diff --git a/examples/hexpressions/main.hank b/examples/hexpressions/main.hank
index beb8189..e11ad89 100644
--- a/examples/hexpressions/main.hank
+++ b/examples/hexpressions/main.hank
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 Have you tried inserting {test} in your Hank stories?
 ~ var good = true;
 Rumor has it, it can be {if (good) {
-    'rewarding'
+    'rewarding';
 } else {
-    'obnoxious'
-}} to write a story with {test}.
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+    'obnoxious';
+}} to write a story with {test}.
+Null values will simply not appear.{if (!good) 'Invisible.'}
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diff --git a/examples/hexpressions/test1.hlog b/examples/hexpressions/test1.hlog
index 2104639..a23ac5e 100644
--- a/examples/hexpressions/test1.hlog
+++ b/examples/hexpressions/test1.hlog
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Have you tried inserting dynamic content in your Hank stories?
-Rumor has it, it can be rewarding to write a story with dynamic content.
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+Rumor has it, it can be rewarding to write a story with dynamic content.
+Null values will simply not appear.
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diff --git a/hank/HInterface.hx b/hank/HInterface.hx
index d0ceab1..3671696 100644
--- a/hank/HInterface.hx
+++ b/hank/HInterface.hx
@@ -13,38 +13,73 @@ class HInterface {
 
     var parser: Parser = new Parser();
     var interp: Interp = new Interp();
+    var viewCounts: ViewCounts;
 
-    public function new(?variables: Map<String, Dynamic>) {
-        if (variables != null) {
-            interp.variables = variables;
+    public function new(viewCounts: ViewCounts) {
+        this.viewCounts = viewCounts;
+
+        this.interp.variables['_isTruthy'] = isTruthy;
+    }
+
+    static function isTruthy(v: Dynamic) {
+        switch (Type.typeof(v)) {
+            case TBool:
+                return v;
+            case TInt | TFloat:
+                return v > 0;
+            default:
+                throw '$v cannot be coerced to a boolean';
         }
     }
 
-    public function getVariable(v: String) {
-        return interp.variables[v];
+    public function addVariable(identifier: String, value: Dynamic) {
+        this.interp.variables[identifier] = value;
     }
 
     /**
      Run a pre-processed block of Haxe embedded in a Hank story.
     **/
-    public function runEmbeddedHaxe(haxe: String) {
-        var expr = parser.parseString(haxe);
+    public function runEmbeddedHaxe(h: String) {
+        trace(h);
+        var expr = parser.parseString(h);
         expr = transmute(expr);
         interp.execute(expr);
     }
 
+    public function evaluateExpr(h: String): String {
+        var expr = parser.parseString(h);
+        trace(expr);
+        expr = transmute(expr);
+        var val = interp.expr(expr);
+        if (val == null) {
+            return '';
+        } else {
+            return Std.string(val);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function resolve(identifier: String, scope: String): Dynamic {
+        if (interp.variables.exists(identifier)) {
+            return interp.variables[identifier];
+        } else {
+            return viewCounts.resolve(identifier, scope);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      Convert numerical value expressions to booleans for binary operations
     **/
     function boolify(expr: Expr): Expr {
-        // TODO this won't work in cases where the expression is already a bool
-        return EBinop('>', expr, EConst(CInt(0)));
+        return ECall(EIdent('_isTruthy'), [expr]);
     }
 
     /**
      Adapt an expression for the embedded context
     **/
     function transmute(expr: Expr) {
+        if (expr == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
         return switch (expr) {
             case EIdent(name):
                 // TODO if the name is a root-level view count, return EArray(view_counts, ...)
diff --git a/hank/Output.hx b/hank/Output.hx
index c134f3b..abb0a89 100644
--- a/hank/Output.hx
+++ b/hank/Output.hx
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class Output {
                     fullOutput += t;
                 case AltExpression(a):
                 case HExpression(h):
+                    fullOutput += hInterface.evaluateExpr(h);
                 case InlineDivert(t):
                 case ToggleOutput(o, b):
                     if (b != displayToggles) {
diff --git a/hank/Story.hx b/hank/Story.hx
index 34407b5..b71b126 100644
--- a/hank/Story.hx
+++ b/hank/Story.hx
@@ -30,14 +30,11 @@ class Story {
 
         parser = new Parser();
         ast = parser.parseFile(script);
-        // viewCounts = new ViewCounts(ast);
 
-        var variables = [
-            'story' => this/*,
-            'viewCounts' => viewCounts
-            */
-        ];
-        hInterface = new HInterface(variables);
+        var viewCounts = new ViewCounts(ast);
+
+        hInterface = new HInterface(viewCounts);
+        hInterface.addVariable('story', this);
 
         exprIndex = ast.findFile(script);
     }
@@ -51,6 +48,11 @@ class Story {
             case EOutput(output):
                 exprIndex += 1;
                 return HasText(output.format(hInterface, false));
+            case EHaxeLine(h):
+                exprIndex += 1;
+
+                hInterface.runEmbeddedHaxe(h);
+                return nextFrame();
             default:
                 return Finished;
         }
diff --git a/hank/StoryTestCase.hx b/hank/StoryTestCase.hx
index 167cc46..b91ebf6 100644
--- a/hank/StoryTestCase.hx
+++ b/hank/StoryTestCase.hx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class StoryTestCase extends utest.Test {
             // Allow white-box story testing through variable checks prefixed with #
             if (StringTools.startsWith(line, "#")) {
                 var parts = StringTools.trim(line.substr(1)).split(':');
-                HankAssert.equals(StringTools.trim(parts[1]), Std.string(story.hInterface.getVariable(parts[0])));
+                HankAssert.equals(StringTools.trim(parts[1]), Std.string(story.hInterface.resolve(parts[0], '')));
             }
             if (StringTools.startsWith(line, "*")) {
                 // Collect the expected set of choices from the transcript.
diff --git a/hank/ViewCounts.hx b/hank/ViewCounts.hx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d1432f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hank/ViewCounts.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package hank;
+
+class ViewCounts {
+    public function new(ast: HankAST) {
+
+    }
+
+    public function resolve(identifier: String, scope: String): Int {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/HInterfaceTest.hx b/tests/HInterfaceTest.hx
index 860d905..1e0f389 100644
--- a/tests/HInterfaceTest.hx
+++ b/tests/HInterfaceTest.hx
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import utest.Test;
 import utest.Assert;
 
 import hank.HInterface;
+import hank.ViewCounts;
 
 class HInterfaceTest extends utest.Test {
 
     var hInterface: HInterface;
 
     public function setup() {
-        hInterface = new HInterface();
+        hInterface = new HInterface(new ViewCounts([]));
     }
 
     function assertVar(name: String, value: Dynamic) {
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ class HInterfaceTest extends utest.Test {
     public function testVarDeclaration() {
         hInterface.runEmbeddedHaxe('var test = "str"');
         assertVar('test', 'str');
+        hInterface.runEmbeddedHaxe('var test2 = 2');
+        assertVar('test2', 2);
     }
 
     public function testBoolification() {