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[yesdingus]

Yeah, just wasn't expecting --

[For Billy to touch her. She's not exactly sure how to explain that to Steve, though, all things considered.]

-- any kind of creepy confrontation tonight.

[bigboyvibes]

He's a major dick.

[Obviously, Steve isn't afraid to voice his opinions on Billy Hargrove. Seriously, fuck that dude. ]

You chill. I'll clean up.

[yesdingus]

[She doesn't disagree, at all. She'd been wary about Hargrove since he'd started at Hawkins High, and she wasn't sad that he graduated last semester.]

Hey. [She pauses, twisting on the seat to look at her.] Thanks.

[bigboyvibes]

Yeah.

[He mutters lowly as he begins the nightly cleanup. Thank God this shift is over. This job is truly humiliating. ]

[yesdingus]

[She lets herself sit for a few minutes, trying to decompress. The last two days have just been -- a lot. Between healing her mom and the physical pain that had accompanied that, to feeling her mom's emotions when she did it, to feeling Billy's aggression the malice he felt toward Steve was somehow worse. Stomach-turning.

She forces herself to get up, because sitting there isn't really helping, and the sooner they clean the place up, the sooner she can go home and hopefully pass out for 12 hours. She grabs a rag and starts wiping down the counters, chewing her lower lip.]

[bigboyvibes]

[Steve wants to get the hell out of this prison. The goddamn place is embarrassing and such a blow to his reputation. Shit, he fucking hates his father.

Hates. Him.

After a moment, he glances over at Robin. ]

Sure you're okay?

[yesdingus]

[She glances at him, offers him the tiniest of smiles.]

Yeah. Just looking forward to getting the hell out of here. [She presses her lips together.] Are you?

[bigboyvibes]

Yeah.

[Besides the whole being here and Billy Hargrove bullshit. ]

[yesdingus]

[She nods at that, going back to wiping things down and then finally, finally, it's time to go. Robin takes off her stupid hat and puts in her locker, strapping her purse across her body and shuffling out of the break room, flipping the lights off and prepping for the long walk home. She stretches her ankle out a little, reminds herself she's not actually injured, it just hurts because that's how the whole healing thing works. She'll be fine.]

See you tomorrow?

[bigboyvibes]

[Steve has already tossed his Scoops hat into his locker because gross. He's fetched his keys and is ready to say fuck this place for the night.

He dreads tomorrow.]

Unfortunately.

[He watches as she stretches her injured ankle.]

You park close?

[yesdingus]

I don't have a car.

[She shrugs. Their family only has one, and her dad has it today, working late. Also she doesn't have her license, but he doesn't need to know that. She was hoofing it tonight. Walking hurt less than biking right now, so...walking it is.]

[bigboyvibes]

[The hell?

Steve comes to a sudden stop. Why in the hell does she not have a vehicle? He can't help but raise an eyebrow, keys in hand. ]

Busses don't run this late.

[yesdingus]

[She's a little surprised he actually knows that. She wonders if he's ever taken a bus in his entire life.]

Nope. I'm walking. [She arches her eyebrows as she starts toward the employee exit in the back.]

[bigboyvibes]

[He knows things!

He shoots her a look as they both head towards the employee exit. ]

Uh. No.

[yesdingus]

What do you mean no? [She gives him a weird look.]

[bigboyvibes]

You're seriously going to walk home on a shit ankle in the dark?

[yesdingus]

Well it beats spending the night at Scoops. [Her voice is wry.] I bike in the dark all the time.

[bigboyvibes]

[Robin NO! That's absolutely ridiculous and very unsafe! ]

You'll never make it on that ankle....

[yesdingus]

You underestimate how badly I want to go home, Harrington.

[bigboyvibes]

I can give you a ride, ya know?

[yesdingus]

[He is absolutely full of surprises today. It's kind of freaking her out a little. It's making it harder for her to keep him in the little box she'd put him in Mrs. Click's class sophomore year.

She pauses at that, and looks at him.]

I haven't exactly been nice to you since we started working together. Why would you want to?

[It's probably the most genuine she's been around him in the last couple months.]

[bigboyvibes]

[Steve is well aware of his own reputation. He's been known as a huge asshole and he's learned to accept that. Robin hasn't been the nicest to him. Shit, she's been a huge pain in his ass but-

He knows what lurks in the dark of Hawkins.]

I mean if you're so eager to walk.

[yesdingus]

[Right. Offer recanted. She shouldn't be surprised. She shakes her head a little and starts out the door, clutching onto her purse strap and then grabbing her house keys out of her pocket to keep between her fingers because she's more concerned about the mundane dangers that lurk in the dark than the possibility of monsters.]

[bigboyvibes]

[Steve can't help but give a frustrated sigh. Why are girls like this? Seriously? He rolls his in an annoyed manner before he follows after Robin. ]

Seriously. Get in my car.

[yesdingus]

[Because men won't talk and that is frustrating! Men are frustrating, Steve!]

I live on the complete opposite side of town from you. [Like, almost to the trailer park. She reluctantly does follow him to his car, though, not entirely sure how she feels about the situation.]