Post by Avocado on Mar 4, 2021 7:02:25 GMT
The Closer
damn. i've been thinkin all day about what to write here that hasn't been said before. something that would make for one grand finisher that swings over to my side and wins me the game. something that dispels all of the doubts and concerns about the game i've played, and something that helps people see me as someone that truly deserves to win this game over both of my fellow competitors. the truth is, i really don't have some ultimate final plea, or significant aspect of my game that would be able to place this whole thing in the bag for me. there's no real aspect of my game that was perfect, and nothing completely and absolutely dominant about it. here in this final tribal council, i think that i've been candid and honest to an almost unnecessary point in laying my entire game out on the table for people to see, and i feel as if every person on that jury has a more than sufficient understanding of the game i've played and how much i've had to fight tooth and nail to even stand a chance at making my case here on this jury. every round since the merge itself is one where i've spent wondering if i'd live to the next day, and i'm not going to sit here and claim that i had all of the power, or that i was a dominant strategic beast who made every decision, because i really wasn't
BUT. i am someone who owns up to his flaws in every single way, and i take complete and absolute pride in the fact that the game i played wasn't perfect. yes, i was in trouble of having my ass voted out at each and every merge tribal, and yes, i've made a few people upset with the moves that i've had to make in order to survive (ex: stealing the idol from bees to ward people off from even bringing up my name at the f7). maybe i wasn't able to be as social as maggie, and maybe i wasn't able to be as charming as bard when it comes to being a social threat. but i will always take responsibility for the game i played, in all of its ups and downs. so at the end of the day, i'm not the best player in the world. but i'm a survivor. i've taken every single twist, turn, and obstacle that this game has thrown at me and eaten it up for breakfast where others were stopped or burnt out, and i've always kept my fighting spirit no matter what happens. i've been the underdog for essentially every round of the merge and the absolute least likely person to make it to the end for the entire merge (if not the majority of the entire game), but despite so many odds being stacked against me, i did exactly what i needed to make myself a lynchpin in every single vote as someone that people needed in order to advance, and by placing myself in a position where people would consistently go against their best interests by voting myself out, i was able to make myself irreplaceable even with my downright massive threat level-- something that allowed me to survive even the most dire situations.
when you boil it all down, in this game of barely survivor, which is centered around deviating from your traditional 'survivor' as much as possible, i am the biggest 'survivor' out of anyone, and like hare said, i genuinely did outlast almost everyone wanting my head on a pike in order to make it here to the end making my final speech in front of you all. i remember bonobo saying something about me 'not wanting to win' losing his vote, but the truth is, i have ALWAYS wanted to win from the beginning, and any time i implied otherwise was a simple lie meant to lower my threat level. if i didn't want to win, i wouldn't have checked this game constantly ever since january ninth when this whole behemoth of a game began. i wouldn't have spent countless hours worrying about how to respond to people, how to stay on top of every unexpected part of this game that the mods threw out, and how i could adjust my gameplay to help me make it further and further. if i didn't care about winning, i wouldn't have put everything i had into this final tribal council to secure myself even a chance at snagging a victory. just because i was playing to survive doesn't mean i wasn't playing to win, and i have done everything in my power to achieve that goal of coming out on top. the truth is, i want to win this game more than i can even express, and i want all of the weeks and weeks of effort that i crammed into this game on top of work and college classes to be able to pay off in the greatest way possible. i have always put everything i had into getting further just so i can get the chance at a victory, and now that it's finally almost within my grasp, i don't want to slip and let go at the last minute.
i've put everything i have into this game, and over the course of it (and this FTC), you guys on the jury got to saw who 'Avocado' truly is. in all my joy and anger, grief and pleasure, love and discontent, you guys got to see the 'real me'. you saw that i've put more blood and sweat into this game than practically anyone else, and that i have ALWAYS been fighting to emerge victorious. if you think that the aspects of me and my game that you've seen over the past two months aren't deserving of a victory, then i totally understand. i've never claimed to be perfect or the best of the best. but if, by chance, you do decide to award your vote to me, and by some miracle, i manage to pull off this victory... then i'll be one really happy avocado.
