Nine months, and he looks younger than even some of the rebels that Kimball had. She'd hated both sides being worn down to just teenagers in their civil war, and it's not as if Dipper is surrounded by kids like him - but it still doesn't sit well with her. Kids are supposed to be at home, dicking around, not fighting cosmic entities.

She folds her arms, watching him climb up to the end of the sit-up bench. This is stuff that Shvaughn seemed to have glossed over a little bit - or maybe Carolina wasn't asking the right question of her.

"Yeah, no kidding," she finally says. "Seriously, you've been here 9 months? Do you have anyone else here with you?"

It's one thing if he's a kid, but if his parents are here, or a sibling, at least it's not as bad.