After sitting in ponderosa for so Lóng having to contend with a wide array of difficulties, I've finally managed to find my people in this game. And I'm so happy for it. So whatever happens here, please remember who the real winner is. I'm thankful to the people who helped me discover påpãyä . I am indebted to you.
However, let's get back to the real matter here - finally crowning a winner of this mammoth game of backstabbing, lies, paranoia, bickering, flipping, power-shifting and bad decision making. But this is Sausage Island. What's new?
When I look at this final three, one word comes to mind, and that word is flippers. Now, we all know what historically the general feelings towards flippers ARE, so congratulations to you all in making the right decision to have three sitting here in front of us. I have mixed feelings towards all three of you, and that's something that I will address to y'all individually. But first of all, I want each of you to VERY briefly (like 50 words or less?) discuss whether or not you feel you were a flipper, and explain the reasoning behind your answer. So basically, am I correct in my assumption? Yes/No, explain.
Self-awareness is key if you want to earn my vote. Since some of you displayed a sheer lack of self awareness throughout the game, make up for that in this questioning.
Liz, going into the merge you were one of two people I had no connection with previously (the other person being Hope). And I'll give it to you, I viewed you as a strong minded player, and someone who was definitely one to watch. I felt that you were a very calculated individual, not one to take risks and enjoys an easy ride. Now, one could argue that risk taking is essential in order to find success. But to me, you played a very SAFE game. Is that a smart thing to do? Maybe. But is it admirable? Not really. Socially, I liked you, despite the moments of lacklustre one word responses, and of course the times where I'd probably rather be conversing with a piece of tree bark over you. But I know everybody has their days. And despite all this, I made it so clear to you that I saw a future in the game with me and you, and time after time you would build me up into believing that it was a possibility. That I perhaps WOULDN'T be the lone dragon of the game for much longer. But as quick as you built me up, you shot me down, apologised ~sincerely~ about it, and then the cycle continued. It's actually something I came to expect of you further down the line, and honestly it doesn't reflect very well on you at this point. Now I want to ask you why it was beneficial for you to do this? I can understand you not wanting to work with me, but to consistently act like there was a sense of hope, to cut me down again is not the way to go about it. It links back to this theme of risk-taking with you (or lack thereof) where you felt like you wanted to make a move each round, were setting yourself up for it, and then reality struck, and you backed down. You voted with me for the Hunter vote, and practically every other round you lied to me, acted like I had a shot and then crapped out. Oh, not including my final round in the game though. Where apparently you deemed me unworthy of conversation, and that it'd be much better to just act like I didn't exist at all. So smooth. You mentioned that you were a cold hearted ass of a person in this game, and while wholly true, it doesn't excuse the matter. Luckily for you, you're sitting next to two others who thought it wise to lead me aLóng and stick a knife in my back at the last minute. So I'll consider voting for you, if you show self awareness and ~logic~ which apparently (as indicated in your OS) you have an abundance of.
My questions for you are as follows:
Do you agree with me in that you were afraid to take risks? And your failure to do so has landed you in a less than favourable position and is something you regret? If no, what risks did you make and how did they amount to you sitting in this spot right now?
Who out of the jurors do you feel could've made it to the end, had they survived their one fatal boot round? Please give fully detailed reasoning behind this!
My final question for you is to create a 12 track album for this season of Sausage Island. The track list should reflect each round of this game from the present to the first merged round, the events in it and the essence of the eliminated castaway for that round as far as possible. Please give reasoning for each one (can be as lengthy as you want it). The first track should be for yourself - a song which describes your game and journey up 'til this point. Track 2 would be Woo's boot round, track 3 is Rita's boot round, so on and so forth.
Thanks for taking the time to read through this and congrats for making it to this point Liz. I look forward to hearing your response.
Rachel, when I come to you I'm at a loss for words. I don't know if this is due to your lack of presence within the game, or the fact that you consistently made decisions which were counter-productive and from an outsiders perspective only seemed to serve one purpose - shooting yourself in the foot.