BUT. i am someone who owns up to his flaws in every single way, and i take complete and absolute pride in the fact that the game i played wasn't perfect. yes, i was in trouble of having my ass voted out at each and every merge tribal, and yes, i've made a few people upset with the moves that i've had to make in order to survive (ex: stealing the idol from bees to ward people off from even bringing up my name at the f7). maybe i wasn't able to be as social as maggie, and maybe i wasn't able to be as charming as bard when it comes to being a social threat. but i will always take responsibility for the game i played, in all of its ups and downs. so at the end of the day, i'm not the best player in the world. but i'm a survivor. i've taken every single twist, turn, and obstacle that this game has thrown at me and eaten it up for breakfast where others were stopped or burnt out, and i've always kept my fighting spirit no matter what happens. i've been the underdog for essentially every round of the merge and the absolute least likely person to make it to the end for the entire merge (if not the majority of the entire game), but despite so many odds being stacked against me, i did exactly what i needed to make myself a lynchpin in every single vote as someone that people needed in order to advance, and by placing myself in a position where people would consistently go against their best interests by voting myself out, i was able to make myself irreplaceable even with my downright massive threat level-- something that allowed me to survive even the most dire situations.
when you boil it all down, in this game of barely survivor, which is centered around deviating from your traditional 'survivor' as much as possible, i am the biggest 'survivor' out of anyone, and like hare said, i genuinely did outlast almost everyone wanting my head on a pike in order to make it here to the end making my final speech in front of you all. i remember bonobo saying something about me 'not wanting to win' losing his vote, but the truth is, i have ALWAYS wanted to win from the beginning, and any time i implied otherwise was a simple lie meant to lower my threat level. if i didn't want to win, i wouldn't have checked this game constantly ever since january ninth when this whole behemoth of a game began. i wouldn't have spent countless hours worrying about how to respond to people, how to stay on top of every unexpected part of this game that the mods threw out, and how i could adjust my gameplay to help me make it further and further. if i didn't care about winning, i wouldn't have put everything i had into this final tribal council to secure myself even a chance at snagging a victory. just because i was playing to survive doesn't mean i wasn't playing to win, and i have done everything in my power to achieve that goal of coming out on top. the truth is, i want to win this game more than i can even express, and i want all of the weeks and weeks of effort that i crammed into this game on top of work and college classes to be able to pay off in the greatest way possible. i have always put everything i had into getting further just so i can get the chance at a victory, and now that it's finally almost within my grasp, i don't want to slip and let go at the last minute.
i've put everything i have into this game, and over the course of it (and this FTC), you guys on the jury got to saw who 'Avocado' truly is. in all my joy and anger, grief and pleasure, love and discontent, you guys got to see the 'real me'. you saw that i've put more blood and sweat into this game than practically anyone else, and that i have ALWAYS been fighting to emerge victorious. if you think that the aspects of me and my game that you've seen over the past two months aren't deserving of a victory, then i totally understand. i've never claimed to be perfect or the best of the best. but if, by chance, you do decide to award your vote to me, and by some miracle, i manage to pull off this victory... then i'll be one really happy avocado.
Thank You
you know, i was originally intending to put a lot more into my final closing speech. something to really seal the deal. but when it comes down to it, i think i ultimately already laid it all out there back during the questioning phase, and there's nothing else i could really add to persuade people. so i'm going to finish off my time in this game by thanking everyone who made this experience possible
to the mods, thank you for making this game possible. i know maybe it didn't go exactly how you expected it to, and it may have been a bit too emotionally charged at times, but it was really one HELL of a game. i loved the construction site narrative that had been built up over the course of this, and managing to fit so many challenges into that theme was just really fun in general. i think my favorite parts of this game were the sheer unexpected twists, like the five returnees coming back all at once. that shit threw a HUGE wrench in my plans and was literally jaw dropping. thank you for being open to the players in terms of availability on discord, and i remember coming to talk to you about what i was planning a few times just because i was so excited over it and couldn't express it properly in my confessional alone
to the spectators, thank you guys for patiently sitting through two months of pure, unadulterated chaos and energy, and for always standing by our sides in our confessionals no matter what. (especially the active ones like spam, can opener, a rock, etc. you guys are great). i LOVE being able to talk about my game to the viewers in confessionals, and you guys sure didn't have a shortage of questions even when the game seemed to be in a lull. yall were great and deserve a special shoutout in your own rights
to the people who unfortunately went out in the pre-merge, thank you for making such a time of uncertainty so crazy and exciting. maybe some of you haven't been online in a long, long time, but i'll always think of you fondly. a HUGE part of what made this game enjoyable was its crazy pre-merge, and i think i speak for everyone when i say that it was some seriously top tier stuff. (also, shoutout to my food tribe members. you guys deserved better than 22nd, 20th, and 18th, and i wish one of yall could be here to see me through to the end.)
