#jayvibe

[azraeltree]

vibes who have good survival instinct: 0 out of 20-something

...okay maybe like

one

wait no they’re just a paranoid fudge cake

um

vibrant???????cause????parasite-y?????

nah the vibe stupidity negates it just a tad, or he wildly oscillates from “okay lets NOT DIE MAYBE THATD BE GREAT THANKS” to “ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh leTS DO THIS THANG WHOOO”

maybe...jay??? or does he just have social anxiety on its own idk i mean he does like regularly almost destroy whatever universe he’s in with mad scientist experiments so the jury’s still out on that one

[azraeltree]

Why is Jay so indecisive? Oh gosh I relate to him on a spiritual level..

xD Mostly because he just...really doesn’t know how to deal with social situations. He isolates himself a lot, and the few people he does tend to interact with are either other scientists focused on their work, or the occasional Vibe. He’s also kinda...paranoid about other people, since he’s well aware that he’s rather weak for a Vibe, and unpractised in the use of their powers due to his focus on experimenting and discovering things. This results in a pretty shy, awkward and indecisive guy who just wants to be left alone with his world-destroying machinery, thankyouverymuch. 

(But yeah the bean also kinda craves interaction, he’s just super wary of people and has no idea how to talk to others. Ask for small talk and he’ll start babbling about the interesting applications of black holes)

[azraeltree]

Jay is an adorable bean! I wanna hug him and kiss him :3

A blush spread across his cheeks and he quickly buried his face against his sleeves in an attempt to hide it. “Th-That’s very kind of you ta say, h-however, I, um, Idon’tthinkI’dbecomfortablewithastrangerkissin’meI’msorry!” Oh gosh, he hadn’t offended them, had he? “Sorry!” he repeated, eyes squeezed shut. 

[azraeltree]

Huh? I thought all Vibes became the living embodiment of hell as soon as you so much think of hurting someone they care about.

Jay smiled nervously. “Um, most are, f-from what I’ve seen. But I, uh...I mostly isolate myself, so I don’t exactly have much chance ta start carin’ about someone, n-not in the last couple c-centuries. I mean, I have cared about certain people, but they were never really harmed by anyone...they just...either left or died.” 

[azraeltree]

Can Jay be as scary or threatening as the other Vibes? Like if someone hurt someone Jay cared about?

“Scary?” He shifted uncomfortably, fidgeting with a piece of string in his pocket. “I, uh, I’m not usually very scary, I think. I haven’t really gotten...c-close to anyone in a long time, so, I don’t know about bein’ threatenin’ if someone I cared about was hurt...But I...When I have a b-breakdown, or just...get too involved in my experiments, I can...end up doin’...bad stuff I normally wouldn’t, not these days.” 

[azraeltree]

I haven’t drawn this bean much so here’s a couple doodles. Jay tends to go on research benders where he won’t eat or sleep for weeks/months until eventually collapsing (unless he’s forced to - occasionally Cray drops by and makes him stop). When he’s not extremely sleep deprived he’s generally pretty anxious, especially around people he doesn’t know, so usually he keeps to himself. 

[azraeltree]

wait .. all of the vibes popped up in one place, and then Haze just teleported Broker away from them. Did... Did haze and broker just abandon all those vibes back at the verse? all clustered in a dog pile ontop of eachother?

Jay blinked rapidly as he stumbled to his feet, adjusting his glasses and trying to still the trembles running through his body.

Oh wow. There were- that was a lot of people. A lot of Vibes. Why were there so many Vibes here? That wasn’t meant to happen, not since the last few disastrous “family reunions” Dav had organised. Two or three Vibes was usually the limit, except with the big dramas but Jay tried to stay out of that because getting caught between Cray and Cheer had been very much Not Fun and he wanted to avoid that ever happening again. Ever. 

“What the- Jay?”

He jolted when a hand landed on his shoulder, starting to flinch away before he recognised the voice. “C-Cray?” The sight of the cracked, frowning face was a huge relief considering how confused he felt. Then he realised that Cray was here, and so was Cheer, and that was Very Bad. 

“Hi Cray!” He grinned awkwardly, voice a little more high-pitched and much louder than his usual tone, oh gosh, some of the others were looking his way now please stop that. “S-so, um, I have this amazin’ new experiment you should come check out, okay? Yep, let’s go, alright, haha, now please!” Rather than waiting for a reply (because he could see Cheer turning towards them and taking a step and no no stop that was very bad-) he teleported the two of them away. 

He gave a sigh of relief. Crisis averted. 

“...Jay, why the fuck is this place on fire?”

...oh. 

[azraeltree]

+ Jay what is the one experiment you regret?

((Anonymously send me '+' and a question and my muse has to answer honestly no matter how uncomfortable it makes them))

“The...one experiment I regret?” 

He shrugs slightly, gaze on the ground. “I don’t know. Done a lot over the years...I guess...durin’ one of my breakdowns, I got real curious ‘bout how souls work. How they differ between verses...how they change as ya grow up. Those experiments hurt a lotta people. Some of ‘em survived but...dunno if ya could call it livin’, how they are now. S’why I tend ta stay away from biology lately.”