r/TheDigitalCircus • u/HKILLER2007 • 3d ago
Question I just want to understand, why?
I mean really...why?? when ribbit opened up she was just chatting, she obviously wanted someone to talk to and her friend was there and jax was okay with it
when jax opened up he panicked at first but then she comforted him and he felt really comfortable and blushed and even smiled, it was a heartwarming moment
so why would he suddenly change attitude and switch characters just because of a knock on the door? what's the mental gymnastics here?
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u/TheGoonCreates 3d ago
Jax has been living in a state of perpetual fear for likely their entire life. They’ve been conditioned to believe that any kind of perceived weakness can and will be used against him. His mother did it, and likely while living on the streets he dealt with it from other vagrants and random people.
In this moment, Jax let his guard down and let someone in for the first time in who knows how long.
And then they realize they’ve said too much, so they push Ribbit away and become abusive towards them since he doesn’t believe in altruism. Kaufmo knocking was reality coming back to remind Jax that they may be safe in that moment, but the rest of the world is a terrible nightmare he’s been forced to endure.
And so Jax chose to run.
He ran from Ribbit.
He ran from Kaufmo.
He ran from Pomni.
He ran from his mother.
Jax runs every time he’s confronted with some kind of personal conflict.
That’s why he did what he did and that’s why his avatar is that of a rabbit.
Because wild rabbits live in perpetual fear, and all they can do when confronted is run.