Of course it couldn't be that, because he's Asher. What is likely to happen next *is* (or is close to) what Asher was about to finish saying when the phone call interrupted him in panel 3 -- or at least from the gradstudent's perspective it is.
(Been there, didn't actually do that. Useful note for aspiring postgrads: if at all possible, schedule your thesis defense for the afternoon just before a big holiday. Failing that, pick a Friday afternoon. Anything to put the committee's minds on finishing up quickly and getting out of there, in order to hit the road [or happy hour] ASAP.)
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(Been there, didn't actually do that. Useful note for aspiring postgrads: if at all possible, schedule your thesis defense for the afternoon just before a big holiday. Failing that, pick a Friday afternoon. Anything to put the committee's minds on finishing up quickly and getting out of there, in order to hit the road [or happy hour] ASAP.)
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