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after a few minutes of them talking about "opening a barrier" i got bored so i went and got my keys.

"where the hell are you going?" Hopper asked.

"im bored and hungry, so im going to get some grub. do you guys want anything?"

"вишневая каша" alexei said.

"i need more vodka." Murray said, and i rolled my eyes.

"Joyce, Hopper, need anything?"

"we're ok." Hopper said, still not looking away from Alexei.

"thank you, though." Joyce told me kindly, and i smiled at her.

i walked out to my car, and went to the 7/11.

*****

i got back, and opened the door. "im baaaaack!" i yelled.

"shhhhh!" Murray appeared.

"jeez, okay." i woke up alexei, who had fallen asleep on the couch, and gave him his cherry slurpee.

"благодарю вас." alexei told me with a smile.

"пожалуйста" i replied, returning his smile.

i could hear hopper yelling at the phone in the next room. he hung up and sat on the couch.

"so now what?" joyce asked, while alexei and i sat on the couch, drinking slurpees.

"now we, uh, now we wait." Hopper said.

"you compromised me, Jim. You do realize that, don't you? im gonna have to relocate." Murray panicked.

"how long do we wait?" Joyce was getting antsy, i could feel it.

"as long as it takes." Hopper said, lighting a cig.

"how can you just sit there being calm?!" she asked angrily.

"i am not calm!" he tried to reason with her.

"our kids are in danger!" she yelled.

"you said they were at the festival!"

"which is, like, ten minutes from the gate!"Hopper looked like he was trying to say something, but joyce just scoffed and walked back towards the phone."what are you doing? Joyce?" Jim yelled.

she picked up the phone.

"what are you doing?"

"yes, hello. uh, this is, uh, Antique Chariot's partner...wheelbarrow."
i let out a laugh.
"i dont think Antique Chariot properly conveyed the urgency of our situation."

Hopper looked angry, "what are you doing?!"

Joyce covered the phone, "cant just sit around and wait for a call."

"ma'am, i'm gonna need you to calm down." i could hear from the phone.

"No. dont you dare patronize me! i dont know who you are, if youre some glorified secretary or what, but if you dont wanna lose your job, heres whats gonna happen. when i hang up, youre gonna get up off your ass, and youre gonna go find Owens and tell him what's going on. we dont have time to talk about it and neither does he. hes gotta get to Hawkins, and hes gotta bring his men right now! Do you understand me?!" Joyce yelled into the phone.

"yes, yes ma'am." from the other line.

"thank you. and good day." she shoved the phone back into its slot.

"its been exactly one minute, Joyce." Hopper fussed with the cigarette still in his mouth.

"thats one minute too long." she walked over to the couch, gesturing at us to stand up.

"come on, we gotta go back to Hawkins!" i stood up, and grabbed Alexei's arm.

"что она сказала?" Alexei asked.

"она сказала, что мы должны вернуться к Хокинсу." i told him.
we all walked out the door, and i got in the back with Alexei. he sat in the middle and i was on his left side, Murray on his right. and we took off, back to Hawkins.

******

вишневая каша- cherry slurpee (it directly translated to cherry porridge, but oh well.)

благодарю вас- thank you

пожалуйста- youre welcome

чтоона сказала- what did she say?

она сказала, что мы должны вернуться к Хокинсу- she said we have to go back to Hawkins