At least the tentacles he has are still fully functional. She observes the first tentacle for a few moments before catching the sight of the gold one. Since he's not stopping her, she helps herself. Reaching past the others, she slowly slides her fingers over the gold surface. She's careful to avoid any sharp touches, and she runs her hand slowly up and down its surface to start.

"Quite the color." she remarks simply before slowly wrapping her fingers around it... Or at least trying to, her hand probably isn't big enough for the girth of it.