Life and Death

Friends are one of the most important parts of being part of a group. You would have friends from school, from work, and even friends online. Friendship is one idea that cannot be ignored in a game that is basically a world on it's own.

But friends go beyond just gaming at times. When someone's is in trouble, real trouble, and that someone is a good friend of yours, what would you do?

You'd go out of your way to help him, right? Its not only the right thing to do, its also the only thing to do. He's a buddy, he's a pal, he's a friend. There's no if's, no but's, no huh's.

I've made many friends in my time online in EVE Online, mostly just good combat buddies I can trust to keep an eye on my ass when the shooting starts. Even if we end up on opposing fronts, once off the battlefield, I'd still take him to the bar for a good drink and talk about the battle, and other sorts.

But sometimes you meet someone who you end up being part of for the rest of your life. Best friends are what I'm talking about. They're the kind who are always there when you need em, and the kind that you'd help out even if they really didnt need it, just because you can.
They're one in a million, and are irreplaceable. They mean a lot more than that shiny new battleship or that new blueprint original you need for manufacturing, because they're a friend you can truly trust.

A fellow capsuleer has lost a good friend, and I wish him condolences on his great loss, and condolences to the family of the lost friend. I know how he feels, how earth-shattering it can be when someone close to you ends up with the worst hand on the table and is forced out of the game. Nothing truly bring that person back, except the good memories of that person when they were still around.

I guess the greatest gift a true friend can give is the memories and the good times, because once they're gone, thats all you'll ever have of them. And it is true, what they leave behind lives on in you, and everyone else they've touched.

Even though I personally never met this capsuleer or his friend, it still sends out shockwaves of sorrow through the entire community. Whilst true that many may not care, there are many who do, because losing a friend is something that nobody wishes upon someone else, because its too painful to bear. It overshadows my own loss of family member and friends due to health reasons as well, something I wish not happen to anyone, at all. *sigh* What can I say...

Rest in peace, Azuran. May you find the peace that many of the living forever seek, but never find. Rest in peace, friend, you will be missed.