"That's new." Annabelle doesn't seem upset by this, just surprised. "The youngest we've ever seen was 8 years old, and most of us were grown or nearly so."

Annabelle looks sad. "I guess we're not from the same universe, that's going to make it hard to see you again, once we get out of here."

Pause. "Unless I can badger Dixon into building a dimensional portal or something."