Why do people keep calling it blackmail? Blackmail comes with demands and I didn't see any. I know Chad refers to it as being blackmail but he's an idiot anyways. I didn't see any demands I just pictures of Arieth fucking the DIKs. That's not blackmail, that's taunting.
There are two envelopes handed to Chad, one with his name on it and one with Dawe's name. We see the stuff with Dawe's name, it's got the pictures with Arieth fucking everyone, everywhere.
You don't see anything of the contents of Chad's envelope, but we know something was in that envelop to get Chad real upset and he called it blackmail (and it obviously wasn't the pictures of Arieth that got him worked up), so I'm thinking we just don't know what it is now and all we've got to go on is what Chad called it - blackmail.
With the difference that the guy with a ponytail has no problem hiding his emotions. There are also other redheads who were not there. Arieth for example. But then it won't be Rusty's father. Incest and all that. That would fit even better with one of my other theories. That Rusty's dad is MC's grandfather.
We've been down this path in excruciating detail.:
These are the facts from the game, to be (I would have though) fairly easily utilized to deduce who Sage's dad is:
- Sage says her dad has shown up to the party
- He expects his daughter to be there but can't find her
- Sage says she's avoiding her dad.
- He has red hair
- Sage has red hair
- red hair is hereditary thing
- Sage says her dad is there looking for business opportunities and kissing asses
- He is there schmoozing people and even lists all the people he needs to see: "I still have to chat with Dr. Johnson, Will Burr, Sir Gregory and Professor Burke..."
Quotes from the game to back up the shit that I just wrote (when the MC talks to Sage in Tybalt's room):
mc "Are you at least having fun here?"
sa "Um...no?"
sa "Everyone's so fucking fake and my dad even showed up tonight."
mc "Your dad's here?"
sa "Ugh... Yeah. That's why I'm not downstairs and have turned off my phone. I'm avoiding him."
sa "He's just here looking for new business opportunities and kissing asses. It makes me sick."
And Sage's dad when he's talking to some preps:
Sages Dad: "It's been fun chatting, but I must excuse myself."
Sages Dad: "I still have to chat with Dr. Johnson, Will Burr, Sir Gregory and Professor Burke before the night gets older."
Sages Dad: "And can you believe that I've yet to find my daughter in this crowd? I was under the impression she'd attend the party."
Now yes, we know Sage said her father bottles up his emotions, she's talking about him talking about problems, not about him being able to talk to people at a party. She also, as quoted above, said he's "looking for business opportunities and kissing asses". That's what he was doing, trying to ingratiate himself with other people at the party.
So the guy with the ponytail is the polar opposite of what Sage says about her father's character. It could also be Arieth's father? From the behavior it could even fit.
On the other hand the other guy behaves exactly as Sage described. Distant and only fixated on business. He probably went to see if he could see his daughter. Then off to business again.
Dude, you're fixated on the idea that he doesn't show his emotions, you're missing the point. Looking happy at a party is not about showing your emotions. Talking to family about problems and things like that is what Sage is getting at.