The slender, umber-furred ferret woman strode with a manic energy before the class of bemused undergrads, her white lab coat flaring dramatically behind her. With a flourish, Dr. Jennifer Valery gestured to the large aquarium tank set up beside her. "Behold!" she proclaimed in a reedy, excitable voice. "A marvel of modern science!"

The students craned their necks to peer into the glass enclosure. Resting inside was a large, bulbous octopus, its body an uncanny translucent white. The bizarre creature's organs were clearly visible through its spectral skin.

"Today's lesson," Dr. Valery announced with a toothy grin, "shall be a practical demonstration of the swallowing capabilities of cephalopod predators. As you can see, careful breeding and some clever genetic tweaks have rendered this specimen's tissues almost entirely transparent. Isn't it delightful? We're going to observe its digestive processes in action!"

The petite musteline professor began pacing back and forth, her fluffy tail lashing. "Now then, we shall test whether this ravenous beast can devour prey even larger than itself - swallowed down whole and alive, mind you!" Her dark eyes flashed with a manic intensity. "Normally, I wouldn't dream of asking a student to volunteer for such a thing. Being digested alive, feeling your body slowly broken down by gastric enzymes and absorbed...well, the experience would be utterly harrowing! Fatal too, of course."

Dr. Valery paused, surveying the uneasy faces of her pupils. A wicked smirk played across her narrow muzzle. "But I've come up with a perfectly equitable solution. Whichever of you hapless delinquents is last to arrive today shall be volunteered to hop right into the tank! Call it a little extra credit assignment, hm?"

The classroom collectively held its breath, dreading to see who might be the unlucky latecomer. A few endless seconds ticked by. Then, with a creak of hinges, the door at the back of the lab swung open...

Revealed in the entryway was a particularly tall and curvy red panda woman. She had a lush coat of ruddy fur and a long, bushy ringed tail. Hurrying inside and letting the door swing shut behind her, the student glanced around with dawning trepidation, sensing the tension in the air.

"Well well, how delightful!" Dr. Valery cooed, eyeing up the red panda's voluptuous figure. "It seems we have our volunteer after all. A big, strapping girl like you should make an extra challenging meal for our hungry cephalopod friend here!"

The ferret professor beckoned with a crooked finger, her grin stretching wide to bare pointed teeth. "Do come down and join me, miss. We mustn't dally - class is in session, and I'm sure everyone is ever so eager to see what happens when a nice, plump morsel like you gets gobbled up and packed away into a nice, tight stomach. I know I certainly am!"

The red panda stood frozen, round ears flattening back against her skull as she stared at her leering teacher with rising dread. Her plush tail puffed up to twice its normal size. "I...wait, what? You can't be serious! I'm not going to let myself be eaten by that thing!"

"Oh, but I'm quite serious," Dr. Valery purred, her eyes flashing. She took a step closer, voice dripping with mock sympathy. "You were late, my dear. I'm afraid that means you have to face the consequences. But really now, it's all in the name of science! You should be honored to help provide such a valuable learning experience for your classmates."

The musteline woman continued advancing, her grin sharpening as she reached out to seize the red panda's wrist in an iron grip. "Now be a good girl, and come along quietly. If you're lucky, maybe our octopus friend will decide to play with you a bit before gulping you down. Doesn't that sound like fun?"

The red panda gave a strangled yelp and tried to jerk away, but Dr. Valery held fast. She began inexorably dragging her captive student down the aisle, sharp nails digging into tender fur and flesh. With a strength that belied her lithe frame, the wiry ferret hauled the much larger girl along like a ragdoll.

As the red panda stumbled and fought, she threw a desperate glance over her shoulder at her classmates. But they all seemed frozen, averting their gazes and shrinking down in their seats. No one dared defy the authority of the grinning madwoman in the lab coat.

"Really now," Dr. Valery tutted as she wrestled her unwilling volunteer towards the waiting tank. "There's no need to make such a scene. You'll only tire yourself out, and then you won't have any strength left to squirm around in our little friend's belly. And where's the fun in that?"

"Please," the red panda begged, eyes wide and frantic. Tears welled in the corners, clumping the fur of her cheeks. "You can't do this! It's insane! I don't want to die!"

"Silly girl, no one said anything about dying, at least not immediately." Dr. Valery gave a breathless little laugh as she finally dragged her captive up beside the aquarium. She finally released the red panda's wrist, only to snake an arm around her trembling body and hug the girl tight against her side. "This is all a learning experience, remember? A little foray into the marvels of biology. And you're going to be our star!"

The ferret's free hand darted down, her fingers hooking into the waistband of the red panda's pants. With a sudden yank, Dr. Valery dragged Catelyn's pants down over the swell of her wide hips, exposing the red panda's plump rump and the damp patch darkening the crotch of her panties. The musteline woman gave a lewd cackle. "My my, getting a little excited, are we? I guess the thought of slipping down that tight, squishy throat isn't entirely unappealing!"

Catelyn gave a mortified wail, instinctively clamping her thighs together. Her tail lashed back and forth in agitation. "N-no, that's not it at all! I'm scared, you psychotic bitch!"

"Mm, you really shouldn't tell such lies," Valery purred, wrestling with the clasp of Catelyn's bra. The cups popped open and her heavy breasts spilled free, nipples already pebbled in the cool air. "Your body is being delightfully honest. I can practically smell your arousal, you filthy girl."

"Fuck you!" Catelyn spat. She squirmed against the ferret's grip, trying in vain to cover herself. "You're insane! I'm not going to let you feed me to that thing!"

"Such a naughty mouth on you," Valery tutted. She gripped Catelyn's wrists and wrenched her arms up over her head before slamming the girl face-first against the glass of the tank. Catelyn's ample breasts mashed against the transparent barrier, and she found herself staring right into one of the octopus' huge, unblinking eyes.

