Stormlight Characters Meet an Octopus
As requested by @miss-madithe-baddie :)
It's Octopus Time on Roshar!
Kaladin: [stares at octopus]
Octopus: [stares at Kaladin]
Kaladin: So it...what? Is it one of those creatures that squishes down into crevices during storms? It doesn't look like it has bones.
Kaladin: Kinda big though. Would need a big crevice.
Octopus: [stares at Kaladin]
Kaladin: ...
Kaladin: I feel like it's judging me, somehow.
Moash: Well, I don't like it.
Moash: An animal with no carapace is unnatural.
Rlain: ...You're an animal without a carapace.
Moash: W-Well, it's different for humans! We can build houses!
Drehy: Maybe the giant squish bug builds houses.
Drehy: We all saw it pick up the shell and put it on its head.
Skar: That's more fashion than construction, I think.
Sigzil: We saw it go into the water. It's a sea creature.
Sigzil: Sea creatures don't need carapaces like land animals do.
Moash: It's on the land right now!!
Skar: Guys, shut up! It's wearing a shell as a hat again!
Renarin: It really is quite fashionable.
Adolin: Sure is weird looking!
Adolin: Look! It has little sticky cups under its legs!
Kaladin: D-Don't grab it! It's gonna bite you!
Adolin: I bet it can crawl up walls 'n' stuff!
Adolin: Hey, isn't that something you can do too, Bridgeboy?
Kaladin: I use Stormlight! Not sticky vine legs!
Adolin: Bet its some kind of tiny Windrunner.
Kaladin: It is NOT!
Shallan: Hush, all of you.
Shallan: This thing is beautiful! Gorgeous!
Octopus: [abruptly changes color to match surroundings]
Shallan: !!
Shallan: Talented! Amazing!
Shallan: This might be the most important drawing I'll ever do!
Adolin: ...You drew me last week for our wedding anniversary?
Shallan: [already drawing] And you didn't even change color ONCE!
Lopen: [staring intently at octopus]
Lopen: [staring intently at octopus]
Lopen: [staring intently at octopus]
Lopen: [concentration face]
Rock: ...You're trying to grow more arms, aren't you?
Lopen: I didn't know EIGHT was an option!
Zahel: I've seem those things before.
Zahel: Very smart.
Zahel: Very tasty.
Rock: ...Tasty you say?
Shallan: NO
Navani: Seeing this bizarre creature gives me so many ideas.
Navani: Dalinar, do you think we should build semi-aquatic vehicles that can go on both land and water and develop color-changing camouflage technology?
Dalinar [trying to be a supportive husband]: And perhaps the land-water vehicle could have...tentacles?
Navani: No ideas are wrong in the brainstorming stage.
Navani: But also no.
Dieno: [gives octopus a bro nod]
Octopus: [gives Dieno a bro nod back]
Dalinar: ...What was that?
Dieno: Ah, it is nothing! Just two master escape artists recognizing each other.
Dalinar: Escape...artist?
Dalinar: This creature has done nothing but sit on that rock and occasionally go into that pool this whole time.
Dieno: Yet nevertheless, people like us...we recognize each other.
Dalinar: ...
Dalinar: [doubtfully] If you say so.Ā
It is later. Dalinar is walking through Urithiru.
Something from above touches his face with a thwick sound.
He looks up.
The Octopus is looking down at him from the ceiling, one tentacle reaching down. Lift is also in the ceiling.
Lift gives him a thumbs up.
Dalinar keeps walking.
Lift: Today has been the greatest day of my life.
Lift: I had no IDEA there so many vents 'n' shit that someone like you could squish through!
Lift: And when you used your dark water attack to push that button? Amazing!
Lift: Even I had trouble keeping up with you!!
Lift: Truly, you are my new best friend.