Actually, if was cool seeing both of them guest posing on stage. It shows that you can be a bodybuilder, regardless of your height, as long as you are symmetrical and proportional. While Derik will probably never place high in the professional league of the IFBB due to the theory that you need to get bigger and thicker, Derik is an inspiration to many who strive to attain a bodybuilder's physique at his size.
You must all remember that at most amatuer contests, many of the athletes competing know and have no desire to compete as a pro athlete. They are contest to do well and to prove to them, their families and their friends that the desire to place well and get the physical physique is important.
Too many people think that because you have not attain the title of a Pro, then you are not a high level competitors. Many amatuers will tell you that it is not correct in that line of thinking.
By the way, have you talked to Derik before? To Jay? It would amaze you that they are both intelligent and are quite smart.