first time meetings & icebreakers: volume iii
starter sentences for first time meetings!
feel free to change the tenses/pronouns/etc. as you like!
content warnings:Ā smoking (mentioned), swearing
ā hi! iām [name]. looks like weāre roommates! ā
ā i guess weāre working this job together. well, iām [name]. ā
ā itās been a while since i worked with anybody! you got a name? ā
ā well? you gonna just stand there? help me out here! ā
ā oh, wow!Ā can i pet your [animal/creature]? ā
ā do you have the time? ā
ā you got any idea whatās going on here?Ā ā
ā excuse me, is this where [name] works? iām looking for them!Ā ā
ā thatās right! youāre looking at the one and only [name]!Ā ā
ā i donāt think first impressions are everything. but making a good one helps! so, iām [name] and i guess that means you must be [name]? great to meet you!Ā ā
ā iām so sorry to ask but my battery died and i really need to make a call, may i borrow yours? ā
ā can i bum a smoke? i got a light if you need it. ā
ā you a smoker too? loitering on the patio like this, i thought you might be. care for a cig? ā
ā what the fuck kindaĀ āget togetherā is this? ā
ā wait, wait. were you called for this job too? shit. ā
ā small talk is lame. iām [name] blah blah. so how do you feel about the current state of the world? ā
ā you look like youāve actually got a fuckinā brain. you mind helping me out here? everyone else has been a total jackass. ā
ā youāre waiting too? well, care for a strangerās company? itāll help kill the time! ā
ā can i help you? youāve been standing there like you want something. ā
ā what can i say? really: what can i say? iāve never had a roommate before! ā
ā working with the new person? oh this will be fun!Ā ā
ā do you have room for one more here? ā
ā hey! iāve got room here, come stand/sit. itās better than being out in the shitty weather weāre having lately! ā
ā this is the fifth time iāve seen you today. seems like we have similar schedules! so i thought iād come over and introduce myself. ā
ā iām sorry! this is going to sound really dumb: but thereās a bug. can you squish it for me? or let it outside! i donāt care. i just need it gone. ā