the goblin queen

“On the contrary, Jean. If anything, I wish there were more differences between us. I’m not interested in seeing past much of anything.” She paused, eyes drawn to baby Charles but her expression remaining steady. Madelyne had looked like that once, very briefly. Looking for a life with a baby and Scott next to her. “He’s a handsome little fella.”

“Time moves faster than we would ever like it to, Scott. You better figure out what does work for you then, hm?”

Ripley’s comments made her laugh. “You’re very observant. Listen, we don’t need to be friends to get along well enough and get the job done. But right now, I definitely appreciate your vibe.”

“You’re not on your home planet, dear. You’re on ours. Rules are rules.”

“No, I can’t blame you. I don’t exactly love your vibes either. Guess that means we can’t be friends, how disappointing.”

“Opinions are just that-- opinions. You’d be better off not believing everything you hear.”

“How’s the baby?” Madelyne abruptly changed subjects. “I’m sure your hands are full with that little thing now.”

“Of course not. Things are going smoothly on your end of things, I assume?”

“A girl can have more than one motive.” Madelyne replied with a smile and a shrug. “But no, of course not. That sounds boring.”

“Well, I think that just means you’re paranoid.”