Squid peers short sightedly into the darker recess of the Tavern.
It can see small shapes in a tank.
"Pickled Herring?" he asks quietly.
"Totally soused!" replies the herring in the corner... "Come on in, the alcohol's lovely...!"


Glad to see a familiar old friend, Squid slips into the water and decides whether to join the mutant turtles for a scotch on the rocks at the shallow end, or perhaps to head into the smoking room with the haddock. He takes a glance back into the Tavern where he can see a squirrel roasting its nuts by the fire. Just beyond, where the bank of doors is lit up with fairy lights, he sees Gluon's cousin Muon mooching through the pink spotted door and floating gently to a point equidistant from the floor and the lower beams of the Minstrels Gallery.

Squid thinks "It's time I had a short rest" and slips under the surface leaving a string of bubbles.....