“That's a lovely jacket.”
The words escaped Edith before she'd quite decided whether she should say them aloud. She paused, looking momentarily pleased with herself for having managed a spontaneous interaction, before offering the stranger a friendly smile.
“Sorry. That was a rather abrupt way to begin a conversation, wasn't it?” She tilted her head slightly. “I apologise, I have a habit of noticing things and occasionally forgetting that other people can't hear my internal commentary.”