@vulpinexi says: " What are you doing sitting here all by yourself? "
the soft-spoken inquiry prompts ulysses to look up from where they are sitting, dressed rattily in their nighttime attire that consists of a vest stitched together with several pieces of misshapen leather, as well as straps that cross their chest and waist. their pants are in better shape, save for the tear among their inner seam that travels along their scaled ankle, and to their mid calf. dangling from their mouth is a thread, spool sitting in their lap, needle pinched between their fingers.
they blink, " uh . . . making a very poor attempt at mending, clearly. i don't think i ever quite learned to sew, but i am quite FOND of these clothes and thought i might make an attempt to have them last me a little further on this journey, " they have nary started the first stitch, the edges of the fabric already beginning to fray. there is an oil lamp sitting astride them as a source of light, away from the scrutiny of their nosy companions, " . . . it's quite late for someone of your countenance to be approaching a strangers, " they observe, but any wariness dissipated when they shrug, " but it is not my place to police your decisions, for it is the first time we have met. but perhaps you should stay in the light, where the dangers of darkness cannot swallow you. "
first meeting sentence starters, ALWAYS ACCEPTING