Brett asks some questions and stuff

[Brett Clouser]

I wasn’t feeling particularly bitter when all of this started. I was just kinda disappointed when I got out, and even more disappointed when Rob got out, even if I would have been the sole vote for him to win, because I really had my heart set on it and it was sad to see him get stuck in the final juror chair for the umpteenth time. I wasn’t really feeling the jury thing because I’ve been sitting here so many times already that I’m just honestly sick of seeing mediocre answers from mediocre players (in general) and I’d really hoped I’d have a shot at answering the questions this time instead of essentially asking why in the hell X and Y got to make it and not ME.

Yay bitterness! I felt that little spark of hatred Bitter Juror Brett always has and so when Amanda offered to lend me her laser eyes I thought I could handle it...





















…But instead I ended up hurting myself and now I thirst for grey matter.

Walking Dead Juror Brett time!
because I’m not even bitter enough to care anymore.

Last night, to save you all some time, I decided to make up my papyrus, doodles and all, to win before I even asked my questions and got my answers. Why the hell not? I’m pretty sure I know who I’m voting for. Given the what I am currently seeing I can’t exactly say I feel like your answers are really going to change a damn thing. They’ve all been moderately poor…




…a seahorse, Austin? Really?


A seahorse.


Anyway, the point is I have a vote picked and ready to post and be done with, and I don’t think it’s going to change, but I always ask questions even if I just don’t care anymore, so whatever. Here’s your first question, for all of you: Who’d I vote for and why’d I vote for them? Do you think you could change it?


I guess I should make some statements now, too.

Austin, not a whole lot to say to you. I just… I got nothing. Everyone already called you out on your luck bullshit before I even got the chance so I’m not going to ask you about that. I really don’t have anything to say, honestly. Just… no questions either. I dunno, maybe you could tell me a story or something. The Legend of Austin Carty: The Namibia Chronicles!

…ok, actually I’m pretty sure anything that you could put into the story that could fit the title won’t be as awesome or entertaining as the title itself, so let’s scrap that idea.

Oh, here’s something: What was the most entertaining and exciting parts of Namibia for you? If you want to tell it in story format that’s your business. I’ll give you juror points for it if you do!



Fab, congrats on f3. I don’t have a lot to say to you, either. There was one thing you sorta half mentioned in your answers to someone or other, something about the round I got blindsided. That got me thinking since I wasn’t really around for that whole debacle. I was sick and barely online, and that entire round was kind of a haze for me. Flu will do that to you. I guess since you were there you could tell me the entire thing from start to finish? From your perspective, obviously… though if you wanted to write it in the third person as the epic tale of Judson Fabio Birza and the Blindsided Brett, I won’t stop you. Point is I’d like to hear you tell me about that round I went out and maybe give your thoughts on it.


Sierra, we’ve talked a lot, so there’s nothing left to say that hasn’t been covered, I don’t think, so… no real statement for you either. We were after each other since we pretty much first ended up on the same tribe after I defected. It was a pretty fun rivalry while it lasted I guess. You know why I was after you, and I know why you were after me, being scared of my trillion votes and all…

…or…huh, actually we were after each other long before we ever heard about the auction, so for you... how about I make you tell me what was it that actually made you target me?

Yeah, that sounds good. Since I’m letting the other 2 tell me stories you can make it a story too. I really don’t care. You can make up the title if you like.




So here’s some other questions too for everyone while I’m thinking about it:

1. What place does loyalty have in a game and how’d it fit into yours? Give me some examples.

2. I’m secretly a very bitter and jealous juror. Explain to me why you’re sitting there and I am not, and why you deserve it more.

3. And I’m feeling like a narcissistic zombie today, so tell me what role I played in you getting here.

Bonus!

And, umm… instead of a comparison question or what I was originally going to ask, here’s a small bonus for you to get extra juror points. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to, though.

Go in MSPaint or whatever you have and draw me a picture. I don’t care what it is as long as it relates to the game and isn’t something Amanda is going to kill you for. Then tell me what you drew and why you drew it.

I guess that’s it.




*shambles off in search of brains*

[Fabio Birza]

Fab, congrats on f3. I don’t have a lot to say to you, either. There was one thing you sorta half mentioned in your answers to someone or other, something about the round I got blindsided. That got me thinking since I wasn’t really around for that whole debacle. I was sick and barely online, and that entire round was kind of a haze for me. Flu will do that to you. I guess since you were there you could tell me the entire thing from start to finish? From your perspective, obviously… though if you wanted to write it in the third person as the epic tale of Judson Fabio Birza and the Blindsided Brett, I won’t stop you. Point is I’d like to hear you tell me about that round I went out and maybe give your thoughts on it.

