#survivorwarzone

[survivormidwayatoll]

Ep. 7 “THROW. THE. CHALLENGE.” - Billy

I'm so shook that me Isaac and gage all made it out of there alive holy fuck. Luckily JP isn't mad and recognizes it's a game move but im honestly ready to suffer bring it to me montiford

Wow... WOW. I'm so glad I bought my ticket to Hawaii because it looks like we're here.from what I understand, this past Vote was UGLY. Like U G L Y. This whole thing apparently got so messy so fast and Gage apparently popped off on Jordan. Ash played herself, because she didn't vote with her duo and now everyone is being weary of Ash. But then... but then.. after these dumb fucks don't vote Jordan out at the last tribal (I mean I'm glad Christine is gone, and I'm not happy that Tyler is gone) but now we get the new twist of *Tribal Immunity* and Ricky and I hold hands and skip into the forest, kidnapped Isaac Sara and Karen and were like THROW. THE. CHALLENGE. It's clear Jordan doesn't have an idol, and no one has found the Okinawa idol because we don't have any clues. So Jordan is powerless if we throw the challenge and it's perfect just to get him out. But it's gonna draw lines in the sand, and trust me the only lines I'm drawing are the lines of Xanex I'll be snorting to keep my nerves straight. Because the ONLY person standing on the other side of this line...... is Allison.

Are you kidding? We tried throwing the challenge and couldn't even do it. And here I am again not going to tribal. At this point it just makes me mad. I don't wanna keep being safe. I wanna play the game. Because all escaping tribal is doing is putting a big fat rose gold target on my forhead. Ricky pointed out that "everyone knows you have connections and that won't slide for long" UHHH you mean the same connections everyone else has??? We're all one huge group of friends! So if they're gonna target me for that then that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard in all honesty. Because if they say they're gonna vote me out over connections, I'm gonna look at Ricky/Gage, Ricky/Karen, Carson/Isaac/Andrew, Sara/Gage, Gage/Ash/Ricky, Jordan/Allison. There's plenty of connections here, I'm just nice to everyone. And that's ONLY because I wanna make it to the end and get jury votes. Which at this point I know won't happen if I play nice. I have to LIE LIE LIE if I want to make it to the end in this situation. And pray to god that these assholes don't make this shit personal. 

Ok so we swapped into new tribes which I celebratin for a second before I realized that if we go to tribal it's gonna be a mess like big time. I won immunity last round with billy which sent the rest of the tribe to the war zone which is nice and all but those dummies decided that the best person to vote out from the other tribe is xtine????? It kinda pissed me off bc I knew she would've been a good ally for me. So they come back to the tribe and I talk to jp a little about the vote and how at this point in time I don't see the use of targeting him bc I kno we work well together. Immunity gets posted and billy makes a group with me Isaac sara and Ricky  and they tell me to join the call bc they had some "important" stuff to talk about and I immediately think that they're gonna want to throw the challenge. So I join and surprise surprise ! They wanna throw it bc they think jp is as of rn the most vulnerable bc he doesn't have an idol or anything. Obviously I agree to this stupid plan but I kno for a fact that if jp leaves then this tribe is in trouble if we go to tribal next round bc I'm pretty sure me and Isaac are at the bottom of that alliance or w/e, like it's literally two duos and Ricky in the middle and I wouldn't put it passed him to get Isaac voted out bc he was deadset on voting him before and that would leave me without my duo and an open spot for him to become my right hand man. Honestly those two are gonna be the death of me this game :/. So I tell jp that they're planning on throwing it bc honestly he's a good asset to my game and I tell him to go off on this challenge to which he literally does the entire lesson thing like this bitch is literally fluent in Esperanto now! Anyway so we win immunity and I can tell the others are kinda annoyed but o well bc I ain't playin ur game no more :~)

