"It kinda makes it easier, doesn't it?" Beverly asks, just a little hesitant as she glances over at him. "Not... not dealing with something like that, obviously, but I've heard some people talk about how hard it is to be here and how much they miss where they were before, and I just... don't." She misses some of the people, sure, the few friends she made over that last summer, but she was leaving home anyway, already preparing not to see them again, at least not for a long time. Here, she has Eddie, she has Hopper, she has a handful of other friends she's made, and no matter what weird shit happens, she's safe. That goes a long way.

"So, wait, were you really not going to grow up before?" It's hard not to think of certain old stories upon hearing that, especially with his mentioning someone named Peter, but she doesn't think she should jump to conclusions about it.