[color=Red][center][h1]Kate[/h1][/center][/color]

Kate strolled into the garden with her trademark easy smile, and her camera around her neck. Although the Welcome Party had clearly already gotten underway, Kate liked to think of herself as being "fashionably late." Indeed, her late arrival certainly had its advantages. In particular, she could get far more info about the goings on than if she had been the first to arrive. 

A number of students and teachers mingled about, but Kate's attention was immediately drawn to the professor nearly covered with balloons and his fellow lizardfolk professor who was trying to remove them. 

Giggling, she snapped a picture of the amusing scene.

There was also a pleasingly large spread of food, but, knowing Fae Creek, there was a good chance that the quality of the offerings on display would be highly suspect, a chance that was confirmed by the sight of one of the new students choking on what appeared to be a cookie.

[color=Red]"Guess cookies are off the menu,"[/color] Kate chuckled and snapped another picture.

Making her way to the refreshments table, she noticed one of the professors sitting on the grass, while indulging in some cupcakes.

[color=Red][i]Looks like [b]those[/b] are edible, at least...[/i][/color]

Taking a plastic tray, she began filling it with several cupcakes. Once she had finished, she poured herself a glass of punch and cautiously took a sip. Surprisingly, it was quite refreshing.

The sound of muttering drew her attention to the silver haired professor who was slowly circling the table, apparently trying to view it from every angle. A camera was attached to his belt.

[color=Red]"Hey there, teach. That's a pretty sweet lookin' camera. Mind if I take a picture of it?"[/color]