| Kalifa's FINAL Report, Day 39 | |
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| Kalifa | Jun 29 2016, 01:38 PM Post #1 |
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I'm still in shock that I'm actually here. Share any thoughts and feelings you have about being in the finale and your journey here. I'll probably be saving most of that for my plea, but I'm so surprised and happy. I didn't think I'd ever actually make it to the end of one of these games. I thought being eliminated last in BB1 was the farthest I'd ever get. I really hope I win, but just the fact that I made it to this point is such a huge accomplishment for me. What's your strategy for getting the Jury to vote for you? How confident are you that you'll succeed and win? I'm still not entirely sure. My plan for my opening plea is basically to just detail all the work I did behind the scenes in the hopes it will show everyone how much effort I really put into this game. The plea will probably be huge, so be patient for that, folks. I think my chances at winning are... pretty good? I have little to no confidence in myself so it's hard to judge objectively. But I at least think I should get a vote or two more than Garp. (Sorry Garp) Name your favorite ship of the game. Carrot x Arlong, Conis x sexual harrasser no.1, Kalifa x Kuroobi, Kalifa x Greg, Hatchan x Kuroobi, or something else entirely? It'd be out of character for me to say anything except Kalifa x Greg. But Carrot x Arlong is also good. And maybe Carrot x Kalifa too since we made such a perfect team.
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| Hatchan | Jun 29 2016, 03:48 PM Post #2 |
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Awesome Octopus
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For the FINAL time... +1 for quality
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| Hatchan | Jun 29 2016, 03:49 PM Post #3 |
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It's not sexual harassment! |
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| Kalifa | Jun 29 2016, 04:04 PM Post #4 |
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You're sexual harassment. |
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| Kalifa | Jun 29 2016, 07:08 PM Post #5 |
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My Opening Plea Alright, here we go, the finale. This will probably a really long, ramble-y mess, so bear with me. This is only my second time playing Survivor, and the first time hardly counted since I was pretty inactive and got voted out after like three cycles. So I consider this my first real Survivor experience, and it's been a great one. This was the most fun I've had during one of these forum games since my very first (Big Sibling 1 ). So thank you to you all, mods and players alike, for making this such a good game.So, why should you vote for me? I'm not very confident that I can beat Carrot or Garp, they've both played extremely well and they totally deserve to win if I don't. That said, I still think I played a game worthy of being crowned the winner. The work I put in to getting myself here may not be as apparent to all of you as it is for the others, but believe me, I put in a lot of work. For one thing, for the majority of the game, I was playing multiple sides. Up until very late, I was never 100% committed to one alliance. I'm going to try to summarize here all the important things I went through over the course of the game here in the hopes that it will show that I am indeed deserving of your vote. At the very start of the game, I had no plans to win. I really just joined to have some fun and see how long I would last. But then I got first place in the first challenge and was granted the ability to choose my tribemates, and from there it was tons of scheming for me. I carefully picked some of the strongest players from what I could tell after only three days, hoping for the chance to ally myself with them for the majority of the game. I decided to also utilize the fact that Conis was one of the only ones I could talk about the upcoming split into three tribes, and messaged her asking for an alliance in advance. That way, I would have a strong player from another tribe on my side when the time came. The two of us didn't ever really get to work as closely as I would have liked, but Conis was still an excellent and loyal ally and a great friend as well. I'll always treasure our time together, Conis-chan. <3 Once the Chew Tribe got together, I immediately went to Inazuma and Catarina asking for an alliance. I also built up a bond with Rosinante in the hopes that all four of us would make it to the merge and we'd recruit him, which is more or less what happened. My days with the Chew Tribe were easily some of the best I've had in this game, and for a while I really, really wanted us to be the final four. You three were some of the best tribemates/allies I could've asked for. Unfortunately for Chew, the tribe switch came around and we were split in half. I was cut off from my two biggest allies, and I had to make some new ones quickly. Thankfully, Carrot and Garp were fast to welcome me into their ranks. I recognized this as an opportunity to use them to get Chew to the end, but as you can see that didn't go so well. Despite telling myself over and over not to get too attached to Carrot due