This is the conversation I imagine that we will have when we get to the end.
AchedCroissant: Don't let me down now. I need you busting my balls. Get back to shittalking Jill.
Lostanddamned: I will, Ached, I will. But I intend to enjoy myself first. Some of life needs to be for pleasure. What's the point of having a million reactions and ratings and awards if you don't have any fun? How is that winning?
AchedCroissant: Of course he didn't listen to me. For Lost, one thread was enough. He had proved what he needed to prove. To himself and anyone who doubted him. And two years later, he retired. When I saw him next in the Chasing Sunsets thread, seven years later, me as a Respected User, him as Devoted Member, he was shittalking Jill again, still living each day like his last. When I heard he quit the forum, I wasn't surprised. I was just sad. People always think of us as rivals but he was among the very few I liked and even fewer that I respected. He remains the only homie I ever had.