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Charlie Herschel
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| Post #1: 1st Aug 2014 9:03:03 PM | |
To be honest, my brain has been so scattered since last night that everything I had thought about talking about in an opening statement has mingled itself together into mush, but I'm going to try my best. I am so blown away and so grateful to be sitting here in the final three (regardless of how my finale picture looks ;P ). I know without a shadow of a doubt I would not be here if it were not for a large majority of the people sitting on the jury, and for the two men sitting beside me. Words cannot express how thankful I am to you all, Brett and Lex and PW's, for this amazing opportunity. I know it is just a game, but it has been one, if not THE, best experiences I have ever had playing a Survivor game because of the outstanding cast, and over-all set up of this season.
To think I might not even be standing here right now because I almost didn't check my regular AIM account to be a part of the season, and to have come so far, it's just, wow. But enough gushing, I'm here to tell you why I deserve to win the game I started out late on, and I plan to do that starting right now.
When the game was just getting started, and the first challenge was only a few hours away from being posted, and I had only just signed in... I knew I was going to have to work hard if I wanted to make damn sure I wasn't one of the first people to leave the game. So I bossed that Captain's Challenge and put together a tribe of people I felt would strategically benefit me the most in the long run, and was lucky enough to have first pick (huzzah). No offense to the members of Sebou, but hawt damn, I had never been so happy with the choices I made right from the get-go.
The days of Dadès set up a huge foundation for how I would progress through the game. My strategy coming into the game was to set up a basic social connection that would bloom into something more, but only if the suggestion came from someone else because I knew there was already one member who was making alliances with everyone she spoke with (Angie), and it wasn't boding well for her, as we all saw not too long after. The members of the tribe I felt the strongest connections with, all who made the merge, accepted me into a strong majority alliance and we rode that wave all the way to the merge.
Picking up a hidden immunity idol in round 2 with the added benefit of being the tribe captain, and having those crucial extra moves, AND luckily planting my ass right around the area it was hidden, was just an added bonus... in case anything insane should happen (since this series seems to have a solid history of making its players cry). One thing I expressed heavily throughout the first half of game in private was how much I wanted to be able to use the idol on another player instead of on myself, but because of the extreme uncertainty of the first merge round, that idea was never realized and it is absolutely the one move I regret with the information I have now that I didn't have at the time.
I also never told anyone about the idol because I figured happy surprises were always the best surprises, and it would benefit me more to keep it to myself and not have to worry about the possibility of being stressed over being influenced to use it one way or another. I put all the responsibility of the idol on my own shoulders to make a choice I could hopefully be happy about without any added pressure.
Throughout the game, but especially in the merge, I always felt I had equal partnership, trust and loyalty with the people I chose to align myself with, and fell head first into happy circumstantial alliances along the way that kept me safe for the long haul. I never once seriously thought I was king of the mountain or controlled anyone, but I did feel I carried substantial influence in how most rounds would turn out by keeping to my strategy of having people come to me... and if my opinion was asked for, I offered it willingly. I tried hard to keep any lying to a minimum (I am only human) because I pride myself on my honesty (however blunt it may be) and being loyal to those who show me loyalty. I feel like I accomplished what I came here to do in that respect.
At the risk of giving you all nothing to ask, I'll stop there. I welcome anything you have to throw at me and promise to give the best responses I can offer, be they short and sweet or long and thorough. Thank you for your time and patience (especially if you took the time and had the patience).
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