[ it's all too familiar, honestly. it's just a much bigger scale than it ever was at home. more people to protect, more monsters. at least the town isn't in the dark ( haaaa ) about the situation like they were in Hawkins - it's not just up to her and the people she loves most to take down the monsters in the night. at least there's that. but it really was good timing when Jason approached them, considering how antsy Nance was to do more than just watch over those who had fallen asleep and those who didn't know how to fight. she has her gun because of course she does, but she's not ready to draw it just yet, not when she knows it's too dark to tell the difference between a monster and a civilian at first glance, and she's feeling too keyed up to tempt fate. no, she knows she's a quick draw, so it can wait.

they move fairly quickly once they step away from the invincible, but Nancy brings up the rear, wanting to be able to see all three of them. ]

We stick together. [ stick. together. is emphasized, that mom-tone coming in at full force even while she whispers. ] And if we have to run, we head straight to the armory, or straight back here, unless we've found a solid rendezvous point along the way. We can't risk getting lost out here right now.