[The absurd suggestions just prompt Ripley to glare at him. It's like he's not even taking her seriously!

It takes a moment or two before she realizes that he's not joking. She stares with some amount of incredulity before shaking her head, running a hand through her hair.]

It...doesn't matter. I was just carving the pumpkin, trying to scoop out the seeds and then--

[She pauses, then raises an eyebrow.]

Why are you so interested in this, anyways?