I'll Always Remember.. Rest Well Lychan

This is a journal dedicated to my close friend Lychan/Tyler, It'll be jumbled, and won't flow right. But I need to get out what I have to say about him and his life here. There's various pictures of Loof, some by me, some by other artists. he loved art of his character, so I thought I would share it with you. There's a lot of In-game references to members of Furcadia. Lychan pretty much lived there, in one spot for the last five years.


"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies."
- Aristotle



I found out that one of my longest and best online friends has passed away on Tuesday, the 16th of November.

Tyler was a very good friend of mine through the internet community of Furcadia, we’ve been friends for about five years. Although he lived far away, he still managed to create a great and lasting bond with his friends. I can’t even explain how great he was to everybody, or the feeling he left with you after talking untill 2 in the morning. I never saw him angry or upset, he was always patient with everybody. He helped me through some really bad times, and I tried my best to help him when he needed it.

I know he made an impact on my life, and I know a few others that can testify the same. For a few years, it was nothing but Lychan, Andy Delta and Diffi The Odd in Furcadia for me. We were such great pals, I always found myself giggling out loud at the insanities being spoken about.

It was an odd ordeal to find out what happened, or if it happened. It all started with a message from a mother, wanting to tell her son's friends about his passing. Nobody in Furcadia knew what to think of the message. Was it a hoax? Was it real? She told us to call her house phone. Nobody knew the house phone. All we had was a first name, a cellphone, a city, and a face. Bits by bits we pieced it together, Chas/Briley and I put money into a Reverse Cell locator to find his parent's house. There was word of him succumbing to the flu, and he had been sick for a while, but we had hope.

Later on we found the obituary. This was real.

We had lost a great friend.

For awhile, most of us cried. We mourned our great friend. Then we started thinking of ways we  could honour him and pay our respects. Everybody is doing it in different ways, as is common with such things, but the support with everybody online has been continuous. We'll be there for eachother.

I spoke with his mother, rather briefly. She even called me Diffoo, how she knew to call me that, I am not quite sure, but I'm assuming Loof called my MSN that at one point or another... I sent my condolences to her and her family, prayed for them, and I keep them in my thoughts through the hard times they must be going through. I can't possibly even grasp the pain they're feeling.

This is a picture I drew of Diffi and my current boyfriend at the time, Lychan, about four years ago...


We've gone through everything together, the thick, the thin. I just hope he knows how much he meant to me. I'm remembering all the good times we had, staying up past what our parents wanted. What a big goofball he was. <3

Lyloo?
It seems so surreal to even think of it, sometimes I even forget, and wonder what you're logged onto. But then reality hits me, and I never realized how much I thought of you outside of the internet until now... You were always there. I miss you so much already. It really breaks my heart to know that we won't be chatting for a long time now. But one day I'll log in, and we can resume our lols, alright Loof?

Lychan is still around. He still lingers on Furcadia, and my computer. His silly '<:3' still lingers with my thoughts. He's still here. I'll honour him to the best of my ability...
He Really does love art. Art and Videogames. These pictures here certainly won't be the last of him. I guarantee that with my own promise


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If you're interested on seeing what Furcadia is, send me a note and check out Furcadia's Website, I'll gladly share it with you.