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[the_trashmouth]

Richie's trying out a new set tonight and he's nervous. It's fucking weird. These days, he feels more comfortable on stage, and since the Johnny Saxon show, the whole thing is starting to feel more real.

But this new set... he's not sure about it. And there's one person he knows is going to tell him if it's shit. So Richie heads out from his and Stan's apartment with a notebook in his hands, his phone in the other, and dials his friend's phone.

Only, the call doesn't connect.

"...what the fuck?"

Eddie always answers. Mostly because he knows Richie will just keep calling if he doesn't.

He's confused, but not worried as he makes it to his friend's apartment, banging on the door with his fist.

"Hey, Eddie! Why's your phone off? Are you guys fucking?"

Only, the door swings open, the apartment silent and seemingly abandoned.

Richie's eyes open wide behind his glasses. This isn't fucking happening. This can't be happening right? People disappear, but not... not Eddie.

In a panic, he pulls his phone out again, his fingers fumbling over the keys as he texts the first person he can think of.

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[runtowardsomething]

Beverly is driving when a text comes into her phone, the familiar buzz of it against the cupholder audible over the music she has playing. Almost back to the house already, she intends to just ignore it until she arrives. She's at a stoplight when the second notification for it comes in several moments later, though, and figures she might as well check to see who it's from. Seeing Richie's name on the screen isn't much of a surprise. The seemingly frantic nature of the message very much is, and rather than trying to type out a response, she calls him, putting the phone on speaker as it rings and setting it down in her lap.

"Hey, what the hell's going on?" she asks, frowning to herself. Somewhere in the back of her head, she thinks this better not be the setup to some kind of joke, but even as the thought crosses her mind, she knows it isn't. There's a lot of shit Richie might do, but he wouldn't text her all freaked out unless he actually was.