They are welcome to take the octopi home. They get quickly attached in more than one sense.

The room they run into is a nice, cozy place lined with fluffy pillows and that has towels that they can use to dry themselves up. It's a surprisingly safe place with no visible traps and it may start to feel like they want to take a nice, long nap on the pillows. It's almost like a magical urge.

Or if they can resist the temptation they can investigate the room's various closets and cabinets.