Sea Creature Quiz

Squid

You roam the open sea in a group, switching your colors and patterns one after another to send signals to those around you.

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Squid are cephalopods, like octopuses, with ten arms. Many, like the Japanese flying squid, travel in schools and move long distances around the seas off Japan with the seasons, and they're known for gathering in the lights of fishing boats at night.

A squid's skin is packed with tiny sacs of pigment, which it can stretch and shrink to change its color and pattern in an instant. It's also said to send signals to others through the patterns it shows. You move from place to place, adjust how you come across to suit your surroundings, and send out signals of your own.

But because you're so good at changing color to suit the scene, people around you can find it hard to tell which one is your usual color. Keep one small rule that you never change, and you'll be easier to spot even in a crowd.

Strengths

You can quickly fall in step with new places and new faces
You can get the mood of a room moving by speaking up yourself
You can switch how you come across and how you talk to suit wherever you are

Where you may stumble

Adjusting to each person, you miss the chance to say what you think
You send so many signals that the other person can't take them all in
Out and about so much, you end up double-booked on the same day

Sounds familiar, Squid?

Walking with a group, you somehow keep going back and forth between the front and the back
On a dark street, you're drawn to a brightly lit shop even with nothing to buy
You tell the same story with a different amount of drama depending on who you're with

Where you shine

Big group trips to faraway places, wanting to warm up to a group of new faces, and moments when plans suddenly change.

Tips for “Squid”

Before you make plans, check once whether anything else is already booked that day
Before adjusting to someone, say in a word what you'd like to do
After sending a signal, leave a pause for the other person to reply

Matches

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Easy together

Octopus — The Octopus and the Squid are close cephalopod cousins — both change color to suit their surroundings and both squirt ink. For the Squid, who roams the open sea sending signals, the Octopus hiding in a crack in the rocks is someone who gets how quickly you can change, and you naturally split into the one who goes out and the one who holds the fort.

Easy together

Jellyfish — The Jellyfish also lives by going along with the currents of the open sea. The Squid, who sends out signals, and the Jellyfish, who drifts quietly, can comfortably share the roles of talking and listening in the same current.

May clash

Garden Eel — The Garden Eel hardly ever leaves its burrow, staying hidden and keeping to its usual shape. In every respect, it's the reverse of the Squid, who moves about and shows its colors. To the Squid, the Garden Eel's stillness can be frustrating; to the Garden Eel, the Squid's constant switching can feel unsettling.