#docbrock

- First and foremost, JJ was not absorbed in the womb. They grew up as The Venture Twins! on TV. JJ was the rough-and-tumble boy adventurer and Rusty was the wimpy nerd one.

- So instead of being exempt from all the boy adventurer trauma Rusty just shares it with JJ. I imagine JJ has it worse because he was the one always fighting for his/his brother’s life and getting everyone into these life-threatening situations as the daring comic relief half of the duo. He lives at the Venture Compound when he’s older and takes canon Rusty’s place as the washed-up & broke Venture brother.

- Rusty is better off in his adult years because after they aged out of The Venture Twins! Cartoon, Rusty proved the more competent heir to the Industries. Turns out being the know-it-all sciencey one paved the way for his incredible career.

- I also like the idea that Rusty is a gay (bisexual? tbd) icon. He was the fruity geek when he was little and the community clocking him worked in favor of his career. I just KNOW if he coped with his traumas better he was a horrible A List Twink. I think Jonas was homophobic behind closed doors but always acted supportive in public. Rusty was way less broken up about his death for a number of reasons. But this was a big one.

- Rusty and are a thing on the DL, gossip mags are all over them. They fooled around in college (Brock was too curious about the famous little twink in the bottom bunk to resist) and then again when Brock was assigned to the Venture Compound. This is the universe where brusty can exist sssshhh.

- Hank is pretty much still Hank. Dawn came out when she was fourteen and Rusty really doesn’t understand but loves her anyway. Synthesized Dawn her own E and everything