Thread:Shanethefilmmaker/@comment-397235-20140904033414/@comment-397235-20140905213513

I'd forgotten about Yuuya's note. He broke the rules too, then, but nobody blames him for it (probably because nobody found out). I'm not a fan of Yuuya: he's too easily manipulated and he does some questionable things (like the whole business with the Art Club, which was flatout dickish).

I don't think anybody really thought about telling Kouichi at the hospital. I remember in the manga, Naoya asks Tomohiko why they didn't tell him there and then and he responds, in addition to not knowing whether or not it'd break the rules, that it was the right atmosphere for that kind of talk. The hell?

Reiko did tell Kouichi he needed to listen to his classmates and do whatever they told him...but that's it.

The other reason nobody tells Kouichi is because they're all afraid of Izumi, and that is her fault. Like a lot of tyrants, she comes down on anyone who takes initiative and then wonders why nobody can ever seem to think for themselves. That's her own fault for not delegating responsibility. But since nobody ever tried to explain what's really going on, by the time they get to the Inn she's completely justified to be furious with Mei, given all she knows is the Curse is active and Mei broke the rules; it's not much of a stretch to connect those two dots.