to her being too big a threat and not being trustworthy (sorry for thinking of you that way, Carrot-chan :p), in the end she became my most important ally in the game. Shout out to you, Carrot-chan, you helped me through the hardest parts of this game. <3 When the merge came, I had two alliances that I adored and wanted to see make it as far as possible. So, without yet choosing between one or the other, I decided to take out everyone I wasn't directly allied with and then, when the time came, have the two sides start picking each other off while I remained safe due to my status as everyone's ally. This went pretty well for a few cycles. I managed to help orchestrate the elimination of Mr. 2, Kanjuro, and Caesar. But everything quickly fell apart when I tried to turn my allies against each other. I was the first one to bring up targeting one of the old Chew members so they wouldn't take control of the game to Carrot, and for that I blame myself for the downfall of Chew. I thought I had at least guaranteed the survival of one of my old friends from Chew, Inazuma, by convincing him to ally with Carrot and Garp instead of stay loyal to Catarina and Rosi. Sadly, this didn't work out due to him getting a second idol and the panic surrounding it leading to the others turning against him. And thus, I lost one of my two main alliances. I'm really sorry for turning on you guys, I had every intention of bringing at least one of you to the end with me, but I had to pick the side I thought I had the best chance of winning with. Speaking of which, though, there was one more move I made to try and save Chew. I'm sure the Jury is already aware of this, but Carrot and Garp should still be in the dark. Sorry about this, you guys. I just couldn't accept not having a single one of my old allies in the final four, so I warned Inazuma about the upcoming vote so he could use his idol. It was my hope that with the idol gone, he would be seen as harmless and it'd be easy enough for me to negotiate his way later into the game. I actually was able to convince the others to vote out Rosi over him, but that was really all I could do. Keep in mind, this was all operating under the assumption that there'd be two finalists, not three, and that the winner of the final challenge would be the one to decide who the other finalist would be. I wanted at least one person who I could be 90% sure would choose me over the other options to go with them. I knew Garp would pick Carrot over me, and I couldn't help but be paranoid that Carrot would pick Garp over me. Despite that not being how the game was set up and despite the plan not doing much good, I'm still proud of this move. I took a risk, and if anyone had caught on, I might've been voted out, but due to the trust and loyalty I had built up with everyone at that point, no one but Inazuma knew. And I still made it here.And that's that. I may not have masterminded any huge schemes to vote people out or blindside them or whatever, but I had some very strong alliances and used them to eliminate the people I wanted (for the most part). I think I played the best social game I could. I was very careful in working with multiple players without the others knowing, and when I lost one alliance, I was still safe thanks to another. In all honesty, there wasn't ANY tribal council that I actually felt like I was in danger at, and unless I'm forgetting something, there hasn't been a single vote cast against me in the game. And I find that pretty remarkable. Okay I've made my points and I'm starting to risk sounding conceited here, so I'll force myself to stop for now. It wasn't easy getting this far, and after having to vote out a few of my friends I seriously just wanted to quit, but I didn't give up. I invested myself 100% in this game, and I really want to win. But I'm glad to be here with such strong opponents, and I can say I'll be happy no matter who wins. Thank you all. <3 |
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| Kalifa | Jun 29 2016, 07:10 PM Post #6 |
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...do I get a confessional point for this? |
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| Kalifa | Jun 30 2016, 04:34 PM Post #7 |
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Jury Questions This is, again, SO LONG and I'm sure I repeated myself a dozen times, but here you goooooo Caesar Clown: What do you consider to be the best move, play, or strategy you used this game? The best single move was probably warning Inazuma about the others trying to vote him out. With that, I was able to both keep the player I trusted second most around, and I got the only person I wasn't directly allied with eliminated (I'm soooooooo sorry, Zoro). Made even better by the fact that I had no idea anyone was voting for Rosinante, OR that Rosinante had an idol, and yet it all worked out as I planned anyway. Catarina Devon <3: You've mentioned it in your opening plea but please elaborate on the exact moment and circumstance that made you realize it would not be the remaining Chew players making it to the final four. It was kind of a gradual thing. I guess it mostly happened a few days into the merge. I recognized that Carrot and Garp were close to taking control of the game, and I got the feeling that not everyone was totally loyal to the Chew final four. I knew