Thread:Shanethefilmmaker/@comment-397235-20140801024539/@comment-6052796-20140808123102

Personally with Fujioka, I would think maybe out of all the girls Kouichi met in his life, both the ones that show an interest and the ones that don't, she would be the one to kiss him. Not anything of the romantic kind, but like an affectionate gesture after it was time for him to go. And unlike most which some would seem to accept, it would confuse him rather than make him blush. Although she is optimistic and thanks to her, the blow from Reiko's death may or may not have softened, they both have this nagging feeling that they might not see each other again. But at some point prior to their goodbye she would talk about Mei and Kouichi would want to meet her one day. Of course by the time they both turn 15 he would have been in the hospital and she would have died. It would also make his apology during his first lines seem more meaningful, because on the surface he was apologizing for his illness, but it was really the last of his memories of Fujioka before the Calamity kicks in. Then when he finally meets Mei, things start to slowly flood back to him, he doesn't remember it fully, but by pure instinct he feels he has to talk to her no matter what. This way Fujioka didn't just affect Mei's life which made her a broken spirit, or Takako's life when she mistakes Fujioka for Mei, she'd affect Kouichi's life. I was thinking also as a bonus chapter that at some point she met the other class 3-3 students and probably staff too at one point or another. Nayoa would treat her as a skirt obviously, but would then appreciate her kindness. Mochizuki would probably discuss art with her. I wouldn't know how Izumi would handle her wild side in comparison to Mei's stoic behavior, but I am sure she would get along better. Takako would probably discuss their time in school. But essentially the idea is that her kindness reminds them of the Misaki that died, at first making them think it might be her (As back then they thought the one that died was a girl.)  Of course it wasn't and they leave it at that. I hope I don't sound obsessed with Fujioka, just that when it comes to characters that have been dead prior to the story's main plot, I can't help but feel curious about them. Whenever I watched Psycho I was curious about Norma Bates' life. Whenever I watched Friday the 13th I was curious to know what Jason was like before he became the Hockey Mask slasher we know and love.

As for Takako. The Human head is a lot more solid in certain places. My martial arts instructor taught me that the top of my head is actually solid as a rock and the best place to perform headbutts. However that's not to say she didn't nearly smother him on the floor by pressing his nose and mouth against it. My biggest worry was the perception play in which it looks like she's stepping on his head, but she could be stepping on his neck or back when she did that jump. The latter being the most likely hence his collasped lung acting up near the end.