As for the men in his junk drawer, I think those are meant to be martini decorators, putting them with their arms on the rim of the glass and have the rest of their body in the drink as if they were resting at the edge of a pool.
23:40 I am getting into animating, I have been inspired by other animators and RU-vidrs and it’s very fun ( it takes a VERY long time though 🥲 ) I live ur vids btw