Ciera,
I'm not going to lie to you and blow a bunch of smoke, I hope you appreciate the honesty and take that into consideration. You and I never got on the same level as I did with a lot of others. I think you have a great personality and we could have had a lot of fun but I was moving too fast to stop and keep up with you. On the original brain tribe I talked to you the least. to rank who I trusted at that point in the game it would have gone:
Erik
Shirin/ Natalie
Ken
Ciera
I was actually hoping everyone else would want to vote you out but they were set on Ken and I wasn't going to show my cards so early so I went along with it. For the next two swaps you were off with Erik and I didn't see you. I knew you and Erik would get close and that really made me trust you. Erik was my #1 at the time and if he was down with you, I was too. A few rounds into the merge I had really lost touch with Shirin, Natalie, and yourself. I wasn't talking to any of you enough so the rankings behind Erik at that point changed literally by the day depending on the conversations I had but one thing that happened which I thought was a fun and very underrated moment in the game that caused my trust in you to grow 10-fold was the fake conversation. For everyone else reading this I will explain because nobody else ever got to see it but the whole time I was laughing at the concept and how we kept screwing it up but it was a good time and a big moment. It was before I got to talk to Courtney about playing her idol and I knew she would be hard to convince so I had the foresight to have some screenshots ready to go if she asked for some. I needed her to know the brains were ready to attack and Courtney had no choice but to use the idol because they had the numbers on us. I asked Ciera to help me so I gave her a general feel of what I wanted and we had to fill an entire AIM chat app page without any mistakes. The goal was to capture Ciera saying Andrea was on board and that Erik didn't want to vote Alex so it was between Courtney and Colby. We would get 3 quarters of the way then she would say something that didn't belong so we would stop, I'd explain what I was looking for, then we'd have to start over. It was absolutely ridiculous and quite frankly hilarious. I finally got what I needed but Courtney didn't believe me enough to even be able to attempt to use the screenshots so they went to waste. When you did this for me then I never heard about it from anybody else I knew the trust we had was real. Unfortunately the game changed and with the changing tides I decided it was best to cut you loose. I mean no disrespect by this but you're right, taking you to the end would have been a good strategy but by the end I was more focused on getting there than winning and I keep saying this but I meant it, I didn't want an easy win. I felt my game spoke for itself and I wanted to be up against two people who would give me a challenge. It is just more fun that way. I spent way too much time and effort and made too many moves to sit at then end with a win in my pocket before I even get to answer questions. I deserve your vote because I played the best game. I was in control for 8/9 votes. I played a great social game, almost to the point where you guys are making me feel bad because nobody ever found out they weren't in my finals plans until they were gone. I had so much control and so much power that I didn't need to win challenges because I always had the majority wrapped around my finger, it wasn't the same majority either, the faces changed but the story didn't. Nobody could get the best of Rodney. I flipped from the brains, to the brawns, back to the brains, to the beauties, and I did it seamlessly.
2.) Compare all the Jury members to a singer and explain.
Okay, for two reason I am going to switch this up, but because I'm doing that I am going to put a lot more into it so I hope you appreciate that. 1. Courtney asked a similar question. You did ask first but her's is more restrictive and I feel I can play with yours more if I do this here. 2. I'm not very into pop culture so I don't know much about the singers themselves or their lives but what I am very much into is music so what I want to do is instead of the
artist, which doesn't do much for me, I'm going to pick a
song for each juror. I have a very passionate love for music and I do this in my every day life with situations that happen and I did it in my confessional quite a few times. When something had the right feel I would express how it affected me with music. I feel this is the best way for me to thoroughly give my answers some meaning.
First off, this one is for
Andrea. I know you only asked for the Jurors but consider it a bonus. This song is exactly what it felt like to be in this game with her, especially early on. She was scared and alone and I was powerful and calling the shots. I was Superman and I kept her with me. Every verse of this song describes our relationship. There was a night were she lost her trust in me. She wanted to stop playing because we were broken and it was my fault. She took for granted all the times i never let her down. The next few rounds I showed her how much she meant to me and how how much trust we really had for each other. There was a point when I was struggling to decide which way I was going to take the game, with her or with Erik, and we talked and I knew I wasn't going to betray her. I was going to keep her by my side with my super human might and she was my kryptonite. Not because she outplayed me but because nobody could, because I had the game in my clutches but I knew I would do anything to stick my neck out for her and keep her safe. She made me weak. Andrea, no matter what happens in this game I am so happy to know I can still call you a friend.
