[once everyone has more or less settled, maya, after finishing a plate, clears her throat and starts talking]

First things first --- check your handbook.

[if they do open the handbook, they'll notice is that the page only visible to them has changed -- it's now displaying something else entirely. the invitation has vanished.]

And make sure you check the back of the book every week -- it'll tell you where we're meeting up each week.

[so no more shady teleportation to dark alleys or whatever. that's good, right?]