So at some point during the Post-BOTO stream (unfortunately can’t say if it’s part one or two, I still need to clip that part) Antony mentioned that the reason why Scissors is so rude to most others is because she went through an experience that led her to not really want people around her. She builds up walls to keep others away, keeping her guard up out of fear of having something like experience happen again, and having to deal with getting hurt all of again.
Throughout the series we can really see this displayed, with only like two/three people that she really had some sort of connection with, but even then it can barley be called that. They’re just people who’s she’s talked to in a way that doesn’t seem demeaning in any way. Those being Rook, Baguette, and maybe Shieldy.
Rook in episode 12, and the other two in episode 13. We don’t see much of her because of how early she was eliminated, but considering how the others reacted when she did something as simple as saying something nice to Rook, she most likely didn’t do much in the background either. Speaking of that early elimination, Antony also says that if she hadn’t been eliminated so early, he would’ve loved to go more in depth with her as a character.
This is kinda seen in episode two, when it’s mentioned that Scissors never invites anyone to her birthday party, and it cuts to her sitting sadly. Then also in episode one when she says “Fine! I’ll just find the finish line by myself!” When all the others choose not to be with her, she tries to keep her tough mad face up, but ends up feeling sad about it in the end.
She hurts herself further trying to keep herself from getting hurt, it’s the exact opposite effect of which she wanted to have. It isn’t until after Rook has his mental breakdown, that she starts to be even slightly more open, even showing sympathy to Prince Emerald when it’s reveled that his (now ex) wife had gotten remarried and actually hates him now. That’s the only time (outside of the rook thing) where she showed ANY type of sympathy to anyone.
I’m so excitedly hoping to see her grow in the next episode, considering that characters who didn’t really like eachother (Pear n Popsicley/Slurpy n Popsicley) seem to have gotten friendlier, and seem to at least be friends now. So perhaps maybe she’ll have some people soon as well.











