Hopper doesn't know quite what he expected. He'd built it up for so long back in Hawkins, this date, and now that it's here, he's tried to do away with all the expectations. He's just happy to be here.

And if this is how they mean to go on, he's happy with that, too.

The dinner is delicious and he enjoys it, but more than that, he enjoys the conversation and he likes how easily it comes even without drinking. Once they're done, once he's paid, Hopper grins at Joyce across the table.

"And now what?" he asks.