No, we shouldn't be here. [ Steve echoes. At this point those words could basically be their mantra, or their team slogan or something.

'Hawkins, Beacon: We shouldn't be here!' Go Tigers. ]

It's just my goddamned hope that the others made it out okay and that Mindflaying monster thing is gone because — because maybe you, me and Eleven actually made a difference.

[ He scrubs his face. ]

But I keep thinking, you know, even if for some reason you and me are supposed to be stuck in this place? Eleven definitely shouldn't be. She's the one with the superpowers. And she's just a kid.

[ Steve — you're a kid, too. ]