Odette Rowel

Odette Rowel, better known as Bluejay, is a citizen of Aberration.

Somewhat of a polarizing personality within the comic, as some view her as a murderous traitor, and others earnestly look up to her.

Her apparent betrayal of Streetcrows has caused major waves within its ranks at the time of the comic's start.

## Personality

She is described by her former friends as nurturing and kind, a mentor to everyone. In sharp contrast with this image, she is also described as malicious and devious, and a murderous traitor.

In her first appearance, Bluejay seems cocky and condescending, arrogant to a point. She is a bit of a bully, repeatedly mocking Lioness and taunting Orion. She quickly loses her patience when Lioness refuses to obey her, and readily resorts to violence.

However, her violence is not mindless; Bluejay is carefully calculated in everything she does, and even when she is violent, she seems to have a plan and a purpose. Her cleverness was part of why she was so trusted by her group, as she came off as competent and reliable in any situation.

She is evasive to a fault when confronted on difficult topics, and handily shuts down any conversation she doesn't enjoy.

Bluejay is also capable of subtler manipulation, and doesn't seem to have a problem with using other people for her own gain.

## History

Bluejay grew up with a twin brother. Not much is known of their childhood.

She attended the same university as Mallory. They, along with three more of their classmates, formed the original Streetcrows group in order to solve the first Aberration Spree Killings. However, the project took on a significantly more personal layer when Odette's twin brother disappeared.

After losing her brother, Odette began pushing Mallory and the others to focus more and more on their investigations, which eventually led to Mallory getting caught cracking restricted databases. With the entire group now in danger, Odette stepped back and let Mallory take the fall, testifying against her in court. She lied to frame Mallory as the sole instigator of the project and walked away unpunished, while Mallory was sentenced to death.

It's uncertain what she spent the next decade doing, but it surely involved a lot of manipulation and weird science.

At some point, she lost her lower right leg; at present, she wears a prosthetic leg with a spring-loaded knife inside.

Mallory suspects that it's Bluejay who revived the Streetcrows group after it fell apart ten years ago. Bluejay also seems to be the founder of a new group, whom she defected from Streetcrows in favor of.

At some point in the last ten years, she picked up an interest in horrible crimes against nature, as evidenced by her creating the Unnaturals.

## Powers & Abilities

Bluejay's Gift is volume control. She can adjust the volume of any sound nearby. It is unknown how far her range extends, or whether there are limits for how loud or soft she can make the sound. In her first appearance, she proves herself capable of muting everything but her own voice, proving that she has very fine control over her power.

Her prosthetic leg has a spring-loaded device inside; a concealed blade, that relies on her Gift to operate. By amplifying the sound in a small, tuning fork-like component, she is able to generate a strong enough vibration to release the blade from its latch with terrifying force.

Bluejay is also proficient in hand-to-hand combat, as shown when she easily defeats Lioness in her first scene.

## Relationships

### Mallory Todd

Ten years ago, Bluejay dated Mallory. It's unknown how long the relationship lasted, but it ended in Bluejay's betrayal that left Mallory to die--literally.

When she learns that Mallory is, in fact, still alive, Bluejay reacts very strongly. She stumbles to an isolated area and breaks down crying, but it is unclear what, exactly, she is feeling. She is later seen keeping an eye on Mallory and Quinn's investigation; she seems unaffected, at that point.

Raccoon also seems to be privy to Bluejay's rare moments of vulnerability, as when Bluejay collapses into her arms in 0063. In the aftermath, Raccoon looks extremely worried for her, implying that Raccoon knows more about Bluejay's situation than most.

### Lioness

Bluejay's confrontation with Lioness is brutal and cold-hearted. She bullies Lioness and thrashes her in a fight. When Lioness refuses to back down, Bluejay stabs her. She makes no effort to refute Lioness' accusations, instead delighting in playing on those accusations to rile Lioness up.

Her jabs at Lioness seem specific enough that she may be preying on insecurities she knows Lioness has.

### Lykoi

Not much is known of their interactions, but it is generally accepted within the group that Lykoi trusted Bluejay greatly, to the point where she invited Bluejay to meet her after curfew on a night of the wolf-moon. Because that was the night Lykoi was murdered, Bluejay became the primary suspect--this impression intensified tenfold when Bluejay disappeared from the group entirely, making no attempt to explain herself or rectify the situation.

### Opossum

Opossum and Bluejay seem to have enjoyed a close friendship. Crow attests that, while everyone liked and trusted Bluejay, she was especially close with Opossum, acting as a kind of mentor figure for them. When leaving the parking lot scene, Bluejay tells the party to say hi to Opossum from her, and claims she misses them--Crow believes the greeting is genuine.

Opossum seems to earnestly look up to Bluejay even now.

### Raccoon

Raccoon is Bluejay's right hand, and seems to respect her as such. Bluejay's disposition towards Raccoon is generally light and casual--even when reprimanding her as in 0051, Bluejay opts to simply deflect Raccoon's questions rather than crack down aggressively on her overstep. Given Bluejay's general behavior towards people like Lioness, this neutral deflection is almost amicable!

### Collie

Bluejay's other, more secret right hand.

The exact nature of the relationship between Bluejay and Collie is unclear. Collie claims that she is only working with Bluejay because Bluejay is holding something over her--and that she can't take Bluejay down because she needs her for something. What this is or how Bluejay came to have power over Collie is not stated.

Bluejay is not shown to be openly hostile towards Collie, but she does seem to be pressuring her to stay quiet about everything and remain isolated.

## Trivia

* After learning Magpie's nickname, Bluejay begins referring to them as a "corvid friend" (and similar variations). Blue jays and magpies are both members of the corvidae family of birds, to which crows also belong.

## Quotes

* *"I didn't come to fight you. But you leave me no choice but to hurt you."* (to Lioness)
* *"Don't go too far chasing a star. In the end, you'll only end up burning your wings off."* (to Orion)

## References

1. ↑ streetcrows - Bluejay design notes
5. ↑ streetcrows - cast