[Obligatory Word Play Involving Danni and Her Questions]

[danniboatwright]

burton Kim Spradlin

Hey guys! So, before I get into it, I just want to congratulate you both on making it to the Final 2!  Even though I'm not there with y'all, it's been a pretty great season in my opinion, and I've really enjoyed playing with you both, as well as everyone else on the jury with me!

Okay, so I guess I'll start off with a statement about how I perceive both of you.

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Kim: The only other female winner character! I never really got to know you all that well. By the end of the game, we really just stopped communicating altogether, outside of a short game-talk session here and there. I really like that you would go as far as to act illiterate in order to make people underestimate you, which is something I even thought about doing prior to the start of this game. Further, I like that you were smart enough to keep big targets like Morgan and I around as long as possible. That, along with understanding how everyone thinks they'd beat you in the end, shows me that you don't lack game awareness, which I definitely appreciate, because that was a big part of my own game. You also really surprised me during the second-last immunity challenge, where you nearly won. I threw a lot of challenges this season, but that certainly wasn't one of them. Here's my issue with your game, though . . . although you downplayed your abilities really well, I think you almost did too good of a job at it, to the point where you didn't actually make or influence any moves at all in this game. In addition, if we'd lost that final challenge before the merge, you were likely going to be the one to go, mostly due to that same strategy of downplaying your abilities and communication skills. So, you know, it's a decent strategy on paper, but in practice, I don't know if it really puts you in that great of a position to actually win the game. The majority of my questions will likely be about all of that.

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Burton: My right hand man! And maybe other people's, too, I don't know! I felt like we clicked right from the start, and you were pretty much the only one in this game who I actually felt comfortable enough to strategize with without having to play dumb too much. I feel like you played a really solid game during the first half of the game, successfully creating relationships with people, forming alliances, not coming off as a threat, making people think of you as "the nice guy", etc. However . . . I think your game severely diminished during the second half. I'm told that you would stop talking to people completely, ignoring them, or you'd very bluntly tell people they were going home, which isn't usually a good thing to be doing. Additionally, the further we got into the game, the more I personally felt like you'd become over-paranoid. Instead of strategizing with me, you'd instead argue against making any moves at all, which I found to be a bit off-putting. It sketched me out a lot, and my trust in you dropped considerably. After that, I slowly began strategizing with Morgan, instead. You did have some impressive comp wins at the end, though, and taking me out at F4 instead of Nick was the correct choice, so kudos to you for those two things.

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NOW, WHO'S READY FOR SOME QUESTIONS?!

(Also I've had a couple drinks prior to writing these questions, so enjoy)

--Said Questions--


Kim

For Kim: Were your "boo boo"s real? Do you "boo boo" people in your day-to-day life? Was your use of the aforementioned "boo boo"s a strategy in order to make people quit the game? Was it your plan all along to slowly drive the competition nuts with these "boo boo"s? Perhaps you meant to cause a Brandon Hantz or J'Tia level meltdown. I really can't be sure. How do you respond to these allegations, Kim?!

For Kim: How would you describe your relationship with Morgan? Were you secretly allies while "fighting"? Was your rivalry real towards the end? Do you two simply clash as players? Will you two be getting a place together after this is all over?

For Kim: You flipped on your tribe in Season 1 of Pure. Did you make an attempt to address this in any way during this season? Were you prepared to?

For Kim: What were some actual strategic moves you made in this game, in which you alone made without consulting somebody like Nick first?

Burton

For Burton: A portion of the jury feels that you mostly rode my strategy to the end, a la J.T. and Stephen Fishbach. How would you respond to such accusations?!

For Burton: What happened to the 10/10 social game you were playing earlier on in the season? Was it stolen by gnomes? Which variety of gnome stole your social game?

For Burton: Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

For Burton: The Final Two now consists of Morgan and I. Who do you vote for, and why?

Both:

For Both: What's something about your game, big or small, that you would want me specifically to know about?

For Both: Let's make this a little more interesting, eh? I want you guy to match up the majority of the cast with their respective archetypes using the list found here: rhap.wikia.com/wiki/AJ_Mass#The_12_Archetypes (Feel free to match people with more than one archetype, or to skip an archetype or two . . . no need to spend an hour thinking about this lol)

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Anyway, once again, congrats on making it to the end! My vote is still sort of up in the air, and so I look forward to seeing your answers!

Good luck!

[burton]

For Burton: A portion of the jury feels that you mostly rode my strategy to the end, a la J.T. and Stephen Fishbach. How would you respond to such accusations?!

If I was Stephen Fishbach, wouldn't you be J.Ting it up here in the F2 with me?

But seriously, I don't think that's true. Part of my strategy was to definitely be perceived as your follower. When it came down to you, me or Gabe being targeted, I did not want to be the one that went home. I wanted you or Gabe to be looked at as bigger threats than me. 

That said I don't think I was just your coat-tail rider while you were here. I never just nodded along to your plans and let you take the lead, unless it worked for me. For example, the F8 vote. When you told me there was an alliance that was going to take out Kim, I made it very clear that I did not think it was a good idea. But you wanted to stick with it, so I figured I would take advantage of the situation and switch up the vote to take out a threat to my personal game.

Then, I eventually did have to take you out. It was a really hard decision for me, but I knew that if I took you to F2, I had no chance against you. You were completely right in saying that I needed that final immunity, but that was a risk I was willing to take.

Point is, no, I did not ride your coat-tails. When the game didn't go my way, I didn't just sit down and take it. I made sure that what happened was what I wanted to happen, not necessarily what you wanted to happen.

For Burton: What happened to the 10/10 social game you were playing earlier on in the season? Was it stolen by gnomes? Which variety of gnome stole your social game?

My life got unexpectedly busy once the merge hit. I know it's not the best excuse, but it is the truth. I'm not going to blame the gnomes. Honestly though, I think me dimming down my social game is a huge reason why I am here today. In the past, I've been seen as the huge obvious social threat who needs to be taken out by the endgame. In this game, I don't think anyone ever looked at me as the golden boy who needed to be taken out at F5 or F4. I was able to really undersell myself during the early merge, then dial it up as we got closer and closer to the endgame. 

For Burton: Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

You've got to be kidding me. I've been further even more decided to use even go need to do look more as anyone can. Can you really be far even as decided half as much to use go wish for that?

For Burton: The Final Two now consists of Morgan and I. Who do you vote for, and why?

Most likely you. I think it would've been an incredibly close match up between the two of you, where Morgan wins by a very close margin. But I would've cast my vote for you because we were such close allies. You never bullshitted me, which is something I really respect in these games. However, Morgan would have gotten a ton of respect from the jury because of the aggressive game she played, and I think that would've wooed a lot of jurors.

For Both: What's something about your game, big or small, that you would want me specifically to know about?

I would you to know about and hopefully appreciate my general strategy in this game. I'm the type of player who likes to have multiple options throughout this game, and you and Gabe eventually became my top option after awhile. I had a very strong relationship with Nick and really trusted him for a huge portion of this game. You and Gabe did end up being my top allies once I realized that you had my back completely, which is something I appreciated.

I also hope you know that I did actually have a really hard time voting for you! My mind was bouncing back and forth all day because we had become so close, and I wanted to save you. But, in the end, I knew that you were the huge threat that had to go, despite our closeness.

I will answer the archetype question in a separate post. 

[burton]

Before I start, I'd like to say that I've actually never seen this list before. It's a pretty cool and nifty list.



I didn't get to know Whitney terribly well. But from what interaction we had and what I heard about her, she seemed a lot like the loose cannon or the XX factor. In general, Whitney just came off like a firecracker. Strong and bright, but ultimately ready to explode at a moment's notice.



Shirin was a mix of old reliable and the diplomat. One thing I remember most about Shirin is the amount of effort she put in the battleship challenge. She basically took control for her side, presumably because she really wanted and needed the win. Likewise, when they lost, she took the opportunity to come to our side for safety. Like the description says, she was always willing to work hard in order to obtain success.

Another thing I remember about her is how hard she tried to stay on the round she left. That's why she reminded me of the diplomat. She gave me a great pitch to stay that I could not go through with. But she never gave up, which is why she's a lot like old reliable, and the diplomat.



Coach was also like old reliable and the narcissist. Coach was a strong challenge threat, and was also perceived as the leader of his tribe. This made him like old reliable -- someone who the Davis people could rely on as an ally. But that's also why I tacked him as the narcissist. He may not have made the game all about himself, but to us at Read, a big focus on the early game was getting Coach out. He was the big threat at the head of Davis.



Ciera was the ninja. She was the master of playing a low-key game while also stirring up shit to be in her favor. During the early merge, she was a big reason why Read split into me/danni/gabe vs kim/nick by spreading information into both sides. She told Danni that Kim/Nick were trying to flip the vote, and she told Kim/Nick about the alliance that she had with me/danni/gabe. These two bits of info were a huge contributor to Read splitting up. If her plan had worked, she would have profited 100% from the split, because both sides would have wanted her to stay in the game. Unfortunately, I caught on, and decided that she needed to go.



Gabe was MY old reliable. It got to the point in this game where I would just tell him everything, and I would consult him for my next move. Him and I were really on the same page -- we both wanted to work with both Danni and Nick, because we were both close with them both. Because of that, he's also like the cheerleader. Neither of us really understood why Read broke up into two sides, since Gabe and I felt close with people on both sides. Gabe really just wanted Read to get along and work together, but ultimately that didn't end up happening.



Sash was the ninja too. It took me a very long time to realize how much of a strategic threat he actually was in this game. People on Davis were seen as bigger targets than him, and he managed to lie low and outlast the initial Davis slaughter. From there, he took advantage of the split in Read and bounced from side to side. If the rift between Read was incredibly large, he could have just bounced and bounced until he made it to the endgame. From there, all he needed was some lucky immunity wins, and he could've won the entire game.



Morgan was a pretty damn full package. I'd say she had a bit of the loose cannon, the diplomat, and captain loophole in her. Morgan got in a lot of fights with people, which should have made her a target. But she also had this great ability of knowing exactly what to say to get someone to trust her for at least a round or two. That's what made her the diplomat. She has a lot of captain loophole in her because she was also trying to pit everyone against each other and get on everyone's good side. It's a great strategy that got her incredibly far, especially with the hugely visible game she was playing.



Danni, dare I say that you're the mad scientist? One thing I noticed about you is that you were always making these huge plans. Early in the merge, you tried to strike a deal with Coach in order to get Morgan out first. And then you made that big alliance to get out Kim. You were incredibly interested in switching up the merge to work best for you. That's partly why you became such a huge threat, I think. You weren't afraid to go all out and do what you had to do to remain in control, and everyone saw it.



Nick started this game playing as the ninja to most of the Read tribe. He kept a pretty low profile and made connections within Read. During this time, he and I got really close because the dude was just so fucking chill. It was nice. After that, he became a bit of captain loophole. He was trying to play every angle to stay safe, including working with me but also having a bit of a marriage of convenience with Kim. I did not expect those two to become close at the beginning of the game, but they definitely did due to the rift that was growing within Read.



In the beginning of this game, Kim was the ninja. But not because she was an UTR threat like Nick and Sash. She was the ninja because she just wasn't around :x. If Read hadn't won so many ICs, she probably would have been sent packing early because of her lack of presence. As the merge went on, she picked up her activity, and became more of the loose cannon and captain loophole. Kim was part of a lot of the drama in this game, getting into fights with many of the other players. And then later on, she tried to be in good with everyone and play all the angles. Unfortunately, this meant she had to break a lot of promises she made with people in the game, such as lying to Morgan and Sash about the Sash vote.



In the beginning of this merge, I started out as the cheerleader. This is because I had a great relationship with everyone in Read. I wanted the Read boat to sail as long as possible before breaking up, because that meant I was safer for longer. Once it became clear that there was no chance for read to stick together, I decided to become a bit of captain loophole myself. Even though I was strongly associated with the danni/gabe/me group, I made sure to make it clear to Kim/Nick that I wanted to work with them. In the end, I think that's why I wasn't targeted. Kim/Nick wanted me to work with them.

Thank you, Danni!

[Host Austin]

Jul 26, 2015 7:49:28 GMT danniboatwright said:

here: rhap.wikia.com/wiki/AJ_Mass#The_12_Archetypes (Feel free to match people with more than one archetype, or to skip an archetype or two . . . no need to spend an hour thinking about this lol)

There's an RHAP wiki? Damn, the more you know.

[Kim Spradlin]

~*Kim's Response to Danni's Questions and Comments*~

Hey!! First I was going to address one of your comments, where you didn't actually make or influence any moves at all in this game.

I would just like to point out I did influence and make moves in this game. And you may not have been able to see them, due to the positions we had in the game. I made a strong one on one bond with Nick early on, in addition to Ciera, Morgan, and Burton.

I also felt close to Sash at times.

One big move was lying to Burton, and making him think he was leaving this game when Gabe did. I wanted to prevent Gabe from knowing he was on his way out, so he didn't fight. I also wanted any other idols to be played on Burton, not Gabe. I also wanted to make sure that the vote reducer was likely wasted and/or left with Gabe. I then was able to pull Burton back into my grasp, and have him want me to go all the way to the F2 with me. Even though I lied through my teeth so much during that final 7 round.

In addition, my ability to get Morgan to hate and then love me. To have some want to keep me in this game, was not purely luck. It was also social ability and strategy. I was able to read Morgan better after fighting with her, and I knew she was out to win this for herself. I had to act like I was stupid Kim to get her to think I would actually work with her/Sash in the future. I wanted her to trust me, and I was able to get that trust over you. She trusted me during the Sash vote over you telling her the vote was on me.

In addition, during the early merge. I was playing the middle woman card with Ciera and Nick as much as possible. Along with talking and getting to know Coach and Sash in this game. Something many others did not attempt to do from our original tribe(they felt safe).

Going forward to answer the questions...

For Kim: Were your "boo boo"s real? Do you "boo boo" people in your day-to-day life? Was your use of the aforementioned "boo boo"s a strategy in order to make people quit the game? Was it your plan all along to slowly drive the competition nuts with these "boo boo"s? Perhaps you meant to cause a Brandon Hantz or J'Tia level meltdown. I really can't be sure. How do you respond to these allegations, Kim?!

Well boo boo, it was a form of endearment to further get people to think what the fuck is wrong with me. =) <3 Thanks boo.

For Kim: How would you describe your relationship with Morgan? Were you secretly allies while "fighting"? Was your rivalry real towards the end? Do you two simply clash as players? Will you two be getting a place together after this is all over?

I think my relationship with Morgan was a fucking mess. We started out kind of neutral, when merge hit I thought we got a bit close. I then lied to her, and we had that entire uproar and fight. I then think she saw me as a possible "nothing" and someone who may actually be of use. So she unblocked me, and we secretly were working together. I think she kind of needed that during the middle of merge, or she knew she was going to be toast. It was kind of a hope for her to still have a chance in the game. I have no issues with Morgan at all, and I think she played an awesome game. I would totally get a place with her. The Kim in this game is not the true Kim. I portrayed myself as a cray cray bitch, and I think Morgan kind of understood that towards the end.

For Kim: You flipped on your tribe in Season 1 of Pure. Did you make an attempt to address this in any way during this season? Were you prepared to?

Season One was such a mess, with a ton of inactives. We merged with a huge advantage. Like their was 3 people from the opposing tribe or something ridiculous. It was a huge majority. My biggest ally was Sophie, and I had strong bonds with Hedi and Tasha. So a lot of deals were happening that Sophie/I were both apart of. We both were true to Jaime above everything else. And that is what led to the downfall of our entire tribe. Jaime was our core ally who had our backs. Us three were a strong trio that was formed. I strongly think I had a good shot to win the game before I resigned.

I never did feel the need to explain Season 1, because I used it more as something that happened, and I quit. I didn't go into it, because nobody ever asked. I thought nobody really looked into it much, or cared. I was wanting to change that persona from Season 1 so much with my actions. I didn't want to harp on that past, or act like I had any strategic bone in my body for most of this game. So I was prepared to avoid that question, and jokingly bring it back to me quitting if ever addressed.

For Kim: What were some actual strategic moves you made in this game, in which you alone made without consulting somebody like Nick first?

Everything I did in this game was because it was my move, not Nick's. I know a lot of people think I was behind Nick throughout merge, but I made my own moves in this game. The only reason I was okay with Nick, was because he never lied to me and he was also a UTR nonentity in this game for most people. He was in the same kind of spot of wanting to take down/split up you, Gabe, and Burton. But still wanting Morgan/Sash gone before the end game. He also trusted Ciera, and was shocked by the way she exited the game, etc.

We made a strong bond at the start, but he never controlled my motives or moves. If anyone thinks that anyone could have controlled me in this, they are sadly mistaken. =) My social bonds with Ciera, Morgan, Burton, Sash were from me. Not from Nick.

For Both: What's something about your game, big or small, that you would want me specifically to know about?

That i made moves for myself in this game, that nobody made them for me. I chose the way to play this and increase my odds of making it to the end game now. I wanted a chance to reach the end, something I believe I could have also did in Season 1. Nobody dragged me, I took control of my own game in a UTR, different-style then most people are use to.

*~Last Question Coming Soon*~

[Kim Spradlin]

~*Kim's Second Part To Danni's Question*~

For Both: Let's make this a little more interesting, eh? I want you guy to match up the majority of the cast with their respective archetypes using the list found here: rhap.wikia.com/wiki/AJ_Mass#The_12_Archetypes (Feel free to match people with more than one archetype, or to skip an archetype or two . . . no need to spend an hour thinking about this lol)

Fresh Meat - How could Cirie not be fresh meat. The bitch was inactive. Over her head x1000

The Loose Cannon - Vince seemed really crazy to me, and someone who wasn't stable enough to really work with. I also think he would have snapped at anything that is slightly against him. Not sure how he was in this game, but this is the vibes I got from him.

Old Reliable - I think Dan would have been super loyal to our original tribe. I felt like he left so early, but was a somewhat active player here and there. I do think he could have been reliable to our team if he stayed longer.

Fresh Meat - Do I need to explain? Just like Cirie! Stacey was not here!!

I did not get to know these three as game players or personally, so I have no idea how to rank them.

The Ninja - From my perspective I thought she was playing a very ninja like game. Whitney was someone who I think could have done super well if her tribe did better in the challenges before merge. I think she was a very UTR safe spot. If her tribe wasn't at such a disadvantage she could have placed better.

Captain Loophole - I feel like she had many angles that she was working come the merge game. I think she had many bonds throughout the merge game. I think those bonds were working to her favor, and if a lot of us didn't feel like she was a huge threat in the game because of those bonds..she could have lasted and done very well in this game. I think she didn't make bonds with the right people ultimately, or a few people short of really saving her in the overall game.

The Diplomat – For me, he was a talker. Coach was socially a strong player with me. And I felt like he was someone who likely would talk his way into a better situation in games. The numbers obviously counted against him here, but my vibe of him was a diplomat/social player. I think he could get himself out of many situations, but his game during merge was a hard one to really step out of(minority tribe and all).

The Mad Scientist - What Ciera was actually thinking and doing is beyond me to this game. I cannot begin to really understand her gameplay as a whole. I think all of her plans, and thoughts were likely so far above most people. Even to the last minute of trying to throw me under the bus, I cannot understand her game. She was defo a different one of the bunch and a social/strategic force in this game.

The Cheerleader - To me, Gabe was a tribe man. That is the way I spoke to him and the way our conversations went. I think he was banking on top 6 with Danni and Burton and his vote reducer to take him to the end game. He seemed like always doing one for the team, and for our original tribe.

The Diplomat - Another social, talkative, player in my eyes. I feel like he was always able to out-socialize and out-talk his way in many situations. I loved my conversations with him, and felt bad about voting him out. I am sure he was strong like this pre-merge as well. I won't say enough how strong the other tribe was playing socially. They were well beyond us, and Sash impressed me a ton during the merge game. I really liked him, and felt diplomat/social vibes from him as a player.

The XX Factor - How could Morgan really fit into any specific category. She is the very XXXXXX Factor, I don't see her as anything but Morgan. I really loved watching her story arch in this game. And I don't think their is a way to describe the game she played, other then Morgan's game. It was awesome and entertaining to watch.

The Cheerleader - To me, you and Gabe were very much the cheering type for our original tribe. I think you defo had a strong grasp on some of the other members like Morgan, Sash, and Shirin for example. However, I do think the overall ideal game for you was for you/Burton/Gabe to last, and that is a cheerleading role to me due to being consistent as our tribe majority.

The Narcissist - In bed, this man only wants to cum first. Nothing more then thinking of himself. <3 Just kidding..more like a The Marriage of Convenience with me in this game. We were put together by situation, by the same situation and stance in this game. I don't think their was really a moment we started trusting each other. We just vibe from being in the same situation in the game. It just worked, and was convenient for both of us.

XOXOXO

If you have any further questions let me know.

~*Kim*~

[danniboatwright]

Okay, so I've gone and read the answers in other threads and such, and I'm pretty sure I know who I'm going to be voting for already. Obviously I'll be reading the rest of the answers as they come in, but so far, one of you has already shown me that you don't deserve to win this game at all. So . . . yup, best of luck!