Brad's Answers to Todd

Hey Todd! Good to talk to you again.  It hasn't been long :P

I am sorry I did vote you off, but frankly my trust in you had been decreasing as the game went on.  You always stated you were loyal to our 3, and I guess you were, but the way you would talk about how you didn't think you could beat JP or I in the finals made me really concerned about your intentions.  Also, as the game wore on, you started to become a bit more dishonest with me whenever it came to the game.  At the Final 7, I found out through JP that you were interested in voting Shambo off, and it was only after I confronted you that you admitted it.  That was a huge strike against you in my eyes.  I still wanted you in the Final 4, but any considerations of bringing you to the 3 instead of say Brandon, well they completely went away.  I just didn't feel like I could trust you.  I don't know that I meant to say you were "wishy-washy" persay if you did, but it's more the fact that despite you telling me how loyal you were, it just didn't feel completely true.  You talked far too much about how you were the Final 3 goat and you couldn't win, and logically, if you wanted to make moves TO win, you would have switched things up.  But when you started lying to me that round, I really just couldn't put faith in you anymore.  You were a great person and a great friend (so caring!) throughout this entire game, but I've had deals from the beginning with Brandon and JP, and whenever you started being shady to me in particular, it gave me more ammunition to stick to those deals.  I'm sorry.   Here is part of one conversation we had that made me concerned...


sizzlingbikini (11:47:07 PM): So I was thinking, the game might go back to final 3 instead of 2
pianoman331 (11:47:14 PM): yeah probably something like that
sizzlingbikini (11:47:33 PM): Oh well... I guess there's no chance for me to win then LOL
pianoman331 (11:48:05 PM): why do u say that lol
sizzlingbikini (11:49:05 PM): Because if ever i am in a final 3 with anyone left, they will win. You and Brad are the people's fave, heidi and jenna have lots of friends in tambaqui, shambo is very strategic and brandon is likeable. I am just caring. LOL
pianoman331 (11:50:03 PM): i am Brad silly :P
pianoman331 (11:50:13 PM): but idk.  i dunno why ppl say that, im not online that much
pianoman331 (11:50:13 PM): lol
sizzlingbikini (11:50:34 PM): Nahhhh.... You are smart and you and Jordan were the only one who divided the Tambaqui vote in final 10
sizzlingbikini (11:50:46 PM): You guys are brilliant when it comes to that.
sizzlingbikini (11:51:04 PM): As for me, I am just like a nanny who cares for everyone and is willing to sacrifice everything LOL
sizzlingbikini (11:51:21 PM): Did you know that Shawna approached me the night before TC?
pianoman331 (11:51:35 PM): what did she say?
sizzlingbikini (11:52:07 PM): She offered me an alliance but i refused it. I told her that I already have an alliance with the fabs and I won't break it. It wouldn't be logical
sizzlingbikini (11:52:28 PM): That's maybe the reason why i think I got a vote
pianoman331 (11:52:29 PM): yeah.  im true to you and JP and our final 3.  so id hope ud feel comfortable with me :-)
sizzlingbikini (11:52:58 PM): Of course I feel comfortable with you because you are my friend
pianoman331 (11:53:15 PM): its been nice how smooth it has been overall.  i really think one of us can win
sizzlingbikini (11:53:22 PM): No....
pianoman331 (11:53:30 PM): ?
sizzlingbikini (11:53:42 PM): Yes it's smooth but when we are already in the final 3, one of you guys will win. LOL
pianoman331 (11:53:55 PM): u dont know that.  and now ur making me nervous lol
sizzlingbikini (11:54:00 PM): Let's face it, in our threesome, I am just a third wheel. LMAO. But I kinda like it
sizzlingbikini (11:54:31 PM): Nah don't be nervous
pianoman331 (11:54:44 PM): my only goal this game has been to make the finals again.  if i win great, but that wasnt my main goal
sizzlingbikini (11:54:48 PM): All I am saying is that, out of the three of us, or even the seven of us, I am the least popular
sizzlingbikini (11:54:59 PM): So I don't even think I will win this game at all
sizzlingbikini (11:55:48 PM): Well, don't say that in your opening statements LMAO
pianoman331 (11:55:56 PM): well obviously not, im just sayin
pianoman331 (11:55:57 PM): lol
sizzlingbikini (11:57:10 PM): But I have to tell you this, even though I am losing hope, I really want to win this badly. I mean, yeah my first goal is to make it past 10th place and I did it. Now that I am in final 7, I really want to win this game especially when I lost in Final Destionation. So I don't want to disappoint myself again
pianoman331 (11:57:45 PM): well i mean thats fine.  its good to want to win!  just dont screw me over please :-(
pianoman331 (11:58:03 PM): im with u here lol.  im here to help u
sizzlingbikini (11:58:20 PM): If I screw you, would you be mad at me?
sizzlingbikini (11:58:58 PM): oh that's a silly question sorry LOL
sizzlingbikini (11:59:16 PM): Of course I won't. I can't afford to lose another friend :-(
pianoman331 (11:59:43 PM): please dont screw me, esp for at least jenna and heidi.  lol
pianoman331 (11:59:50 PM): they would wrap it up if they made it to the finals
sizzlingbikini (12:00:12 AM): Oh please for the love of God, Heidi and Jenna won't even make it past final 5
pianoman331 (12:00:20 AM): lmao yay :-D
sizzlingbikini (12:00:51 AM): we promised each other that the fab 5 will make it in final 5
pianoman331 (12:00:56 AM): yup and im true to that
sizzlingbikini (12:01:03 AM): Anyone who would break that bond will suffer a major consequence
pianoman331 (12:01:20 AM): yeah. for sure
sizzlingbikini (12:01:36 AM): I haven't played so cunning and devious for 4 years now and I am willing to bring back that side of me if anyone wants to target our own in this round and in final 6
pianoman331 (12:01:53 AM): yeah i agree.
sizzlingbikini (12:02:02 AM): I can be a caring mother-like figure but I can be a bitch too LOL
pianoman331 (12:02:06 AM): lmaooo
pianoman331 (12:02:30 AM): like i said, i just really want to make the finals so dont rob me : P
sizzlingbikini (12:02:32 AM): And trust me, I love that side of me. It brings out my evil in me
pianoman331 (12:02:40 AM): but dont be afraid to play.  just dont screw me :-(
pianoman331 (12:02:41 AM): lol
sizzlingbikini (12:03:07 AM): I can't play any tricks anymore because you guys already are playing tricks on your sleeves LOL
sizzlingbikini (12:03:25 AM): I mean, you and Jordan are the master strategists. I am just another Mick :-(
pianoman331 (12:03:35 AM): we really only did one move.  and it was for the good of the team...
sizzlingbikini (12:03:58 AM): And I truly think that that is the only major move that can be done in this game
sizzlingbikini (12:04:34 AM): Trust me on this, we will still be in the final 3
sizzlingbikini (12:05:04 AM): And no one can steal that spot to us
sizzlingbikini (12:05:10 AM): But here's the thing baby
sizzlingbikini (12:05:25 AM): I have a question for you and I hope you answer honestly
pianoman331 (12:06:08 AM): okay what's that?
sizzlingbikini (12:06:20 AM): what if it's a final 2 and not final 3
sizzlingbikini (12:06:34 AM): will i get the bronze medal?
pianoman331 (12:06:49 AM): i dont have a Final 2 with anyone.
pianoman331 (12:06:50 AM): and frankly
pianoman331 (12:06:54 AM): i dont know that i can beat JP in the finals
pianoman331 (12:06:58 AM): so not if i win immunity

