The night before his wedding, JJ gave me a lighter as a thank-you for being a groomsmen. I had picked it out with him days earlier and then he went and had it engraved. Before gifting it to me, however, he expressed concerns that I might not even understand the inscription, let alone appreciate it.

His worries were unfounded, of course: I instantly recognized the pivotal System Shock 2 quote. Man, that was a fantastic game.