[Note to self: approaching with caution instead of just shouting at random strangers does indeed work better. Junpei pauses, not because he was expecting a more impolite response - he sort of was, but never mind - but because he needs to figure out how to word his Big Question without just... saying it.]

Oh, um, yeah. So, this might sound a little weird, but... have you ever, y'know—has something like this ever happened to you before? [He gestures around them at "this," to indicate "being totally kidnapped," but maybe waving his hand is vague.] I've got a second question, too.

[But he's doing this one at a time, so let's start with kidnapping.]