"ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ, ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀꜱ ꜰᴀʀ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏw. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴇxɪꜱᴛ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴍʏ ᴘᴀɪɴ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʀɪᴅ." A fourteen year old boy with a curious past trails the Hawkins crew, eventually getting caught up in the terrible peril they will eventually face. But from peril comes eventual sacrifice, whether that be good or bad.