Board Thread:Season 23 - Greece/@comment-24206786-20150117031439/@comment-25567389-20150117035012

hey missy! thanks so much for your insight, i'm glad to be able to talk to you again and let you know my side of the story. also i just want to say that yes we were close and i did not mean to offend you in any way by not mentioning you in my opening statement, i was trying to keep the statement brief/general rather than going into details because i feel like this is a better forum for that and i didnt mean to make you feel hurt by that so if i did i sincerely apologize. you were important to me in the game and i adore you as a person as well, and i hope i can regain your respect.

(also, sorry in advance, i think this answer is gonna be a bit long)

'''If that was your strategy to lie to get farther in this game then there is no way I can vote for you. '''

my primary strategy was not necessarily lying. rather, my strategy was to build relationships with as many people as possible and then utilize those to further my game. i did not set out to lie to people in this game but unfortunately that's an integral part of making it far, and if i had not lied to anyone then they would have lied to me and i would have been voted out (either that or taken to the end as a goat, because i don't think there's any way to play this game and make moves without lying at all). i'm sorry that you don't find that to be a respectable strategy, but i would not have been able to do so well had i not maintained relationships with people and, yes, lied to them in order to keep myself safe and get to the end.

i think you should vote for me because i was socially and strategically strong, because i was a major part of all the big moves in this season, and because everything i did was done because i love survivor and i put my all into it and i wanted to give myself the best chance. i made bonds with people to an extent that not many other people did and certainly none of the other people sitting here with me did, and although i was not honest 100% of the time i respected every person i played with and tried to treat them with as much respect as i could in the context of the game.

'''In your mind, what do you think was your best strategic move? '''

for me, i think i had two main strategic moves that enabled me to have a successful game and not only survive but thrive. the first was getting together/sticking with my core alliance of jessica, hanne, and MJ - i was the one who initially approached jess and hanne and then MJ when he was added to the season last-minute. we all had the idea of an alliance but i believe i was the one who initially made it happen. this was the foundation to my game and by aligning with these strong players & then keeping their trust for so long i gained protection for myself and made sure i was able to influence the votes to the greatest extent. the second move that i think was integral to my game was helping to blindside will. it's true that i did not initiate this but i helped in making him feel secure, which was extremely important because if he had not felt safe he would have played his idol and survived and the whole game would be different, since he was such a power player. this also began my relationships with some of the old attica members, specifically eoin and jace, which were essential bonds for me to have and helped me make sure my alliance had numbers and influence at the merge.

'''Besides yourself, who else sitting next to you deserves to win? '''

honestly i think if anyone else deserves to win it's MJ. i was close with him throughout the game and he was also an essential part of most if not all of the major moves of the season. he did not have as many strong social relationships as i did but he was still involved in everything that happened and knew what was going on, unlike sora. he had a great deal of influence and i think he deserves respect for his game. also he has really nice hair. :~)

'''Do you think you did anything wrong or you wish you could’ve changed? '''

um, winning some immunities would have been cool. other than that, i'm pretty happy with how i played the game. i don't like that i hurt people and i wish i could have played more like the dragonslayer but i don't think that would have gotten me to the end, so i don't know if i can say that there's any specific things i would change. i know that's probably not what you want to hear but you asked me to be honest so this is the truth.