Because Henderson was playing his games in his friend’s basement on the weekends and I’m running my games out of the drama room after school? Now, I would have loved to put together some eight hour sessions, but Hawkins High’s best and brightest? Usually not allowed out past dark.

[ That’s what he gets for half of Hellfire being freshmen, but it never really bothered him. You can still get a good game going with just a few hours every week. ]

Yeah, I’m serious.

[ He grins, because he does know it sounds ridiculous. Abraxas really is a great match for everything Eddie loves in a D&D game and a fantasy novel and he's fairly certain that he's never been happier, but there’s a bit more to it than that. ]

Escapism is still escapism. Doesn’t matter if the scenery’s changed. You think I’m gonna be slaying any dragons here? No way. Absolutely not, but I can pretend like I am in a campaign.

Besides. It’s fun. You’ll see, because I’m definitely gonna get you in on it.

[ He means it. ]