Talk:Episode 10 - Glass Eye/@comment-173.32.213.148-20150106015123/@comment-397235-20150108031059

Kouichi didn't see fit to bring it to her attention. It's Izumi's job, not Kouichi's, to watch out for the class. So why would she be bringing him in? The last time they collaborated, somebody died. Not exactly the best track record there. On top of that, Kouichi made it clear he's picking Mei over her; at this point she's probably just a bit pissed off at him.

Granted, I think they might've been able to patch things up had not everything gone to hell. Kouichi and Izumi's priorities aren't that far removed; they both want to stop the Curse and protect their class.

For that matter, I think there are things going on offscreen which are never touched on, at least in the anime. The kids interact a lot more than we ever see.

Examples:

When Kouichi hits Yukito, Kenzou immediately stands up for him. It can be inferred the two are fairly good friends, yet they're never shown together before this (Kenzou hangs out with Takeru and Shigeki Yonemura).

When Yumi falls to her death, one of her male classmates yells her name (in the Japanese dub). In the English version, someone yells "Oh my God!" The voice sounds very much like Gregory Ayres, who plays Kouichi, suggesting he's the one who also yelled her name. I think they have a half-dozen lines between them in the show.

Aya mentions Takako told her she'd seen Yukari's death, suggesting she sees Aya as a confidant. At no point do they ever speak on screen; the only time they're ever actually together is after Kubodera's suicide, and Takako seems to be giving her the stink-eye.

Likewise, she and Kouichi seem to be friends, or at least friendly. When they hear her get attacked, Kouichi is the first one to go after her (ahead of Izumi; even Mei goes before her), and after her death he sounds like he's about to loose it, more so than he would've been had a random classmate just met her end (contrast with his reaction to Tomohiko's death, who'd just tried to kill him).

My point is, I assume they're interacting outside of what we actually saw in the show. So there's no reason to assume Izumi never spoke to Mei; she just never said anything to her on screen.