Jeliahz of the NewNet
Indeed, although he could totally fire me up sometimes with his love of debate, I always counted him as a true friend. Jeliahz was ever-willing to help with difficult problems, or to just while away the hours together in frivolous pastimes.
I remember one time he wanted to argue with me about "The Meaning of Art". Jeliahz was aware that I am trained in Fine Arts, but after about four hours of heated discussion, we were no closer to agreeing on anything than when we started. As infuriating as that could be, I was also very grateful for the rare opportunity to have a friend who could go in depth on such philosophical topics.
Jeliahz and I would also chat for hours about our favourite show, Game of Thrones. He was the only person in the world who I could talk with about it in full, proper detail. The last time we actually spoke together we spent an hour or so hotly disputing some minor point of symbolism that I believed I had detected in one scene, but which he claimed was an over-interpretation on my part.
Thirsty work, for sure, (times like these often requiring multiple coffees to get through), yet still a rewarding experience in the end.
I will miss him terribly.