A Sudden Tap

Whoa, wait, my legs just wobbled! Look at that, I can bend them, one, two, three—thump! The surface under me is super smooth and white. Wait, what's over here? I leaned forward and tapped the crisp edge of the white paper with my lower tentacle-leg, making it give a tiny crinkling flap. It moved! The paper actually moved when I poked it! I held the little dish high in my arm so it wouldn't drop, standing right at the center of the sheet, staring at the faint shadow I made.