[919] Why don't you tell us about that girl?

I'm disapointed in you Max this page took like a minute to appear. I'm wondering if it's Annie but at the same time it'd be funny if it were Gamma or Zimmy.

Paz' expressions: panel 2, shock; panel 7, covering up embarrassment and disappointment.

Kat's expressions: panel 3, "uh-oh"; panel 8, sympathy for Paz, who has a history of bad luck.

Aw, Winsbury! Matt wanted help to get out the situation with Paz gracefully, he didn't wanna suddenly tell everyone about his lady crush and make Paz feel bad. Winsbury: the worst wingman.

Immediate responces: WTF panel four? Is that blood? Oh, that's a bookmark, nevermind. Two: Is anyone else uncertain as to whether Matt's crush exists or is just Winsbury trying to help Matt out of an awkward spot?

I can practically HEAR Paz's heart breaking!

embarrassment, disappointment, and hope
;D

Yup.

I'm calling that the girl will be Gamma.


Situations like this are why someone needs to invent a portable pro-wrestling crowd that can be uncorked on queue. Winsbury really deserves a giant "assssssssshooooole" chant right about now.

Now that I read that... this is an interesting thought. I believe Winsbury is actually trying to help, in his own way (the last two panels on the last page practically are Matt screaming "help me!"). Could be Winsbury just made that up. Panel 5 could be interpreted like "what the hell are you talking about, there is no girl...". Of course he can't actually say that, because then Paz would be even more all over him than she already is.

So what, nobody thinks the girl Matt's always on about is Paz?

Man, look at Paz's face. That is some serious embarrassed-backtracking-induced whiplash.

Those tend to sting.

addendum: On a more serious note, is that Kat feeling disappointed for Paz?

Winsbury is the best wingsmanbury.

Yeah, he's either a) spilling the beans for Matt's benefit or his own amusement (or both! which is what any true male friend would do), or b) he's making Matt lie by the seat of his pants (which is what any true male friend would do).

This was how I read it also. Of course, if that's the case he's going to be digging himself a deep hole if he tries to make something up on the spot. Not only Paz' hurt feelings, but I imagine they'll try to help hook him up with whomever he names, or at least give him a hard time about it for awhile.

Thanks -- I nearly burned my mouth trying to keep from spitting my coffee laughing. Twice.

i'm gonna go with Gamma is who he's talking about or maybe one of the Faires to Human

I can't tell if Wins is being a total jerk here or pulling off some stunt that will end well, or if he's just tying to save Matt the trouble of breaking it to Paz himself. Or something else. Or asking for pudding in an extremely improbable alien language.

Also Annie seems to be giving the stone to Jack reallly slowlllly.