Maybe we could give 'em a high-eight and they'd grant us a something-something. And perhaps, if we were wearing an octopus hat, they'd give us a hug with an accompanying mood buff.
I am so confused. Do these really exist or is it some long running hoax/joke. Do these animals really climb up trees? P.S. Octupi creep me out like spiders do for some people so googling this has been squicky .
It occurs to me that if it needs to be slightly more original, a squid or a cuttlefish would do very nicely. It could even be a cuddlefish, which leaps out and gives unsuspecting hugs!