The scent of knowledge attracts me to the nerds

@"ClaireGirl"

It looked glorious.

Well, the library itself was glorious, but the book fort that had been practically built on one side of the long tables looked even better. Yesterday wondered why nobody had told him of the miracle that was the library. And why did the humans not appreciate it more? There were whole worlds at their fingertips right here!

Aside from closing time, Yesterday had spent literally every moment the library was open reading. He didn't need to eat or sleep, so why did he need to dedicate his time to anything else? He was buried under an almost literal pile of books that he categorized into read, reading through and making notes of. The stacks were rather neat, and he soon found himself lost in the world of books once again.

That was, until his systems felt a vibration going through the table following a loud thud. Yesterday peered up curiously at the boy who plopped himself down at the other end with a few books of his own. Funny enough, he looked much like himself.

@"ClaireGirl"

Oh, looked like the boy didn't notice. But how could he not notice? Maybe he was just ignoring it. Ah yes, perhaps he was feeling the emotion of embarrassment! That would be a logical explanation, wouldn't it? Yesterday continued to peer at him long after everyone else went back to whatever it was they were doing.

Shameless as he was, Yesterday climbed out of his pile of books and walked over to the boy until he was standing at the table directly across from him. His face remained stoic and still, unmoving. Expressions were still quite confusing for him, unfortunately.

"Hello."

@"ClaireGirl"

Oh dear, he seemed to have startled the boy. He didn't think he had crept up to him that silently. In fact, he'd thought he'd just been walking. Oh, perhaps this boy was deaf. Or blind? No, he was reading a normal book, he couldn't be blind.

Yesterday gave him a little wave, the same stoic look on his face. Smiling was still difficult; coordinating all those facial muscles at once was difficult and he'd never really had to do so at home. He'd need to practice, but not right now or else he'd probably frighten the human boy even more.

"Hello." He repeated, unsure if he'd heard him the first time or not. "I am just wondering what you were reading. It looks heavy." And if there was a single thing he'd learned on earth so far, it was that the heavier books contained more knowledge.

@"ClaireGirl"

Major? What was a major?

Yesterday leaned in closer, entirely curious as to what the boy was reading for his 'major', whatever that was. He'd need to take a closer look at it later. For the time being, this biology stuff looked fairly interesting, too. Wasn't biology the science of living things? Ah yes, that would be useful. He needed to learn about humans and plants and all those strange animals they had on earth.

"Yes, I do want to see." He reached out for the book, taking it gingerly from the boy and opening it up to the first page. He welcomed himself to a seat across from him, oblivious to whether or not that was actually appropriate.

"Oh, it would be no worries. I don't mind as long as I can gain knowledge." Read. He meant to say read. Sort of. Human language was still being analyzed and the correct algorithm still being found.

@"ClaireGirl"

Yesterday glanced up from his book again, head cocked slightly to one side. Did he say the wrong word? Darn, he probably did and now the boy was going to start questioning. Or maybe if he was too shy to question, just get suspicious. Ah, and he thought he was doing so well, too!

"Yes, gain. Gain knowledge. Is this not correct?" He pointed down at the book. "You read and gain knowledge?" He'd read something in a book once about how confidence could get you through everything. Or, as the humans liked to say, 'fake it until you make it'.

He turned his attention back to the book, but he could multitask; he'd been installed with that software from the get-go. "Do you spend much time here? I find it a fascinating place."