Ah yes, he totally made up every little interaction in that book. Even the things that could have happened, he %100 embellished it. He just sucks at any type of social thing, as we could see in the video Sharshorita made of him in that courthouse. He just stood there, pathetically, looking around like a dumb toddler.
But the fact that he WANTS to be like the Russ he portrayed in the book is ridiculous. I know he's a narc and low IQ, but I still find it amazing that a full grown man sees himself as this quirky movie character from the 90s/00s movies and sitcoms.
He is just all around pathetic. I'm a fucking bleeding heart that tries to see the good side of everyone, and I failed miserably with Rusty. He has nothing, zero, nada.