diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3a3fca..aa71ed9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ Trigalarm is meant to be adapted to your needs with as little confusion as possi
 - There is a "Reset Alarm" button in the phone-side settings to help if you make an unsolvable alarm configuration by mistake.
 
 ## Some Neat Stuff
-- The vibration pattern is randomized. It derives the length of the three pulses from the angles in the generated triangle. Neat!
 - Some of the alarm scheduling code was taken from [Gentle Wake](https://github.com/SeaPea/GentleWake). It seems trusted by the community, so... I stole it! The beauty of open source, no AI needed!
 - A custom font was made to satisfy the need for something that looks like LECO but is monospaced. The version I made contains only numbers, period, and colon, but if you want to build off of it, [it's public](https://git.wetfence.xyz/RandyTheSilly/pebble-misc/src/branch/main/fonts) and easy to modify!
 
diff --git a/src/c/main.c b/src/c/main.c
index c066f0c..8ef78f3 100644
--- a/src/c/main.c
+++ b/src/c/main.c
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@ static uint8_t s_selected_indices[3] = {9, 9, 9};
 static uint8_t s_countdown_int = 0;
 static char s_countdown_buf[4];
 static char s_progress_buf[9];
-static uint32_t s_vibe_segments[5];
-static VibePattern s_vibe_pattern;
 
 // constants
+//// shared (setter+alarm)
 static const uint8_t s_edge_bar_height = ((PBL_DISPLAY_HEIGHT / 7) * 2);
 static const GRect s_top_bar_grect = GRect(0, 0, PBL_DISPLAY_WIDTH, s_edge_bar_height);
 static const GRect s_bottom_bar_grect = GRect(0, PBL_DISPLAY_HEIGHT - s_edge_bar_height, PBL_DISPLAY_WIDTH, s_edge_bar_height);
@@ -86,6 +85,11 @@ static const char *s_tan_arr[2] = {"tan¯¹", "cot¯¹"};
 static const char *s_sin;
 static const char *s_cos;
 static const char *s_tan;
+static const uint32_t s_first_triangle_vibe_segments[] = {900};
+static const VibePattern s_first_triangle_vibe_pattern = {
+    .durations = s_first_triangle_vibe_segments,
+    .num_segments = ARRAY_LENGTH(s_first_triangle_vibe_segments),
+};
 
 // alarm drop menu options
 static const char *s_options_function[3];
@@ -424,20 +428,6 @@ static void update_for_new_triangle() {
 	s_options_function[1] = s_cos;
 	s_options_function[2] = s_tan;
 
-	// setup vibes
-	static const uint32_t VIBE_ON_FLOOR = 120; // ensure motor is on long enough to be felt
-	static const uint32_t VIBE_ON_SCALE = 4;
-	static const uint32_t VIBE_GAP = 40;
-	s_vibe_segments[0] = VIBE_ON_FLOOR + (uint32_t)s_triangle_layer->angle_A * VIBE_ON_SCALE;
-	s_vibe_segments[1] = VIBE_GAP;
-	s_vibe_segments[2] = VIBE_ON_FLOOR + (uint32_t)s_triangle_layer->angle_B * VIBE_ON_SCALE;
-	s_vibe_segments[3] = VIBE_GAP;
-	s_vibe_segments[4] = VIBE_ON_FLOOR + (uint32_t)s_triangle_layer->angle_C * VIBE_ON_SCALE;
-	s_vibe_pattern = (VibePattern){
-	    .durations = s_vibe_segments,
-	    .num_segments = ARRAY_LENGTH(s_vibe_segments),
-	};
-
 	// setup countdown
 	s_countdown_int = settings.TriangleSecsMin + ((settings.TriangleCount - s_current_triangle_num) * settings.TriangleSecsStep);
 	snprintf(s_countdown_buf, sizeof(s_countdown_buf), "%03u", s_countdown_int);
@@ -450,6 +440,9 @@ static void update_for_new_triangle() {
 
 static void alarm_seconds_handler(struct tm *tick_time, TimeUnits units_changed) {
 	s_countdown_int--;
+	if (s_current_triangle_num == 1) {
+		vibes_enqueue_custom_pattern(s_first_triangle_vibe_pattern);
+	}
 	snprintf(s_countdown_buf, sizeof(s_countdown_buf), "%03u", s_countdown_int);
 	text_layer_set_text(s_countdown_txt_layer, s_countdown_buf);
 	if (s_countdown_int == 0) {
@@ -742,7 +735,6 @@ static void alarm_window_load() {
 }
 
 static void alarm_window_unload() {
-	vibes_cancel();
 	tick_timer_service_unsubscribe();
 	text_layer_destroy(s_countdown_txt_layer);
 	window_destroy(s_drop_window);