Dave Gaskill was a ranger who worked in Shoshone National Forest. His best friend was a fellow ranger named Ron, and he knew Delilah.
Biography[]
Dave himself never makes an appearance in the game, but several notes between him and Ron that they exchanged in the summer of 1986 can be found by Henry in cache boxes throughout the game. The notes explain that Dave has mostly been avoiding Ron as of late due to Ron's burgeoning relationship with his new girlfriend Debbie. Dave talks about trouble at home between him and his mother, hence why he took the job, though his sister has been bugging him to come back. Eventually, Dave got into a bar fight in Wapiti.
During the final part of the game, Henry discovers an encampment very likely created by Dave. Upon talking with Delilah, he learns the bar fight was, in fact, a homophobic attack, revealing that Dave was gay and had unrequited feelings for Ron. The encampment includes a cassette tape with a song Ron made for Dave "Ol' Shoshone," which Henry may listen to.
Dave's fate, whether he left the park or disappeared deep into the forest like Ned Goodwin, is left unclear.