Death of a Sailsman

[dr4b]

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.)

Comments

[writeswithyarn.livejournal.com]

I actually spent about an hour this afternoon on a boat with Geebus, Silvertooth, and Lethe. It was somewhat wake-like, and I think it helped us all work through some of the shock. That's about as close to an in-game funeral as I think I'd be comfortable with.

At Geebus's urging, I went and found the archived Jorvik blockade interviews (http://switchpod.com/users/thespianypp/wordpress/). And it was just so strange and awful to sit hear listening to his voice and know that the person behind that voice is gone.

[ciaweth.livejournal.com]

I'm glad he was taped, though. In the interview, his nerve and wit really shone, and it's preserved.