The red panda froze, paralyzed by a sudden surge of fear. The cephalopod seemed to be regarding her with a cold, alien intelligence. As she watched, it unfurled its tentacles and drifted closer, pressing its bulbous body up against the opposite side of the glass.

"Look at that, I think it likes you!" Valery giggled, her voice dripping with mock delight. "Such a lucky girl, to receive the amorous attentions of an octopus."

Tears streaked down Catelyn's face as she trembled against the glass. "P-please," she whimpered. "Don't do this. I'm begging you!"

"Oh hush," Valery snapped. She leaned in close, her sharp teeth grazing the edge of one of Catelyn's round ears. "Begging is unbecoming of a woman your age. You're going to be a good girl, strip off the rest of these clothes, and hop into that tank like I told you. Understood?"

When Catelyn simply continued to shake and sob, Valery gave a harsh yank to the girl's tail. Catelyn squealed in pain, instinctively arching her back and pressing her ass out. "I said, is that understood?" the ferret repeated, punctuating her words with another vicious tug.

"Y-yes!" Catelyn gasped out, going limp in surrender. "Yes, I understand!"

"Good." Valery finally released her grip and took a step back. She crossed her arms under her modest bust and watched expectantly, a smug grin spreading across her muzzle. "Well? Get on with it then. Everyone is waiting, pet."

With shaking fingers, Catelyn struggled out of the rest of her clothing. Her tail curled around to cover the wet folds of her pussy as she turned to face Valery, hunching in on herself. "This is so fucked up," the red panda whispered. "You're a monster."

Valery simply shrugged, still grinning. "I prefer to think of myself as an innovator. A woman of science, willing to do whatever it takes in the pursuit of knowledge." She made a shooing motion with her hands. "But enough talk. Into the tank with you - chop chop!"

Swallowing back another sob, Catelyn turned to the aquarium's access hatch. The lid was already open, ready and waiting. As the red panda reached out to grip the edges, ready to haul herself up, Valery gave her plush rump a hard smack.

Catelyn yelped, nearly pitching forward into the water from the force of the blow. She caught herself at the last second and shot a venomous glare over her shoulder at her teacher.

Valery simply laughed. "Just a little encouragement. I wouldn't want you getting cold feet, after all. Now, in you go! And do try to make it a good show, won't you? It's the least you can do for being so tardy."

With a final, shuddering breath, Catelyn hoisted herself up the step stool and swung one leg over the lip of the tank. The water was surprisingly warm as she slipped into the octopus' lair, submerging up to her waist. The cephalopod drifted closer, tentacles reaching out to brush along Catelyn's sides in an exploratory caress.

The red panda shuddered, biting her lip to keep from crying out. The textured surface of the octopus' suckers felt strange against her fur and skin, almost ticklish. Catelyn hugged herself and hunched forward, trying to curl into a protective ball. But the creature's appendages simply slipped around her, coiling and tugging, preventing her from hiding.

"Ooh, looks like someone is eager!" Valery clicked her tongue, leaning over the edge of the tank to peer in at the lurid spectacle. "That's it, my dear. Just relax and let nature take its course. I'm sure you'll make a very filling meal!"

With an almost playful speed, the octopus' powerful tentacles wrapped themselves around the trembling red panda. Catelyn gave a frightened squeak as she felt her arms and legs being pulled in tight against her body. The cephalopod constricted with alarming strength, compressing the girl's limbs against her torso and squeezing the air from her lungs.

"No, please!" Catelyn gasped out, struggling weakly in the creature's iron grip. She could feel its suckers puckering against her bare skin, leaving behind rings of angry red marks. The pressure was immense, almost crushing. Catelyn's ribs creaked and her large breasts flattened against her chest as the octopus methodically compressed its prey.

"I can't breathe!" the red panda wailed. Her fluffy tail lashed the water in desperation, stirring up bubbles. But the octopus was unmoved by her distress. It continued to wind about her, layering coil after coil of powerful muscle around Catelyn's helpless form.

Dr. Valery watched the one-sided struggle with rapt fascination, eyes glittering with glee behind her glasses. "Remarkable," the ferret woman breathed. "Such raw, primal strength! I knew octopuses were powerful for their size, but to see one in action... it's actually a little scary, isn't it?"

Catelyn could only whimper in response, teetering on the edge of unconsciousness. The world was starting to go grey around the edges as the pressure on her chest intensified. She could feel the octopus sliding its feeding tentacles over her face, the barbed, parrot-like beak in the center of its web pulsing and chittering.

The red panda shook her head frantically from side to side, trying to dislodge the probing limbs. But it was no use. They simply followed her movements, tracing over her quivering lips and jawline, leaving behind glistening trails of mucus. One tentacle tip slid up to prod at the corner of Catelyn's eye, making her flinch.

"S-stop!" Catelyn croaked, voice hoarse with fear. "Let me go! I don't want this!"

Valery tutted and shook her head, wholly unmoved by her student's pleas. "I'm afraid your wants are quite irrelevant at this point, dear. You're just food now, a nice big meal for our hungry little friend to enjoy."

The ferret leaned in closer, a wicked smile playing across her muzzle as she watched Catelyn's struggles grow weaker and weaker. "Although... I must say, you do make quite the fetching morsel trussed up like that. Perhaps we should take a few pictures before you disappear down the hatch, hm? I'm sure your classmates would love a keepsake to remember you by."

Catelyn could only stare at her teacher in mute horror, tears streaming down her cheeks. She didn't have the strength left to protest, or even beg. All she could do was shiver and sob as the octopus continued to explore her body, its grip still vice-tight.

Dr. Valery raised her voice to be heard over Catelyn's pathetic whimpers, eagerly providing commentary for her captivated students.

"Note how the octopus employs its muscular hydrostat limbs to immobilize and compress its prey," the ferret explained, gesturing at the ongoing struggle. "Such dexterous appendages allow it to easily manipulate objects much larger than itself."

