@ Cthulhu : hee ! i was going to say that was an unexpected twist, but looking back i realize Vera *inevitably* had to become involved with some sort of cephalopod... in the universe in which this thread exists, it was her ineluctable destiny.
@ Patricia : hee ! reading the latest installment,
this immediately came into my mind (great minds, right ?). although to be honest the squid in that one always seemed kind of scary to me... something about those eyes that makes his expression more menacing than erotic.