Fblthp has Gone Fishing

Last weekend I went fishing with a mate. It started like any other fishing trip - I bought bait, snacks, gear and a nice chair. I went to put some bait on my rod and low and behold. THERE. HE. WAS.

Fblthp had somehow ended up in my bag!

I proceeded to do what any stand-up citizen would do when finding a homunculus in their fishing gear. I ignored him.

This didn't satiate his curiosity, as he proceeded to steal my mates chair, sit down and start a conversation, taking in the view and scaring off the fish with his loud gutteral noises.

Whoever taught Fblthp Mongolian throat singing, I will find you.

I decided I'd try to calm myself as my mate caught the only fish of the day, I went to eat some of my packed snacks. He had eaten them before I could reach them. Agitated I went to put more bait on my line and would've proceeded to fish had he not eaten all the bait too.

Annoyed I tried to use him as bait- admittedly this resulted in him singing underwater and scaring off the fish. After hours of torment I told him to "Get lost". As if by magic, he did... a pelican swooped down and flew off with him in his beak. The entire time Fblthp kept waving and looking around in awe.

It's times like these I wish Nicol Bolas had found his way into EPIC Ipswich instead of Fblthp. Admittedly though my life seems uneasily quieter without him...

Uuuugh I miss him already....

Lachy

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