Second Chances: the Network

Jesus. Fuck I'm alive.

I'm back, arrived in the middle of the night. Sorry for disappearing Dustin.

Why do I have wings?

[Hawkins]

You all okay? Mike? Did you get older too?

Fuck. I'm- I don't know what I can say to you guys.

Getting plane shifted back to the 80s is a pretty good excuse for missing school today, right?

[Hawkins]
Saw the post on Steve. I guess I got back first I hope. Back in '87 I was just with him, or maybe some parallel version of him.

Dustin, you were right about the military jeeps. It got worse from there.

I’ll tell you guys the whole story in person. Or just what you want to know here, in case getting all the details could have weird time travel consequences.

Okay, what the hell? It was 1986 ten minutes ago and now a guy in a suit is telling me it's 2028? And this isn't even the same universe?

I mean... Okay that makes sense. No way you can get from Indiana to California that quickly- Unless you use portals or teleportation or wormholes but two would take an enormous amount of constant energy consumption and the other would probably spit you out in a different universe. Oh wait! I'm sorry. That's exactly what happened!

This is supposed to be theoretical but now it's science fact? Though given what we deal with... maybe I should have expected other weird science to be real, but I didn't think about it because we had enough to worry about.

Suit Guy says I forgot to introduce myself... Right. I'm Dustin. Uh, Dustin Henderson. And I'm from a small town in Indiana. I like science. DnD and- Isn't California supposed to be warmer than this?

[Private to Steve Harrington]
STEVE! You're here? What are you doing here?

They said something about me needing a guardian and then said your name. Dude, what is going on???

Mike and I have been talking about it off and on for awhile, so I figured I would see how much interest other people might have in joining a D&D campaign. If you don't know how to play, we can teach you. It's not as hard as it might seem. We can even do a one shot if anyone wants to try it out, but isn't super committed yet. It can get pretty time consuming, but is a lot of fun. We have some ideas already in the works and Mike is one of the best DMs around.

[Mike]

Think we'll get many people? It would be cool to put some of the things we've been talking about into play. Even if we get just a small group together.

Need a stocking stuffer for the beer drinker in your life? Might I interest you in some of my homebrew? Please, take some of this off my hands, I went a little overboard.

[Jennifer Walters, Bruce Wayne, and Natasha Romanoff (Hawkins Kids Guardians)]
Hey. I was thinking, should we get Mike, Will, Eleven, and Max together for a little Christmas party just for them? So they can celebrate together before they get dragged to whatever family things we'll all be at. Bruce, I know we're probably crossing over at Dick and Jason's place, but I'm sure the rest of you have plans already for the big day.

[Dick Grayson]
Hola, mi vida. What's the big plan for Christmas day?

Everyone wish Eddie a happy birthday!

[Eddie]

I have your present.

[Private to Clint Barton, Phil Coulson, Yelena Belova, Matt Murdock, and anyone else in on the Wolf Farm conversations]
I think I found a space for us. It does have a neighbor, but the house abuts a wooded area where we could run.

It's 90 minutes South, on about 20 acres, and it's set up to be a vineyard. We could use that as a cover.
[end]

[Private to Max, Julie, and Yelena]
For Thursday, I'll make cinnamon rolls and a fruit salad for breakfast, then I think we have invitations to join other dinners, so we'll pick and choose where we go for actual Thanksgiving.

Henry is joining us at Phil and Matt's, and I'll officially introduce him as my boyfriend. Partner? My person. At any rate, we had the intentions talk, and that's where we landed. I wanted the three of you to be the first to know.
[end]

If any Mission High School students need something to do this week, I have some sets that need painting, and I can get you extra credit with your English teachers.

Another piece of home is gone.

Holidays are coming up but don't really feel that celebratory...But at the very least this place saw fit to gift me my laptop from my lab. Good to have my notes and my media files and well...everything. My life was in there. I did miss my playlists.

[Lydia]
You feel up for a museum day?

[Ray]
You still around?