Catelyn gave a stifled yelp as if on cue, the octopus wrenching her limbs up into an even tighter fetal curl. The red panda's voluptuous figure worked against her, her generous curves and plush fur resisting the attempt to contort her into a more compact shape. But the cephalopod was insistent, coiling and pulling and squeezing without mercy.

"P-please, I can't--" Catelyn gasped out, voice strangled. "It's crushing me! I can't take it!"

Dr. Valery simply chuckled, wholly unmoved by her student's distress. "Silly girl, an octopus can exert a pressure of over 100 pounds per square inch with its arms. I'm afraid your feeble struggles are quite useless."

The sadistic ferret rubbed her paws together with glee. "Of course, all this compression serves a dual purpose beyond immobilization. It's also helping to, shall we say... tenderize the meat. Breaks down the muscle fibers and makes everything nice and soft. Perfect for swallowing!"

Catelyn could only shudder and sob, her tail spasming weakly where it was pinned between her thighs. The octopus continued to wind around her, forcing her spine to curve and her knees up towards her ample chest. Catelyn's head was forced to tuck down, her chin pressing into the valley of her cleavage.

"And here we see the feeding tentacles going to work," Dr. Valery narrated with audible excitement. "See how they're feeling around the prey's head and neck? Locating the optimal angle of approach to initiate the swallowing process."

Catelyn felt the strong, agile limbs sliding over her face, tips pulsing and probing. They pushed into her mouth, feeling around the inside of her cheeks and over her tongue. The red panda gagged at the intrusion, at the briny taste of the creature's flesh.

Then the octopus shifted its bulk, aligning its head with Catelyn's. The red panda's eyes went wide as she saw the central beak beginning to spread, the dark hole behind it yawning wider and wider. It almost seemed to unhinge, stretching to an impossible diameter.

"N-no, god no, please!" Catelyn wailed, trying in vain to twist her head away. But the octopus simply grasped her skull in its tentacles, holding her fast. "I don't want to be eaten!"

"And yet, you shall be," Dr. Valery said with vicious satisfaction. "That's what you get for interrupting my class, you tardy little tart. You're about to take a nice, slow, one-way trip down the gullet!"

The mad ferret giggled, bouncing on her heels with barely contained excitement. "Go on then!" she urged the octopus, making little shooing motions with her paws. "Gulp her down! Stuff that whiny brat into your belly where she belongs!"

As if heeding the command, the cephalopod tightened its grip and surged forward. Catelyn shrieked as she felt the beak enveloping her face, stretching obscenely around the widest part of her skull. The hard edges of the chitinous ring scraped against her cheekbones and jaw, making her wince.

Then she was being pushed in deeper, the muscular esophagus beyond pulsing and rippling around her head. It was hot and tight and slick, the pressure immense. Catelyn felt like her skull was being slowly crushed, darkness creeping in at the edges of her vision.

She tried to scream, but the sound was muffled, the wet flesh of the octopus' throat swallowing it down. Catelyn could only give a full-body shudder, a fresh surge of tears leaking from her eyes, as the creature began to inexorably swallow her alive.

*****

The octopus' translucent flesh made for a viscerally lurid spectacle as it began to swallow Catelyn whole. Her brightly colored red fur was clearly visible through the creature's pale, gelatinous tissues, creating an obscene contrast. The assembled students and Dr. Valery watched in morbid fascination as the cephalopod's esophagus stretched obscenely, distending around the shape of Catelyn's skull as it enveloped her head.

The red panda's muffled shrieks and sobs echoed wetly from within the octopus' gullet, her bulging cheeks and straining jaws on clear display through its skin. Catelyn's eyes were wide and rolling with primal terror, the whites visible all the way around her dark irises. Tears and mucus streaked her face, further matting her sodden fur.

"Please... help me..." Catelyn gurgled desperately, her pleas barely audible.

Dr. Valery just laughed, leaning in close to leer at the gruesome sight. "Silly girl, no one is going to help you now. You're nothing but cephalopod chow!"

The depraved ferret grinned savagely, showing her teeth. "Isn't it fascinating how the esophagus expands? The octopus is basically turning part of its own body inside out to consume you. And you get to feel every moment as those muscular contractions pull you deeper!"

Catelyn just shuddered and gagged in response, squeezing her eyes shut as if she could block out the horrific reality of her situation. The bulge of her face slid further down the octopus' throat, her neck and shoulders disappearing next. The creature's flesh squeezed and rippled, muscles working to crush its live prey down into a more compressed shape for easy swallowing.

"Mm, if you think this is tight, just wait until you reach its crop!" Dr. Valery gloated with sadistic cheer. "That's a special digestive chamber meant to pulverize tough food. I imagine it will be quite unpleasant for a big girl like you!"

The mad scientist rubbed her paws together with glee. "And after that, you'll slip down into the stomach proper to be broken down into chyme. Doesn't that sound lovely? Your body will be rendered into a nice, sludgy nutrient slurry to feed its tissues!"

Catelyn whimpered at the thought, a full body shudder rocking through her. But with her arms pinned and the octopus' bulk settled over her, there was nothing the red panda could do to resist. The cephalopod continued to inexorably swallow, its ravenous hunger evident in the flex and pull of its muscles.

Soon Catelyn's shoulders and the upper swell of her breasts had vanished into the creature's gullet as well, her ample bust squashed against her body by the confines of its throat. The red panda's fuzzy ears were the last to disappear, folding back against her skull as they too were engulfed.

With its prey's head fully enveloped, the octopus seemed to pause, as if savoring the feeling of Catelyn's warm, pulsing body in its esophagus. Dr. Valery took the opportunity to gesture at the obscene spectacle, tracing one claw along the bulging line of Catelyn's body.

"Note the peristaltic motion of the esophageal muscles," the ferret pointed out gleefully to her students. "See how they're squeezing and kneading, working to compact its meal down? That greedy cephalopod can't wait to cram the rest of her in too!"

