[It's not good form to look like your superior just hit you in the face with a Salmonid. But, metaphorically, that's what she did.]
N-no?
[He expects this from the Inklings who couldn't tell he was an Octoling for years. Squids are a lot of thing but observant? Absolutely not. But also Inklings and Octolings both have tentacles. And beaks. And black marks around their eyes. It's possible to mistake one for the other when you aren't paying attention.
Are humans even less aware than that? It might explain why they've reacted to him with such calm.
He reaches his hand up to the large tentacle resting atop his head. When he touches it, it reflexively wraps around his palm until he pulls it out straight for her to see.]
no subject
N-no?
[He expects this from the Inklings who couldn't tell he was an Octoling for years. Squids are a lot of thing but observant? Absolutely not. But also Inklings and Octolings both have tentacles. And beaks. And black marks around their eyes. It's possible to mistake one for the other when you aren't paying attention.
Are humans even less aware than that? It might explain why they've reacted to him with such calm.
He reaches his hand up to the large tentacle resting atop his head. When he touches it, it reflexively wraps around his palm until he pulls it out straight for her to see.]
I'm an Octoling.