So in that conversation, did I lie? Yes.   And I do apologize for that, but I always was going to the finals with either JP or Brandon, so I wanted to make you feel safe because we were at the Final 7 and this was the time you SHOULD have flopped if you wanted to get to the finals in a good position.  Also, I always told people I just wanted to get to the finals to defuse the threat against me.  Trust me, I really want to win. :P

So onto your questions

You shouldn't vote for me because I wasn't 100% honest with you.  There were times that I would lie to you or pretend my intentions were something different than they actually were.  I know you are an emotional person (and I am too!) and I probably hurt your feelings.  If you are upset that I have lied to you a few times in the past, then don't vote for me.  I would hope you would look past it and realize that we had a great relationship in the game on a whole (and I was not the ONLY one who voted for you), then perhaps you might vote for me.  But, frankly, if there is a reason, it would be that.

You shouldn't vote for Brandon because, his game was very stagnant.    He sort of relied a lot on me and the rest of the Jaburu tribe throughout the game.  When we got to the merge, he really did nothing to help give the tribe the advantage (that was all JP and myself).   Brandon is here because he is a friendly, inoffensive player that really didn't make any moves that stand out.  He is here because I helped him get here.  I <3 him very much, but there wasn't an awful lot of proactive gameplay.

You shouldn't vote for JP because despite the fact that people view him as a "leader" because he is Jordan, he really didn't cover his bases as well as I did.  I've stated things like this in other questions, but JP often relinquished all of his power to me when he really should have kept some for himself.  JP and I were both thinking about the pair of us at all times, BUT, beyond that, I rarely (if ever) had to rely on JP for much of anything to advance myself.  JP needed me at the Final 5 to ensure he stayed.  JP and Todd COULD have voted off Shambo at Final 7, and frankly for their game, they probably should have.  They buckled under, voting off Heidi, and giving me back the power again.  Todd did have the idol, which I know they considered using at 6, but Todd disappeared all round so... so much for that plan.    JP played a strong game, but when push comes to shove, I feel like I played a stronger one.

I don't want to sound like an asshole, but I don't think I would have been voted off in 3rd place lol.  If it was a Final 2, they both were taking me, and I don't believe otherwise lol.  They are both great people and good competitors so I'm not going to choose one over the other, because once I had the Final 3 I wanted, even if I HAD chosen a Final 2, I don't think I was in any danger of going.  They can say now that they would have "considered" not taking me, but I really don't believe it.  They both voted for each other to go home at end game and they were both loyal to their best allies (me).  So, I can't really give you an answer to this question.  I spoke in another question about WHY I chose a Final 3 rather than a Final 2.

Thanks for your questions and comments Todd! Good luck.