Okay fuck I'm not here to talk about the bullshit of last round. All I'm saying, is Carson needs to cover his god damn ass that he voted Isaac, I'm mad Christine went over Gage but Christine was also proving to be a lost cause to work with so meh, and I'm super fucking pissed Tyler went because I really wanted him as a number. And I know Isaac is low-key targeting me so while I would have been personally upset he lost a game, I wouldn't have been mad if it benefited me and made the target on my back a bit smaller. So anyway. My tribe is in the war zone. Myself and Carson, Ash and Gage, and then Allison separated from her duo and Shea all by his lonesome. I had to play major damage control with Shea because idk how much they trust me, and I need them to vote Gage. Allison wants Gage out bc she's on a revenge kick and I wanna use that to take him out. While I did wanna work closely with Ash and Gage as a duo, Gage has proven to be too sneaky PLUS I need Sara to not have him distracting her if I wanna work with her down the line PLUS PLUS he needs to be detached from both Ricky and Isaac separately. Isaac seems to think he has Gage in his back pocket which IDK ABOUT ALL DAT. And besides, Ricky showed he wouldn't vote out Gage last round. Also I'll get Jordan thinking he owes Carson and I, and it's always good to get favor with Allison. That duo may just end up being indebted to us. Now I just need to trust everyone votes Gage. If Allison and Shea flip, I will be pissed the fuck off. Carson has his pistol, and I have my idol. So if one of us goes, then fuck because I'd really not play something this round. On side notes, I'm trying to get close to Shea separately. Also if Gage goes tonight and I'm still here, I'm going to need to play some major damage control with Ash. NNNNNNNNNNNNN I swear if this vote goes south I'm gonna cry.

I can't believe Jordan Pines won that entire fucking challenge by himself..... I honestly am trying to stay in his good graces bc he's not a bad guy, and I'm not his biggest threat, and honestly I do like him, and I like working with him, I just have other loyalties to honor. I'm really hoping that Gage makes merge, and that we can reconnect, but I know that if we get together, we're gonna be a big target. But I'll stand by him no matter what, and I know he'll do the same.

Confessional: I feel so bad about voting out Gage, but like, he targeted my duo and I'm in a place where I can take him out because I don't trust him to work with me anymore. I'm honestly just ready to be done with this game. It's like Hawaii 2.0 and I already went through it once. Hopefully Gage won't take it personally though because I love him so much and this is purely a game move.

I feel like every tribal is a constant struggle for people me to convince people to not go for "the easy vote". Like every tribal someone is telling me "_____ Sees you as an easy vote." Today's tribal, Gage is gunning for me. I'm not surprised, Gage has shown himself to be a really messy player thus far. Right now, playing dumb has and continues to be my best asset. Acting shocked at tribal when something happens, talking too much, that kinda stuff makes people just not see me as what I am. I'm smarter than what people perceive me as, and if I can keep getting people to stray from "the easy vote" than I could go on to win this season. It's all about just continuing to hone my social game and downplay it. The great thing about my position is I don't have to gun for anyone, because while I sit here as the easy vote, people are going every which way to get out someone whose a threat to them. With Tyler gone, I'm not a threat to anyone, I'm the only one in the "easy vote, he'll vote with us he's got nobody" position, and I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Jordan motherfucking Pines just carried out whole tribe when we planned to throw it? And it's because Karen told him? Ugly. 

I hate this game so fucking much

[i-am-a-starkid-ranger]

Jordan’s Speech - Whew

Hello Friends. While I am sure all 3 of you think my vote is locked, I like to play with the notion of giving everyone a fair chance at final 3, so while my vote is leaning towards someone right now pretty heavily, I would be lying if I said that each of you did not have a shot to sway it with your answers. Though based on those opening speeches you might have to try a new approach

Billy I am going to start with you because quite frankly I have the most to say to you. This is gonna be blunt and you are not going to be happy reading this. All i ask is that once you are finished you take a deep breath and dont do anything until you have processed it. You know how I am and how I don’t try to make anything personal and if it comes across that way it is not meant to be read that way. So please take a deep breath and answer it as best as you can. 

