Base and System Services [bass]

Way back in 2005, I joined a group of people on the Australian “Get On It” server to play Microsoft Freelancer. And so it was I started playing as [bass]-The Black Knight.

[bass] was the tag we used to identify ourselves, and as time went on, I and fellow member [bass]-FlegMatik, gave the tag meaning. I don’t remember which one of us came up with “Base And System Services,” but the name stuck. I still use the name and the tag today.

Fleg, sadly, has left us. (And I mean that as vaguely as it sounds. Fleg, if you’re still out there, if you’re still alive, please let me know. In any case, may the Good, Lord Jesus Christ be with you always. ) But the tag lives on.

On an interesting side note, I started writing some fiction based on what was happening in the game and on the server, and it was positive feedback that made me consider becoming a writer—or perhaps recognizing that I already was one. (Nothing published yet, but I’ve got plans.

I’ll always be grateful to that period of my life, for the friends made and experiences had.