#cassandra-fish-speech

 when she went home, it was able to shift a lot of perspective on me because I did not vote that tribal. I knew she was going home or I knew she was getting votes and I was content with her going home. So what I had done was I was able to turn it around and more portray it as seeing someone who is now like this lost dog who doesn't know what to do. And it was able to conceal both my golden slingshots and my idol that I had at the time because people just saw me as a sheep. people had thought that I was going to be doing things to save her if I was able to, which was not the case. It also allowed me to secure Ale with me in the event that the three of us broke up, I wouldn't be the one kicked to the curb. It also allowed me to work on getting AK back and connecting with him more than I had prior. It was able for me to get my positioning in the game better because it was the burning tuli also was not the best for my game as i said earlier but riley going was able like the turning point to where i could get these new connections

 8 is where I really took the game by storm. I was talking with Ale and he kept telling me about how Garrett was pissed at AK. And after the heat that AK has been on, I finally decided it was time to make a power move and slingshot the rod that Dallas still had. And allowed me to get into better graces with AK by saving him as well as get out my target for a few rounds. It was specifically powerful because no one had expected it to come from me. I had been able to use my small appearance in the game as a way to easily combat a move. And even though I did that move, people still did not see me as a threat. They saw me as someone who did something, but it wasn't my sole decision. I knew that a good chunk of this was going to happen because of small little tidbits of conversation and picking up on social cues. and saving AK was something I was able to play off as more something like, I just did it on impulse. I just did it on shits and giggles. And it was actually something that really, really set me for the rest of the season because one, it made a name for myself. Two, it got AK back on our side because it showed that people were willing to vote for him. And it was able to lock my alliance even more, which is why we made Final Four.

 7, I was able to rekindle with my alliance of 4 with Ale, Carly, and AK, and lock that 4 down. However, because of the bell counts, I knew that I was not going to be safe. I still had other people who now saw me as a target, and I was receiving votes. I did have my idol, but I wasn't ready to play it just yet. I wanted to take it to 6, where it would have expired, and I could have used it then. So I had devised a plan that I steal Ael's shovel and play it on myself. So that way I remain safe, I get rid of the slingshot, so that way all of them are out of the game and I still get to keep my idol to guarantee myself five. Being able to use that slingshot was another way to show to people that like, hey, I'm here, I know where things are, don't count me out. And it was also a way to show that like, I have my allies with me, I can plan accordingly and I can read her room.

 final six, I had locked in my alliance. They were willing to keep me when the target had once again been on me. And even though I had my idol, it later proved that I didn't need it. Garrett was a way smaller target than me at the time. So it was way impressive that I was able to rally these people to still believe that I would have been the best to keep in the game later, even though there were so many people willing to keep me at the time. capitalizing on, I think it was Garrett going for Missouri. I can't recall off the top of my head. I have it in my notes somewhere, but I really need to get the speech done. Ale was going to flip and vote out Carly. And that was not something I could have had happened because I needed Carly in this game. She was still one of these people that was loyal to me, whereas Garrett was not. And getting ale to still vote garrett would have like had he not vote garrett carly would have gone i would have looked dumb because i would have lost an ally i didn't have an idol anymore and i don't think i get here today without that so getting ale to stick true to this alliance was something really really pivotal in changing my game to ensure that i'm ensure final tribal council it was at this point that i 100 guaranteed my seat here

 tribal, not really much to say. It was just another significance of, hey, this alliance has gotten me. All the work I put in is continuously paying off because I still have this big target and yet it's consistently not me because these allies believe that I am the one who is perfect to their game scenario, even though it wouldn't have been in everyone's best case scenario to keep me as I still had this big target going on. It would have been really smart for AK or Carly to make a power move on me. However, they were not in a position to.

 Four, not really much to say. I really wanted Carly at three. I really just wanted it. So I voted AK. It wasn't really a strategic move because I felt like I was stronger than both Carly and AK. The fire making just didn't go my way. And that was really sad. There wasn't really much game there. But it's just the fact that I was able to make it at four and still not have the target on me was something impressive after having target on me for the past four tribals.

 think my games stands out to most because I was able to change my viewpoint at the early merge as something who just floats along, someone who does nothing and just sits there, when really I was making notations about where people lied, where advantages were, so that way I could capitalize it later on in the game and grow my threat level immensely. And even while I did grow my threat level, I still was able to be connected with all these people, So that way it did not hurt me later. Keep in mind, all season long, I have not won a single individual immunity, not a single one. And yet I was able to consistently be in a good spot for the rest of the merge, even though my target was this big, huge thing. There are other people such as Ale who had an AK actually, who both needed to rely on an individual immunity when at some point in time, I did not. Everything I did was solely because of my social cues, of my connections, and my advantage knowledge. None of it was something that had not been done without some form of strategy or social. I didn't need to rely on comps, though I was good at them. At the end of the day, even though I may not have had the biggest or flashiest game, I have really had such a growing arc where I just grew brighter and brighter and stronger until there was no stopping me come the end.

, this is kind of like overdue, but like, I don't really give a fuck because it's not like you're reading through all this in that time, but like, whatever. Um, it's also notable to mention that yes, people could say I did need my golden slingshot with a shovel. However, the only reason I was in a position where I would have gotten the majority votes was because of other advantages. I was just susceptible and aware enough. I hope I use that word, right? I was just aware enough in the area that I was able to plan accordingly and counter their strike against me. Had no advantages existed in the first place, I would have still stayed. I had consistently been able to plan ahead and think about what would have been the best move in my favor, even if the odds were stacked against me.

 Underdark arc is not something to overlook. I had started at a shaky spot in the beginning of the game, I had gotten into a good spot at swap, and then again hit merge in a shaky spot. But this time, I wasn't going to let myself crumble. I had taken the game by storm, using all the information that I had gathered previously, and I was able to burn as strong as I can and get rid of so many people in my path. even though it had gathered attention to me at the end, it didn't matter because I was already so powerful that I did not have anything standing in my way to make it here. Anyone could have won immunity and I still would have been here. That is a powerful statement. I don't think that should be underestimated. Even though I had not consistently been an indominant or I had not always been the figurehead or the keystone, I had always had a part in every single thing that I did. And I do think that should be taken into account that I have consistently been growing all game and didn't burn out at the end. I have always been a figure.

, I don't know if y'all can see this now or if jury questions are out, but I'm gonna go eat my Taco Bell. So talk to you later.