*hugs TOS* I know you were close to him, and I know it's been especially hard on you because of that. But, ektamine will make wherever he is now even cooler than he made Bluelight! He'll be preparing for our inevitable arrivals in the future. We will see him again.
He'll be watching us tripping from above, so he doesn't have to read about our experiences in trip reports anymore, y'know? This social is definitely in his honor; he would want us to continue as we were. To think and be positive. It is difficult right now, but he's the kind of guy who would have wanted laughter at his funeral instead of tears, y'know?