"Yeah," he says as the elevator doors slide open again and they find themselves in a dimly lit hall. The building is old and it isn't particularly well lit, it's full of creaks and groans and ghosts, but Hopper is happier to have her here with him than in the Home.

"Look," he says, stepping out into the hall at the same time. "Whatever's going on, it's not gonna follow you here. Nothing's gonna hurt you here."

It's a bold promise, the sort of one only idiots make because it's not always possible to keep a promise like that, but then Hopper is a bit of an idiot. And it's a promise he does intend to keep, even if he's the one who ends up hurt as a result.