Erik, This was you and me from day one. This is exactly the theme I was going for with the album challenge because this was real.
(Photoshopped by Natalie)
We played like we were bothers. Like goofy friends who called each other brother and came up with ridiculous plans all the time. This was us and I wouldn't have it any other way. Playing this game with you made it fun. I loved that I could bounce a stupid idea off you and it would never leave that chat and I loved that we would build off each others plans for ever then we'd look back at our result and it would be as good an idea as giving a dick in a box as a gift so we'd scrap it and move on to the next one. I don't think any of my success would have been possible without having a friend like you from the beginning. I wouldn't have been able to make the moves but most of all I wouldn't have been this inspired to play so hard if I didn't have so much fun. Thanks for all the good times and for helping me get here.
Shirin, In our first conversation when you told me you were a Steeler fan I dropped my bowl of cherios. I wasn't lying to you, I could tell you were skeptical because you started probing about it but that is for real, and any Steeler fan knows that if you'r a member of Steeler nation you have an instant connection. I really did like you and I really wanted to work with you. I felt like you were never comfortable talking game with me so we didn't enough but I was pretty sad when I found out you flipped. I really wanted to do more together. Thanks for all the fun talks. There wasn't anyone else especially early on in the game where I talked so much non-game with. I like to think that means something.
Colby, I felt bad for what I did to you and I tried to talk it out with you but you weren't having it. I'm not gonna lie, when you started talking mad shit and you were doing it publicly, and you voted for me every round, I got pretty sick and tired of it. I didn't like your attitude and I was completely over you because you couldn't let it go. This song was how I felt, and you winning the majority category of "who do you most want to smack the shit out of?" really sealed it. I'm sorry for the way things went down and I have more coming for you later, this is just how I felt for a while when we weren't speaking.
You can probably guess this one. One of the biggest regrets I have is how I made you feel. I didn't realize it at the time but I understand where you are coming from and I'm sorry. This was me trying to calm you down and tell you it was all going to be okay but it really wasn't.
Alex, I don't think enough people know about your game because it ended too early but you could have really wrecked me if I didn't have my ducks in a row. You didn't know I wasn't down with the brawns but you were preparing for a big move against me anyway. I was lucky to have Erik on my side because he told me you were plotting against me and that you leaking what I was saying in the brawn chat. Staying with the brawns was definitely a backup plan of mine that I was working hard to secure but you kind of blocked that from becoming a real option so I had to blow the top off of the brawns alliance.
Courtney, this one goes both ways. Nobody put in the effort that we did. Nobody made some noise like we did. You and I were forces. We were determined and we went at each other. I won't forget the day I finally beat Courtney and I hope you won't forget who got the better of you.
Angie, just one last jab. I'm sorry, I had to. Don't hate me
Parviti, My only regret is that I was not able to find a more tasteless Miley Cyrus song to fit your personality.
Since I did Andrea, here is one for you,
Mike. This is how I picture you. Maybe it's how you spent your time away from us too, I don't know, but please let me think that.
And finally, for you,
Ciera. When I came into this game I had just got out of my second game ever. In that game I was so loyal I wen't down with the ship. I never thought I could play the way I did, I never thought I would even lie to anyone in this game because I don't like to but it started with Ken and it just kept escalating. I felt the power it gave me and before I knew it I was the villain. I slit the throat of almost every ally I had and after I did for you it was a bit of a wake up call. I needed to stop, all I had left were friends so I wanted to save Natalie, but I couldn't and the habit continued.
I'm sorry for how things ended but I hope I was able to give you a better look at the emotion behind my journey. It wasn't a heartless slasher, I really did have a hard time with the aftermath of each friend I put down. Thanks for staying loyal to me, our relationship may not have been as strong as some of the others but we did have one and it had it's place.