Board Thread:Season 8 - Korea/@comment-11497002-20131020082612/@comment-13693174-20131020160208

Hi Ben

'''Did you have a pre-game alliance? '''

After reading Aaron's answer, I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "pre-game". For me, this game began on August 8th, 2013. I didn't know any of the people you mentioned (or anyone else on this season) before that day.

'''For the 45 days we were in this game together, we never once communicated. I don’t know who you are, I don’t know what game you played and I don’t care. Make me care.'''

Coming into this FTC I knew you would be the toughest juror to please. It is true that we never communicated during the game, I can't take that back. But in order to make you care about my game, I need to get you to know my game first. That's why I made my speech longer and deeper into details than the two people next to me, since I knew some of the jury members don't know my game at all. If you haven't read it yet, I hope you could take the time to before you make your decision.

We've never been on the same tribe together pre-merge, and once we merged everyone decided to vote you off first. Would you really want me to pretend like I'm willing to work with you, just so I can write your name down a moment later? because that's basically what you're criticizing Aston for. The reason you were voted out was not because you were not part of the 9-person alliance, it's because you and Miggy were plotting behind Alejandro's back.

For most of the game, two people who were very close to me (Alejandro & Monkey) told me they have your vote. The way I perceived it was you guys were very close, so I never felt like there's a chance me and you could work together for a common interest. However, what happened after the merge gave me a sense of missed opportunity. Had you and Miggy came to me with your plan against Alejandro, instead of Aaron and Aston, he would've never got that info in the first place, and both of you wouldn't become targets. I'm not saying I would've agreed to whatever that plan was, Alejandro and I were too close for me to just dump him all of a sudden because I can. But what I can tell you for sure - I would've never thrown you under the bus the way Aaron and Aston did.

Seeing you go home for that, made me realize how close they were to him, and how much work I still have left to do in this game. I preferred sending you to the jury as someone I never talked you, rather than someone I backstabbed for no reason. Our paths didn't cross this time, but it doesn't mean I didn't care. Judging by your reaction to Alejandro's elimination, I'm sure there is at least one thing about my game you did care about.

If you’d all be so kind, I’d also like to hear who you ideally wished to sit next to in the final three and why.

As I said in my speech and my answer to Monkey, my ideal final three would be myself, Aaron and Miggy.

I hope I pleased you :)