(18 Jul 12) My performance level

[brasca]

@Artemisia: If that were the case, then the residences in those "party schools," known for nightly heavy drinking, would be on constant lockdown. So I dunno. I still think it's Hank, not the school, who's taking this measure, and I still think it's overreacting. But as we saw from the previous strip, he has an understandable reason from his past to do so.

Millard Fillmore University is probably more cautious about this kind of thing instead of your run of the mill party school or community college.

And I guess this answers the question as to whether Lisa wore underwear or not.... in case anyone was wondering.

At least it's nice for some questions to be answered in a timely manner.

[grimmi05]

@Artemisia: If that were the case, then the residences in those "party schools," known for nightly heavy drinking, would be on constant lockdown. So I dunno. I still think it's Hank, not the school, who's taking this measure, and I still think it's overreacting. But as we saw from the previous strip, he has an understandable reason from his past to do so.

I would go with the overreacting. any reason that cases someone to go flat out nemesis deserves to be brought up in therapy and should not be understandable. Now Hank was on the phone, so the campus police could be on there way, but we don't know what Hank has told them and might have been exaggerating what he told them.

A lot may be dependent upon the call made by the RA on the scene. I'm not saying that it is necessarily the policy. I'm just saying it is not outside the realm of possibilities that it is the policy.

He was also on the phone, so the campus police may have told him to keep everyone in the building till they get there, which is a very reasonable explanation.

That being said, he does seem to be lying to the guy in the last panel.

[SomeCanadianWeirdo]

If Michael did give our a name of who attacked him hopefully he gave out the right name. If he isn't entirely coherent he might have given out the wrong name, and Hank may be off to confront Joe Blow instead of Ronnie. Which given his apparent mindset will not be a good thing.

[showler]

I don't know if any time has passed, so it may be possible that he went back long enough to see Michael on the stretcher.

Also, he said he was "requesting" everyone stay in their room or outside the dorm, so rather than a lockdown it may be a simple attempt to keep non-witnesses and lookie-loos out of the police's way.

[Freemage]

@Artemisia: If that were the case, then the residences in those "party schools," known for nightly heavy drinking, would be on constant lockdown. So I dunno. I still think it's Hank, not the school, who's taking this measure, and I still think it's overreacting. But as we saw from the previous strip, he has an understandable reason from his past to do so.

I would go with the overreacting. any reason that cases someone to go flat out nemesis deserves to be brought up in therapy and should not be understandable. Now Hank was on the phone, so the campus police could be on there way, but we don't know what Hank has told them and might have been exaggerating what he told them.

A lot may be dependent upon the call made by the RA on the scene. I'm not saying that it is necessarily the policy. I'm just saying it is not outside the realm of possibilities that it is the policy.

He was also on the phone, so the campus police may have told him to keep everyone in the building till they get there, which is a very reasonable explanation.

That being said, he does seem to be lying to the guy in the last panel.

Is he? Maybe that was just a bit of exposition to let us know how Hank knew where to go.

And I think we've just witnessed the final death-stroke to Listan, here. The last thing she was keeping the connection for, at this point, was getting her rocks off, and now Jade's offering regular hook-ups that don't entail a bunch of denial about the nature of the relationship, and which have a higher orgasm-per-encounter ratio.

[CEOIII]

Listan was dead and buried at this point, Jade and Lisa (Lide? Jasa?) just peed on it's grave.

[Alice Macher]

And I think we've just witnessed the final death-stroke to Listan, here. The last thing she was keeping the connection for, at this point, was getting her rocks off, and now Jade's offering regular hook-ups that don't entail a bunch of denial about the nature of the relationship, and which have a higher orgasm-per-encounter ratio.

Hear, hear!

After Lisa's last on-panel interaction with Stan which, even if it didn't actually end their relationship then and there as we'd thought, nonetheless drilled home that he wasn't for her, and after her mutually disastrous encounter with Chrissie, I'm glad to see that Lisa's getting some healthy, happy sex. It does a body good.

Also, I hope this signals the end of her crush on Hank. Not gonna happen, sweetie.

(The last on-panel interaction between Lisa and Hank didn't--in my reading, anyway--really resolve the question of whether she was still infatuated with him. Her telling him good-naturedly, "You don't know me at all," while thinking, "But you will," still gives me pause, as does Hank later telling Clarice he's sick of Lisa trying to get him interested in new music. The latter, of course, could just be ol' Winkie Pie* being the way she is with her friends, i.e., enthusiastic to the point of not realizing when she's being irritating. I hope that's all it is.)


*Yes, Winkie Pie. That's her name now.

[Kamino Neko]

Hank hasn't spoken to Michael since he was put on the stretcher

Objection! Assuming facts not in evidence.

There's an obvious timeskip between the last strip and this one, and probably a large one, in which he could get the information from Michael, the EMTs, or the campus cops.

