The Final Credits

Hi there Chio! You were honestly the first big surprise of the game for me. When we did our draft, you looked to be in a good spot on Courage and it seemed like it would either be an easy vote on Robbie or a blindside on Link for Courage's first TC. In your confessional, you seemed super charismatic and I wouldn't have been surprised if you made it far. However, it seems like real life got in the way and for a few crucial hours you weren't able to be as active as the rest of your tribe, which is sometimes all it takes. I hope all is well in your life, and I respect your choice to "Game Over". You've got to do what's best for you. Thanks for playing!

Hello world! Here's where I shall post my unfiltered thoughts about this first round.

I started off the game being like .... as well as, "Chio you're a little weirdo and I love you let's be friends."

CHIO LIKED MY POST

I LOVE YOU CHIO <3 I MISS YOU TOO!

IF I DON'T GET BACK IN AND THE CHAMBER CLOSES I'LL HANG OUT WITH YOU <3

you posted some interesting opinions at times but mostly I associate you with ball. gg

I was legitimately sad for you to bow out without me being able to do anything about it. I wanted to work with you the whole game. You puns were the best in the game, and I talked to a good majority of the player list so I can say that with certainty. Taken before your time. I want Justice for Roscoe.

Ah, my first rival. I still don't know how one-sided my perhaps comically exaggerated mistrust of you was. You just seemed so hesitant to give me anything! Anyway, the saga of Dog and Ball was fun to write about, even if my gimmick may have been the first obstacle to us developing a meaningful relationship. Sadly, I was unable to continue fetching you for long.

Whatever the exact genesis of the tension I felt when messaging you, it ended up directly leading to your elimination, yet even in that I had to feel conflicted. Your apology and attempts to reconnect with me were a good idea, and they made me reconsider my stance even though I suspected parts of it were lies. But it was just too late by then! I'd already committed to eliminating you before we met back up.

I suppose this says something about the importance of maintaining as many positive relationships as possible and maybe not going for unnecessary blindsides really early in the game.

Ball.

Man, it sounds like you would've been amazing to get to know. I'm fairly sure you handed me your legacy advantage just so I could do something chaotic with it, and I hope that I was able to show you a game that didn't make you second guess your decision. I genuinely appreciate your decision to blindly trust me with your advantage, moreso if it was just to see what would happen.

Magda yaaasssss queeeeeeeen! Honestly feels cliche to call you a queen, because you are such a queen and you're so iconic and yeah, we love you serving up that Reem Daly realness. But unlike Reem, you actually were extremely screwed by your first elimination, so I felt like I could root for you to return to the game in good conscience. Eliminating you was a huge move and required an extremely close 4-3 vote because you did have people who cared about you and didn't want you to go, but even more than that, the only reason you were even targeted at all was because people wanted to get Revali and you were associated with Revali. You legitimately did nothing wrong, and Revali, who was the originally blindside target over you, is now in the F4, so you absolutely could have gone the distance if it wasn't for a bunch of wonky circumstances that led to your first elimination (or if you were slightly better at a wonky version of flappy bird). And then, you absolutely beasted out on the Edge, and it was so impressive that you managed to make it as far as you did and that you get to serve on the Jury. When I first saw the format, I thought it would be nearly impossible for a person eliminated early to survive long enough to have a chance to make it back into the game and that the mods were just unnecessarily drawing out your suffering, so thank you for proving me wrong and most of all, for never giving up! I know you feel unqualified to judge these people, which you probably are, but you are qualified to be a goddess and a queen, and you do both exquisitely. <3

You are someone who I never had the chance to get to know while I was alive. You fought hard and I can respect that! Every time I saw your name I read it similarly to how Dr. Evil pronounces "magma" so thanks for that haha

A true champion. You endured the Resurrection Chamber longer than anyone. The unsung challenge beast that nobody got to see play. I admire your dedication, even if it didn't get you back into the game.

