Unlike the show's version, comic Ricky survived the lab for much longer, reportedly escaping in 1978 and residing in Boston by 1985. The Canon Conflict

"Good," Kira smiled, standing up. "Remember, Eleven. You don't always have to fight the noise. Sometimes, you just have to find the quiet underneath it."

It came through the vents at night. Wet earth. Ozone. Rotting leaves in a forgotten gutter. And beneath it, something sweeter—like burned sugar and old perfume. The scent of a place that had never existed, pressing against the walls of the one that did.