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Topic Started: Aug 4 2017, 06:05:21 PM (1,940 Views)
Boudica
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Okay, so:

1) Montezuma was right that there were returners? Wtf Klick r u made of literal magic?

2) Washington and Hannibal is maybe not terrible for me? I wasn't involved in either of them being voted out, and had decent relationships with both for the durations I interacted with them. Certainly better than it being any of Saladin/Dido/Stalin/Monty/Tokugawa

3) Willem on the jury is probably fine for me? He's going to be a pretty neutral slate if I make FTC, so he'll likely echo the broader sentiment of the jury and be influenceable during FTC

4) MERGE FUCK YEAH.
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If Alex isn't back in a few hours, and I don't get movement on Theo, I may just go nuclear again.

And by may I mean will because fuck it it worked last time, and if it doesn't work at least I'll have tried.
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Yup this is looking bad. Alex and I are trying one more thing before I public call-out again.
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I have no idea why Alex is trying to hard to save me here.

Actually I do. It's all about F4 security for him. He sacrifices a bit of chance of winning the F4 FIC in exchange for safety if he does lose.
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God seriously though Theodora went from such a threat to such a joke so fast. She doesn't have strategic or tactical chops and it's really, really fucking showing.
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Anyways here's to hoping this last push works. Almost an hour left, but the ball is mostly in Alex's court.

Hopefully my Susan Lucci-ness will carry the day.
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I don't want to be done fighting, but I don't know what else I can do. The ball is in Theo/Alex's court - what I say there probably doesn't matter at this point.
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It's sounding like it worked. The fight will never be over until I'm out of this game.

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Centering myself with some Kesha again.

Alex is a really good player. Absolute mad respect to him. If he's in FTC and I'm on jury, I'm voting for him basically no matter what at this point. Absolutely the best all-around player in this game left.
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So I'm starting to think that this game is actually an F2 and we're all in for a hilarious surprise at F4.

"Surprise"
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Boudica
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Theodora: "Let me ask people to lie to me about what items they won"

Like girl you know Alex is telling the truth about 2 of them.
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Me getting under Julius's skin is to:

1) Make myself seem like less of a jury threat by reminding the game of the abrasiveness I can have at times.

2) Help bolster my FTC case

These shenanigans are primarily about survival, but they're also things I can point to in FTC down the road as irrefutable. Playing the public space well gives me talking points in FTC.
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Julius not understanding what I'm doing is pretty representative of his broader strategic buffoonery.
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Boudica
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At least I made this entertaining for everyone.
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Also Julius does seem to understand that I'm jury-posturing but not in the way he thinks.
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Boudica
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Well that's a public declaration of my victory!
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Boudica
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Also if this game is an F2, it'll pay off in spades for me.
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Julius
 
Wow, way to be intimidated into a bad move.


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Welp, didn't work.

Was worth the effort. Can't be upset about what I put in, even if I'm disappointed in the result.
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Boudica
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Oh my god is this karma for the challenge snafu back in challenge 3?
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Boudica
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA IT IS.

So how many all-ins do I have to go in on before I finally draw dead on the river.

WHO KNOWS, BUT GENRE BEAR CONTINUES TO PUSH ON.
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Boudica
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Okay, so I promised a video confessional, so I'm going to record that and upload it now.
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Sappho
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Did you have a heart attack?
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Boudica
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I mean I was really confused at first because it didn't make sense, then I saw the updated post and was like "OH SHIT"
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Sappho
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It's the Final 5! Time to ask some questions.

1: What just happened? No really us specs don't know what happened, fill us with knowledge.
2: How worried are you about leaving this round?
3: Who is your F2?
4: In the absence of you, who do you want to win this game?
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Boudica
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I apologize for the sudden cut. QTPlayer did it.



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Francis Bacon
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Sizzle Sizzle
ty 4 this
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Sappho
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When you describe yourself as a winner you sound like you're talking about your ideal porn star is that intentional
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Sappho
Aug 19 2017, 10:00:46 PM
When you describe yourself as a winner you sound like you're talking about your ideal porn star is that intentional
No but it fits my ~brand~
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Boudica
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Julius continues to be bad at this game.

