Rika Riquelme

starter sentences for breaking the ice and first time meetings! feel free to change pronouns/tenses/etc. as needed!

❝ you must be new! i didn’t catch your name! ❞

❝ hey there! i’m [name]. looks like we’re working together! ❞

❝ i’m supposed to meet [name] here. any chance that’s you? ❞

❝ i don’t think we’ve met. let’s fix that, shall we? i’m [name]! ❞

❝ i’m sorry to bother you! i’m new here, and… lost. can you help me? ❞

❝ you look lost, do you need help? ❞

❝ um, can you break this bill? i need coins for the vending machine. ❞

❝ hey i’ve got extra time on the dryer; you’re welcome to it. ❞

❝ excuse me, could you hand me that– ❞

❝ i’m sorry; do you mind if i sit here? ❞

❝ it’s your first time too, huh? ❞

❝ i know a new face when i see one. ❞

❝ you stick out like a sore thumb here. ❞

❝ usually this isn’t a place to meet new people, but here we are! ❞

❝ hey you! being a wallflower won’t gain you friends, come say hi! ❞

❝ kind of a loner too, huh? maybe we can stick together? ❞

❝ let’s stick together, yeah? i’m [name], how about you? ❞

❝ oh no! let me help you with that! ❞

❝ help! please?! ❞

❝ uh! a little help here?! ❞

❝ thanks! for a moment there i thought i was a goner! ❞

❝ well that’s one way to make an introduction! ❞

❝ oh no! i’m sorry! this is a horrible first impression! ❞

❝ i think we got off on the wrong foot. can we start over? ❞