Board Thread:Season 35: Mount Olympus/@comment-28870548-20181017234029/@comment-2114961-20181019215330

Ok! (cracks open a cold one) SO! Hey Ryan, I understand your stance and I hope my response shows you the REAL me, cause it wasn't as black and white as you think! To answer your unofficial question, yes I DID do things outside of my group. And even when it was for or with Cammy/Malik, they didn't TELL me what to do. The moves I made were MINE. I made sure Ben left, I convinced your side I was voting with yall when I wasn't, not so much cause of them, but because you made it impossible for me to trust you. And every person I voted out was who I personally believed needed to go to benefit my game. I was utr and quiet strategically yes, but I was there, and I had just as much influence on the proceedings of this game as everyone else.

Phew. Sorry if that came off defensive. I just wanted to make sure that point came across since your speech indicated you felt what everyone has been feeling in this Tribal. Now ON to the questions!

'1. What did you do that Cammy didn’t, or what did you do better than her?

So I briefly mentioned this on Liz's question, but I interacted and had good relationships with the people Cammy seemed to not. Konrad, Louise and Jerry come to mind. While I didn't have the BIGGEST relationship with some people, I made sure to keep tabs on everyone once the merge showed just how hectic it would be. I connected with and convinced Konrad to flip; I connected with parts of the "other side" that I felt that I could connect with and I was able to face the adversity of getting targeted time and time AGAIN and even managed to sway votes in my favor withOUT the help of Cammy. So I genuinely believe my social game was as a whole better. I didn't manipulate, backstab, or aggressively lie. I left most of everyone with a positive thought of me (to my knowledge at least) and paved a clear (albeit not as flashy) path to the end for me that only faltered slightly here and there.

'''2. Did you take any risks during the game? What were there?'''

I guess my biggest risk was, sadly, the F4 vote. I know everyone thinks it's a dumb move. But hear me out. I took that risk because at the time I saw no other way to make it here. Had it been Me Louise and Charlie. There was no guarantee they wouldn't for some reason take each other, because in my mind they could have seen each other as better people to take than me, and that thought scared me. I know it sounds stupid, but with Cammy at final three, I knew she'd take me, and that me and Charlie would take each other over her. So I took the risk and faced her head on in the FIC determined to seal the deal and win. It didn't work out, but like I've said in other speeches, I believed that my game could still etch her out. Because while it wasn't as dynamic as her it was a game full of struggle, drive, and FIGHT that I had to carefully make sure didn't end in utter disaster along the way. So yes, taking Cammy to F3 was a risk, but it was a risk worth taking because I wanted to get here SO MUCH and I was ready to fight for my life and prove to everyone here, that I AM a winner. Cammy won the challenge so things didn't pan out to full plan. But I was confident that I could take Cammy head on if I had regardless and I hope you guys can see the truth of my game too.