"God, yeah, sounds like," Beverly says, not entirely able to help the laugh she lets out at the story he tells. Probably it shouldn't be funny, when Jane must have gotten pissed for a reason, but the mental image is still an amusing one. It endears Hopper to her all the more, too. Granted, she may only be getting a part of the story, but she'd never have been able to get away with something like that. "I mean, it's kind of enough to drive any kid batshit, but even if she dragged the TV into the bedroom here, she'd be sharing it with a bunch of other kids."

Watching with only partially disguised amusement as he draws out the process of preparing to send the ball down the lane, she adds, "At least she'd have you if she showed up here."