Catelyn could only twitch and shudder in the octopus' tight embrace, whining pitifully. Her tail spasmed, churning up the water around the creature's mantle.

"Tsk tsk, still squirming I see," Dr. Valery chided. "So stubborn! But don't worry, our voracious little friend here doesn't seem to mind the wriggling!"

The demented ferret dissolved into giggles, gesturing at the bulge of Catelyn's face straining against the octopus' semi-transparent skin. The red panda's cheeks were flushed a darker shade, and her eyelids had started to flutter.

"In fact, I'd say it's rather enjoying the feel of you struggling in its gullet! How delightfully vore of it, mm?" Valery's grin stretched wider, showing off her sharp teeth. "Now be a good little meal for it, won't you? It's only going to get more unpleasant from here, and I'm sure the rest of the class is eager to watch you disappear down the hatch!"

As the octopus continued its slow, laborious swallowing, Catelyn could only whimper and shudder in its unyielding grip. The cephalopod was clearly struggling to engulf her tightly curled form, its muscles straining with the effort of stretching around her folded limbs.

With her body crushed into a compressed fetal position, the red panda's ample chest was squashed up against her face. She was forced to turn her head to the side, cheek mashing into the plush give of her own breasts. The abundant fur tickled at her nose, making it hard to breathe.

Catelyn tried to extend her legs, desperate for some relief from the agonizing position. But the octopus was having none of it. Its powerful arms simply squeezed tighter in response, winding around her thighs and calves to trap her in that balled-up shape.

"Nnngh... c-can't... too tight!" Catelyn slurred, voice muffled by the press of her own cleavage. She could feel the swell of her rump and thighs straining against the creature's gullet now, its throat bulging obscenely as it worked to cram more of her in.

Dr. Valery watched the depraved spectacle with open glee, practically vibrating with excitement. "Oooh, looks like someone's a tricky little mouthful!" the deranged ferret crowed. "What's the matter, dear? All that voluptuous fluff getting in the way?"

The professor dissolved into cruel giggles, eyes glinting behind her glasses. "Well, I suppose that's what you get for being such a heavyset morsel! Perhaps this will teach you the importance of maintaining a sleek, streamlined figure, mm?"

Catelyn could only mewl pathetically in response, face burning with humiliation. She was in too much discomfort to even muster a retort, her entire being consumed by the flexing pressure of the octopus' muscles.

The cephalopod seemed to sense its prey's distress. It adjusted its grip, powerful tentacles sliding over Catelyn's compressed form to find a better angle. Then, with a mighty heave, it surged forward, straining to engulf her past the widest point of her hips and rump.

Catelyn let out a gargled shriek at the sudden movement, the sound choked off as her breasts enveloped her face completely. The red panda was certain she would suffocate, smothered by her own heaving bosom. She thrashed weakly in the creature's esophagus, but there was nowhere to go, no respite to be found.

"My my, I think its growing a tad frustrated with you," Dr. Valery observed with vicious amusement, watching the octopus contort and strain. "Not surprising, given what a fat little gobbet you are. It must be quite the challenge to cram all that ass down its greedy gullet!"

The wretched ferret hugged herself with delight, tail lashing behind her. "But I'm sure it will manage. After all, an octopus' stomach is a wonderfully accommodating thing - elastic and expandable! It will stretch you out, my dear. Squash you down into a nice, dense ball of meat to fill its belly!"

As if on cue, the octopus gave another massive, full-body flex. Its throat seemed to dilate even wider, the powerful muscles rippling as they worked to crush Catelyn's tightly bundled form down. The red panda felt a horrible squeezing sensation, like her entire body was being wrung out and compressed.

With a wet, elastic sound, the widest part of Catelyn's hips and rump finally popped past the creature's beak. Its esophagus closed around her lower body like a fist, the pressure immense. The red panda could only shudder and twitch, letting out a thin, warbling keen as she was inexorably crushed down and compacted.

"Ooh, and down she goes!" Dr. Valery crowed, clapping her paws together. "Took a bit of doing, but our determined little friend managed it in the end! Isn't nature just marvelous?"

The depraved ferret leaned in close to the tank, eyes sparkling as she watched the bulge of Catelyn's body travel down, down, down the octopus' translucent gullet. Soon, only the red panda's legs, feet and tail were left poking free from the creature's straining maw.

"Wave bye bye to the class, Catelyn dear!" Dr. Valery singsonged. "Do put on a brave face as you go, won't you? Remember, we can all see you in there!"

The octopus' transparent flesh added a whole new level of morbid spectacle to the scene, allowing the class to witness every lurid detail of Catelyn's demise in high definition.

As the cephalopod inexorably swallowed the red panda whole, her brightly colored fur and voluptuous curves remained on clear display through its pale, gelatinous body. The contrast was utterly obscene - vivid scarlet and white patches of sodden fuzz pressed up against glistening, colorless tissues.

Catelyn's face in particular made for a harrowing sight. Bulging out against the confines of the octopus' esophagus, her features were a rictus of despair. Tear-matted cheeks and straining jaws showed through the translucent flesh in excruciating detail, as did the panicked whites of her eyes. It was like a scene from a depraved horror movie.

But as viscerally upsetting as the visual was, there was also something darkly compelling about it. Seeing a live creature, a fellow mammal, being crushed and compacted down into a writhing lump of meat... feeling every ripple and squeeze of the cephalopod's muscles through its skin as it worked to cram its victim down...

Dr. Valery certainly seemed to be enjoying the depraved spectacle, practically drooling as she watched Catelyn's body travel down the octopus' gullet. The mad ferret jittered from foot to foot, paws clasped under her chin.

"Just look at that," Valery breathed, eyes fixed on the bulge of the red panda's head as it was forced down into her own cleavage by the uncompromising pressure. "Isn't it incredible, being able to see every moment of her agonizing journey? The way the esophagus squeezes and kneads, molding her to its shape..."