There is a saying in superhero movies. You either die the hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. If this isn’t the perfect saying to describe the gameplay of Billy Dickson i dont know what is. One thing you are going to have to come to terms with after this game is you are not a hero in gameplay and it is something I don’t intend to coddle you on. I wouldn’t strike you as a villain just yet but as of now you are no hero. What I saw the other day in that group chat was frankly appalling. Though I would like to make this distinction clear. Appalling but not shocking. You threw in the nicest terms I can put it in a fit. A fit that Shea this person you have villanized and demonized all season was going to beat you. You say something in your speech that truly rubs me the wrong way and I honestly believe it only rubs me the wrong because you said it. “But please don’t make anything personal (even though I doubt anyone will)”

Now while I appreciate the sentiment of asking people to not take things personally, I am sorry to say that you don’t have the right to say that until your actions show it in return. You said out loud many times to many people if you vote me out I will be bitter, or to a select few but often enough if Shea beats me I will be angry and I will take it personally. But now we come full circle and it is time for you to reap what you sew and as Shea put it very elegantly. “treat others the way you want to be treated” You have an uphill climb if you want the win and I hope you truly work for it, because while I don’t know if you are a deserving winner of this seasons, As my friend and fellow never stopping playing these fucking games kind of person. Billy wins a Pacific Island game is something that would make me happy to see.

My questions for you is simple because I want this to not affect just this game but how you play games in the future. Let’s switch roles for a moment shall we. We have an agreement to not work together, not vote together, but to keep each others names off the block. Something I was ready to be loyal to until we came down to the nitty gritty as was discussed between both of us. Final 8 is not nitty gritty and we know that especially considering how lines changed continuously going forward you cutting me was not because you had to but cause you wanted to blindside me, and thats fine. I had an idol in my pocket that I was hiding from you. Jordan Pines as a jury member has no problem with that because thats how I view games. But thats not what I want to accomplish this game. Because for the case of you, I am not Jordan Pines the juror, I am Billy the Juror. In this case, Jordan Pines flips on our deal at one of the first possible chances he has and then is in the finals and you are the jury member. My question for you like I said before is simple. How do you treat me as a juror and should you be treated the same way. Should you be given the same lack of respect that you give to other players.

Andrew. To be fully upfront I am confused. Not angry, not impressed, not overjoyed, not hurt, just confused. In theory your game is good. You had advantages that you used to further yourself. You flipped between groups to further your best interests and in doing so weren’t seen as flip floppy. Even you targeting me at first I thought was stupid because I assumed you were switching to people who were with Karen and wanted you out, but in actuality you probably put yourself in a better position than being with me. All of this should be the making for a great game but for some reason I’m just not impressed and i’m genuinely not sure why. While Shea did point out your lack of a social game to others that may be true, but me and you talk enough on a regular basis for me not to notice a lack something like that. You don’t have that douchebag Jordan Pines quality that makes people hate you enough that no matter how your game is they wont vote for you, because I can genuinely say you are one of the nicest people I know in this community and our friendship means a lot to me. I say this honestly, your game comes of to me as lackluster and I don’t know why. I don’t have a good reason to not like your game but yet I just have meh feelings towards it. My question to you is - Why don’t I like your game? I’m being fully serious right now, help me understand the problems I might have with it because no one knows your game better than yourself. I really don’t mean any offense with this question and I hope you don’t take it in a negative way because it truly does not mean to come off like that.

Finally we come to my favourite of the three. Ash while I am heavily leaning towards you right now, I would be lying if I say I wasn’t willing to consider the rest in the defence of fairness, So please work hard on FTC because not only because I want to see you win, I want to see an incredibly deserving win that I really think you can pull off. I don’t have a question for you, just some statements to help encourage you on your quest to victory. For me at least it doesn’t fall on you to prove to me you are a great player and a deserving winner, I already know that. It would fall on Billy or Andrew to prove they are more deserving of my vote.

I don’t know if you remember this but it is something that resonated with me all season long and especially as a jury member. You told me at the beginning of the game that you were tired of always being seen as the goat and of being seen as too nice to make a move and general things like that. I can promise you this Ash. Whether you win this season or lose it, you have shown that to everyone. You played so hard, you survived against less than admirable positions of you losing your own ally. While you didn’t get the chance you were the first person to truly be ready to take out their own duo to improve their game. At least in my books you played one of the better if not the best game in Midway Attoll. As a juror, as an ally and as your friend, I am just really proud of your game and I hope you win, I really do.

To all 3 of you. This will not doubt be a hard FTC. There are angry people here and they want to take it out on you because you ended their games. Be calm, cool and collected and work as hard as you can. Good luck to all 3 of you, and truly from the bottom of my heart not hard feelings and good game to all of you.

[lunarsmooch]

Co gays f3!

