The Bureaucrat's New Groove

I think the "fandom version" of Pete is usually lazy and uncaring, or at least puts his owns wants and needs above others. Which is FAIR he definitely does in the show a lot. Though what I picked up on is he can be pretty observant on people's behavior?? I specifically remember a scene where he talks about Hank's fixation of sugar, something you can dopamine mine on, and he might have symptoms of ADHD. I can't remember what episode it is to confirm it was exactly like that, but I FOR SURE know he picked up on that.

There was also the scene in the episode where Jonas was discovered in the PROBLEM, and he immediately went into problem solving mode. His occupation is in programming, which involves TONS of problem solving. I'd say so much of programming is trial and error and working out how to fix your code. He's a problem solver at heart!! And an observant one at that.

I just really like that part where he observed Hank's behavior, I really picked up on that.

In my AU, I'm not sure what picks up his motivation yet, but he gets inspired to go back to college. He goes to a community college to learn psychology, hoping to use his knowledge in programming and technology to find ways to help in his new field of interest. In a psychology test for neurodivergences, you are given various programs to use. Ranging from simple rating quizzes to programs to measure your attention span. I imagine he wants to find ways to better tests like these specifically. Though he can also give the whole psychology gambit, being able to test people for various mental ailments.

He still works for Dr. Venture (Rusty), but given Dr. Venture's frequent involvement with the OSI, let alone when Billy gets kidnapped to do random shit for all sorts of fucks, he finds himself working for others quite frequently.

Both Dr. Venture Sr and Dog are very neurotic in their own rights. Jonas is agoraphobic and gets very anxious around others, especially the individuals he has a history with. He is frequently caught under the influence of a variety of substances. He is known for having a silver spoon on him often, including one he wears around his neck, complete with clipper lighter on a separate chain.

White is tasked with diagnosing and getting the two under control. As both the OSI and the Guild struggle to get information out of them, as their neurotic tendencies make them more likely to retreat into themselves, or have outright panic, or physical attacks when confronted with certain situations.

So far that's Pete's main involvement in the AU. He's ofc in a romantic relationship with Billy. He's still very snappy and lazy towards him, and they still often bicker at each other. But there's a deep love there.

I'm not sure how the timeline will work with the show and my AU, though I still imagine Pete and Billy are living in the brownstone with Colonel Gentleman and Action Man. (Colonel Gentleman and Action Man are together in this srry Rose 😔 Rodney and Rose are besties though, she's definitely still there. I originally shipped Colonel Gentleman with Jonas it's even the only kissing drawing I ever done kfghj He now has a complicated deep crush on Jonas that interferes with his relationship with Rodney briefly, he overall stays loyal to Action Man. He still is hurt by Jonas's old tendencies, especially in the remark he made on Jonas being a friend collector.)