Everyone has owned a stuffed animal once in their lives. Whether it was handed down, gifted, or stolen, it must have been one toy that was someone’s favorite. However, it is likely that these stuffed animals started to receive less affection, and were perhaps even abandoned. This occurred in Cresskill, where stuffed animals were no longer receiving the same amount of love due to the rise of reversible octopus. This article will delve into the different octopi (octopuses? octopodes?) in Cresskill and the people they live with, some who believe that their octopi are living.

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These reversible octopi were gifts from his former students. The red one is Dianne while the blue one is Fred. Their names have no other reason than “they look like a Dianne and Fred.” They have essential roles in Mr. Meier’s classroom, serving as his only way of depicting his emotions to his students. Currently, his only emotions consist of happiness, double happiness, anger, and sadness. Since it’s only been three months he was introduced to Dianne and Fred, Mr. Meier is currently against getting more octopus friends. But, he probably will soon enough. Mr. Meier believes that Dianne and Fred are alive and he claims that they give him company when he is alone. However, Mr. Meier doesn’t talk to them often, probably because of their lack of history knowledge.

There are various octopi in Cresskill, some more realistic or furry in comparison to others. They all spend their names differently, from guarding a classroom to sitting in a shirt pocket. Although there’s uncertainty over whether the octopi will still be in their respective places a year from today, what matters is that they are given love right now.