It was an oddly quiet day at the Atheneum - those were Samuel's favourites. Where he was free to explore and wonder, breeze easily through books without a worry. A lot of the text was unreadable or too old to understand but those he could decipher sent him on journeys. He devoured books about the Ascended, especially; knowing of others with his strange curse made the world a little more friendly.
He was deep into a book he was struggling to read but which bore the most beautiful illustrations of different flowers when a voice rang out. He jumped, not having heard the foot steps, but the voice didn't sound menacing so he stepped out from the alcove he had been reading in, waved at the stranger meekly.
"Oh, hello. There-um-I don't think there are any caretakers here. Maybe there are. But no one seems to know." Samuel explained, stumbling through his words, clearly not sure about them as they came out of his mouth. "I-I have been here for a long time though. I know where most things are, i-if you need help with something. I'm, um, Samuel." He began to walk over to the stranger, hoping they would be receptive to his help.
He was deep into a book he was struggling to read but which bore the most beautiful illustrations of different flowers when a voice rang out. He jumped, not having heard the foot steps, but the voice didn't sound menacing so he stepped out from the alcove he had been reading in, waved at the stranger meekly.
"Oh, hello. There-um-I don't think there are any caretakers here. Maybe there are. But no one seems to know." Samuel explained, stumbling through his words, clearly not sure about them as they came out of his mouth. "I-I have been here for a long time though. I know where most things are, i-if you need help with something. I'm, um, Samuel." He began to walk over to the stranger, hoping they would be receptive to his help.
