[ Even after all he's been through, Eddie still has known Gareth for way too long to not pick up on that. He wishes he could reassure Gareth that he'll still stay in touch, but he doesn't even know if he can promise that.

A part of him just wants to disappear, become nothing more than a memory. While the other part just wants everything to go back to normal, so he can go back to pretending he didn't just almost die in an alternate dimension. ]

I don't know. [ His voice sounds strained. He doesn't want to put Gareth in any more danger than he already has; it had already been bad enough, the damage Jason Carver did while seeking out Eddie and Dustin. ] If we can get a message to Henderson..

[ But even that feels like it's risking a lot. Dustin is awful at keeping his mouth shut, and even worse at lying convincingly. He can't put all of that on the poor kid. ] Or, I don't know. Think you could get to Buckley or Harrington?

[ This was a bad idea. A really, terribly bad idea. But at least he can count on Steve to keep his mouth shut, and to drive him out of town safely. And Robin, he feels a surprising amount of kinship with, after everything. If nothing else, they deserve to know he's still alive...right? ]