[robynkassisracist]

Andrew’s Midway Opening Statement

Hello jury, first I’d like to thank Monty and Pippa for the game. They put a lot of work into it, and I’m appreciative. But truth be told, this game has made feel dead inside in more ways than one and I would love nothing more than to somehow make this worth the torture with a win.

I know people are mad. I know people didn’t understand my gameplay. But I’m just gonna go ahead and say it. I played better than the 2 people sitting next to me. Nothing against Billy and Ash seeing as I love them both. But I fully believe that I did. Call me delusional. Call me a mess. I don’t care. I’m gonna come off aggressively in this opening statement, but I never shy away from the truth when I write these. The fact is, I was supposed to go home pre-merge. And I didn’t. I heard my name get tossed around so much and yet I made it to the merge. 

The pre-merge tribal councils were where I got what I wanted to happen to happen. I got everyone to take out Brian in a unanimous vote. And I know Ash will be claiming the Brian vote on herself and Gage, but I was the one who approached them. In fact I literally approached all other 6 people I could about it, and somehow he was blindsided 8-0. At the Kelsey vote, Allison didn’t want Kelsey going. But Kelsey had to go. I needed Shea to be a potential number for me down the line, and with Kelsey around things were just too messy. Then came the Gage vote, where I needed Ash to myself. I needed Gage out of the picture seeing as people like Ash and Sara and Ricky could have potentially prioritized him over me. Then it came to damage controlling with Ash, and after all of that she was still with me. 

Throughout pre-merge, I saw a lot of my allies go. I wasn’t there for the Kait vote, and she left. While she was a big threat, that doesn’t mean she wasn’t someone I could have worked with. I then saw Christine and Tyler go at the same tribals, where Carson and I had taken both of them under our wings to be numbers for us seeing as we were getting closer to them after Kait and Brian had both gone at earlier points. Again, that was a tribal I had no control over as I wasn’t in the war zone. 

Then came the merge where I knew people were gunning to separate Carson and I. And I was the target. I knew that Karen had heavily thrown my name around according to other people, and I know that potentially Isaac, Ricky, Allison, Jordan, and even Billy could have been entertaining those thoughts. Whether all of that was true or not, I was suddenly even more on the defensive than I was pre-merge. Then some unprecedented things happened. Carson and Sara both had to go for personal reasons. And Allison went in between those tribals where I had won immunity and was off on an exile, which caused drama. So here I am, in a limbo where I dunno where I stand. Are people still targeting me? Who wants to be with me and who doesn’t? Then, I find all other people in the final 8 minus Karen coming in to work with me. So what am I supposed to do? At this point, being forced into the free agent position is now going to force me to vote out people I didn’t wanna vote out. 

So here we. And yes, I am going to apologize on a personal level for the vote outs. But I am not going to apologize on the strategic level. Because I did what I had to do. All throughout the game I felt like I needed my guard up. People don’t generally target me as heavily as I was targeted, especially this early on in the game. And when I was suddenly given the power to work with anyone I wanted to at final 8 (again, minus Karen) PLUS the fact that I had the rainbow pistol and Saipan idol that were found so early on in the game, I knew I had to fight. I was given the opportunity to swing vote between Ricky and Jordan, and I voted out Jordan while still maintaining relationships with Ash and Shea who had voted for him. I got the vote to be unanimous on Karen where even Isaac voted her out, and I had the threat of the pistol to make sure people voted the way I wanted. If I had even seen a shred of a chance that the vote tied and could cause a rock situation, I was firing off the pistol so I could be in control. Then there was Ricky, who at that tribal I was being forced to vote out 2 people that it didn’t make sense for me to vote off at the time. I wanted Isaac out after Ricky, and I needed Ash around. So I threw my vote to Shea and fired off the pistol. And yes, I did think out every scenario that would have happened, and in that scenario I knew we’d lose Ricky since I had found the war zone regular idol 15 minutes before tribal and decided to use it. Voting out Isaac was also very personally difficult, but he was the threat to win and he had thrown my name out at earlier times. 

Billy, Ash, and Shea stuck with me. Billy especially, after I lost Carson, Billy and Sara were my final 3. After Billy lost Sara, we were as close as ever. Ash and I had a weird relationship, but at the end of the day we knew we needed each other. Shea was someone who I knew everyone wanted out, but I needed to keep them around as a number. I did want to be in the end with them and Billy, but me not being at tribal meant Billy and Ash were gonna have to vote out Shea so Ash would be in the finals.

