1 Sting: {singing} Every breath you take... Every move you make...
1 Lambert: Orcs!!
2 Mordekai: Fireball them, Kyros!
2 Kyros: I can't. I'm out of bat guano.
3 Kyros: I can enhance fire enormously, but without a component of the essence of flame, I can't do anything.
4 Alvissa: So we're in danger from a lack of fire?
4 Lambert: There's one for the books.

I've talked about bat guano before.

We have bats which roost or feed or something in the trees right outside my bedroom window. They make high-pitched chittering noises throughout the night, but for some reason it's nowhere near as disturbing as other noises like traffic or the neighbours playing loud music.

It's interesting and cool having wildlife so close in an urban setting.

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2024-09-08 Rerun commentary: Sting is the magical sword that keeps on giving. I think that's one of the best ideas I put into the Fantasy theme.

Notice how Kyros calls the bat guano a "component of the essence of flame". In our modern world, we'd call it a source of naturally occurring phosphorus, a reactive element that tends to burst into flame when exposed to oxygen.

In some ways, the old-fashioned description is way cooler.