When the character of Donut is introduced, Grif is arguing with Simmons over a time when Simmons refused to go to Vegas Quadrant, and fled in an escape pod. This references a situation the Rooster Teeth team experienced once before the series was made. As half the group were from Austin, Texas, and the other half were in Los Angeles, California, some would occasionally travel to visit the others. One time, when most of the Austin group visited the LA group, they decided to go to Las Vegas, as the Austin group rarely got the chance. All was going fine until Gustavo Sorola (Simmons' voice actor), intoxicated, refused to go to Vegas with the rest of the team. He opened the door to the van they were in, running all the way back to the hotel they were staying at. There, he left a note saying, "See you in Austin, Gus" and was found the next morning still in LA.