both Rosi and Ina had connections with other non-Chews. I was also concerned that if we somehow DID make it to that point, you guys would turn on me or something. The fact that we were separated thanks to the switch and you and Inazuma were alone for a while made me wonder if you guys had your own final two plans that didn't include me. So trying to manipulate the two sides into slowly eliminating each other until there were only one or two people left from each seemed like a good plan. That way, everyone would have no one to be loyal to but me. Now if only that had actually worked exactly the way I planned it. Conis <3: What advantages or positive qualities do you feel you have that your fellow two finalists don't that makes you the most worthy of the Jury members' votes? This is a very tough question, because I don't want to claim I'm better than the others, and as I said I'm not totally confident that I deserve to win more than them. For that matter, I don't know. I guess I can say I believe I played a riskier game than the both of them, being allied with as many people as I was, and I still managed to come out on top. There were plenty of times I expected everything to blow up in my face, but I was able to keep myself safe. And I'll also bring up the fact that I never received any votes at TC again because I'm still shocked by that. Donquixote Rosinante: What do you feel are your biggest accomplishments in this game that makes you deserving of the sole survivor title? Do you think your reasons apply to the jury? Again, my risky strategy playing two major alliances at once. In a game largely about relationships and deception, I think my ability to make that work and get me here is pretty important and worthy of the title. I can honestly say I believe that if the Chew 4 had somehow stayed together and maintained control of the game, leading to the demise of my alliance with Carrot, I'd still have a very good shot at reaching the finale. I had all my bases covered and pretty much no enemies for the duration of the game. (All of this is making me sound way too arrogant, I'm sorry everyone )Inazuma: Please evaluate yourself and the other two finalists. What are each of your greatest qualities and each of your weakest ones?(to be clear I mean in the sense of gameplay, please don't answer with Carrot's greatest strength is her blonde hair. ) True, she could be a bit too paranoid at times, but I was the exact same way, so I can't fault her for that. ...that's all I can think of. I'm too incapable of talking bad about others!!I've had a lot less direct interaction with Garp, so I haven't been able to examine him as closely. I considered him a big threat from early on though, and it's remarkable how he managed to accomplish so much in the game despite having real life getting in the way so often. The only weakness I can think of is that I personally don't like the idea of working with people solely to betray them in the end, as I prefer to establish as many meaningful relationships as I can. I guess this makes the game harder for me in a way since nearly every one of the later TCs made me want to cry, but it's how I prefer to play the game. But that's mostly just a difference in playing style, and clearly it worked out for him, so yeah... I suck at this. I've already talked enough about my own best qualities in the game, but if I got into what I think were the worst we'd all be stuck here for hours. I have very little confidence in myself and my abilities, and when I get paranoid (something that happens far too often) I can lose all ability to think straight and make some really bad decisions. That's destroyed my game in the past, and I had to work very hard to ensure it didn't do the same here.Kanjuro: Iceland is in the North Atlantic. Its capital city is Reykjavik. What can you say about your game that the other finalists can not? I feel like I already pretty much answered this in my reply to Conis' question. I took more risks blah blah blah, I had backup plans blah blah blah, I'll just move on to the next question if you don't mind. Mr. 2 Bon Clay: If you could change one thing that you had done this game, what would it be? I guess, knowing what I know now, I might rethink some of my plans surrounding the Chew alliance. I've thought at length about what I could have done to keep my old friends around longer, but honestly I still ended the game mostly the way I wanted to, so I think the choices I made turned out for the best. If I had campaigned TOO hard to save Chew, I might have lost favor with my other allies and not gotten where I am today. Zoro: What was your most difficult decision throughout the game, and how did it help or hinder you to reach the final three? The most difficult decisions were usually deciding to vote out one of my favorite people, such as Conis or one of my allies from Chew. But what took me the longest to decide on was betraying Carrot and Garp's plan to vote out Ina. There was so much risk involved and I was sure it'd end badly for me, but I finally decided it was the right thing to do. That'll be a fun confessional for you to all read when the game is over. But it seems in the end, it didn't really help OR hinder me. It didn't have the perfect ending I wanted where Ina was in the final three, but it also didn't get me in any trouble with my other allies.
