hal’s being somewhat not allowed to lie/ create “non canon” scenarios is interesting and is obvs a precursor to doc scratch’s no lying thing. because hal does a lot of plot lifting, if she says something false, that sorta diminishes her credibility for the one thing she was made to exist for. i mean deception is very much on the table, and she doesnt correct a lot of the false image dirk paints against her, but also like, pointing to how caliborn said he didnt want her drawings because she’s “not real”.









