"Um... hello?" Anton replied a little uncertainly to Whip's enthusiastic greeting which, after looking around and seeing no one else in the immediate vicinity, he had to assume was meant for him. "I'm, uh... I'm Anton." He attempted a smile which looked more like a nervous twitch of his lips. "Nice to meet you."
Anton was terrible at small talk, and even more terrible at small talk with strangers, but he made the effort. "Are you staying in this residence?" he asked, though he was already fairly certain of the answer. He had not yet met any other students but Davan, his roommate, and that had been an unusual meeting. A boy who claimed to be only half human. More unusual was that by the end of the day he almost had Anton believing him. Anton wanted to become more acquainted at least with the people who shared his residence. He wanted to know who they were, if all of them - like him and like Davan - had... quirks.