Once he hears the amount of puke actually coming out of the kid, Hopper refills the glass of water and grabs a fresh wash cloth and towel out of the hall closet before he heads to the bathroom. It's just as Steve is calling out to him that he steps inside and he sets the glass of water down on the floor beside him, then runs the cloth under some cool water in the sink.

With a grunt, Hopper sinks down beside Steve, then folds the cloth and settles it against his forehead with a surprising level of gentleness. Holding it there, he drops the towel in Steve's lap for whenever he wants it.

"Up to you, but the couch'll probably be a hell of a lot more comfortable," he says before there's a long pause. "Listen, kid, we're not in Hawkins. Everything that was happening to you there, it's not happening here."