Another year, another welcome party. Gale didn't see much point in it; it generally seemed to leave a lot of the freshmen looking more overwhelmed than anything, and frankly, it got tiring seeing the same stuff every single year. He hardly even glanced at most of the pamphlets being shoved at him, though a few of the new clubs and classes managed to catch his eye.

After a visit to the refreshments table, he walked around the hall for a bit, not really being sociable but at least pretending to. Once that got boring enough, he'd just stay out of the way or head outside to get away from the crowd.