she's lost her marbles.

(¸.• ♛ → A small smile was on her lips while she was picking the ducks with careful, the good thing is that patience is what she always has and to her that was just the key of all of this. “You just need to be patience.” The brunette said when she heard someone speaking about that, now grabbing one of those once again. She had won a stuffed animal when she was able to pick four ducks in a row, now grabbing her teddy bear.

in all honesty, harry couldn’t say he knew evelyn well at all. he wasn’t sure if she had had friends or not, but if chuck was screaming rude stuff at her? well, harry wasn’t going to just sit back and watch that. or worse yet, laugh with the others. he was all for jokes when they were funny, but something about a middle aged man picking on a girl who was clearly uncomfortable didn’t sit right with him. he vaguely remembered her from school - she’d seemed quiet, mostly. but every now and then, he’d see the blonde around town or around school, usually with a sad look on her face. “of course. it’s a very scientific system,” he assured her, carefree grin on his face. “i mean, have you ever met a smart person who couldn’t tie their shoes?” harry asked, shooting one last glare over his shoulder at the crowd who had stopped to watch the exchange. there would probably be rumors and gossip swirling around the town of hawkins after this, but who really gave a shit? “want a pineapple slushie? there’s a two for one deal right now.”

“AT LEAST SHE HAD SOME FRIENDS, CHUCK,” the blonde boy yelled back at the middle aged man who had insulted the girl. it was a small town, so harry knew the man from the local bar. he was an idiot, and coming from harry, that was saying something. “why don’t you go back to doing what you do best? being the town disappointment and day drinking on a tuesday morning,” harry added, rolling his eyes at the man. sighing heavily, he caught up to the girl, glancing down at her. “he’s a moron, anyway,” he remarked, walking beside her lazily. “wouldn’t know how to put on his shoes if they weren’t velcro.”

it was a stupid question for him to ask; of course she wasn’t great. but they didn’t know much about one another, so it wasn’t like will could just jump into a conversation. after all, the biggest thing they had in common was a sensitive subject, so it was probably best to leave it alone for now. still, he frowned slightly at evelyn’s answer. “i…i get it,” he nodded, folding his hands on the table. “i needed time to adjust, when i was found. but, there’s no way to really take that time, you know?” his family and friends had tried to help him, but it wasn’t like he could just drop out of school and spend his days locked away in his room. he had had to move on, whether he wanted to or not. “i’m fine,” he told her. because comparatively, he was. his life had been turned upside down (literally) two years ago, but it was slowly coming back together.

        she was  FAKING  it  ,   in a way  -  sia really was  hardly  aware of social standings in hawkin’s  .   so the offer to the other ?  was very much  genuine  ,   as was the smile upon her painted lips  .   will perk up at her agreement  ,   turn the  opposite  way of the commotion  ,   head  tilts  curiously  .     “  just follow me !  oh  ,   also  -  i’m sia !  it’s nice to meetcha  .  ”  

(¸.• ♛ → “I’m aware to always do that.” She says now looking at the other one, a sigh escaped from her lips, sometimes people were just a bit rude, at least the girl was apologizing right now. “I said I was sorry, usually I pay more attention.”

“Thanks,” Allison responded, a smile spreading across her face as she gently guided the blonde in the other direction. “I also ran into Mr. Mundy the last time I had to run some errands, and I’d rather avoid another awkward conversation with him.” That had been painful to endure. If having someone with her would ensure that former teachers would steer clear, she’d drag relative strangers to the General Store every day. She glanced over, relieved that the tears seemed to have gone from Evelyn’s face. “How have you been, by the way? How is Hawkins? I haven’t been all that up to date on recent events, not that anything ever happens here.” Except for random disappearances and deaths. She still missed Barb’s smile.

nancy tucks a loose strand of hair behind her ear, nodding in response to the other’s words. she knew too well about holding onto something. how finding out the truth about something could be all you have. she’d done it with finding out what happened to barb. and while nancy hadn’t really spoken to evelyn before, she knew that her family had gone missing. and she wondered if maybe they suffered the same fate as her friend. if they did then evelyn should know the truth. lips purse and brows knit together. “yeah. it’s not always a bad thing to hold onto things but…i – people do get bored here.”

