[Haddonfield’s a pit, sinking in upon itself more and more as time passes. Certainly no place for people like them. One of these days the ground will open up and swallow the diseased place whole. And hopefully they’ll be long gone by then.

…Unless he’s getting way too far ahead of himself in that regard. He can’t blame himself for getting attached so quickly. It’s just a Thing that happens. Always. Impossible to avoid. His track record is disastrous, but nothing she needs to know about.

There are a lot of Things that Julie doesn’t need to know about.

He tries to be cool, tries keeping his utter elation at seeing her at the door on the inside. Yes, he’s excited. Relieved. A jumbled mess of feelings he can’t pinpoint. But he goes with cool. It kinda fits the whole image he’s trying to go for.

He smiles at her hey, forces himself not to stare at her for too long as she approaches. She did something different, can’t quite put his finger on it presently. He’ll figure it out soon.]

Right? I was just passing by and figured - oh. Wonder what Julie’s up to. [He smiles again, relaxing some in the seat of his ride, but then looks concerned. His arms cross.] Thought you had a hot date tonight? [Real concerned, borderline pouting.] He didn’t stand you up did he?