Now, don't get me wrong. In the game we got aLóng pretty well, but like the other finalists we definitely drifted apart. If I had to blame anyone for it, it would seem that it was due to Hunter since you became more and more wrapped around his finger from Shęngli onwards, and we all know how Hunter felt about me. And true enough, as time progressed on Shengli, we became increasingly distant until we found ourselves on two opposite sides of the game. Now, props where it's due. You were always pleasant and nice to me, where sometimes the others were lacking. But I think your whole game is just so fundamentally flawed, that you'll need to justify it in this questioning and everyone else's to allow me to consider voting for you. From acting innocent to the whole Kenny vote (everybody flipped on what they said they were gonna do) to being such a blatant follower of Hunter, there were a lot of irritating things which you did in the game. But I knew that going into the final 7, you were quite clearly just as much on the bottom as I was. And so I extended an olive branch, we made endgame plans going into that round. Plans, which I fully intended on following through with. But apparently you spearheaded my elimination. Now, I find this hilarious since if you ask pretty much anyone in the game or anyone viewing at that point, who was the one person you could beat at the end? I guarantee you it would be me. Things were subject to changing as I had big plans for the next few rounds, but I'll call you out and say that you were downright silly to target me, rather than Nick. Because I was presumably the only person you could beat, I was making a deal with you, had pledged my allegiance and had pretty much everything served up on a silver platter. Looking at the situation you are in now, it's clear to me that you realised you'd messed up big time, and you're now banking on a bitter jury to deliver you a largely undeserved win. You apparently based your decision to target me from information given to you by the biggest snake of the game, and ultimately that turned out to be an awful one. I had high hopes for our future in the game, but once again that was denied. The whole situation with you irritates me a lot, to be honest. Simply because it was so obvious that you were vastly outplayed by the other players in the game, our aims for the next few rounds lined up and you still decided to take a hit at me. But it's all good, because you'll have to justify why you eliminated someone you could have beaten at that point, over an actual threat.
My questions for you are as follows:
You literally said in your opening statement that you had to take any deal that came your way at final 7 in order to insure yourself moving forward. I was so genuine and honest with you about everything leading up to the round in order to let you know you could trust me, and I made the move in offering you a finals deal, you rejected it by voting me out. Do you feel like I was your biggest competition to winning the game? If yes, explain how come. And if not, please explain why you felt it necessary to eliminate me, and keep much bigger jury threats in the game.
My final question to you is to compare each juror to any survivor player and explain your reasoning.
Thanks.
Neal, Neal, Neal. Where do I start with Neal?
Well, much like Liz. I really respected you a lot. But like, x100 more. I thought we gelled really well together and saw complete potential in us working together eventually. But as far as I was aware, we just drifted apart, but you were well aware I wanted to rekindle something with you. Again, like Liz, you would build me up to tear me down. But you were a tad more genuine in your apologies which was appreciated. I was never nearly as irritated by you than I was by Liz doing it, purely because you communicated more. You started off the merge in a really unfavourable position, on the bottom. This is a really tough place to play from, and I commend you for making it this far in doing so. You would be such a rootable underdog, if you weren't anything Shórt of a deceptive, mendacious and prevaricating prick. Now, you don't have to tell me that lying, cheating and stealing is like the fibre of this game. I'm perfectly aware of that. But much like Liz, you swithered back and forth, providing hope and promises, only to take them away the minute you got what you wanted. You flipped your position from the game to on the bottom, to swing votes, to using the people on the bottom as disposable tools. Which is why I'm so torn with you. I think your game is highly commendable, it has it's kinks, but for the most part pretty strong. But underpinning this whole format is a social factor. One which I feel you were very Shórt sighted in. You were all hunky dory with people when they were serving you a purpose, but then just like that, you're sending them out the door, with seemingly no thought into the ultimate climax of this game - the power shift from the power players, to the real underdogs and bottom feeders of the season. I extended you an olive branch, to help keep you in the game. And you rejected it. But this wasn't enough. Furthermore, you VOTED for me. Despite saying less than twelve hour prior that you did want me to go, and you wouldn't write my name down. I'll give you some leeway, in that I knew Woo wouldn't have been the one leaving and that it was likely you who would go. But like I promised to never vote for you, I didn't. Despite having been consistently let down by you, I remained loyal time and time again, eventually to my demise. Largely due to my own stupid fault, but it isn't me who is in the firing line now looking for a jury vote, that honour has been granted to you. So you have me torn. Does your complete disregard for the whole endgame format detract from the impressive game you played? I don't know. Please help me to clarify this.
