Uh huh. [Dipper's frowning, not really paying attention to her as he flips through the journal.] Pretty safe to say this thing isn't a Level 10, right? I mean, if there's doubt as to whether it exists at all, it can't be more than... Level 3, and even that would be a stretch.

[It isn't clear if he's actually talking to Amethyst or just to himself. He does have a habit of thinking out loud, after all.]

...unless it's been hiding intentionally! Laying in wait.