So glad I have a job, gas prices have gone up since the 80s.

[Hawkins]

My BMW just showed up. We have wheels.

[ Filter to: Natasha, Bruce W. + Eleven ]

Don’t be mad.

Eleven and I are stuck outside the city.

[ Filter to: Hawkins ]

Soooo Eleven and I might have skipped school today and now we can’t get back into SF.

What’s up with you guys?

[Hawkins Crew]

Humor me for a minute and promise none of you will go anywhere alone after dark.

I swear I saw some shady looking people scoping the building on my way home from work. Plus, the werewolves were attacked during the full. Also I have a weird feeling, like that feeling I have every time things turn to shit back home. Have any of you noticed anything?

I need a new bat.

[ filtered; BatFam+ & Julio Richter & Mike Wheeler ]

Sorry not sorry for the late notice but the boyfriend and I are en route to Mexico for our anniversary.

Enid - you know where the cash stash is. Or bug Jason.
Mike - he says you know where the cash stash is and that you can also bug Jason.

Back in a few days. Don't kill each other while we're gone 😘

[ ooc; El and I meant to handle this weeks ago lmao and work/life ate us both PLEASE PRETEND MIKE WAS HANDLED GUARDIAN-WISE ]

Where’s the nearest arcade? Are those still a thing here? I’ve got some coin to burn.

I didn't think I'd like being back in school, but it's...It's not too bad.

[Cassie]
Hey you 😘

So video is obsolete, but you still eat ice cream in the future, right? My CV is still half relevant.

Byers? Wheeler? They said you were here. And Munson too?

Will, Mike, what do you say to some movies and tasty treats tonight? Julio, you too.

[Filter: Friends & Family]

How is everyone doing?

Hey, so...if I did anything weird or shitty when I was younger, I'm sorry. Younger me was not as well-adjusted as me now (though I'm sure some people would argue that I'm still not).

Cassie
I hope young me wasn't too much to deal with when we hung out.

I guess I should

I'm still not sure I like it here but at least it isn't the Upside Down

Is there a good comic store around?

[Mike]

Thanks for... well, everything lately. I wouldn't be ok if you weren't here.

Is there anything fun to do? I'm ready to explore, I think.

[Filtered Away from De-Aged]
How many of our affected friends and neighbors are of the sticky finger persuasion?

I already got the running total for Parker. It's not as bad as it could've been, but she hasn't been trained yet. Still, I'm gonna pay them back, and I'm happy to foot the bill for any of the others, too.

There's more of us here with half-feral childhoods than I realized.
[end]

I didn't get any takers when I asked the last time, but we suddenly have a bunch of new kids on the block (oh oh oh oh oh): Does anyone want my action figures? Free to a good home. I'm gonna leave the box outside Apartment 1906 in Tower One. You can come take whatever you want.

[Filtered to Prim and Parker and Eliot]
I know there's a lot going on, but I saw that there are back to school sales already, which means pretty sweet deals on clothes. Do you girls want to go shopping and get some food. Maybe go see a movie after?

[Private to Eliot]
Because who knows how long Parker will be this age?

Oooobviously your favorite Queer Friendly club has been living it up all month long but we're nearing the end and it's go big or go...I mean, I guess literally or go home.

Starting Sunday we're going to be all in. Themed nights are returning. Sunday is 70s and 80s gay icons, Monday is Pop Diva Night, Tuesday is Bi Appreciation Night, Wednesday is a Silent Disco (we've never done this, tots and pears that it's quirky not sucky), Thursday is Teen Night (no you don't have to identify as LGBTQIA+ to attend, you just have to be supportive and want to have fun!) And then it's a weekend full of PRIDE! Themed drinks (if you've ever had a pink Starburst shot, wait till you "Taste the Rainbow"!), all manner of gay and lesbian and bi artists, and Saturday from 11pm to midnight it's all Gaga. It's how David would have wanted it

I am always excited for the big events but this one's always a favorite. It reminds me of my brother.