Board Thread:Survivor 43: San Andrés/@comment-28876467-20200522192758/@comment-26156957-20200522200501

Hello, Aaron. I expected this question from you and I hope there are no hard feelings between us since I consider you a real friend I’ve made this game.

I could list multiple reasons as to why I kept the idol secret from you at all times, but since you want just one I’ll only tell you the most important reason.

It all came down to me being unsure if I could fully trust you yet. You approached ME to find the idol very early on, just out of the blue random. When you shared this entire spreadsheet with all the details, I could tell you were taking this shit seriously. I figured you must have been collaborating with others and these suspicions were later proven correct when Izzy revealed you were also working with her and Rob to solve the idol combo. I felt you were choosing to work with me on solving the idol out of your own self-interest. I solved the combo on Day 3, right after we won our first clue. When I played in Antarctica, I revealed my idol extremely early to the person who captured the first impression of my ride-or-die and it backfired badly. I couldn’t make that same mistake again, so I needed to keep it secret from everyone including you. If I didn't tell you initially, then I expected this same reaction from you if I told you later. I probably wouldn’t be sitting here at FTC if I didn’t make that change so I hope you understand my reasoning.