It is currently possible that Hank is lying (he's not above deception, as we see in the Hank/Clarice sitch), however, it's also equally possible that he's not (and what would his motive in lying here even be?).

[thebitterfig]

Personally, I'm disappointed in Lisa...

















... since she wore the undies after all. Unless of course, she's stolen a pair of Jade's, in which case she gets a standing O.

[Captain LeBubbles]

in which case she gets a standing O.

Oh, is that the position you're suggesting they used?

[grimmi05]

Hank hasn't spoken to Michael since he was put on the stretcher

Objection! Assuming facts not in evidence.

There's an obvious timeskip between the last strip and this one, and probably a large one, in which he could get the information from Michael, the EMTs, or the campus cops.

It is currently possible that Hank is lying (he's not above deception, as we see in the Hank/Clarice sitch), however, it's also equally possible that he's not (and what would his motive in lying here even be?).

Then lets look at the evidence.

Last time Hank and Michael were together the EMTs were getting ready to take Michael out. Hank was walking away calling the campus police to which we see him away from the main area and in the hall.

The guy Hank was talking to seem pretty sure that Michael didn't remember who attacked and even if he got into a fight.

It seems that Hank was in the middle of talking to the other guy with the whole "...Michael didn't even know..." so we don't know what Hank has said to the guy before hand.

Now a lot of this is inconclusive and be taken either way. but I am going with Hank lying. as for why would he lie, guilt and trauma can cause people to do baffling and dangerous things sometimes. Hank might be feeling that if he brings whoever he thinks attacked Michael to justice he can be forgiven or can move on from whatever happened to him in his past. Now this is just a theory so Michael may have remembered that Ronnie punched him and that information may have got passed on to Hank in some way.

[Captain LeBubbles]

Last time Hank and Michael were together the EMTs were getting ready to take Michael out. Hank was walking away calling the campus police to which we see him away from the main area and in the hall.

That's not to say that he didn't return when he finished his phone call. There could be any number of reasons why Hank would have returned to Michael and the EMT's once he'd hung up.

[grimmi05]

Last time Hank and Michael were together the EMTs were getting ready to take Michael out. Hank was walking away calling the campus police to which we see him away from the main area and in the hall.

That's not to say that he didn't return when he finished his phone call. There could be any number of reasons why Hank would have returned to Michael and the EMT's once he'd hung up.

well considering most EMTs want to get the person on the stretcher out as fast as possible so they can get them treated, it usually doesn't leave them a lot of time to talk. Not saying that Hank couldn't of went back and talked to Michael or that it hank found out another way, it just seems unlikely.

[EagleEye]

Last time Hank and Michael were together the EMTs were getting ready to take Michael out. Hank was walking away calling the campus police to which we see him away from the main area and in the hall.

That's not to say that he didn't return when he finished his phone call. There could be any number of reasons why Hank would have returned to Michael and the EMT's once he'd hung up.

well considering most EMTs want to get the person on the stretcher out as fast as possible so they can get them treated, it usually doesn't leave them a lot of time to talk. Not saying that Hank couldn't of went back and talked to Michael or that it hank found out another way, it just seems unlikely.

I don't think that's necessarily true. I was never an EMT, but don't they usually like to assess the person first, to figure out what exactly they need to be treated for? And some treatment gets administered on site, before they load them into the ambulance. So if he'd just been shot, then yes, I assume they'd slap some pressure on the wound and haul him into the ambulance ASAP, but I feel like for this kind of injury they might have taken a minute or two to evaluate him, assuming he was still conscious. And Hank's phone call might not have been very long.

[grimmi05]

Last time Hank and Michael were together the EMTs were getting ready to take Michael out. Hank was walking away calling the campus police to which we see him away from the main area and in the hall.

That's not to say that he didn't return when he finished his phone call. There could be any number of reasons why Hank would have returned to Michael and the EMT's once he'd hung up.

well considering most EMTs want to get the person on the stretcher out as fast as possible so they can get them treated, it usually doesn't leave them a lot of time to talk. Not saying that Hank couldn't of went back and talked to Michael or that it hank found out another way, it just seems unlikely.

I don't think that's necessarily true. I was never an EMT, but don't they usually like to assess the person first, to figure out what exactly they need to be treated for? And some treatment gets administered on site, before they load them into the ambulance. So if he'd just been shot, then yes, I assume they'd slap some pressure on the wound and haul him into the ambulance ASAP, but I feel like for this kind of injury they might have taken a minute or two to evaluate him, assuming he was still conscious. And Hank's phone call might not have been very long.

depends on how serious it is. Most EMTs are trained to treat a person enough to be able to move them safely. as far as assessment goes first you check to see if they are abnormally pale, this is a good indication of shock. if you are in shock they will take pulse and check breathing. Next they will ask you questions like name, date, are you seeing stars. while doing that they will shine a light in your eyes to see if your pupils are blown. They will then move you to the ambulance for the drive to a hospital.