Talk:Mei Misaki/@comment-25958024-20150115204740/@comment-6052796-20150119131134

I wouldn't call Keiko sociopathic, she's more Psychopathic, who wouldn't be after finding out their grandson has died? Plus judging by her age, the class trip of 98 might not have been the first time she had to deal with Class 3-3's death related disasters. I  personally think, Wakui's Asthma Attack triggered her and she probably thought "It's happening again, it's better I do it rather than them having to experience what'll happen next." Most movies involving killers that have some connection to a disaster often believe that they should Mercy Kill whomever their targets are. Mrs Voorhees for example pretty much offered the last girl a quick and painless death which she deemed "Easier for you than it was for Jason."

As for Takako not killing Kouichi, that doesn't prove it less. There have been numerous sociopathic characters who actually spared their unintended targets either out of necessity or not caring. Anton from No Country for Old Men, for example could have easily killed the two kids who saw his car crash, mainly because they were not too far from his recent murder. Instead he just offers one of them money for their T-Shirt so he could use it as a make-shift cast. He doesn't even pull the old "You didn't see nothing." that most people woulda done.