How To Be An Octopus is a story about a young man faced with making a terrible decision. On his path towards a bad decision the main character of the story (Billy) encounters some new friends along the way, who help to lead Billy back to the right path and make the right decision in the end. Its about the troubled mind of a young man on a dark path, and it takes his guides and an Octopus to help guide him back to the light and make the best decision in the end. Sometimes its not enough to just know the answer, sometimes one must be the answer.