Memories of the Past!

Revali:
I would overanalyse Flash Surf with you again any day. The Korok Forest Tribe was a fantastic journey, and although I ran after you once we merged, I never forgot how great our time was together on that tribe.

Oh, and I believe after this game is over I have to change my avatar to your face with the reminder that you were right. I... don't remember what you were right about. But I remember agreeing to change my avatar. And that's the Oaki guarantee.

Teebo:
It's hard to say much except that I did enjoy our hanging out in the chamber. I'm proud of you for managing to make it to the jury despite your lives predicament.

Kohga:
Man, at this stage I hope that you win. Your game I feel has been the perfect combination ofbeing actively passive. Before I left I realised just how good you were, and I was keen to work with you for a while.

You were prepared to let our social bond get in the way of the number crunching and that's the kind of gameplay that this game needed. You're a solid player, mysterious surfer dude.

Patricia:
I'm torn on my relationship with you. Because our biggest moment of bonding was born out of a deception. I knew more words than I let on, but you were so genuinely kind when you thought I was freaking out and I realised that you were exactly the kind of person who I wanted to play with. Someone who played from the heart. I was playing from the heart throwing the challenge for Riju, so it seemed fitting to then work with someone who also was playing similarly.

Also you had like a billion advantages at different points. So you were a legitimately strong player as well as a decent walrus to hang out with.

Riju:
Riju <3
I think it's funny that I got voted out because I was so dedicated to our relationship. We were super tight and I was glad we got to catch up in the Resurrection Chamber before meeting up on the jury.

10/10 would get myself voted out for you again.

Sidon:
My bro! My final two bro!

Playing with you was like playing with a long lost friend who I probably hadn't met before. We were playing to an older metagame with a strong social focus. And I've spent a lot of time thinking about why our connection was so strong.

I think that our relationship got so strong because we made a screw up together. I got blindsided by you because you thought I was going after you. And then I came back into the game and the two of us were able to bond over our broken past. For social players you need the dumps to bond over and that connection is what let us be so close afterwards. My one regret is not waking up in time to play my advantage so I couldn't go to the final two with you. Even if you end up kicking my arse. I was prepared to lose to you. Though I had one or two final Oaki tricks up my sleeve if it did come to that.

Link:
On our original tribe you were terrifying all of us. You were the person who everybody was identifying as the shot caller. You were a dominant player, and in the early game I respected that. Though, it meant in the late game you were an easy target that wasn't me. Which I was all for. But it was fun to chat with you, and even when you knew you were in trouble you took it like a hero.

Chio:
Your vote was probably the hardest thing for me. Seeing all of your pictures you drew for me right before seeing you go out... it was heartbreaking. It reminded me of how difficult the game was going to be, and actually shaped how I ended up playing. This game for a lot of us was an escape from the harsh reality of Covid, and seeing your drawings reminded me that this is a SOCIAL game. Not just a game. And any relationships that I made had to be genuine and then I had to stick to the people who I felt I could have meaningful personal relationships with. Because that was what was going to matter most. I know I'm a colossal idiot in these games, but if I have someone that sends me hand drawn pictures of myself, being an idiot wouldn't matter. Because with friends like that, I'd be okay. Honestly I feel like your elimination helped shape my game into what it was.

I'm sorry that I voted you out before realising how I wanted to/needed to play.

Royal White Horse:
Our relationship was definitely all over the place. When I knew you were after Riju, I knew I couldn't work with you long term. But then she was voted out and one thing lead to another and you became my only lifeline, but then that all imploded. Things got messy. I mean, I was messy in general. I knew that while I was a chaotic ball of energy, you were someone who was drawing attention away from me. I didn't go for Patricia like you asked, but I didn't write your name down either. Oven and I did our own thing and went for Revali. Because I was always hoping that you really had an idol.

Oven:
Our relationship is probably the funniest relationship I've ever been a part of.
I try to vote you out and get voted out.
You join me soon after.
We both re-enter the game, and I end up writing your name down twice but we're able to still hangout together and talk about operation revenge.

I'll be honest, I wasn't really gonna get Sidon. That being said, the only reason I ever wrote your name down was because I was being fed information that made me think it was the only way for me to stay in the game. I hated constantly thinking I had to vote you out, but I also like that we were able to be sneaky during the limited communication round and get some scheming on. You're a good ancient piece of cooking hardware.

Karson:
I think you're the only player that I didn't get the chance to meet. I do apologise for not being voted out sooner to get the chance to say hello.

I hope you're going okay <3

Mipha:
I feel bad that we didn't get the chance to explore our secret squad any further than we ended up exploring it. I loved how receptive you were to the Oaki Shenanigans during the fifteen person Rugby Scrum. Our plans lined up perfectly up to the bit where I wasn't awake to play my advantage.

I would've loved to go far with you, and I'm glad that you came back from the Resurrection Chamber so we got more of a chance to be secret pals.

Epona:
Epona, my main horse.
Connecting with you after Exile was beautiful. I liked being able to be up front with you. It was just a shame that you liked Kohga more than me! But hey, Kohga's a cool dude, I get it!

Urbosa:
My thoughts here are really going to depend on how you carry yourself at Final Tribal Council. I loved how open you were during the Rugby Scrum and how we were able to connect. You were prepared to talk to whoever you needed to talk to.

The only thing that I really don't understand is... why you didn't want to be attached to the Kass vote? You had immunity and you had four votes. If we pushed hard enough, either I get the flick or somebody (like Sidon) decides that they'd rather keep me than Kass and becomes our fifth. That's not entirely your fault because I could've pushed harder too, but you were in the position of being immune. You had all that power and I'm not sure you knew exactly what to do with it.

Of course, should you be able to convince me at FTC that this was all calculated, then I'm prepared to admit I was wrong. And even then, my questions about your gameplay don't take away my confidence in our ability to have a decent conversation.

Hunnie:
I realise you had difficulties with PMs, and I struggled to connect with you.

I was glad to see your cheery face around, but I didn't get to see enough of it to form anything solid with you =(

Pelison:
I thought you were just messing with me when we were in the Korok Forest Tribe. I thought you were some super competent schemer plotting to turn or something. I couldn't have been more wrong.
You were a solid buddy through and through and I was happy we were able to reunite (although briefly) in the chamber. Also, your dedication at Flash Surf was admirable. I realise how things may have been intimidating but you stuck to your guns and didn't give up and you're just as much a challenge beast as Revali and I were. We came second in that challenge together.