My questions for you are the following:
Were you ever sincere to me? Like at any time, was the words coming out of your mouth ever truthful at that moment in time? Or was it all manufactured lies to lead me aLóng as another tool for you? If yes, explain why you failed to follow through with whatever was initially promised. If no, then why was it crucial for you to lie to me in order to further you in the game?
You said Rachel was the swing vote in the round where I was gone, but if she was failing to co-operate in voting Nick, who you actually wanted to leave. Why didn't you give me the solid I gave you, and tip me off to vote for Nick? You said you wanted to keep me around for that vote, but it was outwith your control. Honestly, that's bullshit. If you really wanted me to stay, you could've simply told me to vote for Nick, which I would've done. You knew Nick was on my radar due to him and Rita's relationship. So I'll ask you this; why was Rachel more valuable to you than myself? And if you wanted to keep me around as much as you make out you did now, why didn't you do more to push for Nick to leave?
My final question for you is the comparison one. Everyone knows I'm a huge Disney fan, so I want you to compare each juror to a Disney character and explain why!
Thanks, I look forward to reading your answers!
To all three of you, I wish you luck. And outside this game there are no hard feelings. But I'm sure you can all understand that the wounds from my elimination are still very much open and the negative tone of this reflects my need for closure. Some of you have more to explain than others, and some of you are gonna have a pretty tough time even explaining a tiny bit of it. I can see merit in voting for two of you at this point, I hope the third person can impress me enough to make this a tough decision.
Were you ever sincere to me? Like at any time, was the words coming out of your mouth ever truthful at that moment in time? Or was it all manufactured lies to lead me aLóng as another tool for you? If yes, explain why you failed to follow through with whatever was initially promised. If no, then why was it crucial for you to lie to me in order to further you in the game?
From a social perspective, I really enjoyed talking to you Natalie and like you said, we gelled really well. On a game level though, I just wasn’t sure where I truly would have ended up if I went with you. I didn’t want you to go at seven, my goal at that point was to have the final 5 be us/woo/rachel/liz. That was a scenario where I really feel like I would have several options to get to the end and I could weigh things out then and there and take the people I felt like I could beat. As far as our relationship went, I wanted to keep you around but at the end of the day, it wasn’t going to stop me from doing what I felt was best for me in the Lóng run.
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You said Rachel was the swing vote in the round where I was gone, but if she was failing to co-operate in voting Nick, who you actually wanted to leave. Why didn't you give me the solid I gave you, and tip me off to vote for Nick? You said you wanted to keep me around for that vote, but it was outwith your control. Honestly, that's bullshit. If you really wanted me to stay, you could've simply told me to vote for Nick, which I would've done. You knew Nick was on my radar due to him and Rita's relationship. So I'll ask you this; why was Rachel more valuable to you than myself? And if you wanted to keep me around as much as you make out you did now, why didn't you do more to push for Nick to leave?
In my mind it made no sense for you or Rita to want to vote for Nick that round. Rachel knew I wanted to vote Nick, but she seemed focused on you going, so I wasn’t going to try and push things further and risk her feeling sketched out and change her mind about the whole thing. I felt like Rita and Nick were going to lean towards me, and in the off chance that you were lying to me, I knew I was going to need Rachel to feel comfortable and willing to vote with me. I felt that she had the control that round. I was also dealing with the fact that the night before Rachel told me that you were pushing for me to leave. The next day, she told me that you wanted to take her to the end, and you were still going back and forth about whether or not to vote for me. I felt like if you wanted to take Rachel to the end, it was safe to assume that the third person would have been Liz. I thought Rachel had no reason to lie to me because she was safe, and if she really wanted to take out one of her final 3 options, giving more room for me in her plans, then great. Rachel was more valuable to me because I’d spoken with her the entire game, I felt like when the time came and people were hardcore targeting me, she’d be more likely to keep me. I felt like at that point in the game Liz and Woo were almost never going to flip on me, so I went with the move I knew was 100% concrete and would keep myself and Woo in the game.
