Well, your peers seem to be fairly sadistic about this whole thing. I'm sure they're a lot more supportive behind the scenes, so I'm afraid I can't really apologize for the seemingly intimidating welcome by the rest of the staff and still hold a straight face. However with that said, a warm welcome to you, and I hope yours is a pleasant career with the rest of the team. (>^.^)>
Both favorite and least favorite zones being chapter 1 though? Got some taste there... I like it (>~.^)>