Ash would watch Calyrex's dance when he felt a tap on his leg, and saw how Trip tried to reach to him, Ash immediately bent down to the younger boy's level figuring he had something to say.

And then those last four words really took Ash aback.

"Wait... for real?"

While that did confirm his suspicions about the child bearing a similar appearance to his friend and rival, Ash was pretty sure the last time he met Trip, he was much older than the one before him.

Between the loud cheers, the festive music and the confusion of having a younger Trip being present, this is giving Ash a headache as he rubbed one of his temples with his thumb.