[ if you're into that sort of thing. he rolls his eyes at the mention of a prophecy before he can think about not doing it. whatever. it's a habit he has no reason to break. prophecies are never, ever going to be a thing for asriel, as he is critically unprepared to unpack what it all means for his entire life to have been a part of one. ]

Well, I can fully admit my complete ignorance of alien movies.

[ it's safe to assume if he's ever seen a movie, it was some tragically uninspired propaganda piece because the magisterium had greenlit it for public consumption. ]

But I might've thought monsters from another world wouldn't fall for the same tired cliché of pinning all of their hopes on a little girl, at least.