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| Kalifa | Jun 30 2016, 06:30 PM Post #8 |
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Closing Plea Well, there's not much left for me to say that I haven't already said in my previous plea or in my answers. I think I've made the best case for myself possible, and I hope I've at least swayed one or two of you to vote for me. I will say one more thing, though I don't expect it to change your vote, I'm just a sentimental fool. I know that I've already stressed this enough at this point, but I really didn't ever expect to make it this far. Not to get too serious over what's essentially just a game, but I've never thought of myself as the right kind of person for this type of game at all. IRL I'm a very socially anxious loser, I have no self confidence, I suck at lying and deceiving people, I could never come up with these detailed plans and strategies and have them actually work out in the end... the list of flaws goes on, but I'll stop myself there. All these things seem to come into direct conflict with the skills required to play Survivor, and yet I managed to overcome these flaws, play the best game I could, and survive to the end. And I'm very proud of that. Yeah, I'm way too invested in this silly little game, but I still view this as a huge accomplishment, and if I were to win now on top of that, it'd probably be the highlight of my life. Or at least the highlight of this summer. But regardless of whether I win or not, this has been a great experience. I made friends, I had tons of fun, and I broke my own heart more times than I care to think about. We got a fantastic group of players this time, and I can honestly say I had a blast playing with each and every one of you. Thank you all so much. It's been an honor. <3 Okay, I'm done taking this all so seriously, I swear. ![]() Good luck to Carrot and Garp, who are both incredibly deserving of winning, and have been great allies to me the entire game. Thank you to the Jury, no matter who you vote for. It's been fun, and I hope to play with you all again in future games. Never stop fighting sexual harassment, guys. Kalifa out. |
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| Kalifa | Jun 30 2016, 06:31 PM Post #9 |
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This is a really dumb plea, I'm sorry everyone. |
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| Hatchan | Jun 30 2016, 11:43 PM Post #10 |
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If you're lucky, you might get a vote! |
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| Kalifa | Jul 1 2016, 12:03 AM Post #11 |
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-1 for being disappointing, Hatchan. |
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| Kalifa | Jul 1 2016, 03:58 PM Post #12 |
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MY FINAL GAME THOUGHTS!!!! I underestimated Garp a bit, after reading his plea I realized he's got a better chance than I do at winning. ![]() Also I'm like 75% sure Carrot's going to win this. Go Carrot-chan! just my prediction on who will win. |
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| Kalifa | Jul 1 2016, 05:00 PM Post #13 |
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MY REAL FINAL GAME THOUGHTS I am going to die. |
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| Nojiko | Jul 1 2016, 10:56 PM Post #14 |
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This is great and also very real. |
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| Carrot | Jul 1 2016, 11:12 PM Post #15 |
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Bath time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Kalifa | Jul 1 2016, 11:21 PM Post #16 |
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Actually, this post was a lie. Those were my thoughts the entire game. |
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| Kalifa | Jul 1 2016, 11:29 PM Post #17 |
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MY POST-GAME THOUGHTS Carrot-chan best winner ever
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| Carrot | Jul 1 2016, 11:31 PM Post #18 |
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I just couldn't accept not having a single one of my old allies in the final four, so I warned Inazuma about the upcoming vote so he could use his idol. It was my hope that with the idol gone, he would be seen as harmless and it'd be easy enough for me to negotiate his way later into the game. I actually was able to convince the others to vote out Rosi over him, but that was really all I could do. Keep in mind, this was all operating under the assumption that there'd be two finalists, not three, and that the winner of the final challenge would be the one to decide who the other finalist would be. I wanted at least one person who I could be 90% sure would choose me over the other options to go with them. I knew Garp would pick Carrot over me, and I couldn't help but be paranoid that Carrot would pick Garp over me. Despite that not being how the game was set up and despite the plan not doing much good, I'm still proud of this move. I took a risk, and if anyone had caught on, I might've been voted out, but due to the trust and loyalty I had built up with everyone at that point, no one but Inazuma knew. And I still made it here.
True, she could be a bit too paranoid at times, but I was the exact same way, so I can't fault her for that. ...that's all I can think of. I'm too incapable of talking bad about others!!
But it seems in the end, it didn't really help OR hinder me. It didn't have the perfect ending I wanted where Ina was in the final three, but it also didn't get me in any trouble with my other allies.


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