Board Thread:Survivor: Tokelau (Season 14)/@comment-26919105-20160114213407

Hi Jury,

This entire game was a rollercoaster for me and I'm extremely grateful I was apart of it. Thank you so much to the hosts and all the players for making this season truly unique.

I know I made decisions that hurt people. I know that when someone is responsible for cutting your game short, there will always be resentment. I've been in your shoes before and I know what it feels like. I promise that every move I made in the game, every choice I made was made with the goal of making it to the end of this game and winning. Unfortunately, I was not so lucky as to have immunity wins or idols to help me on my way here - my game was 100% social and strategic. The Social Idol, the only advantage I had in the game, was given to me when I convinced it's original owner, Hunter, that he was in danger and that it would be a beneficial item for me to have. Instead of acquiring this item through luck, I had to use my connections to get it, just like I had to do with every move I made in this game.

Early on in the game, I focused on eliminating as many pre-existing relationships as possible. Once Atafu got rid of Felix, someone who I had a relationship with, I knew that I had to play hard or I would be following him. The alliance I created with TSN, Julian, and Austin got me to the swap, where I was then fortunate enough to be with Hunter and Scott, two people who were on the bottom of their tribes. I quickly used this information to my advantage to gain majority and carry me to the merge. Once reaching merge, I found myself in an alliance where I felt nervous and unsafe. Tommy was the ring-leader, telling people how to vote and gaining a lot of power and respect. I felt like if I did not act early on, I would find myself a casualty to that alliance as the top dogs made their way to FTC. I flipped because I knew staying at the bottom of the alliance would get me nowhere near where I am now. It was a difficult decision to make but ultimately, I did what had to be done in order to benefit myself.

Throughout the merge, I used my close friendship with Sora to get information when we were opposite sides. This allowed the two of us to maneuver the game smoothly and gave me insight as to what the opposing alliance was thinking, allowing me to make my moves at the most beneficial time for me with full confidence that I would be able to pull them off. While Sora and I did play closely, I do think I stood out as a stronger player - I let my fate fall into my own hands and was a huge power player in the fate of many people in this game. I was responsible for getting myself here and I firmly believe that with or without Sora, I would still have made it here tonight.

It's been a blast playing this game with everyone and I hope I can be friends with most of you after this. I feel like I made a lot of long-time friends throughout the process and that's always been more important to me than anything else. At the end of the day, it's just a game, and I know all of you will vote for the person that you believe deserves the win the most, just as I would in your place. Thank you to everyone, I have multiple wigs on standby. 