[Hopper is cooking breakfast. He turns around and is startled by El wearing a bedsheet over her head]
Oh! Jesus.
Ghost.
Yeah, I see that.
Halloween.
Sure is. But right now, it's breakfast, okay? [He puts the food on the table] Come on, let's eat.
They wouldn't see me.
Who wouldn't see you? [Sits down]
The Bad Men.
What are you talking about?
Trick or Treat.
You want to go trick-or-treating? [El nods; after a pause Hopper shakes his head and stands up] You know the rules.
Yes, I...
Yeah, so you know the answer.
No, but they wouldn't see me.
Hey, I don't care.
But, they...
[Puts his hands on her shoulders] I don't care, alright? You go out there, ghost or not, it's a risk. We don't take risks, alright? They're stupid. And?
[Angrily] We're not stupid.
Exactly. Now you take that off and sit down and eat. [Sits down] Your food's getting cold.
[El does so, looking irritated]
Alright, look: how 'bout... I get off early tonight, I buy us a bunch of candy, we sit around and get fat, and we watch a scary movie together. How's that for compromise?
"Co-compromise?"
C-O-M-promise. Compromise? How 'bout that's your word for the day, yeah? It's something that's kinda in-between, something like... half-way happy.
By... five-one-five?
[Nods] Five-fifteen, yeah. Sure.
Promise?
Yes. I promise.
[Shrugs, nods] Half-way happy.
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