Kate laughed.  "I can imagine!  There are a lot of very touchy people in the world.  You were lucky, I suppose to run into me."  She gives him a playful shove.  "Go talk to that group there.  The handsome Cajun's name is Claude, the gorgeous blond is Vanessa... rather a pair those two, though they were in different years of my class.  The hopping fellow's name is Simon... he's a bit of a celebrity these days."  She gives him a tiny shove in that direction.  "They're all about your age.  Go mingle!"<br/><br/>She then turns back to the buffet.