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This really is the basis of Hanna and Will's relationship, and I'm sure someone could do a good Freudian analysis of it. Does Will get off on being caught in his lies? Does Hanna (yes) get off on (yes) controlling (yes) others?? Okay maybe no analysis necessary.
15 thoughts on “#476 – lie to me”
Katie
Okay, but for real, how did hanna know will has someone in his room waiting for him? I re-read this scene and I still can't find it
Bleh
He didn't accept the cigarette from Hanna because he wanted to keep his breath fresh
koerner
I think she just assumed because HE was in his room. She assumed that a hook-up was his reason for being in his room, not that he was sleeping.
Jeff
My guess is that he refused a cigarette. But so much of Octopus Pie goes over my head, I'm sure I'm mistaken.
Moriah
He passed on the cigarette. You want clean breath for smoochin.
Paul
Because he didn't take the cigarette? To avoid bad breath? Maybe? Would be subtle.
jay
He declined the cigarette.
jeff
I think a combination of the context that couldn't be found anywhere (probably in a closed room), and that he didn't seem tired (so he wasn't sleeping). Also, the key detail of turning down a cigarette after thinking for a moment (bad breath).
bp
lmao, i felt the same way when i read this page for the first time years back. the answer (provided by a more perceptive reader than me):
will turns down hanna’s cigarette offer so his breath won’t stink when he’s with aimee. ordinarily, he’d accept — the “ah” in the first panel shows he had to think about it — and hanna knows this.
bpp
lmao, i felt the same way when i read this for the first time years ago. the answer (provided by a much more perceptive reader than myself):
will turns down hanna's cigarette offer so his breath won't stink when he's with aimee. ordinarily, he'd accept (the "ah" in the first panel shows he had to think about it). hanna knows this and correctly infers that will has 'company.'
sputnik
my interpretation was that he didn't want cigarette breath for kissing!
doodlesal
Normally Will would've smoked with her, but rejecting it signalled he didn't wanna have smokers breath. Usually ppl dont wanna make out with someones who's got dank breath. Why else wouldn't he smoke at a party while chilling with someone?
Rezmason
I think it's because Will refuses the cigarette?
Siggy
He has his arm over his lap on the last page and there may still be the vestige of a boner in panels 3 &4 of this page? That's my best guess
John Pallister
Is it because Will refused her offer of a cigarette?