Riju, you're such a delight! I was hardcore rooting for you (not just because you were on my draft) but also because you were just such a fun, positive person, and you really embodied one of the best aspects of the Courage tribe. Infuriatingly, despite being one of the most genuine people in the game, everywhere you went it felt like people distrusted you and thought you were being way more duplicitous than you actually were. People having weird vendettas against you was one of the strangest subplots of the season for me. I think you might be on to something about it being because of the exclamation marks. You did manage to make some true friends though, and I adored that even long after you were eliminated, you continued to post in your confessional, even searching for idols still! You have such a great spirit, and I'm glad that you were able to successfully send your idol back into the game, even if it was ultimately played ineffectively. I wish you'd played your idol, since you knew you were going dammit, especially since it would have helped to save my draft, but you should be proud of the game you played. Keep on being Riju because she's absolutely fabulous <3

Oh Riju darling, I have already told you my feelings about how things went down between us. Out of everyone in the game, you are truly one of the few people I actually got to know on a personal basis. You may not have been the greatest to talk to about game stuff, but when it came to just having a regular conversation, you were absolutely the best person to talk to in this game. I’m sorry that this game wasn’t for those of us who were socially skilled, I think it's very telling that no one from Courage was in the top 5. I meant what I said about your vote being my only regret this game, and I hope if we ever play together again, such a mistake doesn’t happen twice.

Riju: Hmmm... I had misgivings, but I saw you in my late game. I think overall you were just way too nice for your own good I guess. I am sure I will learn more, but suffice it to say, I wanted to be seeing you on the other side of the TC you were eliminated in. I really hope your tone was genuine, because if it was, you are clearly the nicest person in the game.

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.

Why do I always have to have some sort of arch-nemesis in every game? Can I just not for once? Can’t we all just get along? Lol, but really, even in our fight, you were a great player, and I’m glad we could hash things out after the fact. It sounds like the whispers of peril did our relationship in, and that’s really a shame. Still, I enjoyed our chats before you turned on me, and even then, a little drama always makes the memories of a game better!

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.

Oh, Link. I truly cannot wait to find out who you are. I still can't believe they let someone be Link if you aren't mod controlled. Thank you for being a pal that first round and sorry for coming on really strong. I know things turned you salty but I hope that you aren't too salty for too long. I would have loved to see you continue on in the game! You were another reason why this game was really fun for me and I'm glad to have gotten to know you!

P.S. sorry not sorry for spending so much of my confessional time debating whether you are mod controlled

Your MinnowAlliance was the most optimal suggestion. It confuses me why you were betrayed rather then listened to. I wish we'd had more time to make the FamiliarSheepName rise up.

Dude you were an absolute firecracker in this game. It's rare to see someone overplay so massively so deep into the game and it was a wild ride being anywhere near you.

My introduction to you was you actually bothering to lie about your passwords in that challenge, and that impression couldn't have prepared me for the sheer madness. When we met back up, you knew I was already friends with your friends and seemed determined to include me in your plans going forward and not allow our meeting time to be a deterrent. And I think that's pretty admirable and smart! I was on board! Where it all went sideways was how you went about it.

You were probably the most entertaining player with everything you tried to do this game. Your demise was disheartening since you possibly could have saved yourself. Thank you for the motorcycle, and thank you for playing.

Nobody's actually explicitly used the words "vote out" yet, but you can tell the guns/knives/unbelievable deals on motorcycles are coming out.

oaki: mr. motorcycle himself. what a guy. never a boring moment, for better or for worse

Oaki: The sweetest, too pure for the world. I hope we can be friends. I want to be your friend. You seem like an absolutely lovely human being.

Damn, Oaki, what a wild ride. Those motorcycles, amiright? I really loved playing up the flavour with you, and honestly, our original chats were some of the most entertaining ones I had. If only I had known you and Sidon were actually working together the whole time! The only reason I could never go 100% in with you was because I knew when it came down to it, I would have have to betray you and pick Sidon, but it turns out we could’ve just been the ideal trio the whole goddamn time?! Literally, you made this game into a motorcycle ride, complete with the stereotypical crash and burn at the end. Thank you for being the entertaining hero this game needed. This royal steed may not allow anyone to ride him, but I would be your motorcycle any day.

Also, I feel like this pretty accurately represents us this whole game,