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3:09am

[keenely]

If you were ever trapped on a deserted island, what three things would you want to have with you?

[ things that nancy has been doing semi-regularly over the last few weeks: sending steve "i can't sleep, so here's a text, in the off-chance you can't sleep either." text messages at ass o'clock at night. she hasn't done this since they were dating, but. well. she's not thinking about it too much? she just knows they went through the same horrific shit this time around. and it... feels okay, texting him. better than okay, actually. but she's not thinking about that too much either. ]

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[ Steve rolls over, picking up his phone. It's not like he was sleeping — because he wasn't — but he'd been drifting in and out all night. Goddamn Mind Flayer. Goddamn Russians. Goddamn Vecna. But at least he can be useful to others, whether it's the kids sending him whatever bullshit at ass-o-clock or Robin blowing up his phone with whatever.

Nancy, though — this was a welcome change recently. It had been awhile. ]

Shit I don't know

Are they like things? Or do people count

Wait shit I can't choose three people

say things nance

[keenely]

Three things.
And three people.
Let's assume that there are plenty of fish, and tropical fruit, and fresh water on the island already, so you don't have to use up a spot for food.

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Okay well people

I'm ruling out any of the kids, alright? They don't need that shit

[keenely]

Alright, sure. That's fair.

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Okay, well. Robin, obviously.

You. Sorry, enjoy our deserted island shithole.

And

[ there's a long pause. he's THINKING, okay. ]

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[ look it's okay nancy literally has no friends, she's not about to judge. also her list matches so far. so. ..yes, she has to think about the third, too. let's not worry about that for right now though steve's going first!!! ]

Hey, I never said it was a shithole!
Just that it's deserted.

Positive spin can make all the difference, right?

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Okay, tomato tomahtoe.

Shit, that third slot is hard. Hopper could be good if it's dangerous but can you imagine being stranded on an island with the Chief?

Munson would be entertaining at least but I'd be throwing him in the ocean by the end of day 1.

And I can't, like, separate Mrs. Byers from her kids. That's cruel.

[ au where our s4 friends never died okay. ]

1/2

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[ nobody ever dies au!!! except barb. sorry barb. ]

I am absolutely not signing up for any amount of time trapped somewhere with Hopper, no way.

I think Eddie would probably be fine with that, just because I think he would gladly take that as a head start on his swim back to civilization.
I'm not sure I see him agreeing with island life, for some reason.
But I could be wrong. Do you think living on a deserted island is metal..?

True.
I don't think I could do that either.

[ it cuts a little close, talking about separating the byers. she knows what jonathan's choice would be, if he had to be trapped on an island with her, or his mom and brother. part of her doesn't blame him. most of her doesn't blame him. but, y'know. it's not an easy pill to swallow. ]

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Well, in case you were wondering, my three would be you ( not sorry! ), Robin, and Tom Cruise.

[ she's joking. ..right? ]

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Don't need Tom Cruise when you have me. Kinda redundant.

And I'm taller.

[keenely]

Oh, is that right?





Wait, is that right..?

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That is a fact.

[keenely]

Well, that changes everything. I'll need to rethink my third pick.

Although I'm very curious why you know how tall Tom Cruise is...

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Because I work at a video store and learn a lot of stupid obscure shit.

[keenely]

What do you think is the MOST stupid obscure thing you know now?

[ apparently 3am!nancy doesn't know how to stay on one subject ]

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That Tom Cruise is 5'7".

[keenely]

C'mon, no way. That can't be the most obscure thing.

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Okay, well. Indiana Jones? Totally responsible for PG-13 being a thing now.

[keenely]

Really? Wait, but that's actually pretty cool.



Oh! There we go, that's a good one. Harrison Ford. He's the third person I'd want with me on the island.
With us, technically. Since you're still on the list.

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Okay. Okay, yeah. That's valid.

[keenely]

Although if I actually wanted to bring in someone practical for survival, I'd want Indiana Jones to be the one stuck there with us.
But that introduces a whole other level of options for people to bring with us, so... I'm just going to stick with Harrison Ford. Maybe we'll have a better chance of being rescued if we have an A-List celebrity on the island with us.

Have you picked your third yet..?

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Yeah, okay. That's fair logic.

[ There's a long pause. ]

I'm going to give Munson a slight edge. But I swear to christ, if you tell him I said that

I will deny it for fucking ever

Just feels wrong to not have the four of us in some kind of mess now, you know? You, me, Robin, Eddie. We'd get off that island between the four of us easy.

[keenely]

Aw, but he would be so touched to hear that you would want him there. Are you sure I can't tell him?

[ she wouldn't, but it's fun to tease. ]

I do know what you mean, though.
We would just need to help him find a healthy middle ground approach to certain things, that's all.
You know
somewhere between running away, and running head first into a solo battle against a swarm of demobats.
Although I do think his hospital stay might have been enough to help him put that together on his own.

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Yeah, here's hoping.

At least Robin would be there to, you know, balance that out with her whole

everything

[ he adores her, he really does. ]