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Death of a Sailsman
One of the guys in the UK contingent of my flag in Puzzle Pirates died this morning in a motorcycle accident. Despite that I didn't get to talk to him that often due to the UK timezone difference, he was one of the first people I met in the game waaaaay back in the beta-testing days, over two and a half years ago, and has always been a pretty funny guy to hang out with in-game.
It's really weird and numbing to think about. I mean, I never met him in person, etc, but I know he leaves behind a wife and some number of kids (being as his wife is also an active member of our flag in-game), and it's just strange to think that I'll never see him log in again because he's dead.
I dunno. I wonder if there's something we can all do for his wife... Looterati is weird that way because it's like, we are a pretty close group of friends, but many of us have never met and very few live in the same geographical region, so what do you do in a situation like this? Bleh. Unlike in-game weddings, which are sort of silly, I think in-game funerals would be just plain bad.
(edit: Yeah, so it's Barnie from the FJTR, for those who play PP. As Jacq pointed out, kmf put it in her LJ publically so I guess it's ok to mention.)
It's really weird and numbing to think about. I mean, I never met him in person, etc, but I know he leaves behind a wife and some number of kids (being as his wife is also an active member of our flag in-game), and it's just strange to think that I'll never see him log in again because he's dead.
I dunno. I wonder if there's something we can all do for his wife... Looterati is weird that way because it's like, we are a pretty close group of friends, but many of us have never met and very few live in the same geographical region, so what do you do in a situation like this? Bleh. Unlike in-game weddings, which are sort of silly, I think in-game funerals would be just plain bad.
(edit: Yeah, so it's Barnie from the FJTR, for those who play PP. As Jacq pointed out, kmf put it in her LJ publically so I guess it's ok to mention.)
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I'm not sure we may be thinking of the same person, but out of the two couples it would most likely be... yes, it's one of them. Sad that it's anyone, of course.