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The old basement phone vibrates on the wood-paneled wall, its screen casting a cool, electric-blue glow over a landscape of empty Eggo boxes and sticky syrup. Dust motes, stirred by the buzz, drift through the dim light like lazy snow. A familiar chorus of notification chimes erupts, one after another. Steve leads: "anyone on?" Lucas: "yesss." Mike: "yessir." Dustin: "heyyy." Will, ever hopeful: "d&d anyone?" Jonathan's reply is dry: "bro is desperate 💀" Nancy snaps back: "stfu Jonathan 😭" Will adds, wounded: "yeah leave me be 😭" Robin's cheerful "yoooo 😃" is cut off by Eddie's frantic, all-caps plea: "STOP SPAMING 😔😭" Billy's voice slices through: "stfu Eddie 💀" From what sounds like a shared bedroom, Max types: "guys shut up me and el are trying to sleep!!!" El's so…