The deranged mustelid hugged herself, shivering with delight. "And the best part is, we'll be able to watch as she's crushed down into chyme too! Seeing her body slowly dissolve and break apart as she's digested... now that will be a treat!"

Catelyn could only whimper at the prospect, twitching weakly in the octopus' throttling grip. The cephalopod seemed to squeeze her tighter in response, its semi-transparent mantle flexing as it worked to pack its meal down. The red panda's body compacted with a series of wet elastic crunches, folding down into a dense, tightly compressed ball.

With a last few rippling swallows, the last of Catelyn's legs and tail disappeared between the octopus' chitinous beak. Its dexterous tentacles pushed the red panda's paws and feet in after her, packing her lower body into its mouth like a demented parcel. Then, with a massive gulp, the bulge of the girl slid down into the cephalopod's waiting crop.

Catelyn's muffled wail echoed through the octopus' body as the muscular chamber clenched around her, the class watching in morbid rapture as she was squeezed from all sides. The pressure had to be immense, enough to pulverize bone. They could only imagine the agony the red panda was enduring.

But still, the visual spectacle of it... her fuzzy body straining against the gelatinous confines, shoulders and skull compressing as she was crushed into a quivering sphere... there was something undeniably hypnotic about it. It was like watching an educational video, but one from the depths of some twisted nightmare.

Dr. Valery certainly seemed enraptured, mouth agape and eyes sparkling with deranged glee. "Magnificent," the ferret whispered, voice quivering with excitement. "Oh, I knew this demonstration would be engaging, but I never imagined... this is beyond my wildest expectations!"

The octopus' translucent flesh made the grueling swallowing process a visually arresting spectacle, every straining swallow and rippling muscle contraction on lurid display. Catelyn's brightly colored fur was clearly visible through the pale, gelatinous tissues, creating an utterly obscene contrast as she was slowly engulfed.

The cephalopod was clearly struggling to cram the red panda's ample frame down its gullet, its body bulging and distorting around her tightly compressed form. Every generous curve and fuzzy contour of Catelyn's body showed through its skin in excruciating detail as she was crushed down into its crop, folded nearly in half.

The sight of the ailurid's tear-streaked face mashed into her own cleavage was particularly stomach-churning, her cheeks bulging out against the confines of the octopus' esophagus. She looked like a macabre parody of arousal, features contorted in a rictus of despair and discomfort.

But still, there was something morbidly compelling about watching her be compacted in real-time, witnessing every ripple and squeeze translated through the octopus' semi-transparent flesh. Catelyn's body was vividly on display as she was non-consensually molded into a tightly compressed ball of meat.

The octopus' mantle heaved and pulsed as it strained to pack her in, tentacles scrabbling at the final bits of fuzzy rump and tail poking free of its maw. The cephalopod was clearly having trouble swallowing the red panda down, its gullet stretched horrifically around her unwieldy bulk.

"Goodness, what an ambitious little glutton!" Dr. Valery crowed, clasping her paws in delight as she watched the spectacle. "It's really having to work for this meal, isn't it? I suppose that's the price of taking on such a voluptuous morsel!"

The deranged ferret leaned in close, eyes sparkling with glee behind her glasses as she drank in every lurid detail. "Just look at the way its throat strains, the esophageal muscles rippling as they struggle to crush her down! And that expression on her face, mashed up against those heaving tits... simply exquisite!"

Valery giggled maniacally, tracing one claw along the bulging line of Catelyn's body through the octopus' skin. "I must say, my dear, you wear despair and discomfort astonishingly well! Perhaps this will teach you not to be such a tardy tart in the future, mm?"

Catelyn could only gurgle wetly in response, her agonized whimpers muffled by the plush swell of her own breasts. The red panda's body shuddered and spasmed in the octopus' throttling grip as she was squeezed down into its crop, folded nearly in half by the muscular pressure.

With a few last rippling swallows, the bulge of Catelyn's rump and legs disappeared down the cephalopod's translucent gullet, its beak snapping shut behind her with a note of finality. The octopus' mantle flexed and pulsed around its balled-up prey, the violent peristaltic motions clearly visible through its pale flesh.

Dr. Valery watched the depraved sight with naked excitement, practically vibrating with glee. "Oooh, I think it's time for the next stage of the digestive process!" the wretched ferret singsonged. "Let's all observe closely as our little friend's crop goes to work, shall we?"

The class could only stare in mute, horrified rapture as the octopus began to knead and compress Catelyn with punishing force, her fuzzy body straining against the confines of its digestive chamber. This was nature at its most visceral and uncompromising - a stark, unforgiving spectacle of predator and prey.

And through the cephalopod's transparent tissues, they had a front row seat to watch every moment of the red panda's agonizing demise as she was slowly pulverized into chyme. It was equal parts grotesque and darkly compelling, a depraved feast for the eyes that none of them would soon forget.

"Considering the thick fur surrounding her sizeable frame, how many days do we think Catelyn will survive in the octopus before digestion fully claims her?"

Catelyn: "You mean I'm going to be digested alive for days?! Oh god, please no! Anything but that! I can't take it, I'll go insane!" The red panda thrashed and bucked within the octopus' crop, her bulging form straining against its translucent walls. The cephalopod's body jostled and heaved around her as it struggled to keep its violently protesting meal contained.

Dr. Valery cackled with glee, clasping her paws together. "Ooh, still got some fight left in you, I see! How delightful! Yes, I'm afraid you're in for a long, slow descent into oblivion, my dear. That thick pelt of yours will take some time to break down."

The deranged ferret leaned in close, eyes sparkling with sadistic mirth behind her glasses. "Just think, you'll get to feel yourself gradually dissolving, softening, melting away... all while fully conscious! Why, it will almost be like a little vacation - plenty of time to ponder your sins as you're slowly digested! Isn't that a lovely thought?"