At the end of the day, I had to do what I had to in order to survive. Yes I played more chaotically than usual, but it was a controlled chaos. I didn’t know who I could trust, and I needed to play the way I thought was best for my game. So I am sorry on a personal level to everyone, but not on the game level because I did what I had to do. I had 3 items, and a lot of wavering allies throughout the game that I needed to decide what to do with. I’ll take anything you have to say about my gameplay and answer as best as possible. Thanks for the game, and vote for who you think deserve to win this game the most. Not who deserve to win a game. Who deserves to win Survivor: Midway Atoll. This game. Please vote who you believe played the best game, not out of pettiness or friendship, but who at the end of the day played the best. Thank you.

[fatherfishbach]

Midway Opening Statements

Hello jury ! First just let me say that is is a genuine pleasure. I’m beyond thrilled to have made it this far in the game and to have played with you all. I have no idea how short or long this will be so I apologize in advance. But when Shea left he made me promise that I would be confidant and proud of myself and the game I played. So here I am. Confidant and proud of myself. I deserve to win. I’m going to say that up front right here. I deserve to win Midway.

In previous games my advantage has always been premade relationships. That went out the window this game. Everyone knew everyone in this game. I couldn’t rely on previously made friendships to keep myself going in this game. And that’s where the real fun began. I was so close to leaving before the game even properly begun. Had Ashley and Jose not been so incredibly inactive it’s likely that I would have. And that’s where the real fighting spirit began. I only managed to stay safe from the Midway once. I spent my entire life in this game fighting even before merge began.

I lost ally after ally in this game. I lost Steven, Christine, Gage, Allison, Sara and Jordan. All of these were people that I had trusted to have my back and whose exits, for the most part, were an absolute surprise to me. Every single time I lost an ally I had to scramble. I had to find new people to work with, a new way to keep myself from the bottom. And every single time I succeeded. 

I was at least partly responsible for a large amount of exits in this game. It was Gage and I who planned Kaits blindisde. It was me who decided that it was time for Brian and Tyler to go as much as I did not necessarily love them having to leave. It was a necessity to push me further in this game and one that I don’t regret even now. It got me to where I am now. I was the one pushing for both Karen and Ricky leaving while it would have perhaps made more sense to get rid of either me, Shea, or Andrew. Both of them were absolutely massive threats, and had they made it to tribal I almost certainly would’ve lost against them.

I won immunity at the most strategically important time. I needed that f4 immunity to get me past my record in Izu and I made it. Often times I would throw immunity’s or have them excused because of one simple fact. I needed to be at those tribals. I needed to have a say in who went home. I wanted my fingerprints on every elimination possible. If I were to stay in this game as long as I ended up doing, it was vital for me to help make sure that I kept the people in the game that I wanted to. 

I don’t want to discredit the actions of the two people who made it to ftc with me. They’re some of my closest friends and at this point I can hardly begrudge them a win. But I will say firmly that neither of them had to fight nearly as hard as I did to get where we are right now. And throughout all of this fighting I like to think I’ve kept some sort of integrity throughout this. I don’t like lying. Honestly betraying the people I did hurt, and hurt badly. I mean heck people can vouch I had a bit of a breakdown after voting Ricky out. But I had to do it to get where I am right now. And I only regret that it was necessary.

I deserve to win Midway. I’ll answer any questions you might have as to why I do. But for right now Jury, I say my goodbyes. And I love each and every one of you deeply and truly and it has been a genuine honor to play with you.

[kelseymikaelson]

It’s Kelsey Mikaelson here, looking to slash throats, save my family and wear ugg boots! Let’s see if this puzzle challenge holds up~!

