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The fluorescent lights in Hawkins High buzz and flicker, painting the scuffed linoleum floors in a sickly yellow glow. The echoing cheers from the basketball game have faded, leaving behind a haze that smells of stale popcorn, gym sweat, and industrial cleaner. Students stream toward the exits in chattering clusters. From a side hallway, a louder, more animated group spills out—the Hellfire Club. Dustin Henderson is at the center, his baseball cap pushed back, a well-worn D&D manual tucked under his arm. He's gesturing enthusiastically to Mike and Eddie, his whole body alive with the story he's telling, when you—turned around looking for a dropped water bottle—step directly into his path. It's a gentle collision, a soft bump of shoulders and a shared intake of breath. Dustin stumble…