     he offers her a small smile, albeit slightly sad. even if it is normal, it shouldn’t be. growing up, he was the target of similar occurrences, and he always feel bad when he sees it happening. he tries to step in at times, but the point would be moot if he were to call out after the man on the other side of the street. “i’m sorry,” he adds softly. he isn’t sure what else to do, and sometimes he wishes he wasn’t so damn awkward around people. he takes a deep breath, “but if you’re not doing anything, i was on my way to get a cup of coffee?” he says the last bit with a more questioning tone than he should, considering it is what he was on his way to do. “if you want to join me or something.” 

will was just doing what a decent human should do. the way people had treated evelyn, while she was grieving nonetheless, was ridiculous. people feared what they couldn’t understand, and no one could understand what had happened in hawkins over the last two years. not unless they had experienced it. so, because the citizens of hawkins were all in the dark on everything, they chose to react with unkindness towards anyone who wasn’t as lucky. evelyn deserved to have someone be there for her, and if will was the only person willing to do that, then so be it. nodding his head, he crossed to the counter to order one chocolate and one strawberry milkshake. “that sounds good,” he replied when he returned, sitting down at her table. “how are you? besides…all of that,” he asked, glancing down towards her notebook.

     never really paying attention to the personal drama in hawkins, ash glares at the other guy from across the street. he is no stranger to bullies, but luckily since high school, it died down. his gaze shifts from the guy to the girl walking towards him. “hey,” he greets her as he falls into step beside her. “are you alright?” it probably isn’t the best wording, but it’s the least he could do. 

hesitating in her place, evelyn turned to look at the man, ash. she’s seen him around quite a few times, his face coming back as flashes in her memory. he was usually at the library whenever she visited, looking for more books or newspapers for her research. she also remembered seeing him in high school. ALWAYS with a book in hand.

         sometimes she forgets how much people can be  dicks  ;   one doesn’t have to be a worker at  HAWKIN’S LAB    (  rip  )   to be absolute assholes  ,   if customer service had taught her anything  .    for a moment  ,   sia’s not quite sure what to do  .   she can see that if this girl is left  ALONE  ,   it’ll be a bad night  ;   and whilst she tries to mind her own business  …  sometimes she can’t help but  not  .   for a moment she wishes she had the powers of the  other  numbers  ,   for hers didn’t let her  hurt  others  .   though it’s perhaps a good thing  ,   considering her  ROUGH  temperament  .     “  you look like you could use some  ice-cream  !  ”   she has to play the role she created for herself  ,   but she could be  nice  ,   she thinks  .     “  i know a place  ,   on me  .  ”    is she planning to sneak into her work place after hours ?   maybe so  .   

Allison had been minding her own business when a man’s voice filled the street, his taunting words loud as everyone paused to watch. “Dickhead,” she muttered under her breath, continuing on her way. As she walked past the moron, she eyed the blonde across the way, her gaze wary as she noted the clenched fists— only for her eyes to soften as she saw the tears welling up. Ally should just walk away and mind her own business, but instead she switched directions, heading towards the so-called ‘crazy’ blonde. “Hey, Evelyn Mables right? Wanna come with me to the store? Someone flattened my tires, and I kind of want some company— I’m not all that keen on walking the rest of the way alone.” So maybe the whole tire thing was a lie, but the other girl didn’t need to know that.

the last two years had been difficult in so many ways. they had been traumatic, for sure, but they had also been really isolating. no one really understood what he had been through, no matter how hard they tried. his mom, jonathan and his friends had tried their best to make him feel safe and loved, but none of them would ever really know how he felt. not only had going to the upside down and being possessed by the mind flayer taken a toll on him, coming back to find out that kids found him unsettling at best was really difficult. will hadn’t exactly been popular before his disappearance, but he had been infamous since coming back. at least he had been able to hide before - now, everyone knew who he was, and most of them wanted to keep their distance from him. “they haven’t been nice to you either,” will pointed out with a grimace. evelyn had been shaped by that week too. will would be a wreck if he lost his mom; he didn’t even want to think about that. “you don’t have to do that,” will shook his head. “i can get my own. or yours. i can get them both,” he offered, glancing at a menu on the table briefly. “i don’t want to push. i mean, there are definitely still things from that week that i don’t know, but…if it’s hard to talk about, don’t feel like you have to.”