But he has the vacation so he's guaranteed F4 lol.
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"Theo would be good to take over me for Gilg/Nap because they fight for different votes" is a terrible argument argument when Theo's pool of votes is larger and she's one person to two.
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God I wonder what my specdgic tone has been this game.

It's probably all over the fucking place.
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Also me when Julius says anything at this point:

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o hey waddup
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Boudica
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Idk that's also probably me with "backstabbing Alex right at the end would be worse than me than not doing it" so maybe I don't really have legs to stand on.
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Imhotep
Aug 20 2017, 05:47:39 AM
o hey waddup
Oh hey dude waddup to you.

I'm just trying to figure out what I can say to Julius/Napoleon at this point because they're all like "Theo made an awful choice" but they don't have the context of "Alex was literally going to guarantee that she went out next round with his idol."

I feel awful about that play, but it was so, so necessary lol.
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And by "they" I mean "Julius" because Napoleon literally just stopped talking to me.
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Idk I think what's really missing from everyone's heuristics is that I'm an asshole and people don't like me, so I probably lose in the end.
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Also yeah I've had 11 votes cast against me this game, which I'm pretty sure is first, although Julius should be in the ballpark.

I guess the difference is that a bunch of those votes I've caught have actually almost killed me, whereas Julius is the constant distraction target.
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Boudica
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I can't decide what my theme song for this game should be.

Bulletproof by David Guetta ft. Sia
Learn to Let Go by Kesha
It's Not Right, but it's Okay by Whitney Houston
Stronger by Britney Spears

So many good choices!
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Boudica
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Anyways I'm getting overconfident, and overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer. I'm on too much of a high right now and need to reign it in.
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Feel free to watch the video (all or part, it's all good), and ask me any questions that you have.

PMs are probably going to be slow with Julius and Napoleon wanting nothing to do with me right now, so I can answer questions you may have about what has been/is going on.
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Boudica
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Okay yeah I screwed the pooch on this challenge. Hopefully Alex wins it so he can pass me his idol lol.
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I don't think I'm necessarily getting voted out here if I lose b/c I think Theo realizes that I'm her only chance at beating Alex in an IC at F4 so yeah, just gotta make sure to remind her of that etc.

Also I literally forgot Willem was on the jury in all this somehow, so yeah F3
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Lol only Alex and I found the shortest path.
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Boudica
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Like this is dumb how are they all so bad at challenges?

I fucking suck at challenges and am T2 challenge threat in this game.
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Sappho
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have you considered you might not suck
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Boudica
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My heuristic in life for most things is that I'm bad at it, better than me is good, and worse than me is very bad.

It's kind of dickish but it works for me

Also pre-school Survivor my historical challenge record has been absolute dumpster-tier. Even pre-merge here I fucking sucked.
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Hahahahahahahahaha Alex is flipping on me after all the shit that happened last round.

I knew I shouldn't get so comfortable.

What the fuck do I even do now.
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jfc it's 1am I have work tomorrow and god knows Jules and Napoleon are going to be CHOMPING at the bit to come for me.

I need to figure something out. Fast.
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A lot of this is going to require Julius to behave in a rational, correct way, instead of getting blinded by the shiny.

Dear god I'm fucked. Still gotta try, though.
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I'm thinking through my options here. The fundamental problem is that Alex has both the necklace AND the idol. If 3 of us go on one person, and Alex idols correctly, I'm just gone.

So I need to split up the votes somehow. I need to create a 3-1-1 so that, if Alex idols successfully, it's a tie and I can argue my case (and have the other 2 keep me). If it's wrong, I create a tie and can argue to survive.

The OTHER alternative is to set up a 2-2-1, where Alex is the sole vote for me. For example, if I can get Jules/Nap on Theo, and me/Theo on Jules, whoever Alex idols becomes irrelevant.
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The problem is that right now Julius is going to be gungho on taking me out. Alex and Jules both voting me with Alex idoling Jules guarantees I go out. So step one is getting each of Napoleon, Julius, and Theo absolutely not voting me and not voting in a triangle. Then I can place my vote to optimize my chances.

Ugh this is gonna suck.
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I guess there's the other option of "convince Alex not to do it" which, like, worked last time but is it really going to work again?

