The only companion you'll have on this journey is your own reflection in the submarine's windows. Do you like the idea of a solo holiday beneath the waves or will your reflection start talking back before the first day is over?

I’d give it at least three days before I started talking to my reflection.

There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and cats (serving up cold truths Albert Schweitzer). Music is about to become your only companion. How much of a role does it play in your day-to-day life?

Music plays a very important role in my life, from listening to it at work to going to gigs and concerts. I've seen a lot of bands live including Twenty One Pilots, Panic at the Disco, Slipknot and many more. Back in 2019 I went to Download festival which to this day is one of my favourite memories. 

Solo missions might be lonely, but one advantage is you can play whatever music you want. Talk us through your playlist – are you a fan of one genre or era, or do you like to mix things up?

I’m very much a mix-of-all-genres kind of girl, although if I had to pick a favourite I guess I do often find myself listening to Alternative Rock and Indie more than any other genre.

You might be the only crew member, but space is at a premium aboard the Squideo Submarine! You’ve been given strict orders to bring only one bag of personal effects. What are you taking?

I would take my Nintendo Switch and plenty of games. Maybe I will actually complete a Pokedex for once or finish paying my loan to Mr Nook!

A week is a long time, just long enough to decorate your quarters for the trip and make it homey. What band posters are going on the wall?

Though I’m a big fan of music I never really put up band posters, although there is always one exception…

Do your musical tastes align with your family and friends or is it wildly different?

My tastes really do line up with my friends and families, after all in the words of Falling In Reverse I was “raised on Black Sabbath.”

Like smell, music can have strong associations with certain memories. We don’t want to consider how the Squideo Submarine will smell after a week; instead, choose a song which you associate with your childhood.

Half the World Away by Oasis. This song was actually taught to me in school by my science teacher (quite random I know) but I used to sing it a lot as a kid and it became very relevant to my life as I grew up. 

Gosh it is quiet at the bottom of the ocean, isn't it? It's like you're the only person left in the world. Let's play something else. What music do you listen to when you're sad?

Usually I lean towards more comedic songs when I feel sad like Bo Burnham and Tom Cardy to lift my mood!

Amongst the provisions you’ll find aboard the Squideo Submarine, there’s a dive suit in case you need a break from the same four walls. Would you go for a walk on the ocean floor? What would you hope to see?

I would love to have a little stroll! I’d hope to see an octopus garden in the shade.

Our brain likes to fill moments of silence by forcing music upon us. What was your last earworm?

Hey, I Don’t Work Here by Tom Cardy. The whole song was stuck in my head for weeks! But I didn’t complain, it’s a funny song! 

Squideo videos look inkredible, but there’s also a soundtrack! Which piece of Squideo-approved background music always gets stuck in your head?

The Spell With Me theme song – and yes, I know a few of us have picked it already. But it’s ingrained in my brain now after producing so many of their videos, and now when I see anything bee-related it pops into my head. 

It’s almost time to come back to the surface! The journey went a lot quicker with music, didn’t it? What song are you playing in celebration of your return?

All Dolled Up by The Orion Experience! 

We returned to the surface where the H.M.S Fifty Squid was waiting to welcome the Squideo Submarine and its crew of one back onboard. Sadly, Geppetto and Monstro was nowhere to be found but the excursion gave us a great opportunity to explore the depths and breadths of the ocean with the one and only Lesley Ovington.

Join us next time, when we’ll take a trip beneath the waves with our Sales Director: Adam Shelton.