MMaya
Scissors, you can't come with me, but you'll be okay. I'm going to refer you to my colleague, Dr. Carnahan. I think you'll really like him.
[Scissors is then sitting in the waiting room outside of Dr. Carnahan's office]
Dr. Carnahan[stepping out] Scissors?
[thinking it's Logan in disguise; disbelieved] You gotta be kidding me.
[Little later, inside the office…]
Dr. Carnahan
So, Scissors, I understand you're dealing with a bully.
Dr. Carnahan
And how would you describe him? A malicious person or just not a very nice… bro?
Is this a prank? Are there cameras here?!
Dr. Carnahan
How 'bout this? Let's pretend I'm your bully. [speaking in a British accent] 'Ello, Scissors. Ready for some verbal lashing?
Why are you doing an accent?
Dr. Carnahan
I'm just guessing. I don't know this man.
Okay, I am not doing this. [starts to walk out the door, about to leave]
Dr. Carnahan
Listen. Can I give you some advice? Oftentimes, bullying is a cry for help, so you have to figure out what your bully needs help with. Get him to open up. And you can do that by being vulnerable first.
All right. If you think it'll work.
[In the park… The Rat Bros are weightlifting when Scissors shows up]
Hey, look. It's Mr. Glitter Pants!
[laughs] It's even funnier the second time!
You know, Logan, it hurts when you make fun of figure skating because it means a lot to me. When I first started, I couldn't even stand on the skates. But now, when I glide and spin on the ice, it reminds me just how much I can accomplish and the power I have inside. And every so often, time slows down, and I feel like I'm exactly who I want to be.
Scissors, I had no idea how important figure skating was to you. So I turned your ice rink into a pool for unshowered hairy guys.
[Scissor reacts with horror]
[talking to Dr. Carnahan, still believing it's Logan] What's your deal, man?! You're all supportive in here, but then I go out there, and this guy is nowhere to be found!
Dr. Carnahan
Well, it would be unprofessional if I saw you outside the office. [Scissors screams in irritation] I think you should open up to your bully again. Breaking down someone's walls takes time, and you may have planted a seed.
[having enough] No! I am done with your traps! I'll find some other way to handle this. [thrives over to the door, starting to leave]
Dr. Carnahan
Wait. This bullying got worse when you started figure skating, right? Well, if I were to venture a guess, I think your bully's upset because your involvement in figure skating makes him… jealous. [voice-over during a flashback of a teenager Logan in his high school years] Perhaps he wanted to be a figure skater, too, but the other kids bullied him for doing an activity boys didn't really do at the time. And maybe he went to a bro-y school where the cool thing to do was wear backwards hats and lift weights. So in order to survive, he gave up what he loved most. [end of flashback] So I wonder if… and again, just guessing… your bully is taking out his childhood frustration on you for pursuing the dream he never could.
[approaching the Rat Bros at the park] Hey, Logan, this is for ruining my skate rink! [runs away, stealing the cleaning wipes for their equipment]
He took the wipes we use to clean the equipment!
We can't lift without those! IT'S UNSANITARY!
GET HIM! [he and his brothers chase after Scissors all the way downtown to the ice skating arena, and find him standing on the ice rink as the lights come on; surprised] There's another ice rink?
There wasn't, but it turns out, unshowered hairy guys are great builders. I have an extra pair of skates. [takes out another pair of ice skates, begging Logan to come forth] You can be exactly who you want to be.
I get it now. You wanted someone to help you figure skate again.
[baffled] Again? I've never figure skated in my life.
What are you talking about? Isn't that why you bullied me? Wasn't this the cry for help?
No, I just bullied you 'cause I thought figure skating was for dorks. But this opened up so many emotional doors I didn't know I had. I should talk to a therapist about it. [cut to him visiting Dr. Carnahan's office, revealing they're both the same person]
Dr. Carnahan
Well, this clears up a lot.
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