Board Thread:Battle Of The ORGs 2: Mount Yasur/@comment-25097517-20160526225713

Hello lady and gentlemen of the jury, it’s been awhile since I’ve talked to a lot of you. I’d just like to start off with saying that this game has been an extremely wild ride, and I am ready to explain to you why I believe I should be the sole survivor.



 This season started off as Koror versus 703, a battle of the orgs season, however, I believe that I played my game as Grace, not as a 703, not as anti-koror, but as Grace. From the very start, I had to be extremely careful of my interactions on the original 703 tribe due to being a 703 winner and battling paranoia of an all winners alliance. I kept calm and observed the rest of the tribe, making friendships and bonds that will become very important in the merge portion of my game. When we swapped and the challenge throwing occurred, I knew that staying in the 7 person 703 alliance was not in my best interest. The people I had bonded with the most were swapped onto the other tribe, so I took a leap of faith and approached Will, breaking the 703 vs Koror feud, and putting myself in a better position for the future of the game. My bond with Will was the sole reason I did not get blindsided when Bryce left. 



 When we did merge, I was put in many uncomfortable positions that I was always able to work myself out of, whether socially, strategically, or more notably, physically. My original plan was to flip on 703 at merge. I felt that I had attempted to connect with the korors on my tribe at the second swap, and by the time we were down to 11, it would’ve been safest for me to be able to flip and have my safety assured. Did that work? Absolutely not, in fact, it left me reassessing my game again after the loss of my closest ally. I was a target at the Seth vote initially, however, through talking, I was able to deflect the target onto someone else, Seth. Also during this, I discovered the one person who did stick with Will as well, Zach, and made sure to begin a relationship with him, as I was sure that I would need that bond in the future. While Jessy and Jake were busy repeatedly targeting Domonique, I made sure to be open to other options, such as bonding with the side of Domonique, Jamie, and Liam. Which leads me to my next failed plan, saving Jake. I once again, was not going to rely on Domonique not playing an idol, instead, I made bonds with that side to get rid of Jessy. Did that work? Absolutely not, in fact, I was once again left out of the vote. Which led to me revealing my true challenge ability in order to ensure I was not going to be voted out when I was not sure of my true position in the game. While I was immune, I bounced between Zach and Jessy, leading to the eliminations of Charley and Zach, and that is as far as we got due to Jamie’s disappearance. 

  In conclusion, I ask that you, the jury, look at my ability to assess my options, and jump into the best option for me to get to the end. I did use a strategic, social, and physical approach to get here, and did not give up when I was seemingly finished. Whether I succeeded or not, is up to you and I want you to give me questions to further explain the method to my madness. I ask that this final tribal is not a 703 vs Koror, because as I believe I have proven to you, I was not a “703” in this game, I was myself.   <ac_metadata title="Vote for Grace!"> </ac_metadata>