He wouldn't need to stand their awkwardly for too long. Topher had heard a new student was arriving, and given that he'd been told to wait in the lobby alone...well.

Sometimes that tended to scare newbies if they weren't used to the whole people with powers thing.

"Hey," he said, putting on his most welcoming smile. "New guy, right?" As if Topher didn't know. He knew everyone at the school by virtue of practically having grown up there. His parents had been X-Men on and off since practically the beginning. "I'm Topher. Topher Summers. Welcome to the Xavier Institute."