The Magoia servers were down, so our heroes could not call for backup from any of their ELO clanmates. Luckily, Allie had made a trip to see Old Lara at the Shop before the servers went down. She had bought then crushed up some Red Lampions and Fire Mushrooms into Fire Powder 1s - because we know that cold, rainy nights are definitely the time of the FLIPIS and we also know that they definitely do not appreciate being Fire Powder 1-ed.

After several minutes, the duel is at a standstill; neither side willing to give ground. The adversaries stare into each other's eyes - taunting, measuring, daring the other to make the first move. Sensing momentary hesitation in the FLIPIS, Bagzoo strikes first -- dual-wield fly swatters slice through the air, the piercing thrum of their passage leaving a lingering warning. Alas, the FLIPIS skirts away at the last possible second and circles around to face our beleaguered heroes. They duck to protect their eyes from a vicious counter-attack but then when they look up, the FLIPIS is nowhere to be found...
So Bagzoo and Allie went to bed that night, the FLIPIS still lurking somewhere unseen, and they all lived happily every after.

Notes:
*'FLIPIS' is from 'Flying' + 'Ipis'. 'Ipis' is cockroach in Filipino.
** This is actually a true-ish story from earlier this week


