Taylor

[Taylor]

Well congrats guys. I dont really know you, but none of that blame is on you. I wasnt around nearly enough to get a good grasp on your games. Shit happens sometimes.

Anyways, since I don't know anything, treat me like a 4 year old. I want you to explain to me why you deserve my vote, what kind of game you played, what kind of moves you made, etc etc. Make sure you dont ramble though! Cause remember, I'm a 4 year old. My mind can really wander. Pictures draw my attention though.

Have fun with it, as this is your chance to prove to purple Kelly why you deserve his vote. I may be invis, but I still have a vote.


good luck.

[Gloria]

PKGoddess reference <3 *fans Taylor, fans self*

[Morgan]

Because Taylor's question was an hour late, this question is 100% optional for the 3 of you. Please limit your answer to 4-5 sentences.

[mark]

Hi Taylor,

It's a regret of mine that I wasn't able to get to know you better, and I'll address this more in my closing statements. Schedules were not permitting and when we did have a moment to chat, it was at the zero hour when only strategy was permitted. I think that went for many of the pre-Gloria jurors and me.

My game was that of a backseat driver. Coming in was a scramble to get my footing, so I knew with my turnaround, there was no way I was going to be able to play a leadership, puppetmaster, or high profile role. Otherwise, I would have been an early target, having been able to turn my game around and then start trying to call the shots. I met Thiago right off, and he and I were very similar in strategies, so I knew we could balance some control out. But I made my own security through my own social game, securing tight bonds, never becoming a target again until the merge. Again as I've said in numerous other threads, I was going to have to act like I needed help all throughout the game, to the point where I very much looked like the bottom of the fans when we merged. I continued to play that role and maintain that façade, and I feel I played that role to perfection. I let Thiago and Starr and Bree have higher profiles than myself.

Early on I made a move to get Dion out of this game which was elaborated more in other threads, but whether or not she was truly with me, it served to increase and solidify trust from Bree and Starr, who were very pivotal in my game. It also gave me complete comfort in my relationships with Zac, Knox, and Gabe. I created the coup to get Dion out from start to finish by sending Reese to her to tug at her heart strings.

Another move I made was to find and keep the sword that Thiago did not finish finding. There was no way in heck I was going to let him have the sword after I found it. He says it was to solidify my trust for him, but it was the other way around. Thiago would not let me go knowing that a sword would go down with me. I knew this, as anyone should know this. This was also the reason I gave Zac the sword for safe-keeping during a judgment just in case I got voted out. I wanted the sword back.

I also made a move to keep Knox over Gabe earlier on. This was to let Zac know that I trusted him, and I knew he'd choose Knox. I also knew that I could be closer to Knox in the merge, not as close to Gabe. Thiago saw things differently. Of course he didn't react, but he told me before the fact he preferred Knox to go. That was enough for me to keep Knox.

At the merge, maybe I made myself look an ass, but I wanted to KNOW I would have to use a sword, which was going to be Thiago's apple. I didn't want to go into a pending 6-6 tie, being foolish and not using firepower I had. So my plan was to sabotage Chad as much as I could...because I feared him most. He's charming, he's good at challenges, and he was already arranging with Bree to have me eliminated from that challenge early on. So I jumped on you, Ben, and Liam with Chad's plan (whether it was true or not). The target moving to me (and I knew it would get to me through Thiago or by some means) helped me to accomplish a huge win for the fans.

But I think the most important move I made was watching Knox closely and figuring out just exactly what his intentions were. And I found things out by merely reading his "body language" and assessing the situation. I had already let him in on the fact I knew what was going on, so I'm fairly sure he was planning on voting you out anyway, but Liam handed Knox back to us on a platter. I even told Thiago that telling Knox would be his thing....so Thiago can take whatever credit he wants for "flipping Knox back." I know the truth. And so do y'all.

After that I really wanted Gloria gone because she was the largest threat to my game. But, you know, there were 7 of us left, and 4 of us had mutual desires for the end game, so I can't say that I'm the sole reason she left.

After that was just common sense on boot order. Sure I wanted Liam out for his challenge prowess, but at that point, I would want Knox out sooner or later, so it made no difference. I knew Thiago wasn't turning on me. It would have been stupid for him to. And he didn't.

