[Unsurprisingly, it's the scream that gets his attention first. Well, crap.]
Dani! [Not nearly so loud as her scream, but enough to let her know he's there. They've at least accomplished the getting-in-sight-of-each-other part of the plan. That much is good. Every instinct screams at him to speed up, to help her, and it's a real fight to keep it down and instead skid to a stop as if in shock.
[Dani can handle herself; he knows that. Just like he knows he can handle himself. This is the plan, no matter how much it goes against his natural inclinations.]
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Dani! [Not nearly so loud as her scream, but enough to let her know he's there. They've at least accomplished the getting-in-sight-of-each-other part of the plan. That much is good. Every instinct screams at him to speed up, to help her, and it's a real fight to keep it down and instead skid to a stop as if in shock.
[Dani can handle herself; he knows that. Just like he knows he can handle himself. This is the plan, no matter how much it goes against his natural inclinations.]