Catelyn could only wail in response, the sound muffled and distorted by the press of the octopus' digestive chamber around her head. She writhed and squirmed with renewed desperation, feet kicking at the muscular walls entrapping her.

But the cephalopod was undeterred by its prey's struggles. If anything, the rippling spasms of Catelyn's body only seemed to encourage its efforts. The creature's crop clenched and squeezed around the red panda with brutal force, working to crush her resistance out of her.

"You know, I really must commend your performance," Dr. Valery remarked, tapping one clawtip against her chin as she watched Catelyn's body contort within the octopus' insides. "Why, the way you're wriggling around in there... it's almost like a sensual dance! Perhaps you were destined to be this creature's meal all along, mm?"

The wretched ferret giggled dementedly, tracing idle patterns against the glass of the tank. "Of course, I doubt it will feel very sensual to you... more of a week-long agony, I imagine! All that fur of yours, sloughing away as the acids eat at you... ooh, and that supple body slowly liquefying, fat and muscle dissolving until you're nothing but a quivering sack of bones! Quite a way to go!"

Catelyn could only sob brokenly at the horrific picture the ferret's words conjured, shaking her head in mute denial. This couldn't be happening, it couldn't... but the unforgiving pressure wrapped around her from all sides confirmed the nightmarish reality of her situation.

Catelyn's movements grew more frantic, her body shuddering with panicked sobs. The confining stomach squeezed her from all sides, the pressure immense. She felt like she was being crushed, her bones creaking ominously as the octopus worked to compress her down.

"Now now, none of that!" Dr. Valery chided, wagging a finger at the squirming bulge of the red panda in admonishment. "You'll only tire yourself out faster, and we wouldn't want you to miss out on even a moment of this delightful learning experience!"

"P-please!" the red panda gasped out, voice warbling with despair. "I can't take a week of this! I'll go mad! You have to let me out!"

"Silly girl, you're not going anywhere," Dr. Valery singsonged. "You're nothing but cephalopod chow now, remember? A nice, squishy meal to fill its belly and fuel its growth!"

The deranged ferret pressed her face up against the glass of the tank, eyes sparkling with cruel amusement as she watched Catelyn's body strain against the translucent confines of the octopus' gut. "And really, you should be thanking me! I've given you a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the wonders of the digestive process firsthand! Not many people get to know what it's like to be dissolved alive in gastric acid. Aren't you curious?"

Catelyn just shook her head frantically, beyond words. The red panda's movements were growing weaker now, her struggles more uncoordinated. The relentless pressure of the octopus' stomach was taking its toll, crushing the fight out of her.

"Aww, getting tired already?" Dr. Valery cooed in mock sympathy. "Well, I suppose that's to be expected. It must be exhausting, wriggling around in there like a worm on a hook! But don't you worry, my dear. I'm sure you'll have plenty of time to rest... and reflect on your mistakes."

The unhinged ferret dissolved into giggles, hugging herself with delight. "Just think! An entire week to wallow in the consequences of your tardiness. Slowly digesting, your body breaking down bit by bit... I imagine it will be quite the educational experience!"

Catelyn could only whimper at the prospect, a full body shudder rocking through her. She was utterly trapped, doomed to a slow and agonizing demise. And the worst part was, Dr. Valery was right. She would have a front row seat to her own digestion, able to feel every moment as the octopus' stomach enzymes ate away at her body.

The red panda was vaguely aware of a strange gurgling sound filling her ears, underscored by the wet, elastic groans of the octopus' insides flexing around her. It took her a dazed moment to realize that it was the sound of her own body beginning to digest, the cephalopod's caustic enzymes going to work on her fur and skin...

"Looks like the main event is starting!" Dr. Valery crowed, practically bouncing with excitement as she watched Catelyn's translucent prison flood with bubbling fluids. "And to think, this is only the beginning! Just imagine how much more intense the process will get as the days crawl by... why, by the end, our little friend here will be able to wring you out like a sponge!"

Catelyn could only mewl in wordless despair, twitching and shuddering as the digestive juices began to seep into her fur. She was already starting to feel lightheaded, her struggles growing weaker as a woozy fog settled over her mind.

Dimly, the red panda wondered if she would pass out before the pain truly began... or if she would be forcibly kept conscious to experience every excruciating moment of her week-long demise. With the way her luck had been going, the latter seemed far more likely...

And all the while, Dr. Valery would be there, watching and narrating every lurid detail of her dissolution with manic glee. The depraved ferret would probably take extensive notes, documenting each stage of Catelyn's slow, agonizing digestion for 'science'. It was a final humiliation, a last twisted indignity to cap off the nightmare that the red panda's life had become.

The octopus was a truly absurd sight, its body grotesquely distended around Catelyn's tightly compressed form. The creature's mantle bulged outward obscenely, its normally sleek shape warped into a lumpy, undulating mass as it struggled to contain its oversized meal.

Despite having managed to cram the majority of the red panda's body into its crop, the cephalopod seemed to be having immense difficulty getting her settled. Catelyn was simply too large, her dense muscles and ample curves refusing to be molded into a neat, compact package.

Through the octopus' transparent flesh, the class could see every contour of the red panda's body straining against the confines of her prison. The swell of Catelyn's breasts and rump pressed out against the walls of the creature's gut, creating an obscene topography of fuzzy hills and valleys.

The octopus heaved and shuddered around its unruly prey, its digestive muscles working overtime to try and crush Catelyn down into a more manageable shape. Waves of peristaltic contractions rippled across its body, kneading and compressing the red panda from all angles.

But no matter how viciously the cephalopod squeezed, it couldn't seem to get Catelyn fully seated in its crop. The girl was just too big, her frame too solid and unyielding. Even curled into a tight fetal ball, the red panda took up an almost comical amount of space in the creature's body.

