who: bob & @joycefm what: handyman bob! where: the byers house
after ransacking melvald’s for tools, bob set off to the byers. his own ragtag toolbox was probably long gone since his place in hawkins had been sold after he’d missed rent several months in a row, so he made sure to grab some of the essentials before heading over to take care of some of the repairs...and to see joyce. he made his way there without even having to think about it. it’d been years since he’d been there, technically, but he’d known the way to joyce’s like the back of his own hand. it felt like yesterday even if the boys had grown up by now. jonathan had moved out. will had graduated high school. and bob was still stuck in 1984!
parking near the curb, bob headed up the walk and to the front porch. he actually still had a key to the house on his keyring. it had been with a collection of his belongings when he’d left the hospital. keys, wallet, a well-worn jacket, and a few arcade tokens were all he had to show for the years in between. bob hesitated to use it, though. time had passed for the byerses, even if none had for him. he lifted his hand to knock with the hand not gripping loosely onto the toolbox. he hoped somebody was home...joyce’s car wasn’t out front. had she gotten a new one since ‘84? “hello?” he called. “anybody home?” he let the question hang for a moment before adding. “it’s just me. bob?”
