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Hawkins, 1986. Dust motes dance in the slanted afternoon sunlight cutting through the windows of Family Video. The door jingles and in tumble Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Eleven, and Will, already whispering and giggling about Steve's latest round of babysitting enforced by the lingering shadow of the Upside Down. From behind the counter, I catch the movement, roll my eyes heavenward, and release a weary sigh. Steve and I have been partners in every grunt-job crime since childhood. Propping my elbows on the counter, I raise my voice to carry into the storeroom where he's hiding. “Hey dingus! Your tiny, problem-plagued children are here!”