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TW: TALKS OF ABUSE AND SH
"Jesus Christ!" Eddie cursed when we burst into the shed carrying groceries.
"Delivery service." Dustin smiled.
"So we got, uh, some good news and some bad news." Dustin spoke as Eddie stuffed Honey Combs cereal into his face and washed it down with Yoo-hoo chocolate milk. "How do you prefer it?"
"Bad news first, always."
"We tapped into the Hawkins PD dispatch with our Cerebro, and they're definitely looking for you. Also, they're uh, pretty convinced you killed Chrissy."
"Like 100% kinda convinced."
"And the good news?" He looked to me in hope.
"Your name hasn't gone public yet." I did jazz hands to lighten the mood.
"But-" Robin ruined the mood. "if we found out about you, it's a matter of time before other do too and once that gets out, everyone and their shallow-minded mother is gonna be gunning for you."
"Hunt the freak, right?"
"Exactly."
"So, before that happens, we find Vecana, kill him, and prove your innocence."
"That's all, Dustin? That's all?" Eddie asked sarcastically.
"Yea, no, that's pretty much it."
"Okay so like, even if we did find Vecna and kill him... how would we prove Eddie's innocence?" I sat down next to him and stole a handful of cereal.
"I say we cross that bridge when we get to it. Right now let's focus of finding Vecna and not getting killed." Steve shrugged.
"Right."
Robin sighed, trying to ignore us. "Listen, Eddie, I know everything Dustin is saying sounds totally delusional, but we've actually been through this kind of thing before. I mean, they have a few times, and I have once. Mine was more human-flesh-based and theirs was more smoke-related, but bottom line is, collectively, I really feel like we got this."
"Yea, see, we usually rely on this girl who has super powers. But, uh, those went bye-bye, so..."
"So we're technically in more of a..." Robin trailed off
"Brainstorming phase." Max finished for her.
"There's nothing to worry about."
Eddie and I looked at each other in shock and confusion. "El has super powers?!"
"Had. Past tense." My brain was going 1,000 miles a minute.
