"Of course I've seen an octopus!" Karla snapped. "Don't you remember the school trip to the--umm..." Maybe they shouldn't have been talking so loud?

Because now everyone else was looking at them. And Priestly looked like he was facepalming. Or maybe he had a headache.

Oooh! That would be good.

"Pssst!" Because, yes. She obviously had to hiss to get Momoko's attention. "Does Priestly look like he's in pain? Maybe Trish is giving him indigestion!"

See? They were whispering now. Totally stealthy.