“It isn’t safe here at this time of night.”
He bites his lip, resists saying the sharp thought that probes his mind (not safe for which one of us -- and based on race, sex, or style of dress), instead simply coiling a fist: not everyone in this world has ill intent, not everyone in this world thinks along reality's unfortunate biases. A breath of air he hadn't realized he'd held in rattles out as he opens his mouth to speak -- mercifully, it can pass as a sigh, or a noise of weariness.
A tilt of his head, Atram's chestnut blond hair slipping free of its scrunchie in a few small places, the loose strands waving about in the faint breeze. (Does he uncoil the hand, pass it off as being startled -- yes, he tries to.) A dismissive wave of his hands, accompanied by an open smile and eyes screwed shut, laughter like a nervous chirping making its way up from some deep place below the lungs.
"I think I'll be alright, don't worry. I'm a grown man and I've lived in some -- rough times and places before."