Board Thread:Season 52 - Tasmania/@comment-38356764-20190416145316/@comment-27489225-20190416155303

Hey Abi,

First up, I do believe my strategy of flipping worked and gave me the most power in getting to where I needed to be with for the most part, people I believe I have played a little better then. I mentioned in the Catman speech reply that after you tried to take the reins a little was when I started planning and plotting when you would go. I'm sure you can suss that out yourself in the VL after the game, I promise there are plenty of VL confessionals about it. We did end up 'flipping like a fish between the two sides anyway and the votes show that so I think my idea to do that wasnt as bad as you and Hayden seemed to think. Anyway that wasn't your question so let me get to that.

Was I in the ideal position when I approached you? No. I was looking like a goat and I needed a way to become a swing vote because thats where I believe all the power lied. I wasnt however in a seriously bad position, by all means I could've (and I discussed this with you a few times before Hayden was brought in) just let people go down the path of voting Hayden out and then jumped on board with you, but I mean I feel like the longer big power couples were in the game, the harder it would become to swing. That's why I moved in with you and him in the first place so early.

Approaching you with a girl power perspective was something I wanted to do because I believed that it was just a fun way to relate. I mean shitty social move but I guess it was to late in the game by then to start faking nice with you or being so upfront when we literally just started talking. We all know alliances are sometimes temporary and so I dont think its every a smart move to be so up front about that little fact. If I came to you  and said 'lets make a temporary alliance and I'll jump ship later' then you wouldn't have given me another look. I just threw out the girl power angle because that was the only obvious thing we had in common, and just for some insight, no I dont like it when its a dick show so I mean it wasn't all just bullshit.

Lastly I dont believe the only reason I'm sitting here is because you didnt target me first. I think I'm sitting here because I worked my ass off to make sure I was always in the majority, and was never the goat I pretended to be. I played up the 'I dont care' thing because it gave me a sense of carelessness which made me not seem at all threatening. But I'm hoping my jury speech and answer are showing that I did in fact have a plan and I executed it. Obviously things had to go according to plan, and no I didnt have a part in making sure that for example, Benj didnt tell anyone about the trio we made, I didn't make you and Hayden work with me, but I did work bloody hard to make sure the vote went my way and that people worked in my favor. I think that deserves some credit. If I didnt play a strong social game fair enough, but I did have a hand in influencing people to help get me further in one way or another, which is in some ways a social aspect of the game. I seriously hope you aren't upset and like everyone if I've missed or not answer your question let me know.