[susiesmith]

[aubrybraccoli]

I hate this season tru

[complainingegg]

Andrew’ Jury Answers

Shea:

I definitely see where a lot of your statement is coming from. My social game was one that was pretty messy, but I felt like that’s what flowed with this game. In terms of talking to people, I don’t think I lacked that at all especially in terms of people at the merge like you and Ash who I hadn’t talked to much before this game. In terms of the part of my social game that was just pissing people off, I would say it was just a combination of people being indecisive and me not fully knowing where people’s heads were at. If people I wanted to trust were faltering and showing I could possibly not play with them, then I thought I could shake things up. With the pistol, it was definitely a sense of yeah, I could flaunt this and use this because I can. I was able to create chaos, but I was able to control that chaos. At the end of the day, I wanted to be the one with the most control, and I would say I was in a lot of aspects. With the pistol being played at the tribal it was played, I wanted to see if I could do something to prevent both Ash and Isaac from going home, and with some luck it did. And yes, of course it was more luck based, but that’s just the name of the game with the pistol that couldn’t really be helped. So yes, I would agree the social game was lacking, but I feel like without playing as aggressively as I did at times, I wouldn’t have been able to solidify my spot in this final 3. My motto is do what you have to do to see the next tribal, and that’s what I thought I’d have to do. Play a more aggressive game than I’m used to. So I would say behind that chaos was control that I’m happy stating here in my answers where my game did have purpose, and wasn’t as unreasonable as some people thought.

Ricky:

I know you’re probably gonna hate seeing a response to your soup can but I’m just here to say that yes I did trust you. I know you didn’t believe it, but for a majority of this game I did trust you and I was glad we were able to set Hawaii aside to finally work together again, even though I felt I did have to cut you when the time came. I did appreciate you having my back, especially after you told me that Carson told you to look after me as he was leaving.

Jordan:

You don’t like my game because admittedly, I’m sure from the seats of the jury it was a confusing game to watch. I whipped out a pistol. I voted out Ricky while tossing a vote to Shea. I voted out one of my closest friends in Isaac. And I pulled 2 idols out of my ass. And I think most confusing of all, and something that confused me as well, was this was probably one of my more aggressive games? Now, by no means do I think I was some raging maniac doing whatever the hell he wanted. But it was more aggressive for me. And this is coming from passive - tries to be nice like 95% of the time Andrew. This was a more aggressive style for me. I pulled some chaos, I held a tribal hostage, I voted out people I didn’t think I could. Now I dunno if I should be awarded for that alone, but I think it should be taken into consideration. I know my game is confusing, which is why I had the full intent to clear things up in my statement and these answers. I just had to do what I thought I had to do at the time. And I needed to play a bit more unapologetically, and I needed to take risks. So I think you didn’t like my game because on the surface, it was a bit of a clusterfuck. Which is why I’m trying to clear things up now in hopes of earning your vote.

Allison:

1 I think my most important move was actually one that a lot of people might be surprised by. I almost wanted to say the Jordan vote, but I think one that I wanna touch upon a bit more is the Gage vote, because everyone knew the intent of the Jordan vote: get out the challenge threat while he was trying to build numbers. The Gage vote was actually one where I wanted to get it done before the merge. I wanted to have certain people prioritize me strategically more over Gage. I needed to be close to Ash, and the damage control with her worked and I stayed close to her. I was worried Sara and Ricky could prioritize him over me as well. I needed to rebuild a relationship with Ricky, and I wanted to be as high up as possible on his list because I needed to have a relationship with Ricky, and for more personal reasons I wanted things to mend from Hawaii. I also needed Sara to not be close to Gage, because I wanted to be super close to Sara and Billy as a duo. I needed to be as set up as I possibly could for the merge, and I think I did a good job of that with what I could work with.

2 It’s weird because I kinda had a motto this game where I regretted none of my moves. But if I had to pick one, I’d say winning final immunity? I actually didn’t want that because I truthfully did want to vote out Ash, but I thought that Billy would be able to do it with Shea. I was obviously wrong, but hey, you can’t get everything you want. And I think me winning the final immunity could be something I’m definitely still proud of.

3 Okay here we go

Gage - Oddish because I feel like he kinda sit back and observe a lot and even though he not the loudest personality in the bunch he still an icon Carson - Slowpoke because he a lazy boi who don’t really give a fuck and is here to have a good time Allison - Vulpix because a) I know you love them and b) you are cute and smol but are super fiery Sara - Dragonair because your majestic and cute at the same time and you’re ready to emerge as the powerful awesome Dragonite you’re meant to be Jordan - Machamp because he gotta be the champ and he physical af (at least in the flash games) Karen - Onix because that chiseled jaw line my guys Ricky - Jigglypuff because small but feisty and will double slap you know that Isaac - Kadabra because wise as shit but still not fully developed to that peak (aka he’s 16 but still smart as shit) Shea - Scyther because that sharp personality that could cut a bitch in half

Gage:

Billy because Billy stuck by me through this entire merge while we were together seeing as we weren’t together premerge. We were both super emotionally bonded after both losing our duos for personal reasons, and he was my closest ally once Sara and Carson were both gone. I also think Billy ended up doing more that Ash, as I think Ash didn’t do as much in this game as she lead on even though she was a part of some of the moves - she ended up being in the dark and voting incorrectly more often than most of the others.

