Yeah. [ Steve doesn't know what else to tell Eddie to do. He's not prepared for this - to be the leader in Joyce and Hopper's absence. But he knows he's not going to let Eddie go down for something he didn't do.
He watches as Eddie pulls his cigarette case out of his back pocket, considering it for a moment before he nods and gives in. He should probably keep a clear head right now, but the panic is blocking out all of his useful thoughts anyway right now. ] Okay, but not in here. We can smoke by the pool.
[ He pushes himself off the couch, grateful that none of their neighbors are close enough to spot Eddie in the backyard, at least. He hasn't pointed out the obvious solution of having Eddie lie low here at Steve's, where no one will likely think about looking for him, but maybe Eddie will be more open to it after a smoke. He's given Steve some pushback in the past when he's tried to over pay him or when he knows Eddie undercharged him.
He leads the way out through the sliding glass doors to the patio, where the pulls one chair closer to another, the metal feet scraping the ground noisily. The blue water reflects a faint unearthly light on everything and Steve shivers a little as the trees beyond the patio sway.]
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He watches as Eddie pulls his cigarette case out of his back pocket, considering it for a moment before he nods and gives in. He should probably keep a clear head right now, but the panic is blocking out all of his useful thoughts anyway right now. ] Okay, but not in here. We can smoke by the pool.
[ He pushes himself off the couch, grateful that none of their neighbors are close enough to spot Eddie in the backyard, at least. He hasn't pointed out the obvious solution of having Eddie lie low here at Steve's, where no one will likely think about looking for him, but maybe Eddie will be more open to it after a smoke. He's given Steve some pushback in the past when he's tried to over pay him or when he knows Eddie undercharged him.
He leads the way out through the sliding glass doors to the patio, where the pulls one chair closer to another, the metal feet scraping the ground noisily. The blue water reflects a faint unearthly light on everything and Steve shivers a little as the trees beyond the patio sway.]