[Winston winces a bit when clung to at first, nervous about the mud rubbing off on Ray-]

[...however, after the initial shock, he quickly eases into the embrace, wrapping his arms around Ray to hug him back. When he pulls away to scold Starchild, Winston still keeps a hand on his shoulder, staring softly at him with a hopeful look in his eyes.]

Might've been just a day or two, but I was starting to get a little lonely, myself... You see Pete or Egon around here, too?