I totally understand your frustrations with me, I know I was a dick to deal with at times. I hope that I was able to answer your questions.
Welcome to the magical land of Disney. I love Disney btw. That's why I'm such a huge KH fan, even though KH3 is never coming out because life is a lie and the corporate fat cats need to be stopped. Anyhoo. Let's get to the reason we're really here.
Alina
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ELSA!!!!!
An ice queen after my ice cream heart. I imagine that you sang the song above after the first round of merge tbh. You're icey but still engaging, you dare to be different.
Jaison
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BELLE!!!
Intelligent, incrediblly friendly, and...and okay so I just gave you Belle so I would have a reason to post the video above. I really think you would like it. It's great.
Kenny
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PUMBAA!!!
The Pumbaa to my Timon. I imagine our idol play to be somewhat like the video above. I MEAN WHATS THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN AMIRIGHT??? You're hilarious and kind, you're someone with no worries. You can be a big pig too.
Jeremiah
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CHESIRE CAT!!!!
In the background but still in everyones ear. You definitely came to me when I was "lost in the woods" after Kenny's elimination. You're witty, whimsical, and deceptively soft spoken.
Jenna
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YZMAAAAA!!!
Emperors New Groove is like one of the greatest Disney movies ever. Yzma is crazy in the best way possible. She's a hilarious schemer who is always thinking about ways to mess up the people that did her wrong. I'm sorry I couldn't be your Kronk.
Hunter
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MERLINNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very underrated Disney movie imo. Merlin is extremely kind and always willing to offer guidance or a compliment. Very strategic in battle and is always trying to stay one step ahead. You always seemed like you had something up your sleeve.
Hope
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ARIEL!!!! (in Sebastian voice)
Okay so before I talk about this I want to go on a mini rant about Ariel. I mean she thinks her dad is so lame for giving her so many rules but I mean NEWFLASH ARIEL YOU LIVE IN THE OCEAN!!! RULES DON'T APPLY IN THE OCEAN! FISH JUST FUCKING EAT EACH OTHER!!! YOU ALMOST GET EATEN IN THE FIRST FUCKING 15 MINS OF THE MOVIE!!! HAVE SOME RESPECT FOR YOUR FATHER!!!
Anyway. Ariel is bubbly, a sweetheart, and someone that reels (GET IT, LIKE FISHING) people in almost immediately.
Natalie
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MEG!!!
I figured this one out so fast. I hope you like Hercules as much as I do! You're sassy, independent, and unfortunately always getting the raw end of a deal. I imagine you singing this the first time you tried a cosmic brownie. Just admit you're in love, Natalie.
Nick
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BAYMAX!!!
To be honest, I really wasn't sure who to give you. Then I saw the images you made in your jury threat and thought BAYMAX!!! You're a lot more powerful than you look. You were definitely on a mission.
Rita
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MULANNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're a fighter. Against all odds, you never give up and you protected the people closest to you. Super courageous and a free spirit!
Woo
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KUZCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Life of the party. I hope you'd let me be your theme song guy tbh. You're funny, outgoing, and know how to bust a move. Good luck to anyone that tries to throw off your groove.
I consider myself a huge flipper. I believe that part of the game is identifying where you are with people and if you don't like it, then you gotta do something about it. You can't always lock yourself with a group, it's important to explore options.
Hey Natalie, I’m very grateful you’re giving me a chance to explain myself, whether or not you will still find my decision to vote you out to be silly, please understand that this is what I felt back then, believing it was the right call in order for me to move ahead.
But first!
Am I flipper? Absolutely! I don’t generally stick to one alliance for the Lóng haul especially if I’m surrounded by bigger threats who may end up winning over me , therefore I’m always looking out for the best move that’s going to benefit me in the end.
Before I’ll explain my reason, I just want to get this out of the way , Hunter had nothing to do with the fact that you and I got distant. I understand that my game is a mystery to some, which I’m not surprised that I received a lot of criticisms which involved me being in his shadow, but I assure you he definitely did not turn me against you.
