AVE GAIUS OCTAVIUS
I've only just returned to the site today and learnt of the sad news about my friend and yours, the incorrigible Gaius Octavius Bathroom Attendant.
This man was my first friend here - we gave each other shit and he invited me to be on his friends list. From there, he basically gave me the lowdown on Nephele and other people who became my friends, but GO was the first and he maintained that friendship even when I didn't.
His jokes and pictures clogged my inbox. Not to mention his insults. After learning that I am Maori and seeing some of my native language on my ID page, he dubbed me "The Savage". I loved it. There was nothing politically correct about our Gaius Octavius. In fact, I think the man went out of his way to be politically incorrect.
I read the news and tears came to my eyes. I had to pretend to my workmates that I'd got sand in my eyes. They got it out of me in the end though, and we all stopped work and had a beer in memory of a man none of us had even met. I told GO stories and GO jokes, and we toasted his life.
Do the same here and post your GO stories as a tribute to a fine man. If someone else has already done this, I don't care. There are heaps of GO stories to go 'round!
I'm gonna miss you, you old bastard.
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