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Lil Cali

Instead of a smuppet site that makes millions, Grandpa Strider has an online doll shop where he creates different types of dolls for people to buy. They come in a wider variety than the ones seen in the picture, but those in particular are popular. The business provides a rather reasonable income for the two Striders, and Grandpa has been making and selling dolls for quite some time, since he was a young man in fact and discovered his fascination with them through Lil Cali. Regardless, it gives them food and a nice place to live, so it’s all good, and Lil Cali seems to enjoy watching.

However, Grandpa Strider has no clue where Lil Cali came from, only that he’s had her for as long as he can remember. (She came with him on his meteor, but hell if he knows about that.) Lil Cali is well-cared for though and has long been a close companion for Grandpa Strider. (Usually his only one.) He rather enjoys using her to fuck with people however, and it isn’t strange to see him carrying her in a baby sling while out and about or to make her move around the house to freak Dave out. (“To keep you on your toes,” he says.)

 Sometimes though Grandpa finds Cali in places he never actually put her, such as on the sofa or in Dave’s room. Dave thinks it’s his Grandpa who puts her there, but honestly, it’s easier to think that than to consider that his Grandpa might not actually know how she got there. He locks his door at any rate. The dolls greatly unsettle Dave, and his grandpa is such a piece of shit for keeping them lying around everywhere. He wants to eat his breakfast in peace without blank, glossy eyes staring at him, thank you very much. Goddamnit grandpa.

More information on Lil Cali, the doll theme, and why it was chosen can be found here.