So the reason why I had to vote you out was because I couldn’t read you well. I felt like you had your own mindset which was a bit frightening. There were few things you’ve done in this game that made me became very wary of you. Back in NuAnaira, I felt really bad for you, you were stuck on a tribe that was on a losing streak! and I remember telling you multiples times that we were going to win for you, so you could have your first taste of victory! You then said that you weren’t really close to your former Lóng tribemates , and had we went to tribal back then, I would have definitely worked something with you. Then we were swapped to Shęngli and once again we hit it off great! I believe it was within those rounds where you and I had our first game talk, and I really enjoyed scheming with you the round we had to vote for Lil. I shared every bit of game info with you, and you were literally one of my favourites in this game aLóng with Rita and Hunter.
Then we merged, and this is where things got a bit rocky between us. I found out that you were actually close to some of your former Lóng tribemates because Alina gave me the spiel of the alliance. I didn’t paid too much attention to it, but I do remember, I tried to ask you if you were close to your former Lóng , you denied it and then said you weren’t close to them, and not Lóng ago you admitted to me that Jaison was one of your closest ally from Long.
Then there was the split vote that happened during the round Kenny got voted out. The split vote was quite messy, and once the votes were read, I came to you because I wanted to know what was the meaning of this last minute vote switch, but again you completely denied it, you pretended like nothing happened which I was quite surprised, because I asked other people like Rita and she was pretty open about it and even apologized.
It was just red flag after red flag, and it really made me scared. I believe I did I tried to clear the air with you during the round Hunter got booted, because things between us were a bit awry, you were gunning for Hunter and I really wanted to know what happened between us , but you didn’t really give me any good reasons or explanations for what has happened. Then few hours later, Hunter got voted out, I believe I just voted for you and you came up to me and wanted to talk , I was expecting some deal or truce and it turns out I was right. You said that you wanted to bury the hatchet, and you had plans for us to work together, and added that you were going to be loyal to me. I have to admit that it felt very sudden and a bit too quick considering that it wasn’t even 20 minutes that Hunter has been voted out and I just happened to cast a vote against you… :S , but nonetheless , I agreed to it. However, the trust wasn’t fully there. I just couldn’t tell whether or not you were loyal to me, because in my head, I always pictured you to be a player that would go to many people and make deals with everyone.
To answer your question, no, I do not think you were my biggest competition. I’m fully aware that it would have been in my best interest to take you to the end. However, for me to consider making an end game deal with anyone, ~TRUST~ always needs to comes first! I understand if my decision made you frustrated or even confused, because I really do understand where you’re coming from, but I just can’t seem to move forward with a player that I’ve witnessed done things that would threaten my game down the road.
Also, let’s assume that I had full intention of voting for Neal that round and both us were on okay terms, I know that day you came up to me few hours before the vote and you had second doubts about the vote, you wanted Woo out first, but then ~we both agreed~ that Neal had to go, so I expected you to vote for Neal… and what do you know.. you threw a vote for Woo in the end .
I can’t play with players who are going to stray vote even if it’s a promise or anything, numbers are dwindling and every vote is about to get crazier. This is why I felt it had to be you, I felt threatened by your mindset, I couldn’t read you at all, and I honestly believe I could have been in trouble in the next round or so because I can’t tell what you’re thinking and it’s scary, whereas with Rita, Woo, Nick, Neal & Liz I had a good sense as to whom each of them were going to target next. It was pretty advantageous for me because I knew I would still be in a good position next round since it was obvious that the next vote was going to be Nick vs Neal, and because I just voted to keep Neal , I knew he would be more loyal to me.
I just hope you understand why I had to do it, I apologized if I sounded so direct in my reasoning but I just felt it was the right call for me. Obviously, it crossed my mind whether or not you were serious about our deal but I value and prioritize ~trust~ very seriously especially if it’s someone I plan to take to the end, they need to be loyal and I need to be able to read them. Other than that, you were great and I hope you enjoyed your time in the US.
Keep in touch! <3
xox
and comparison question will have to wait until Thursday/Friday
