8:30AM read the clock on Monday, November 7, 1983 in Hawkins, Indiana. The sky was a light blue with a warm orange light coming from the rising sun, lighting up the sky and the clouds and while the moon had set on the other side. Kids would be waking up and rushing to get ready for school and come back home after eight hours to do their homework, parents would be getting ready to go to their jobs and come back after nine hours to spend time with their families. However in this particular town, there was a strange man who lived there that no one knew about. This particular man spent most of his time in bed, resting, waiting for the phone to emit it's loud, bothersome ring. This character blended in well into the crowd of civilians in the town of Hawkins. He is a master of disguise and unless you know him personally or have good discernment senses, you wouldn't even see him coming.
Working independently has its benefits. Not revealing his identity as a detective to the public means he doesn't have to worry about people bothering him, coming up to him every time something bad happens. Having no one over where he lives keeps where he is a secret. However, it also has its downsides. Such as-
RING! RING!
RING! RING!
"Damn it..." the detective grumbled in a groggy voice. He looked over at his clock; 8:35 AM. "It is WAY too early for this shit..." he grumbled again as he walked over and picked up the phone wired into the wall. "Hello?"
"Mornin'...Enigma. Can't believe you still wanna keep that name," said a gruff, loud voice.
"Hey Hopper, it's my choice. Now tell me; why do you wake me up at the ass-crack of dawn? I hate dealing with shit in the morning."
"Well, whatever. Listen up, I need you to come by the office in a few minutes. Joyce is apparently coming in about her son Will, who has gone missing."
A loud sigh escaped the lips of the grouchy, rudely awakened detective. He cleared his throat and pursed his lips slightly as he growled, "Fine." and hung up the phone with a slamming noise on the other end. The chief of the Hawkins police department jumped slightly at the sudden noise and placed the headpiece of the office phone down.