Gotcha, I’ll give this a shot next time!

If things are working for you without glue, there’s no need to mess with it. Personally, I like having an extra barrier between my model and build plate to make removal easier, plus I’m paranoid about damaging the plate. What was the reasoning for never using glue stick?

When I see first layer issues like this, my go to steps are:

1. Wash the build plate with hot water and soap to remove any built up glue, dry, and reapply a thin layer of glue stick
2. Turn the initial layer speed way down, like 10mm/sec, and 20mm/sec for infill.

You can do it! I’m rooting for you!

I did this one not too long ago! One thing that helped was recognizing that there’s no “roar” delay like when the first one shows up. You can just attacking as they fall down from the ceiling. Second was trying to optimize for damage to take one out asap, and reduce the amount of time you need to dodge both of them simultaneously. For me that looked like Barbed Bracelet, Flintsteel, and Beast Crest. Good luck!