Carson:

I dunno if this counts but like. Playing? Like I most definitely want to win and idk that sounds existential and dumb but like, I saw a lot of this game just turn into sad moments and turn into drama that’s gonna take a while to recover from, and you and I at the end of the day almost didn’t sign up to play this game. And while I did play this game, I’m not gonna discredit any of the gameplay. The gameplay was fun, but the personal aspects weren’t. I guess if I have to give a real REAL answer I would say like I did with Allison’s question - winning the final immunity. I definitely wanted to be there to make sure Ash was voted out.

Karen:

If I ain’t gettin’ ya vote then I ain’t gettin’ it. But! I will say I think you're giving Ash more credit than she deserves. There are many moves she’s entirely claiming like the Kait and Brian votes that simply just aren't true (I wasn’t even at the Kait vote and I could tell you that). So if you are voting Ash based on the fact that you think she really, truly did play the best game, then please do. I’m hoping it isn’t out of bitterness or just wanting to see a certain person win. But if my game was lackluster, then so was Ash’s. She was a backseat player much of this game, so I hope you start to take those things into consideration when you vote. 

Isaac:

Gage - Team by Lorde Carson - Hazey by Glass Animals Allison - Shake It Out by Florence + The Machine Sara - Cecelia and the Satellite by Andrew McHanon in the Wilderness Jordan - Me Too by Megan Trainer Karen - Banana Song by Minions™ Ricky - Be Ok by Ingrid Michaelson  Isaac - Suburbia by Troye Sivan Shea - Bad Girls by M.I.A.

[survivormidwayatoll]

PLAYER OF THE SEASON

Tied for 5th place are

We should all give credit where credit is due. Even if you didn’t like the games they played, both runners-up dominated. Andrew, like a few influential runners-up before him, held, at one tribal, three different idols. Billy made history this season and became the first person in PI to make the merge without attending tribal council. Both had their missteps, but they knew how to turn the game so it played to their strengths, and made themselves two of the most influential players to hit the merge this season.

In 4th place

Carson was set up to go very far into the game. He had allies lined up, was the less targeted of his duo, and had access to an idol and the Rainbow Roulette Pistol. He kept himself in the dynamic of the game by attending every tribal council, and kept the target off his back, and his name off parchments up until he asked to be voted out due to personal reasons. Had the game occurred at a different time, he was set up well to go deep, and have a shot at winning.

In 3rd place

The premerge was undoubtedly Isaac’s game. He adapted his game to the Warzone twist, and  orchestrated many of the numerous blindsides there. He always kept the Warzone moving the way he wanted, and voted in the majority of the complicated Warzone dynamics every round. He even voted in the majority or 9 of the 10 tribal councils he attended. He continued to prove that he is a strategic force to be reckoned with.

The runner-up

Sara came into this game with a lot to prove with her former label as a goat, and she proved it. She was rarely on people’s radar, and when her name was brought up, it was due to her being a threat. Both allies and enemies wanted her to succeed. Had it not been for external circumstances (we love you and are glad you’re doing better) she was set up to go deep into the game as a serious threat to win.

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Ricky came into this game with one of the largest targets on his back. Premerge he worked hard in challenges to keep himself safe. During the merge he used his incredible social game to advance his own agenda and set himself up to be in power several votes down the line. Had it not been for the Rose Quartz idol, he would have had a good shot at winning the game.

[tylertumblersurvivor-blog]

[i-am-a-starkid-ranger]

when your partner cant submit but you summon the antichrist to do your score for you

[lunarsmooch]

this was fun when i stopped wanting to kill myself

[robynkassisracist]

who here eat ass?

[fatherfishbach]

Ash’s Jury Answers !

