The tiny part of Diana that still fantasized about this beautiful girl being her actual daughter noted that Gaia had a healthy ego. That was the kind of thing a parent should notice, wasn’t it? She should beam with pride and say something like, Yes, Gaia is quite self-assured. Gaia is advanced for her age. Gaia is a gifted child. Gaia is imaginative: she thinks she’s a mass of green slime inhabiting a human body. Isn’t that cute?