Arguments for this game are not about, what one COULD have done...it's about what happened. And I know Thiago relied on me more than he wants to let on. And of course, there can only be one winner, and he wants to win. But let's face the facts. And I didn't have to cover over this game with false, personal promises to make it happen...with the exception of Starr and Bree maybe.

I hope this explains things in a concise way. I really don't know how to talk to a 4-year old about stuff of this nature.

[mark]

Sorry, I was in the process of writing this when you posted, Morgan. :-(

[Zac]

Hey Taylor! It's nice to meet you.

Even though we've never spoken, I can't help but feel like we've got a connection. See, a lot of people thought I was invisible too. So I know what that feels like. And I know that because we were both not as social as a lot of other people, we got a lot of flack for it. So I'd say that you should vote for me because we played a similar game whether we intended to from the start or not. I obviously played it slightly better. But no matter the outcome we can still become invisible friends.




I made you this picture.






I'm not going to ramble, there's enough of that going on as it is.

But when you think about why you should vote for me to win, I want you remember that I made friends with the right people (and not everybody ) that helped along the way. Since not everyone can get to the end, I didn't want to have to vote someone out that I had promised to stay true to. And I never had to. I didn't vote for Knox and Dion, even though I knew they were leaving or that there was good chance that they would. And with Ben and Bree, even though I did have good relationships with both in the merge, I never promised Ben that I'd never vote him out, and I didn't have anything with Bree past getting to the final 4 once Knox left. Mark and Thiago were two others that were important to me and I did rely on them, but who didn't rely on someone? I even let them make the enemies and why shouldn't I have taken advantage of that? Social game and challenge wins are pretty important, but they're not everything. I didn't have the greatest social game, but I was likable and talked enough with the people I talked with that they wanted to work with me. I didn't win individual challenges, but I didn't feel I needed to. I did seem invisible, but I always knew a lot of what was going on and didn't have to get much blood on my hands, if any.

[Morgan]

Jun 2, 2013 14:59:03 GMT -5 mark said:

Sorry, I was in the process of writing this when you posted, Morgan. :-(

It's okay <3

[thiago]

Hey Taylor, thanks for your question. I'll give this a go, little one


THIAGO THE GREAT

Once upon a time there was a big, scary [glow=red,2,300]APOCALYPSE[/glow]!



And there was one man, named Thiago, who survived.



Now, everyone in the whole wide world loved Thiago very much.



Thiago wanted everyone to know that he loved them too, but he had to be smart about it.

So, one day, Thiago joined one group of friends, and secretly made another.

Both groups fought for Thiago's attention. They all loved him very much.



Thiago didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings, or else they might be mad at him.



So Thiago asked his two separate groups of friends to ask the people that nobody wanted to be friends with to leave their city.



Everybody was still very happy with Thiago.



Thiago loved his two groups of friends very much, so he wanted to protect them with all his heart.

And he himself found a VERY SPECIAL APPLE that protected anyone he wanted from bad guys!



Thiago wanted his two groups of friends to be one, big happy family, so he put them together and created a super duper family of fun!



One day, Thiago's friend Mark was about to be in some very serious trouble! OH NO!



But Thiago saved the day and protected Mark! Hooray!



Thiago and his friends were finally safe from the monsters!



Oh no! Thiago's friend Starr is in trouble!



Thiago made a promise to his group of friends that he will keep them safe, and never let what happened to his friend Starr happen again.

But, oh no! Another monster named Gloria had a VERY SCARY SWORD!



But Thiago refused to let it happen, so he tricked the monster and defeated Gloria.



For the rest of his time in the city, Thiago's two groups of friends, who were now one, began to fight.



Because Thiago was such a nice guy, nobody wanted to ask Thiago to leave the city. Instead, they gave him big bucks so he could enjoy a nice long vacation!! ;D



When Thiago returned to the city, only two of his friends were left.

After all his hard work, Thiago felt he should be the last one left in the city, but it's up to YOU to decide!




I hope you enjoyed the story Taylor

Thanks for your question and good luck in the other game you've been in man.

If you get the chance, please check out my closing comments video. If you don't have the time to watch all of it, there's a table of contents for the video itself

Thanks again!