You were the only one that didn't submit for the challenge from our tribe. You were an easy scapegoat, I suppose, though I don't think you had much objection to leaving. Your elimination kept the Blue Tribe from getting into tribal politics too early.
Basically the same story as chihuahua, I imagine, just from the other tribe.
I don't really know why you were eliminated; maybe you didn't say your age or something. So I'm not sure what to say.
You were one of my alliances I made early in the game. I know the target was originally Karma, but then Cybele decided to change it to you on the QuickTopic. I hadn't read the QT until you were already eliminated.
Well, your quit saved Karma's life while still forcing Drench to waste his double-vote. (a mod decision that I'm sure he hates). I had to look up old PM's to remember exactly what happened that TC; but the original target was Zang and then it was changed to Karma. I'm pretty sure I voted for Zang, and it may have either been an accident or intentional. I don't remember, but it didn't matter that much. As for you, I never talked to you, so I'm not sure what your position was in the game.
All that tribe switching could have made an interesting story if this game was shown on TV. Too bad your story ended with an anti-climatic inactivity vote. I know some people were considering throwing the challenge to get rid of you, which I still think was ridiculously stupid.
Oh yeah, that TC where I self-voted. That was totally strategic. Drench wanted PEG out. I said no-we-should-get-Zang-out, then I pretended to stall so it was believable that I forgot to submit a vote. At this point, I wanted to ally with PEG/Karma/Moospiker. PEG, being awesomely pro-tribe, wanted you out. I did, too, but I didn't want to stick my neck out. I thought you'd go home, and I was right. Sorry, but you were just less valuable than PEG, both challenge-wise, and strategically.
You flaked. If you hadn't, then there's a good chance that you would have been a critical vote in the coming TC's, and you might even still be in the game now. Oh well, it's more your loss than anything.
Well, I think this is the first time I actually didn't try to vote you off in a Survivor game.
You were supposed to be my ticket to change the game around, but that didn't work out. I give Drench credit for getting rid of you; you're a great competitor. I suppose it's ironic that the person I did try to vote out in that TC (Blackberry) ended up serving the purpose that I was hoping you would.
You were a victim of the giant alliance. I'm not sure if you set yourself up as a threat in some way; maybe it was just your meta. I felt a little bad voting you off, since I know you weren't the most threatening person to me, but at that point it was too early to go against Drench. If Berry and I hadn't been working together, though, then I probably would have came to you for an alliance, next.
I don't think an Orange/Black combination TC could work out in favor of you; you didn't really have enough numbers on your side. From what I heard, you broke the giant alliance at F13 by voting against Drench. I didn't vote with the alliance either in that TC, so we were kind of in the same boat. Sorry that things didn't work out better for you.
I'm not sure why my brain wasn't working at F10. I should have forced the Blue Tribe to lose that challenge that sent you home. Leaving the alliance intact for one more TC was too risky. It worked out, fortunately for me, but I still think you went home because of what was my mistake.
Of that Final Four alliance, you may have had the least renowned name before this game, but IMO you had the best gameplay of that alliance. If not for that fluke where Cyb/Drench/RECK all won immunity, you'd probably be here in RECK's place. I never had anything against you, personally, but one of the four needed to go in order for me to have any shot at this game, and you were the only choice left.
Drench, you're a cool person; I've probably talked to you more than anyone else in this game. So, obviously, voting you out was 100% strategic. I knew from the beginning that I couldn't go with you all the way to the end, because even if you would have taken me (and I don't think you would have), then the jury would just say that I had ridden your coat-tails the whole way, which would be true. Plus, I didn't like how you tried to get me to use my double-vote at F9, and when I asked you about the alleged F4 deal with Cyb/RECK/dramonic, you just ignored that part of the PM. In this game, my alliance with you was a big part of me making it to the merge. After that, though, there just wasn't any more reason to keep you around; you were too big of a threat, and I knew you were closer to Cyb/RECK/dram than to me. I don't think you're the type to be offended by that, but like I said, that vote was 100% strategic.
*melodrama over*
Your Mish-Mash record is incredible. Runner-up in The List and Endurance, 3rd place in U-Pick and 5th in TDI. I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting, but I know you're one of the best players (if not THE best) on this site to be able to consistently get good placements in Survivor-like games. I took GREAT effort to take you out of this game because I knew how threatening you could be. To quote Coach, I am the Dragonslayer.
The reason you're gone is because I lied and told BB's alliance that I was voting for RECK, when instead I voted for you. I told KageLord that was a mistake, but it wasn't. I needed you gone as much as I needed RECK to stay in the game.
Best Mole host/producer/moderator ever! Anyway, thanks for your help in forming that counter-alliance; I don't think I could have done it without you. Plus all that information you gave me helped a lot. I'm glad you got your wish of outlasting Cybele and Drench. That made me not feel so bad about voting you out, since you accomplished your goal for this game. Congrats for that. In regards to that goal, you played a perfect game.
Last one. I spent most of the game without talking to you, yet in this past TC I came really really close to taking your offer. Ultimately, though, I could trust Moospiker more than you. I'm not sure what you were planning to do, but since you missed the deadline, I see I automatically made the correct decision; my vote wouldn't have made any difference. Anyway, you have my respect as a player (you had me scared to death at F7, F6, and F5! F6 I know for sure you were trying to get me out.) and I didn't believe you for a second when you said you had no delusions of winning this game.
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Anyway, there ends my torch-walk; I just had a lot to say. I apologize for my excessive semi-colons; as well, sorry about all those parenthetical citations (another annoying habit of mine.)
