It pisses him off, the idea that she doesn't want to tell anyone because she's afraid they won't believe her, but he leaves that part aside for now. There's not a hell of a lot he can do about it, but he knows what it means. Either she's had cause to tell people something along these lines before and no one has believed her or she's seen it happen to other people and it's left a mark on her. Kids tend to trust adults until they're given a reason not to.

But he just shrugs and smiles as they arrive at the bowling alley, then reaches out on impulse and nudges her shoulder with his knuckles.

"You get a pass this time," he says, reaching past her to open the door. The music inside is bright and lively and annoying. Hopper winces a little at the volume, but he heads inside with Beverly anyway. "But I'll go have a chat with him and you can tell me if he does anything else. Then it'll be more than just a chat."