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[ He slows to a complete stop as soon as she's in sight. Julie. Oh. She's real. He thought he'd never see her again. It's easy enough to make it look like he's not pining over a girl (the lack of staring- almost blank default facial expressions helps) but she was always in his head. Did she make it back okay? Does she want to shoot him in the face for eating her boyfriend?

Okay. Play it cool. He closes the rest of the distance slowly and raises his arm in a (kinda-not-really) wave back. ]

Hey. [ So far so good. He stares at her feet then looks up to her face searching her for any injuries for a second. Healthy safe Julie: Check. ]