<div class="floatleft">(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l521/ElliMichi/Night%20Vale/e2c9f001-5201-4051-92c7-4325272aeb44_zps2c5b7fd2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Roberta La Stagiere<br/><strong>Location:</strong><br/><strong>Where In That Location:</strong><br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>(optional tagging)<br/><strong>Tagging Who?</strong><br/><br/><hr/><br/>"That one?"<br/><br/>She peered closely at the octopus and lifted up one of its tentacles to peer under it with the air of a knowledgeable expert.  Unable to tell whether she looked like a world master in octopusology making sure her answer was backed by the latest peer reviewed research - which she wasn't - or someone frantically buying time while they came up with something feasible - which she was - she wrapped up the inspection hurriedly.  Dropped the tentacle again and nodded at Ellen with what she hoped was an "ah yes, that concludes my investigation" nod.<br/><br/>"That's a good question, and I'm glad you thought to ask it" she nodded sagely.  "Many new octopus owners don't think to ask.  So well done."  She nodded again and looked round the room for help, disguising it with a stretch of the neck and a roll of the shoulders.  The scan saw Iris the Intern coming over though, looking smug, and she realised she couldn't stall any longer.<br/><br/>"Most pets like affection." She volunteered.  "Just tell it you love it and appreciate its ways and it'll feed quite happily on that.  Of course, eventually it will suck all the love out of you and then starve, but that's the circle of life."  It was true for spiders and octopuses were kind of sea-spiders weren't they?  Made sense.<br/><br/>What else did spiders like?  She was on a roll now.  "Oh.  You know when you see someone walking towards you and they wave, and you wave back?  And then realise they were waving at someone behind you and you try to make it look like you were just stretching your arm or something?  That.  Tears, of course.  There used to be a book about feeding octopuses but I think the only copy is in the library so..." she shrugged.  A what-you-gonna-do type shrug.