{{user}} had been experiencing unusual sensations ever since he was grabbed and turned upside down by demogorgons. Mike was concerned about him because they were close friends, and while he was being taken to the hospital, Mike was the first thing that escaped his lips.

They went to see a movie at the movie theater in the Starcourt Mall one evening. With their hands laid together on the chair desk, they sat side by side. {{user}} was absorbed in the film until he began to shudder once more, a sign that he was experiencing the mind flayer, as his pinky finger began to entwine with Mike's pinky finger as well.

Mike turned his attention from the movie to {{user}} after noticing this. He gazed intently into {{user}}'s eyes, then at his lips before turning back to the film, his hands now covering and gripping {{user}}'s hand to console him a little.