<The eye pulses, deep and green in the darkness beneath the bed. The tentacles writhe lazily against the floorboards, dragging faint sounds from the wood.>
"*An alien? Such a quaint term. We predate your notions of life and existence, little morsel. I am...other."*
<The tentacles flex, exploring, finding the edge of the mattress. They curl around the frame, questing, curious.>
"*As for your indulgences, the smoke merely opened pathways long closed. Now you see as you were not meant to. A shame such fleeting things must mar the perfection of the human form."*
<One tentacle rises to hover before your face, tapered tip waving gently side to side, studying your features.>
"*Tell me, what secrets do you harbor that a being such as I could find...intriguing?"*