#oc: dr vincent a. bedlam

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Dr. Vincent A. Bedlam

Name: Dr. Vincent Azazel Bedlam Date of birth: 31st October, 1862 Date of death: 21st August, 1887 Age when they died: 25 Cause of death: electrocution/shrapnel damage (technically the electrocution only knocked them out, they actually bled to death because of the shrapnel) Are they in Button House, or a different location?: yes; rented and lived in the attic before they died. (If they live at Button House) What are their thoughts on the ghosts there?

Pat: very much appreciates his kindness and the fact that he lets them talk about their experiments a lot!! at is a gift

Thomas: loves his poems! lovely chap that thomas, just a shame he tends to startle him so much

Fanny: lovely host! very lovely! the screaming at night is a bit much though but its fine!

The Captain: technically messed about with the radio a lot while he was alive because they were so fascinated by it. nice enough chap though! even if they dont talk too much

Kitty: Enthusiastic Friend! almost as enthusiastic as him, even if she doesnt always seem to understand what hes talking about (neither does he sometimes)

Robin: GOOD GRIEF that man is from times beyond living memory that is FASCINATING

Mary: they think shes quite nice! granted they havent talked to her too much, but she is very nice!

Julian: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Humphrey: Fascinated by the whole ‘detached head’ thing, would ask more questions about it but that seems to be a bit rude around here

The Plague Ghosts: lovely bunch! they understand modern heating more than they do thats for sure! 

Jemima (the little girl): frequently tells her fun facts about science, generally gets along with her like a kooky weird uncle whose a bit strange and loud but generally wellmeaning

Do they have any special ghost powers?: can mess about with electrical things and make them do weird things If they could be seen by a living human, what would their response be?: elated evil-sounding cackling, “AT LAST! IT WORKED! TRULY THIS IS A FANTASTIC DAY FOR SCIENCE” What do they look like?: bright green eyes, giant burnt electricity scar on the left side of their body. short-ish, unkempt brown hair with a white streak going through it. wears an old howie-style black labcoat, underneath which is probably a plain white shirt, black slacks, heavy steel-toe boots and suspenders. possibly a bowtie. definitely sort of dishevelled. goggles and thick gloves. a bit burnt and covered in shrapnel wounds but its fine! Which of the Friends would they insist they were?: more interested at poking around and seeing how the tv works than watching the actual show Other Headcanons:

-switches between they/he pronouns because science doesnt need a gender

-originally a lord’s child, estranged because of their strange morbid fascinations. and the whole 'being trans’ thing. they chose their entire name themselves!

-dr vincent a. bedlam might have an evil name. and an evil laugh. and an evil aesthetic. and just a generally creepy evil vibe about him. but genuinely he Is very nice and loves sharing his ideas and knowledge with friends/anyone who will listen to him for more than five minutes. he just, uh, comes off a bit strong a lot of the time

-dreadful posture, but Terrifyingly Tall when stood up straight. goes from 5'6ft slouched over to 6'3ft standing up tall

-after witnessing a seance, he was pretty much like “god. i could do this SO MUCH BETTER with SCIENCE”, and then set out to make a machine that could talk with the dead! and i mean. technically it worked in the sense that it blew up and made them dead so now they, being a ghost, can talk to ghosts. 

but like for a while afterwards they were like convinced it has worked so well that not only can they now see and talk to ghosts, they can also phase through objects like a ghost! amazing! just wait until the scientific community hears about THIS, fuck you edison you cheap hack IM the cool one now nobody has the heart to tell them for a bit frankly he figures it out after a while and like. mopes for a bit but then springs back like “WELL! seems like my new goal is to communicate with the living! any living idiot can be a scientist but to be both a ghost AND a scientist at the SAME TIME will be revolutionary!” -absolutely fascinated with modern technological advances. was floored when the radio became a thing. lost their goddamn marbles when the car was invented. nearly died again from excitement when the tv was introduced. still not over fancy coffee machines. please dont show them the internet/smart devices they will go more feral than they already are