Dustin is used to giving other people that look; being on the receiving end of it feels a little surreal, and provides some much-needed perspective. He would've reacted the exact same way in her situation, wouldn't he? Frowning, Dustin looks away to his now empty plate.

"It's surprising that they let you come with them," he explains quietly. "Where I'm from, someone our age wouldn't be allowed to do work like that. Legal and widespread moral roadblocks."