WHO: dustin & @jojojoanie
WHAT: a few drinks! what could go wrong!
Dustin was shaken, to say the least, after running into Eddie at the store. He knew people would be flocking into town for Mrs. Byers' funeral-- but Eddie? All these years of silence, and he just shows up to pay his respects? Like it was easy? He'd decided to make a stop off at The Hideaway before he grabbed the kids from his mom's house; Surely the toilet paper and cat food could wait. But then one drink had turned into two which had turned into three, and Mike and Lucas were too busy to drink with him, so Dustin was at the bar, nursing a beer by himself.
He looked up everytime the door opened, not sure if he was looking for someone as much as he was hiding from everyone, and she caught his eye when she entered. Jo Foreman. She'd been friends with Max back in the day, and even though her style had definitely changed, Dustin definitely recognized her. When he caught her eye, he smiled and held his beer up in greeting. Play it cool, Dustin! For once! he chastised himself internally.
"H-- uh, hey," he said, raising his voice slightly to catch her attention. Dustin squeezed the bottle between his hands, as if it would stop him from showing his nervousness. "Are you in town for...?" his question hung in the air, and Dustin awkwardly scooted over, inviting her to sit next to him. "Can I-- I'll buy you a drink?"