There’s no good way to start a blank page, like scuffing a brand new pair of shoes only to find it looks better (or 10 times worse) but let me try…

                                ……helllloooo! seems appropriate

                                ……or perhaps Top o’ the morning!

No, no, no… how about:

                                RAWWWRRRRRR

Still too early to cross the species language barrier, I think I will stick with the original:

            Hello! and welcome?(sorry I’m new, in case you hadn’t grasped that)