Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6192846-20140918010005/@comment-6192846-20141213002207

Evils Theater wrote:

Btw if I remember correctly, the Envy vessel is split of into two scissors, right? When I read that I had thought maybe Kayo only had half that vessel, the empty one (or maybe even a fake pair) and then when she met that "missionary" who had the scissors or a part of it and then forged a forceful contract on Kayo. I dunno that's what I'm thinking. That's been a theory I've seen floating around about the scissors since they came up. I think it's a valid consideration. Even if Elluka managed to get th scissors from Kayo, we've never been given the indication she knew there were two pairs. She may have thought the demon chose a new vessel or thought the twin swords were forged into a single pair of sicssors.

Although now I'm starting to feel sorry for Kayo, that must have been rough. And after losing everything and then meeting a man who looks just like her husband. No wonder she went insane if she was possesed/influenced by a demon. I agree, though I am not too heartfelt over her downward slope of envy afterward. We've always known she suffered from some delusion so her having a real lover isn't too far off from all the speculation about the guy she knowing being the real lover and actually cheating on her.

I'm more interested in understanding why the Demon of Envy didn't possess her earlier, when she's supposedly been using the scissors she inherited from her mother. But the more I think about it, we can't even say for certain what scissors Kayo has are the vessel or not with how inconsistent portrayals have been.

GreekTelepath wrote: After all, it's implied that she's the most beautiful and talented woman in the entire town, but once Elluka showed up, all the attention she used to receive went to her. I don't know if that's implied. Ma only states Kayo was envious of Elluka's appearance and, assuming that's true, there's no implication that made her more popular. As Ma stated, Kayo had a complex about appearances so it could literally just be she thought Elluka's pink hair was prettier.

GreekTelepath wrote: Also, I think Elluka's the missionary. If she wanted to escape the public eye again like during the Toragay Serial Killings, it would be like her to craft a new persona. Plus, a missionary persona gives her an excuse to constantly travel anywhere, so she can look for the sin vessels undetected. I've said this before, but I have doubts the "Elluka" of this era is even the real Elluka at this point. The ominously ambiguous ending to Gift and mystery surrounding Duel of Merrigod Plateau reinforces that belief for me, especially with all the suspicious circumstances behind Ma.