Ixokai
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My condolences to those who knew him well. It's never easy when a member of a community passes away.
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I've played with Ixokai on and off across many, many games over the years, and he's always been kind, funny, and brilliant with coding. This is a loss to the whole community. My deepest condolences to his friends, family, and loved ones, and to everyone here who knew him.
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Oh no.
I only knew him a little but he was a good guy. My heart goes out to those grieving his death right now. May his memory be for a blessing. -
I didn't know him, but i knew the name, Rest In Peace.
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He was a good friend to me in the MU* community and I will miss him. May his memory be a blessing.
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I'm sorry to hear this. He was an asset to the MU* community, a good player, and by what (relative) little I interacted with him, a good person. He will be missed.
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I am so sorry.
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I've been trying to get my shit together to post a response about this.
I've known Ixo for about five years now, and we've brainstormed and butted heads and plotted and played together in very small spaces for much of that time.
I was talking to my partner today (who does not MU*) about losing him. I have never lost a friend I have never met in the flesh until today. And that sounds strange, I know, but I did consider him to be a friend. We talk a lot of shit on this forum and in this hobby, and we are often cynical about one another and our motivations. And gods, but I did not agree with Ixo about so many things.
But we both loved stories. And great characters. And situations that were wonderfully impossible. And imagining how to be extraordinary...and often succeeding.
I like to think I knew a side of Ixo that maybe many people in his life did not, a real and genuine piece of him. Someone that wrestled with complicated and messy stories because life is complicated and messy, and as much as we often pretend (especially on MSB) that we have the answers, I'm not sure that there are 'answers'. There are, however, stories. And those are sometimes as real as anything in our lives.
Were the practical details of my life changed by knowing him? My job, my relationship, my home? Probably not. But I think none of us would come to MU*ing and stick around if it didn't illuminate and challenge us. My life is richer for knowing him and his stories, and he is an inseparable part of stories I will tell in the future.
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Ugh, this is awful. For those of us who knew him better, echoing the 'keep us posted on memorials/stuff we can do to donate, if anything' sentiment.
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My condolences to his family and friends.
I didn't know him well, but he was always fun to interact with on here, and the couple games I was on with him.
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Our characters were friends on a MUSH some time back. That good solid reliable kind of IC and OOC relationship you could always count on.
We each went on to other projects, the MUSH closed, but I always missed playing with him.
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Ix was good people. We need more like him and he will be missed.
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My heart is broken. I am going to miss him more than I have words for. It's not fair. I hate it. He has been my partner in crime for so long in this hobby that I don't even know what to do. I mentioned somewhere the other day the two people who had saved my life; he was one of them. He was a good soul whose absence is going to be felt forever. Stupid death.
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If anyone has any information about how the community may be able to help his loved ones, I'm sure we'd appreciate knowing how.
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I used to joke with Ixi that he and others were my filter to MSB because I'd never log in here, so he'd let me know when there were new and interesting games opening up that we could go check out together. He was a light in my life, and we were there for one another through a lot of things. He was far too young for the health issues that he suffered, and he was taken quite suddenly when just last week the prognosis was that he'd gotten out of the ICU and off the ventilator, and they were going to get him up and walking around, and discharge was in his future. For him to just be gone yesterday morning was and is devastating. He was passionate, in all things -- from those things he loved to the things he would vehemently argue against. What started as a funny and awkward IC encounter one year on a game that's long been closed, became one of the deepest and closest connections in my life over the passing years. I am grateful for all the conversations we had, projects we worked on, and stories we've told. I've spent some time over the past day reading over our last scenes together, our last conversations together, and some of the happiest ones. He's always going to be in my heart.
A couple of us are in contact with his roommate but as of this morning there are no definitive plans yet. Once we know more, we'll let the community know if there's anything that he and Ixi's family might need.
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Aw, fuck. I'm so sorry.
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This is the fucking worst.
Ix was one of the best people I've met online. I'm really thankful that I was able to play with him so consistently on a game he put his heart and soul into. Don't even know what to say. This is fucking awful.
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So, I didn't really know Ixokai, but I know plenty of people who did, who are currently feeling losses from this.
So I figured -- rather than use this thread to express concern or grief, maybe those of you with fond memories of Ixokai should share some of those favorite moments? It might help. It might not. I dunno. It's a though!
