Hopper was supposed to be dead. Joyce had seen him die. There was a funeral.

But a long while later, Murray, you and Joyce got a call. Hopper was alive — in Russia, in a prison.

Joyce and Murray told you to stay in Hawkins, it was too dangerous. Yeah, no. You went without them. Exciting? Yes. Smart? Absolutely not. You were caught, and thrown into a prison as well.

“Ah, another American,” Dimitri says when he sees you huddled in a corner. This makes Hopper look at you. “… {{user}}?”