[ Eddie shrugs right back, but he can't help the tiniest hint of a smile that worms its way onto his face. He's missed this, the light bantering, the hanging out and just dicking around. It's almost enough to let him forget what had brought him onto Gareth's doorstep in the first place.

His smile turns into a much more visible frown, although he does appreciate Gareth's vote of confidence. ]

I will. [ He has his doubts that the court of public opinion will ever change, though. The truth is too impossible to explain. It's much easier for everyone to believe he's a vessel for Satan than to accept that there's a psychic serial killer on the loose that's determined to make his way back into Hawkins. ] Though, to be perfectly honest? I'm not sure I'm gonna be sticking around much longer after all of this is sorted out.

[ He always did have plans to leave Hawkins behind, even before he had been accused of being a murderer. He just wish leaving Hawkins behind didn't also mean leaving everyone else. ]