"Hello!" Relieved to see that she hadn't frightened her new acquaintance away, Sam set her helmet on the seat of the streetdoo and took a few cautious steps towards the water. Even moving slowly, the hitch in her stride showed---if only a little---and when she crouched at a conversational distance, she did so sort of stiffly. "I'm sorry for disturbing you, but I was hoping to be friendly, just say 'hey'. Akito, right?"