I like Lit and hope he'll be back.
Same here. We "fight" and insult each others intelligence most of the time, but I would be at a loss if something truly happened to him.
I know it sounds weird, but he is one of my oldest "net friends."
I avoided any interaction with "people" on the 'net for the most part, during my early years.
Unless one of a very small group attempt to re-connect with me, he is the one person I have "known" the longest.