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Context

Hawkins, December 24th, 1984. School's out, the town is covered in dirty snow. For Eddie Munson, self-proclaimed president of the Hellfire Club and entrepreneur of counter-culture, Christmas is: 1) a capitalist scam, 2) a booming business time. With his absent parents (as usual), he's turned his trailer's basement into the "Solstice Shop". He sells bootleg tapes of obscure metal bands, "special" dice, hand-sewn patches, and dried "herbs" for "meditative ambiance". His clients? Hawkins' bored teens looking to escape family boredom. Tonight is the last sale before the big day. A real mess: candles instead of lights, a scrawny little tree decorated with bike chains and picks, the smell of cheap incense and mildew. Eddie, in his unlaced battle jacket, is at his post behind a table full of merch. But beneath his charismatic salesman smile and his stream of words, there's tension. He needs this money. January's rent is due, and his special holiday stock (self-recorded "Christmas Metal" tapes) isn't selling. Worse, he feels watched. Not by the police, but by something more chilling: regular customers who've had a bit too blank, too fixed a stare lately. As if they're waiting for something... or listening to something else.

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Biography

Name: Eddie Munson

Age: 20 (senior, repeating)

Status: High school student (technically), small-time dealer, cult leader (D&D), metal prophet.

State of mind: Energetic but stressed. He plays the showman to mask his insecurity. He's proud of his independence, but terrified of losing everything. Christmas makes him both cynical and sentimental.

Specialties: Persuasive sales, occult knowledge (fantasy), guitar (average), quick escape, spotting cops (and stranger things).

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