"Oh my, it seems our ambitious little friend may have bitten off more than it can chew!" Dr. Valery giggled, pressing her paws against the glass of the tank as she watched the octopus work. "Just look at the way it's writhing! The poor dear is practically tying itself in knots trying to pack Catelyn away!"

Indeed, the octopus' tentacles were a frenzied tangle around its distorted mantle, coiling and uncoiling as it struggled to find a comfortable position. The creature's body twisted and contorted, its organs visibly shifting around as it tried to make room for its massive meal.

Catelyn's muffled whimpers echoed through the octopus' flesh as she was jostled about, her face a rictus of discomfort. Every violent undulation of the cephalopod's body squeezed the air from her lungs, leaving her panting and dizzy.

The red panda had thought the initial swallowing was bad, but this? This was a whole new level of hell. Being crushed and compressed from all angles, folded in on herself like a piece of origami... it was agony. She felt like a tube of toothpaste being wrung out, her body forcibly reshaped to suit the octopus' needs.

And through it all, Dr. Valery provided a gleeful running commentary, her eyes sparkling with sadistic amusement behind her glasses.

"Goodness, listen to those squelches and gurgles!" the deranged ferret crowed. "I think I can actually hear Catelyn's bones creaking! What a delightful symphony of suffering!"

Valery leaned in close, practically pressing her nose against the glass as she watched Catelyn's body contort. "I wonder how long it will be able to keep this up? Sooner or later, something's going to have to give... and I don't think it will be Catelyn! Poor dear is far too stubborn for her own good."

As if to punctuate the ferret's words, the octopus gave a particularly violent heave, its entire body clenching around Catelyn like a fist. The red panda let out a strangled scream as she felt something in her shoulder pop, a white-hot flare of agony lancing through her.

But even that wasn't enough to satisfy the cephalopod's relentless need to crush and compact its prey. The creature continued to squeeze and knead at Catelyn with brutal efficiency, determined to mold her body to its will no matter the cost.

Slowly, agonizingly, the red panda felt herself beginning to yield. Her muscles burned with the strain of resisting, her bones creaking ominously as they were forced to bend in ways they were never meant to. She could feel her body softening, compressing, her once-proud form reduced to a quivering lump of meat.

And still, the octopus squeezed, its crop constricting around her like a slimy, muscular vise. Catelyn's world narrowed down to a haze of pain and pressure, her mind fracturing under the relentless onslaught. She was dimly aware of a high, thin keening echoing through the water, and it took her a dazed moment to realize that it was coming from her own throat.

"Ooh, listen to her sing!" Dr. Valery giggled, clasping her paws together in delight. "What a lovely aria of anguish! I do believe our little glutton is finally starting to wear her down!"

The deranged ferret pressed her face against the glass, drinking in every lurid detail of Catelyn's torment. "That's it, my dear! Just let it happen! Surrender yourself to the inexorable crush of digestion and let your body be reshaped into the perfect morsel! I'm sure you'll make a simply wonderful meal once you've been properly tenderized!"

As the octopus continued its relentless efforts to cram Catelyn into its crop, the red panda let out a gurgling wail of protest. "I-it's not going to work!" she gasped out, voice strained and breathless from the crushing pressure. "I'm too big, I won't fit! You have to make it stop!"

Dr. Valery just laughed, her eyes sparkling with cruel amusement. "Oh, I don't know about that," the deranged ferret purred. "Our cephalopod friend seems quite determined to pack you away! I think you're underestimating just how flexible its insides really are."

The octopus chose that moment to give a particularly intense squeeze, its translucent body rippling with the force of the contraction. Catelyn let out a strangled scream as she felt her bones creak ominously, her spine bowing under the relentless pressure.

"See? It's making excellent progress!" Dr. Valery giggled, clapping her paws together. "At this rate, you'll be nothing but a nice, compact ball of meat in no time! Isn't that exciting?"

Catelyn could only whimper in response, fresh tears leaking from the corners of her eyes. The red panda's face was a mask of anguish, her cheeks bulging obscenely as they were mashed up against the walls of the octopus' crop.

"P-please," she slurred out, voice barely audible over the wet squelching of the cephalopod's body. "I can't take much more of this! It's crushing me!"

"Well of course it is, silly girl!" Dr. Valery tutted. "That's the whole point! An octopus' digestive system is marvelously efficient at breaking down large prey. It will squeeze and knead you until you're nothing but a soft, squishy lump, ready to be slowly dissolved into chyme!"

The ferret pressed her nose up against the glass of the tank, drinking in the lurid spectacle of Catelyn's suffering. "And really, I don't think it minds the challenge of fitting you in at all. If anything, I'd say it's rather enjoying the sensation of you struggling in its gut! All that wriggling and squirming must feel quite invigorating!"

As if to underscore Valery's point, the octopus gave another violent heave, its body convulsing around Catelyn's in a brutal peristaltic wave. The red panda felt something in her hip give way with a sickening pop, a white-hot bolt of agony lancing up her spine.

Catelyn shrieked, her body spasming weakly in the cephalopod's grip. But the creature seemed undeterred by its prey's distress, if anything redoubling its efforts to crush her down. Its crop contracted savagely, wringing another tortured wail from the red panda's throat.

"That's the spirit!" Dr. Valery cheered, practically bouncing with excitement. "Soften her up nice and good! I want to see just how small you can squish our little troublemaker here!"

Catelyn could only sob brokenly, shaking her head in mute denial. This couldn't be happening, it couldn't... but the unrelenting agony engulfing her body confirmed the nightmarish reality of her situation.

"I-I'll die!" she gasped out, voice little more than a reedy wheeze. "Please, I don't want to die like this!"

"Aww, is that what you're worried about?" Dr. Valery cooed in mock sympathy. "How sweet! But I'm afraid that ship has already sailed, my dear. The moment you slid down this beastie's gullet, your fate was sealed!"

