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About why I voted the way I did-
7thson played a better game than I thought he did and that earned him much more thought than I thought I'd give him. I liked the fact that he was working with Yam and working both sides. There's just one thing that really put me off. He said multiple times about how trust was important and he at least needed to be in the loop. When we were down to the final 7 after Raul was voted out, me, Cat, and Jeff had to consider three possibilities; that 7th and Yam would again both vote with us, or they'd vote against us, or that one would and one wouldn't. You see, I was telling Yam and 7thson the same things, hoping at least one would vote with us to get to a duel. The reason I wasn't completely forthcoming with 7thson and Yam that we were splitting the votes is because the odds were that at least one of them wouldn't be with us. With the idol out there we couldn't afford to let one wrong person know the plans, because we had no idea who that one wrong person may be. So, 7thson, if you were forthcoming about working and voting with yam then this wouldn't have been the same concern. It's not a problem to try to get info from others while also holding out for yourself. The problem comes when you're in the final three and you preach one way but you did the same thing yourself. It is hypercritical. Not only that, but you had no idea we were splitting the votes, and then afterward you acted like you voted against us because we did that. You had no clue we were doing that when you voted. If you know it or not, you are misdirecting as to your reasons for that decision. Again, the problem for me was that you were still doing it once it didn't matter anymore. I am not necessarily of the belief that this was all your intention.
I was leaning towards Cosmic going into the question and answer period and it was painful for me to not vote for her. I believe she played the best social game and she really put herself out there. She also excels at strategy and challenges. I saw no weaknesses in her game. When it came to the answers to my questions, she answered everything the way I expected her to; no points lost and none gained. TUS answered the questions and really gave me what I needed to hear, confirming some suspicions and enlightening me to other things. I won't get into everything but for one thing he said he wanted Cosmic to be viewed as the bigger threat. When I asked around who everyone thought the first blindsided should be, his was the name that was coming up. I believed it was Cosmic, and the truth is I still don't know if I was right or wrong, but I do know that I thought the way he wanted me to think. The biggest factor and ultimately deciding difference came to one round, the round that TUS beat Velvet in a duel. When we all voted for Cosmic, I had said that I screwed up and that strategy wasn't supposed to work for them. While that is true, it at least caused us to have some confusion, and the fact is their strategy ended up getting their side a needed win. So what I didn't know was that idea was Suspect's. This was the biggest round of the game that would shift the entire balance of power. Not only did TUS plan the round's strategy, he won the duel with velvet. The final 3 likely looks completely different otherwise. Btw, it wasn't supposed to be TUS in the duel but someone jumped the gun with their vote, more testament to our confusion. So yea, I thought that round was the biggest moment of the game and TUS owned it. I had other subtle reasons for voting him but I can't really remember right now. I think he had everything stacked against him due to his reputation and that also factored into my thoughts.
7thson played a better game than I thought he did and that earned him much more thought than I thought I'd give him. I liked the fact that he was working with Yam and working both sides. There's just one thing that really put me off. He said multiple times about how trust was important and he at least needed to be in the loop. When we were down to the final 7 after Raul was voted out, me, Cat, and Jeff had to consider three possibilities; that 7th and Yam would again both vote with us, or they'd vote against us, or that one would and one wouldn't. You see, I was telling Yam and 7thson the same things, hoping at least one would vote with us to get to a duel. The reason I wasn't completely forthcoming with 7thson and Yam that we were splitting the votes is because the odds were that at least one of them wouldn't be with us. With the idol out there we couldn't afford to let one wrong person know the plans, because we had no idea who that one wrong person may be. So, 7thson, if you were forthcoming about working and voting with yam then this wouldn't have been the same concern. It's not a problem to try to get info from others while also holding out for yourself. The problem comes when you're in the final three and you preach one way but you did the same thing yourself. It is hypercritical. Not only that, but you had no idea we were splitting the votes, and then afterward you acted like you voted against us because we did that. You had no clue we were doing that when you voted. If you know it or not, you are misdirecting as to your reasons for that decision. Again, the problem for me was that you were still doing it once it didn't matter anymore. I am not necessarily of the belief that this was all your intention.
I was leaning towards Cosmic going into the question and answer period and it was painful for me to not vote for her. I believe she played the best social game and she really put herself out there. She also excels at strategy and challenges. I saw no weaknesses in her game. When it came to the answers to my questions, she answered everything the way I expected her to; no points lost and none gained. TUS answered the questions and really gave me what I needed to hear, confirming some suspicions and enlightening me to other things. I won't get into everything but for one thing he said he wanted Cosmic to be viewed as the bigger threat. When I asked around who everyone thought the first blindsided should be, his was the name that was coming up. I believed it was Cosmic, and the truth is I still don't know if I was right or wrong, but I do know that I thought the way he wanted me to think. The biggest factor and ultimately deciding difference came to one round, the round that TUS beat Velvet in a duel. When we all voted for Cosmic, I had said that I screwed up and that strategy wasn't supposed to work for them. While that is true, it at least caused us to have some confusion, and the fact is their strategy ended up getting their side a needed win. So what I didn't know was that idea was Suspect's. This was the biggest round of the game that would shift the entire balance of power. Not only did TUS plan the round's strategy, he won the duel with velvet. The final 3 likely looks completely different otherwise. Btw, it wasn't supposed to be TUS in the duel but someone jumped the gun with their vote, more testament to our confusion. So yea, I thought that round was the biggest moment of the game and TUS owned it. I had other subtle reasons for voting him but I can't really remember right now. I think he had everything stacked against him due to his reputation and that also factored into my thoughts.
I definitely wouldn't bore ya. 
