W-Shaped Eyes

I smell something, says Denis. 

Maybe Captain Baudin's cooking breakfast, says Gaius.

Let's go down and  see, says Denis.

They go down the stairs to ground level.

Terence is there already.

Guess what? says Terence. Ageless ate all the moths!

That won't have harmed him, says Gaius. 

Pity the moths, says Captain Baudin. I wonder how they got inside?

I can explain that, says Denis. I opened the box in my room, and they flew out of the curtains.

Curtains? says Captain Baudin. What curtains?

There were curtains in the box, says Denis. 

Oh, those curtains, says Captain Baudin. Was it just moths that flew out of them?

I believe so, says Denis. By the way, am I right that you're cooking croissants?

 I am, says Captain Baudin. A special breakfast for my esteemed guests.

Except me, says Terence.

Why don't you go upstairs and fetch Ageless, says Gaius. I have something to ask him.

So do I, says Denis.

The feet photo? says Gaius. Indeed, Ageless may help you decipher the message.

Not that, says Denis, I was going to ask him how moths taste.

Apologies, says Gaius.

A foot photo? says Captain Baudin. With a message?

It's private, says Denis.

All too private, says Gaius.

I could offer my services, says Captain Baudin. I have sharp eyes and am always discreet.

Denis relents, and shows him the photo.

Exquisite tattoos, says Captain Baudin. Are these your lady friend's feet?

I assume so, says Denis. 

Tattoos, depicting cuttlefish, says Captain Baudin. See the W-shaped eyes, the eight arms and two tentacles and the frills at edges?

Gaius peers over his shoulder

So they are! says Gaius. And there was me thinking it said TICKLE ME.

You didn't say so, says Denis.

I didn't like to, says Gaius. In case I was wrong.

An easy mistake, laughs Captain Baudin. How amusing!

Are those croissants ready? asks Denis.

Yes, they are. 

The embarrassing situation is forgotten.

Baudin offers Gaius and Denis warm croissants for their breakfast.

Delicious!

Ageless comes down the stairs, moth wings attached to his mandibles.