Board Thread:Survivor: Tokelau (Season 14)/@comment-5098907-20160114201317

Heyyy! Before I start, just like Sora I want to thank the hosts for giving me this second chance. I know that at the beginning of the game I was a bit of a prick to you guys about all the live challenges (lol), but I really do appreciate giving me another chance to play in an ORG like this. Little did I know that this season was going to be just as messy or even messier than my last one. C:

Since the very start of the game, I felt like I've had to play from the bottom. My closest ally in Danny was taken out so early. We had planned to go to the end, but after he abruptly left, I had to use the relationships I previously built to make sure I wasn't going to be the next one to go. I had good relationships with almost everyone on my tribe even after some of them continued to lie to me about what happened the previous vote.

After the same thing happened on NuLunata, I was invited by Chris to join what would have been an alliance of himself, Danielle, Yannick, Sora, and Kim at the merge. I knew this group didn't really trust me as they even threw out a fake name to me at the first vote at the merge. So I promptly flipped and joined the alliance of Hunter, Julian, TSN, Kim, Jake, Scott and Tommy.

Even while I felt secure within that group, I still kept communications open to the people who were in the minority at the time. I wasn't going to dismiss them and be naive enough to think that the group of 7 was going to the F7 together. Even when Jake flipped and Sora and Yannick voted for me, I was flexible enough to still consider flipping to their side. Sometimes it felt like I talked to those three more than I talked to those people who stuck by me during that Chris vote.

But from then on, it feels like the game took a 180 after Tommy went out. He was the guy I plotted with, but he was also the guy everyone deemed as the head of the alliance. Afterwards, I tried to solidity an alliance with Julian, TSN, and Kim. But when TSN went out cause of the Social Idol and Julian was voted out with that penalty vote against him, it was just me and Kim.

At that point, I had a few idol clues which I shared with Kim and by working together Kim was able to find that rehidden Aros idol just before tribal council. I was also getting increasingly tired of offering Sora my vote for tribal and continuously getting shot down, that I turned to Jake and Hunter who were willing to finally make a move against those two. We split the votes and Yannick went home after both idols were played. After that, Kim had presented herself as the biggest threat still in the game and while I definitely enjoyed being her ally and friend, I knew she would have wiped the floor with me had I let her get to the end.

On my way to getting to Day 39, I made sure to ally myself with people who I knew would always been seen as a bigger threat than me so that if a shot was ever taken at them, I had time to gather myself and pick up the pieces. That's what happened with Tommy and even Kim. I never closed myself off to considering other options, especially when those same people had previously lied to me (Sora when he voted out Danny and Yannick when he voted out Austin) and even voted for me (Jake/Sora/Yannick after they voted for me).

And to those people who did listen to what I had to say, I was incredibly loyal to. I really wanted to make it deep into the game with TSN, Julian, and Kim, and to take back control of the game, but the circumstances didn't allow it.

Physically, I believe I was the best in that aspect of the game. I won four immunities and I was super close in winning a few more. Socially, I had good relationships with almost everyone and I think I made it easy for people to approach me with ideas. Strategically, I think I played a good enough game that warrants me the title of Sole Survivor.

Thank you everyone for listening to everything I had to say. This has been a wild season and I'm fortunate enough to have played it with all of you guys. I'm terrified at what you guys have to say but I'm looking forward to any questions or comments any of you might have!! <3 