The deranged ferret giggled maniacally, doing a little twirl of glee. "Besides, I already told you - an octopus' stomach is a wonderfully accommodating thing! It will stretch and deform to contain even the largest of meals. You'll fit, don't you worry... even if it has to break every bone in your body to make it happen!"

Catelyn let out a choked wail of despair, the sound petering off into a gurgle as the octopus gave another crushing squeeze. The red panda could feel her ribs bowing inward, her lungs compressing until she could barely draw breath.

Spots danced in front of Catelyn's eyes as her brain screamed for oxygen, her struggles growing weaker and more uncoordinated. A strange lassitude was stealing over her limbs, her body going slack as it finally began to succumb to the relentless pressure.

Dimly, she was aware of Dr. Valery's voice still nattering on, the ferret's words taking on a strange, underwater quality. "Oooh, I think she's starting to drift! How delightful! Don't worry Catelyn, I'm sure you'll wake up again once you're fully settled in the stomach. Can't have you missing out on even a moment of your digestion, after all!"

Catelyn wanted to muster up some form of retort, to spit in the face of the deranged mustelid's taunting. But she couldn't seem to make her mouth work, her tongue lying thick and heavy behind her teeth. The world was going grey around the edges, her vision tunneling down to a single point.

But still, unconsciousness would not claim her. The octopus' mantle kept instinctively constricting and releasing around Catelyn's body, not allowing her to slip into the blissful oblivion of unconsciousness. Each rippling wave of peristalsis sent fresh agony lancing through her battered form, jolting her back from the brink.

Catelyn let out a warbling moan, her body twitching and spasming weakly in the cephalopod's grip. The red panda was beyond rational thought now, her mind fractured by pain and oxygen deprivation. All she knew was that she had to get out, had to escape the crushing confines of her fleshy prison.

With a burst of panicked strength, Catelyn began to thrash and writhe, bucking against the walls of the octopus' crop like a woman possessed. Her tail lashed the caustic fluids, churning them into a froth as she fought to break free.

The octopus gurgled in surprise, its body jostling violently around its suddenly unruly meal. Catelyn's desperate struggles were forcing its organs to shift and realign, sending ripples of discomfort through its mantle.

The cephalopod instinctively tightened its grip, powerful muscles bearing down on the red panda from all sides in an effort to quell her resistance. But Catelyn was too far gone to submit, her body moving on pure animal instinct.

She clawed and kicked at the slick walls entrapping her, fingers scrabbling uselessly against the cephalopod's epithelial lining. The red panda's jaws gaped open in a silent scream, bubbles streaming from her nostrils as she fought to draw breath.

"Oh my, she's really putting up quite the fuss, isn't she?" Dr. Valery remarked, eyebrows lifting in surprise as she watched Catelyn's futile struggles. "I must say, I didn't expect her to have this much fight left in her! What an entertaining show!"

The deranged ferret pressed her paws against the glass, drinking in every lurid detail of the one-sided battle playing out within the octopus' gut. Catelyn's body was a blur of motion, her fuzzy form contorting and straining as she fought against the inexorable crush of peristalsis.

But for all the red panda's desperate flailing, she could not seem to make any headway. The octopus was simply too strong, its body too perfectly adapted for subduing large, unruly prey. Each violent contraction of its crop served to disorient Catelyn further, breaking up her struggles and leaving her dazed and reeling.

Slowly but surely, the cephalopod was wearing its captive down, sapping her strength with ruthless efficiency. Catelyn's movements grew less coordinated, her body folding in on itself as she was crushed down into an ever-tighter ball.

"That's it, just tire her out!" Dr. Valery urged, eyes sparkling with glee. "She can't keep this up forever! Sooner or later, she'll have no choice but to submit to your digestive embrace!"

As if heeding the ferret's words, the octopus bore down with renewed intensity, determined to quash the last of Catelyn's resistance. The red panda felt the breath being squeezed from her lungs in an agonizing rush, her ribs creaking ominously as they were forced to bow inward.

Catelyn's vision swam, darkening at the edges as her oxygen-starved brain began to shut down. She could feel her limbs growing heavy and unresponsive, her struggles dwindling to feeble twitches and jerks.

But still, the octopus did not relent. It continued to knead and compress its captive with ruthless efficiency, crushing her down until she was little more than a quivering lump of meat. Catelyn was dimly aware of a strange, wet popping sensation deep inside her chest, followed by a bloom of raw agony.

She tried to scream, but all that emerged was a thin, reedy wheeze, barely audible over the gurgling of the cephalopod's gut. Catelyn's head lolled back, her eyes rolling up to the whites as she finally began to succumb to the blackness encroaching on her vision.

The last thing the red panda saw before unconsciousness claimed her was Dr. Valery's face, the ferret's expression one of manic glee as she watched her student being forcibly compacted into a squishy ball of fluff and flesh.

"Sleep tight, Catelyn dear!" the mustelid cooed, her voice distorted and distant in Catelyn's fading awareness. "I'll be seeing you again in a week... or whatever's left of you by then! Pleasant dreams!"

Then the world went dark, and Catelyn knew no more. She hung limp and unresisting in the octopus' grip, her body no more than a boneless sack of meat as she was finally, blessedly allowed to drift away.

But even in oblivion, there would be no respite. The cephalopod's digestive system would continue its grim work, breaking the red panda down into a nutrient slurry little by little. By the time Catelyn's mind resurfaced from the depths of unconsciousness, she would be that much closer to becoming one with the creature's tissues.

There was no escape, no reprieve. Only the slow, inexorable march of digestion, playing out its cruel dance over the course of days. And through it all, Dr. Valery would be there, taking studious notes and providing gleeful commentary.

It was a fitting end for a tardy student, the ferret would muse to herself. A long, torturous voyage through an alien being's guts, with nothing to do but marinate in her own misery. Truly, a lesson learned in the most visceral way possible.