possibilities are endless… Nevada being vibrant and flashy so people will notice him and he won’t be alone. Utah trying to be the perfect Mormon/christian/father/etc… because he fears not being good enough and what will happen if he fails. (I can’t see it too clearly but Maryland and DC have being alone and difficulty escaping but I can’t tell which is which)
Old Man PA getting hit on by so many states and poor Gov just has to watch everyone flirt with his DAD and DC has to watch everyone flirt with his GRANDPA and there's nothing either of them can do about it
A sketch of Gov in the new episode 🐶! I always kinda imagined Gov to look pretty much how he is portrayed in the episodes tbh so I never bother to make him that much of a separate design 🤔 BUT also this is an excuse to educate y'all on federal land. It will be under the cut for those who wanna learn.
What does Federal Land mean for a state?
Well, this is something I think a lot of folks in here (the fandom) needs to know, because I just see people jump to conclude Gov is horrible towards Nevada. That is not the case.
This is just the basics, but federal land literally just conserves, manages, and protects natural resources and wildlife. For example, national parks are federal lands. You'd notice this because of how western states tend to have more wildlife than the east. And how federal land is mostly administered by agencies such as the BLM, FWS, NPS, and USFS, which all are catered towards handling wildlife and resources.
Federal land also tends to consist of land that states cannot easily manage or utilize, which for Nevada it's pretty easy to notice, as most of Nevada is semi-arid and desert, meanwhile land more available to use, like by rivers and other water sources are not usually federal land.
Historically, up until 1976, you could easily just claim a homestead of hundreds of acres! The Federal Government just ended up taking what nobody else really wanted because they couldn't live there anyways. It's why Nevada has so much Fed Land, and now that land is managed by agencies; and in Nevada's case, most of it is under the Bureau of Land Management. This is why Nevada's population only resides in no more than 20% of the land. Because they bought it as they could use it and live in it, even then they don't use much of the full 20% that is accessible to them.
And it's not as if federal land is completely off-hands, people hunt, hike, camp and fish in federal land all the time! Take Alaska for example, who's 60%+ federal land, in terms of Alaska's size that's a LOT of land, yet Alaska is one of or the best state when it comes to fishing and hunting either way, and Alaska's natural beauty remains largely untouched and unbothered (at least directly).
There is also the fact that if a crime is committed on federal land, it instantly becomes punishable to a higher degree than it would on state grounds, as it becomes of federal interest.
So no, Nevada being 80% federal land isn't bad for him. It's just Gov taking up and protecting what Nevada can't really utilize or manage easily.
Since we're doing Gov and DC seperate headcannons, and I'm going off of like @crow-doc-with-a-pen and @greatinternetllama stuff because they're both great and I love the headcannons
DC
When they're seperate I tend to give DC the xe/xem pronouns
Incredibly anxious and let's it show alot more then Gov
Older then IDC actually, but got stuck with the "Older sibling looks younger/shorter" curse" (Me too man)
Loves sweets but mainly chocolate
Best you can get him to dress down is a poloshirt once in a blue moon
Looks frazzled more but I think we deserve a frazzled Gov
Gov
OCD Gov I love him I need him he has my whole heart
Likes using double positives (Yeah sure, yes of course). First to show he actually meant it, and then it became an OCD as well
Adjusts hus collars alot
Can dress down but only to a suit vest
Speaking of suit vests he would wear one they're so fun
Uses makeup to hide his eyebags
Is the one that has to be like 'I will not try to strangle a state today I will not try to-' more
They both tend to get paranoid and they got matching lil USA flag pins together
Randomly had a thought of Texas dealing with an Austin going through his emo phase. Help!
He would have no idea how to deal with him. He’d try and be supportive but he’d end up asking the other states for help😭
Texas standing outside Govs door, mumbling: Alright just knock the worst he can do is not want to help-
Gov: Texas why are you outside of my room?
Texas: JESUS- Uh- hey Gov! Boss! Um! …..
Gov: …..You’ve never called me by a title with respect, what do you want?
Texas: I have a question-
Gov: About.
Texas, talking fast: What were you like during your emo phase and what stuff did you like and not like-
Gov, flustered: Wait wait wait! How did you know about that?!
Texas: I looked it up. Emo was “created” I guess in D.C. so- you. And we all experience fashion trends that are popular in our state. Florida for example, in permanent vacation clothes.
Gov: …..
Texas: …..
Gov: …..Band tees, seatbelt buckle belts, black clothing but the occasional color is ok, makeup palettes preferably ethically sourced-
Texas: Perfect. Write this down please.
Gov had a very exciting rant about everything emo and Texas happily took notes so he could try to relate and support his weird son lol.
Emo fashion emerged in Washington D.C. so depending on how you see Gov and D.C. it’d change with who he asks. But emo fashion is relatively newer having emerged in the 1980’s and not being mainstream till the 2000’s. It stemmed off from punk and other hardcore fashion. It was originally known as emotional hardcore or emocore, eventually being called emo. Bands, like Rites of Spring, helped create the genre and push the trend!
Sorry about the rant I really like looking into fashion trend history-🧍