There is a moment in Red Dead Redemption 2 that is easy to miss and difficult to forget. John Marston is trying — awkwardly, imperfectly — to live an honest life. His past is catching up with him. Trouble finds him. He defends himself and the people around him the only way he knows how. And in response, his partner Abigail takes their son and leaves. John is suddenly alone, uncertain, and destabilized. He tells this to Geddes, a ranch hand who represents the settled, working world John is struggling to enter. Geddes listens. And then, seriously, without a hint of humor, he says: “Well… you could always leave. Get on a boat. Go to Brazil.” For a moment, it lands. It is not framed as a joke. It is not softened. It is delivered as a real option. And in that brief space, something opens. You can feel it in John — and you can feel it as the player. Wait… is that actually possible? Could I just disappear? Could I walk away from all of this? Then Geddes adds:........