diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
index 26360254..90c2b4f9 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class VMobject(Mobject):
             "fill_rgba": np.zeros((1, 4)),
             "stroke_rgba": np.zeros((1, 4)),
             "stroke_width": np.zeros((1, 1)),
-            "orientation": np.zeros((1, 1)),
+            "orientation": np.ones((1, 1)),
         })
 
     # These are here just to make type checkers happy
diff --git a/manimlib/utils/space_ops.py b/manimlib/utils/space_ops.py
index 1bde3d1a..01643e8f 100644
--- a/manimlib/utils/space_ops.py
+++ b/manimlib/utils/space_ops.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def get_winding_number(points: Sequence[Vect2 | Vect3]) -> float:
 
 ##
 
-def cross2d(a: Vect2, b: Vect2) -> Vect2:
+def cross2d(a: Vect2 | Vect2Array, b: Vect2 | Vect2Array) -> Vect2 | Vect2Array:
     if len(a.shape) == 2:
         return a[:, 0] * b[:, 1] - a[:, 1] * b[:, 0]
     else: