Good evening gentlemen,
Well, you did it boys. Who would have thought three members of Nuka Hiva, the underdog tribe, would be sitting in those spots tonight, with one of you about to be crowned an All-Stars winner? But you did and you are, and you all navigated through this game and no-one can take that away from you all so congratulations fellas.
This seems like a split jury - so tonight your answers could easily sway a few votes. I know people say that all the time to increase the stakes and create dramatic tension, but this time it is true. I don't want to keep you guys long because there will be a lot to get through, but I do want to address the three of you one at a time and then ask my question.
Carter - brah. I didn't know you coming into this game like I did the other two. For you, that's a mixed blessing. It's a blessing because I didn't expect as much from you as I did them and the lack of a personal relationship die to having played before together meant that you weren't in a position to upset me on a personal level with your actions, or rather, inaction, the way the other two boys were, However, here we are at FTC and I'm struggling to think of you as anything more than wallpaper for this game. We tried on numerous occasions to initiate a dialogue but it never really got very far. For you to get my vote tonight, I'm going to need to hear that you did have very deep relationships in this game with people on the jury and that you were not just being a loyal foot soldier, but that people were, on occasion, following your command. Show me you weren't wallpaper and you can earn me my vote.
The boys. OK, Ralphy first. Ralph, you're always a blast to play with and someone you know I love shooting the breeze with. However, I discovered in this game that, although it is incredibly easy to talk to you about life outside the game or things we mutually enjoy, these conversations never transition into anything game-related and are kept quite surface-level and I don't know if you do that on purpose or if you're always afraid of knowing who you can actually talk game with but I felt as though I was being kept at arms-length by both you and Cochran this time. I told you guys I wanted to play with you day one, but it seemed like I wasn't the only one and you guys saw a better offer on the table and so you went with that. Ralph, if I am going to vote for you tonight, I need you to show me some development in your game. The lovable goofball schtick has gotten you to a FTC now but we need to be able to take you seriously for you to be a contender so please, take your time tonight with your answers, be articulate and clear and show us that you have been taking things seriously because I would hate for you to lose any votes by inadvertently making the jury feel like you are taking the piss.
Finally, Cochran. I'm going to be very interested in hearing from you tonight and hope you have come prepared to demonstrate to the jury what you did better than the last time you made it to FTC and how your game differed in general from Portugal because, you are here again and that's something you should be super proud of, but you've gotten here again with a jury that could easily decide to vote against you. Use tonight to show how you learned from the game you played in Portugal, be humble, but assertive and most of all, decisive in your answers from these people tonight because I think you've got the most explaining to do but don't let them lead you to believe what you did was wrong, rather, tell us how the things you did were right for you and your game.
OK, my question is to all three of you since we were all original Nuka Hiva and you all got equal time playing with me in this game, so here's the deal. I want to use my vote tonight to reward someone, to pay them back and to say thanks to them for helping me in this game even though I couldn't make it all the way to the end with them.
So, knowing that, essentially, my vote will be in return for a favour or to say thanks for something you did to help me in this game, what is the one thing you would say to me now that you did or said that helped me the most in this game and is deserving of my vote as a way of saying thanks for playing with me? This game is just as much about helping others as it is playing for yourself, so the one of the three of you who most clearly demonstrates that they attempted to help me in some way in this game, earns my vote tonight.
Good luck boys, Nuka Hiva represent!