So it's effectively:

1) Convince Alex not to vote for me because removing me means he has to win the FIC no matter what, which could go awry if it's a wonky challenge (he performed poorly in a few, could swing that argument)

2) Orchestrate a crazy vote-split where I manage to invalidate BOTH Alex's vote and his idol. Numerically it's possible, but is it possible to swing socially?
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I enjoy how this game was basically:

1) Fuck Boudica, we should vote her out

2) Boudica works her ass off just to survive

3) OMG Boudica it's so impressive how you managed to survive so much, so now we have to vote you off because it makes you a huge threat

Like idk. It's frustrating lol. I just want to make a fucking FTC for once, and the one time I really get in striking range it's like "lol jk you had to work too hard to get here and that's really impressive"
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Just another day in the office of Survivor: Civ I guess.

Waiting to hear back from Alex and Theo. Probably going to stay up until about 2 to PM and try to make something happen.
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Boudica
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At least try to get movement on things.
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Actually no, I need to go to sleep.

I still have fight in me, and it won't be over until it's truly over, but I don't know if I can pull another miracle off.
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none of you are getting bailouts
i believe in you
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Boudica
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Thanks. I think a lot of people have believed in me a lot more this game than I believe in myself, and I hope I've risen to the occasion.

Appeals sent to Julius and Napoleon to try to get them to work with me here. I'm still fuzzy on what the exact details of that will look like, but it's going to be a very, very narrow threading of the needle to pull the backup plan off. Still gonna try to work on Alex, but it's looking inauspicious.
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This is what i sent Julius, very similar to what I sent Napoleon:

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So, it looks like Alex is flipping on me this round, so my deal with him from last round is off. He used me to force his agenda of getting rid of Gilgamesh through.

I get that, after last round, you think I'm the biggest threat to win this game if I make FTC, but the fact is that Alex is a much, much bigger threat. Alex has played, far and away, the absolute best game end-to-end. Challenge dominance? 3 individual wins (4 if he wins FIC next round), best pre-merge record. Strategic dominance? Dude's the only person to have really gotten what he wanted ever single round. He forced Gilgamesh through last round. He dodged my blindside attempt and got Pocatello out the round before. He got Theo to go with Maria the round before that. Social game? Dude's been crazy likable this whole game, and that's what's allowed him to have the strategic dominance he's had. Other people have been willing to let him because they've trusted him.

And I get that people are afraid of my underdog story, of the fact that I've managed to dodge a lot of bullets and make some miracles happen, but my game has among the most weaknesses of anyone else's left as well. I've been a constant target through this whole game because of a mediocre social game. I've had multiple lucky breaks where I really, by all right, should have been out of this game, but then stayed in due to things out of my control. So yeah, I can argue "I worked really hard to get here," but I made myself have to work hard through deficiencies in my own game, and those are deficiencies you can argue during FTC.

Meanwhile, I'm the only person who can challenge Alex at FIC in 9 challenges out of 10. Voting me out here means Alex will continue his steamroll. I need help in order to survive this round, though, so I'm gonna throw another hail mary here. There isn't a lot left to offer if you work with me here, but I'll give just about anything for another chance. The reality is that I probably need another miracle here, since I know you're really, really set against me, but I need you to step back and really think about things holistically and not be blinded by what's happened in the past round.
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none of you are getting bailouts
i 100% love you and am behind you and am rooting for you this round is the tea
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Haha thanks.

Right now Julius isn't budging so I need to convince him that there is a path to victory for him at FTC and I'm basically offering him "here is how to, to each specific juror, argue against me."

It's literally all i have to give at this point but idk Julius can be really stubborn and he may still decide that that isn't enough
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Not getting any movement anywhere. I want to throw another Hail Mary, but being up against an idol makes that throw a low harder to execute.

Probably will go for it anyways because why not.
Edited by Boudica, Aug 21 2017, 11:16:07 AM.
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Napoleon is showing movement but it seems for naught if Julius doesn't budge
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I'd put my odds of living right now around 5%
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Boudica
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Julius is like what wouls have happened if J4 got dragged to the end because the rest of the game couldn't bother
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I'm trying to xome up with a public post to do something but I can't think of what to do
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Hopefully Theo runs with that post and gets inside Alex's head to get the idol played on her
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Odds of me surviving this still slim.
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By what I'm being told, I will survive, but that information could be so fucked that I'm probably just done here.

Still raking my mind for ideas. Still gots 0.
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Anyways, I await death.

Will do a juror confessional. Mood will be a bit more somber than last time, but sometimes the hand you're dealt just doesn't quite cut it. I played my best, and hopefully next game I can play a bit better.
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Getting in one more Listen of Learn to Let Go before I go out.

I owe that song so much, both in this game and in my life. Thank you, Kesha. We don't deserve you.
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I hope the specs aren't like "omg what a pity party." That's not what I want to be remembered for.

But sometimes you are forced to lay down the sword.
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WOW.

IT FUCKING WORKED.
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Roma delenda est.

It fucking worked.

I am floored.

I was shaking before, but now I'm extra shaking. Looks like I can play a subtle game too sometimes!
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We still get a confessional though right?
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I'm still shaking.

I am shook
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Sappho
Aug 21 2017, 05:08:17 PM
We still get a confessional though right?
Absolutely I have to.

I am so happy though.
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Video uploading. Time to start drafting torchwalks.
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none of you are getting bailouts
we uhhhhh STAN legends
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Warning: I get up at like 6:55 and I tried to dodge revealing that I was only wearing underwear and was only mostly successful.

Thankfully I wasn't recording naked (not that I have done that before...)

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You've made an impressive run and the end is in sight.
What is your plan to ensure that you see the next light?
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Would you like to carve a bust of me for your library? Get in line!
I love the "protagonist from a sports anime" line.
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Herodotus
Aug 21 2017, 06:44:49 PM
I love the "protagonist from a sports anime" line.
Boku wa Kuroko!
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Nostradamus
Aug 21 2017, 06:38:45 PM
You've made an impressive run and the end is in sight.
What is your plan to ensure that you see the next light?
Win the challenge.

If I lose the challenge, try to make sure Alex doesn't win if it's possible.

If Alex wins the challenge, try to get Napoleon to tie it on Theodora.
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Alternatively: watch the video.
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Boudica
Aug 21 2017, 06:09:48 PM
Thankfully I wasn't recording naked (not that I have done that before...)
knew it
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Clothes are the worst.
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How does it feel to finally walk the torches?
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Sappho
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Can we get more of the kitty next time?
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Imhotep
Aug 21 2017, 07:56:57 PM
How does it feel to finally walk the torches?
Fucking amazing.

REM
Martin O'Malley
J4
Tien Shinhan
Jeff Varner
Penny Proud
Boudica

Took me 7 tries, but I got it.
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Sappho
Aug 21 2017, 07:57:15 PM
Can we get more of the kitty next time?
Maybe I'll try to get other kitty who is terrified of all humans.
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Well, soon, you'll need to focus on a final immunity challenge, and then FTC. You won't have much more time to gossip with us. This is your final one-on-one with me, that mosquito Nostradamus. This journey started over a month ago and you've made it to this steps. Looking back, how much have you accomplished, how much have you changed, and what more can you accomplish to take this title?
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How much I have accomplished: I feel like I've accomplished a ton in this game. My path to this point, more than anyone else's, has been filled with peril and treachery and near-misses, and yet every time I've managed to pull something off and dodge death. There have absolutely been moments in this game where I was lucky, but my bad luck in this game has far outweighed it, and I've managed to come this far despite it.

How much I've changed: Borobudur gave me enlightenment

What more can I do to accomplish the title: Win FIC is step one. Then not-choke FTC. I think I would be coming into FTC heavily favored on Napoleon and slightly favored on Theodora, so I would need to close that out crisply.
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Christine Lagarde
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none of you are getting bailouts
good to see borobudur get the rightful acknowledgment it deserves
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Boudica
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I loved that challenge. I thought it was really interesting and creative!
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TBH I've liked the challenge design broadly in this game. Obviously not every challenge can be super high-effort, and there has been a good mix of challenge types.

Borobudur was the most creative one though, and very cool
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Boudica
Aug 22 2017, 05:24:59 AM
I loved that challenge. I thought it was really interesting and creative!
your sarcasm is noted but repeated by myself without irony.....binch
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That wasn't sarcastic!
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none of you are getting bailouts
nice
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