Hello again ! It is time for my answers ! 

Shea:

It’s really a combination of both. I knew people were a little bit mad at Billy, and I thought I had at least a slightly better chance of winning against him. But I also cannot sit here and pretend like I didn’t take personal relationships into account. I have tried my absolute hardest in this game to keep my word whenever humanly possible. And I told Billy a long time ago that I wouldn’t vote him out. And as much as I love you, I don’t think I ever explicitly made you that promise(If I did I am so sorry and that negates this entire argument and you have my deepest and truest apologies). I think coming to FTC with someone who I promised I would take with me if I had the chance shows a sense of loyalty and integrity that I tried my best to keep with me throughout the game.

Ricky:

Please never change I love you.

Jordan:

I know you didn’t ask a question. But I wanted to take this space to say just how much I appreciated what you said to me in your speech. It made me smile. A lot. You’re a wonderful, and truly incredible friend.

Isaac:

Songs ! Okay ! Hopefully this goes alright, my music library is...varied. To say the least.

Gage-Good Grief by Bastille

Carson-Rolling in the Deep by Adele

Allison-Home by Phillip Phillips

Sara-The Promise by Emma Blackery ( I love you and I’m so happy you’re doing okay )

Jordan-The Kids Aren’t Alright by Fall Out Boy

Karen-Miss Missing You by Fall Out Boy (Showmance jokes here are always good right?)

Ricky-How to Save a Life by The Fray

Isaac-By Now by Marianas Trench

Shea-How Far We’ve Come by Matchbox Twenty

Allison:

First off I’ve known you forever and how on earth did I not know you liked danisnotonfire? Anyway, questions !

1. Honestly, this was a much earlier move than I think the other two might say. But I genuinely think Kait’s exit is really what shaped the way this game went. Kait’s exit was really the first major blindside in this game. Well, that was planned. Steven’s exit was a bit of a blindside as well I suppose but from what I hear it was literally last minute of tribal. Gage and I meticulously planned Kait’s exit and I think that set the stage for the multitude of meticulously planned blindsides that came after that.

2. That I regret making? It’s..complicated honestly? Because it’s hard to regret any moves when they took you this far. But I will say that I regret taking both Brian and Tyler out. Those two were people that I really feel like I could’ve worked with further into the game and I really wish I’d given myself the opportunity to play with some new people instead of keeping the same people in that I always tend to.

3. POKEMON, GOTTA CATCH ‘EM ALL

Gage: .Persian. Beautiful but also shifty as all hell.

Carson: Gengar. Mate you were like a shadow this game. Attacking left and right and then disappearing into thin air.

Allison: Lapras. You were beautiful and hunted to almost extinction you poor thing.

Sara: Vulpix. Adorable but most certainly firey.

Jordan: Firstly just know I’m mad that it’s 151 so I can’t give you Absol because you generally meant well but were often misunderstood. But instead I suppose I’ll go with Machamp because of just how much of a physical threat you were.

Karen: Alakazam. You were so, so smart in this game. You were an absolute strategic mastermind therefore, strongest psychic pokemon.

Ricky: Hypno. You were so, SO persuasive. It was almost..shall I say..Hypnotizing.

Isaac: Jigglypuff. You were a cute and silent killer man. Tiny assassin.

Shea: Dugtrio. You were underestimated in this game. And I’ve seen Dugtrio underestimated a lot. And just like dugtrio, you shocked everyone by getting this far.

Karen:

My love ! I really, really wish it would’ve worked this time around. And thank you for the kind words ! 

I think my best asset in these games has always been my social game, and I think that can apply to this game as well. I won’t say the two boys sitting next to me necessarily lacked in that, I just think I did very well myself. I tried my best to keep in touch with as many people as I possible could. Except for you and Isaac because we’re all terrible at actually responding to things (Love you xo). And I think that’s what helped to keep me around in this game. People liked me enough to trust me, and they liked me enough to listen to me when I started to discuss tribal. And people liked me enough to let me know they’d heard my name, which lead to my ability to save myself.

Gage: 

I think Andrew played a stronger game that took more risks. So Andrew.

Carson:

I answered this already with Allison but Brian and Tyler leaving

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Average after the 5 rounds: 178ms (I accidentally clicked too fast so I got to this screen..)