Well the barefoot part is most worrying, given the state of things. But it is chilly out, and Darling starts rooting around in his backpack while he converses with this not-quite-a-stranger.

"You shouldn't be out here like this, you know. You should -- here," he says, and holds out the poncho he'd found earlier in his backpack. He already has on a cardigan and sweater vest, so he's perfectly comfortable. But the other man might not be.