#inside swap

I've suddenly been assaulted with ideas of Inside Job Role Reversal that I wanted to share. So Here ya go. Inspired by @drewcahndo thanks dude! I love your art, it really got my brain flowing.

Reagan Ridley

Born into a family with a more "decent" Rand Ridley. Still works in Cognito Inc with JR. He's still pretty crap but I guess less crappy. He's elitist and still looks down on everything but he's actually put together and not drunk.

Cognito Inc was and is kept a secret from Reagan and thus was never subjected to high expectations and large goals. She thinks her dad is a robotics engineer making toys.

Altho prodigious, it didn’t quite reach the expected smarts that would impress and garner her father's attention. And so her brain was under utilised and not as trained as og! Reagan.

Altho Rand Ridley has a semblance of care for her Reagan, he ends up neglecting her, but also spoiling her with inventions and toys, an actually functioning Bear-o.

Bear-o basically became her main crutch. She was interested in robotics bc of Bear-o, but it never lead anywhere aside from watching her father work and do calculations and the few books she smuggled yet barely understood.

Rand often disregards and belittles Reagan's intelligence and does not even considering any output from her. Considers her too naive to be in his line of work.

And so she ends up normal enough with a sunshine attitude. Tho with a people pleaser mentality that doesn't question authority.

There will be moments where her intelligence shines thru but due it being unpolished and so rarely speaks them at all.

Graduated at the top of her average (pretty high end but nothing prestigious) schools, Rand didn't let her in Cognito and lacking any direction, worked odd jobs like being a lobbiest.

Despite being elitist and inadvertently puts his daughter down, he really hypes her as the best lobbiest bc altho Reagan isn't the best in his eyes, but regards her higher bc she has his genes. Tho its kinda condescending despite him meaning well.

Until Oprah Winfrey took her in the Illuminati due to her handshakes (so she says)

Chances are she took her in bc she's Rand's daughter who's clueless about the whole secret society. Petty queen.

Or thought she'd be a good asset to the team. Who knows?

Slow starter but fast learner.

Enthusiastic and positive but has a tendency to apologize a lot when she senses the other person took it wrong or says something she thinks sounds stupid.

Brett Hand

Born rich yet isolated within his family deemed unimpressive.

Instead of coping by doing everything he can to please them or other people, he opted for violence and aimed to prove them all wrong.

With vast ambitions he throws himself into multiple activities (studies, exercise, etc)

He's unfortunately not considered prodigious at anything, so is basically climbing the ranks without a boost. So his starting and present position is impressive to note.

Bc the Hand Family is super rich, of course they know Oprah Winfrey.

Altho not as smart as Reagan, Oprah Winfrey (lol) saw immense potential through his unyielding ambition and the work he's willing to put to get there.

Winfrey fully supports Brett like that wine aunt his gateway to the Illuminati.

Graduating from Harvard at the top, only got by with caffeine flowing thru his bloodstream.

Follows og! Reagan's footsteps into robotics.

Considered handsome, intellectual with a charismatic/intimidating voice during presentations and debates, he's not very good in the emotional/people category.

Man still looking handsome despite running on fumes. Baristas give him discounts. Life's unfair.

Brett exercises, like the og exercises when he's stressed. Which is basically all the time.

He tries to be presentable, he doesn't unfortunately try to hide or get the bags off under his eyes.

Prideful with an arrogant vibe, it's not obvious but he's self conscious af especially when his position is question/threatened.

He often looks down at himself, hates when other people question him.

Some people misname him and call him "Brent", which he hates.

Uncertain Headcanons

Not sure of Tamiko and Rand's marriage status and their happiness. Really just Tamiko's position in all this.

I'm unsure who the main villain here is Rand or Oprah.

I'm on the fench about Reagan joining a bunch of sororities.

I'm thinking about who's the drunk lady Brett would be hauling around. I'm unsure about it being a part of his family that's now considered a massive scab or just let the idea altogether and just make Oprah the villain.

I also wonder about the 80s movies whether Brett would still have a connection to them or Reagan would. I lean more to Brett thinking of it as a bitter memory, still on the fence about Reagan finding solace in 80s toys and films. (the few she actually had, since all of her toys were made by him)

Final Notes

That's it for now. I have a lot of ideas but if I withhold posting this it'll never end.

I didn't go into details about the relationships and dynamics but I imagine something like Reagan saying something smart or pointing out something Brett missed and Brett would just have a crisis and wondering if he's going senile at age 30 as he's searching up and cursing his family's genes.

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