diff --git a/typeclasses/characters.py b/typeclasses/characters.py
index 549fefd..896cdb1 100644
--- a/typeclasses/characters.py
+++ b/typeclasses/characters.py
@@ -31,21 +31,18 @@ class Character(Object, DefaultCharacter):
 
     def at_post_puppet(self):
         if self.db.visited:
-            self.msg(f"""
-
-You hear a whisper on the breeze, “Welcome back, {self.key.capitalize()}.”
-
-            """)
+            self.msg(f"""\n“Welcome back, {self.key.capitalize()}.”\n""")
         else:
             self.db.visited = True
             self.msg("""
-
 As the surrounding mists dissipate, you find yourself in an ancient, halcyon forest dripping with moss.
 
-
 You see an envelope of parchment wedged under a scaly protrusion of bark...inside, a letter in familiar penmanship, personally addressed to you, which you pick up.
 
-(Type 'inventory' or 'inv' or just 'i' to see what you carry).""")
+(Type 'inventory' or 'inv' or just 'i' to see what you carry).
+            """)
+        self.account.db._last_puppet = self
+        self.execute_cmd("look")
 
     def create_letter(self):
         "create a welcome letter in a character's inventory"
diff --git a/world/version1.ev b/world/version1.ev
index c92d43a..3c2f030 100644
--- a/world/version1.ev
+++ b/world/version1.ev
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ What is the goal of this game? Just to escape the chaos of the world and explore
 
 
 
+
 # And a bit about renaming yourself.
 
 
@@ -101,13 +102,7 @@ And now, assume that character by typing:
 
 
 # [[file:../../../projects/mud.org::*The Forest][The Forest:2]]
-@desc here = A giant, moss-covered boulder stands among immense trees that etch the sky and slice the clouds in the <evening>darkening twilight</evening><morning>awakening dawn</morning><afternoon>lazy afternoon</afternoon><night>night sky</night>.
-
-
-Since it is <morning>morning, you can hear the dawn chorus of birds</morning><afternoon>afternoon, you can hear the buzzing of insects around giant colorful flowers</afternoon><evening>evening, you can hear much as most of the forest creatures are settling down for the night</evening><night>night, you can hear crickets and an occassional owl</night>.
-
-
-A footpath winds around the giant, moss-covered tree roots to the East and West. To the south, a dock lounges on a large pond.
+@desc here = A giant, moss-covered boulder stands among immense trees that etch the sky and slice the clouds in the <evening>darkening twilight</evening><morning>awakening dawn</morning><afternoon>lazy afternoon</afternoon><night>night sky</night>. Since it is <morning>morning, you can hear the dawn chorus of birds</morning><afternoon>afternoon, you can hear the buzzing of insects around giant colorful flowers</afternoon><evening>evening, you can hear much as most of the forest creatures are settling down for the night</evening><night>night, you can hear crickets and an occassional owl</night>. A footpath winds around the giant, moss-covered tree roots to the East and West. To the south, a dock lounges on a large pond.
 # The Forest:2 ends here