"Good to see you too. Really? I think that's a record then," Ernie said, smiling, glad to see his friend in good spirits.
"It's alright," Ernie said as he did the juggling of setting the items on the table. Ok, so he was something of a bit more conscientious around those who have been injured. It went with his Man-of-La-Mancha-type self...
"And I've been alright," he added, with as much care to not indicate that things had been otherwise. Between the nightmares and the guilt he hadn't been sleeping enough.