Steven: Hey Steven! So I do think my game plan did work, especially in terms of doing better than I did my original season. Staying under the radar may have seemed a bad move sitting here at the end, but I’m here and I reached my goal, and whatever else happens is a happy ending. I do think my plan was flexible enough to work through any problem. While I did have limited social contact with several people, I still had strong enough ties to at least one person who was in power outside of my core alliance to shift the course of the game had I wanted or needed to. Thanks for the question <3
Zach:
1. One of the moves I made was flipping on Rob. I was very dead set in working with Rob until the end, but as time went on, unfortunately I realized that if I stayed with him, I’d stay in the minority and eventually be voted out, probably around final 7 or so. So, unfortunately, I had to break that bond. Another, while I did not vote for Akito myself, was helping in his vote out. I knew that when he said to me he was afraid of Drew, that if I took that information to Drew he’d “do something” about it. I was not shocked when I saw Akito left in the blind tribal. Akito was the best ally I’d had up through pre-merge and the first few votes of merge, and that’s why I didn’t vote for him, but my leaking was his ultimate cause of death.
2. I said a lot of things this game and didn’t say other things, and that is naturally perceived poorly. I’m not going to name names, but I know who I’ve upset. That eats at me and I’m extremely sorry about that. Every move I make is not personal, but I understand that some things I’ve done were perceived that way, and I’m sorry. I won’t apologize for game moves - that’s things I had to do to get here - but anything I’ve said that has hurt you is on me.
3. I also triggered the blind round, for funsies! I didn’t want to die before I had a chance to play Uxie, so I been did that.
Rob:
Eric and Jordan - I voted for Eric because he had a good social game. I knew that with his social game, it would be hard for him to be voted out with his good relationships later on. I voted for Jordan simply because we didn't really talk so that’s about it. He’s here with me now though and I wouldn't have it any other way <3
Steven - I really thought this was the way the vote was going. That’s about all I can say.
Zach - So this one hurt. I did not want to vote for Zach, I was in an alliance with him, and then nobody would budge. I voted with the majority only because I had to, but I wish I hadn’t.
Rob - When Rob left, I don’t remember what was going through my head. I voted for Rob because I knew our time working together I was hoping for a tie, I wasn’t expecting our plan of getting two votes on Lily to actually work, and had it come to a tie, I would have flipped.
But it didn’t.
Billy - I voted for you because this is how my alliance wanted to go. I was a team with them.
Steven - We didn't chat <3 I’m sorry 2.0
Mitch - I voted for you, Mitch, because I couldn't trust you 100%. Drew had lied to me, but always owned up and come back to it. We had a good bond, but it wasn’t where my gut told me to go. I’m sorry.
Lily - Lily was going to win. I knew if I wanted any chance at anything, ever, I couldn’t sit at the end with both Drew and Lily. So that’s the reason there.
Steven - I knew it would happen and I should have actually pushed fire making with you, but I made a promise to Drew and Means to be with them here at final 3, and that’s why I voted for you.
Mitch:
I can use someone as a meat shield while simultaneously being loyal to Drew. He was the one person I was consistently loyal to, which is why I ran to him at final 6. And you’re right, he and I really did have a mutually informative relationship. That’s why we are here together! I was truly loyal to Drew and that I won’t have regrets for, especially because it got me here.
Billy: What I did beside use people and throw them away was I kept close connections with people who would feed me information. Do you know how forest fires can spread underground? My reach was like that. I was very very close to Drew, and we had a mutual relationship of sharing information. While I didn’t talk to everyone, I talked to enough people to be able to flip anything, as I said. As I said in my response to Zach, while I did not vote for Akito, my sharing information with Drew about Akito played a large part in him being voted out. So my background movement had a hand in many votes. If that’s not doing enough for you, I can’t change that, it’s in the past. Thank you for consideration :)
Akito: I’ve never been perceived as the snake before so… thank you for that. I played differently and that I’m happy with, even if others aren’t. Don’t be afraid of some change!
Lily: My favorite color is sunset red. It’s the fancy way to say red orange.