Alpha Dave would have found the puppet escapades unsettling and it would've made him wonder about Dirk and his hobbies. Young Dave didn't give him much of an explanation, but he accepts it. No sense in making a big deal out of this.

"I've got the market cornered on subliminal propaganda." Not that he plans on incorporating anti-puppet material into his work. Whatever is wrong with puppets it can't possibly be as bad as the Batterwitch. "Movies, blogs, websites, you name it. All the digital media. Don't do books though, that's Rose's thing."