to the jurors, thank you for making this merge so fluid and dynamic regardless of what was going on at the time. not a single round was boring with you guys around, and even at what seemed to be the lowest points, your support and the challenges you posited pushed me to keep fighting with my head held high. even beyond the role that you played within your time in the game, i also have to thank you for the time that you spent at this tribal council dissecting my game and forcing me to reevaluate crucial aspects of what i thought i had already pinned down. thank you for taking the time to inspect my game for what it's worth and for helping me come to a greater understanding of how i played and what i really wanted over the past couple days, and thank you for making this final tribal council one to be remembered
to everyone, thank you for signing up, even if you didn't think you were going to, and even if you weren't sure if you could properly commit the time to do your absolute best in this game. thank you for sticking with barely survivor over the course of two months to see this wacky game through, and now that it's coming to a close, i hope that it was entertaining and sensible fun for everyone involved. and to everyone, thank you from the bottom of my heart for making my last game truly special.
i'll see y'all at the reunion!
Sincerely,
- Avocado <3
to the mods, thank you for making this game possible. i know maybe it didn't go exactly how you expected it to, and it may have been a bit too emotionally charged at times, but it was really one HELL of a game. i loved the construction site narrative that had been built up over the course of this, and managing to fit so many challenges into that theme was just really fun in general. i think my favorite parts of this game were the sheer unexpected twists, like the five returnees coming back all at once. that shit threw a HUGE wrench in my plans and was literally jaw dropping. thank you for being open to the players in terms of availability on discord, and i remember coming to talk to you about what i was planning a few times just because i was so excited over it and couldn't express it properly in my confessional alone
to the spectators, thank you guys for patiently sitting through two months of pure, unadulterated chaos and energy, and for always standing by our sides in our confessionals no matter what. (especially the active ones like spam, can opener, a rock, etc. you guys are great). i LOVE being able to talk about my game to the viewers in confessionals, and you guys sure didn't have a shortage of questions even when the game seemed to be in a lull. yall were great and deserve a special shoutout in your own rights
to the people who unfortunately went out in the pre-merge, thank you for making such a time of uncertainty so crazy and exciting. maybe some of you haven't been online in a long, long time, but i'll always think of you fondly. a HUGE part of what made this game enjoyable was its crazy pre-merge, and i think i speak for everyone when i say that it was some seriously top tier stuff. (also, shoutout to my food tribe members. you guys deserved better than 22nd, 20th, and 18th, and i wish one of yall could be here to see me through to the end.)
to the jurors, thank you for making this merge so fluid and dynamic regardless of what was going on at the time. not a single round was boring with you guys around, and even at what seemed to be the lowest points, your support and the challenges you posited pushed me to keep fighting with my head held high. even beyond the role that you played within your time in the game, i also have to thank you for the time that you spent at this tribal council dissecting my game and forcing me to reevaluate crucial aspects of what i thought i had already pinned down. thank you for taking the time to inspect my game for what it's worth and for helping me come to a greater understanding of how i played and what i really wanted over the past couple days, and thank you for making this final tribal council one to be remembered
to everyone, thank you for signing up, even if you didn't think you were going to, and even if you weren't sure if you could properly commit the time to do your absolute best in this game. thank you for sticking with barely survivor over the course of two months to see this wacky game through, and now that it's coming to a close, i hope that it was entertaining and sensible fun for everyone involved. and to everyone, thank you from the bottom of my heart for making my last game truly special.
i'll see y'all at the reunion!
Sincerely,
- Avocado <3