The knock takes him by surprise. Who knocks? Definitely not anyone who lives here. He lines up a series of smart aleck responses, chock full of chestnuts like 'nobody here but us chickens', but then a voice confirms it’s Dipper. Okay, that’s important. He likes the kid too much to make sweat about being welcome.

Robbie scoops up the cat – all bribery aside, Niels escaping is a bad idea – and opens the door. “All signs point to me being here. Hey Dipper.”

Leaving the door open, Robbie sits on a bed to keep a better grip on the cat, who sees The Place Beyond the Door and has gone liquid in an attempt to wriggle free. “Come on in. Mi casa es your casa… and Vance’s, and Rich’s, and Grif's.”