Well that round you may remember it was no secret that that you were a major target. Sierra and Monica were after you,, Boston Rob and yourself were the targets, Myself and Steph were stuck in the middle being pulled my both sides, and in a way so was Austin. Me and Steph ultimately did decide to split the vote as we planned, we voted for Austin, you and Boston Rob voted Monica, but she played her Idol and you got blindsided. What you may not have known was Steph and I had some heads up the idol would be played and you would could be blindsided, but we didn't let you know. So I am not entirely innocent in you're going home, but I didn't vote for you.


1. What place does loyalty have in a game and how’d it fit into yours? Give me some examples.

Loyalty is one of the most important aspects of this game, and as I said before. I was loyal to three people in this game, You, Steph and Sierra. I know you had warned me about Sierra and you were right about a lot of the things you had said. However, she saved me with her vote changer from Heidi and I really did not want to screw her. I was conflicted at times since Sierra was clearly against you and Steph, but I think I stayed true to all 3 of you. I did not have as much loyalty to Rob and Monica, they were more players that you and Steph trusted, so I trusted them as well, but was still willing to vote for them.



2. I’m secretly a very bitter and jealous juror. Explain to me why you’re sitting there and I am not, and why you deserve it more.

I am sitting here and your not mostly because you were such a big target. I compared you to the King of the Jungle, the Lion, but the others got scared and teamed up to kick the Lion out. With the deals I made with players and being less of a target than say you, Monica or Steph, I avoided the vote, but I had to actively engage and strategize to do it and won 2 important immunities to help solidify a position in the top 3.

3. And I’m feeling like a narcissistic zombie today, so tell me what role I played in you getting here.

Besides Steph who I knew before this game, you were my favorite new person I got to meet this game. I enjoyed our chats about Survivor and BB and all the information we got to share across tribes when were separated and working together to help maneuver the kidnapping in a way that worked for both of us. I remember the Round that we had the wordsmith challenge, you had told me Sierra would be kidnapped and you couldnt change it, which in all likely hood meant Austin and JT could vote me out. You were very concerned about my well being in the game, you went through a lot of trouble to try and change who was going to be kidnapped and even considered blowing the challenge to help me. It felt very good to know you had my back like that and you helped me tremendously throughout the pre-merge phase of this game and set me up in a position post-merge to make it here where I am.


Who’d I vote for and why’d I vote for them? Do you think you could change it?

I think you voted for me because I think I interacted with you more than Sierra and Austin and we worked together more this game. We thought a lot alike in strategy. My voting for Rob in the Final 4 may be a factor that could change your vote, and if it did I understand. That is the thing I would have to say I regret the most. Austin mentioned that I was afriad he might win the game and thats why I have been so hard on him, and to some extent he is right. I put a lot of effort, time and heart into this game would like for whoever wins the game to have put in just as much as I did. Whatever decision you made I respect it and it is just a game.

[Sierra Reed]

Dec 18, 2010 0:02:20 GMT -5 Brett Clouser said:

I Who’d I vote for and why’d I vote for them? Do you think you could change it?

I only have time to answer one of your questions tonight so I decided to answer this one...

I think you were originally thinking of voting Rob and no one else... And once that couldn't happen, I feel like you were going to vote for Austin. I can't really explain why I think that, it's just my gut instinct.

And if I am even correct about that, I think I can change it. And yes I think I can get your vote, It just won't be easy because you will want me to work even harder than the other two.

But I am more than willing to do that. I have been putting as much thought as possible into my answers so far, taking my time and thinking them through before I post them... no reason I would stop with you.

You are, afterall, on my top 3 list of jurors to replace me.

[Fabio Birza]

I "drew" a picture of you "shambling off for brains". My artistic ability is very lacking I must say, which was apparent during the shelter challenge. I find the whole ZomBrett thing very amusing I must admit

[Austin Carty]

Who’d I vote for and why’d I vote for them? Do you think you could change it?

Okay so I don't have much optimism that you'd vote for me, and I doubt you would vote the guy who helped take your friend Rob out, so that only leaves Sierra? So ya I think you are gonna vote her. Do I necessarily think I can change it? Not really, you seem like a guy who is set in his ways. Like me, I'm a realist man. I tell it like it is, I don't hide behind the lies and fake happiness that those other two are spewing in this FTC (fabio=lies, sierra=happiness [which could be seen as fake idk]). But does all this mean i'm giving up hell no. Cus I've been fighting up hill this whole game, why not keep going for this questioning.

Btw sorry if you took offense to the seahorse, I just couldn't think of anything else. Brain was fried.

What was the most entertaining and exciting parts of Namibia for you?

As requested, I'll try turning it into a little story.

One day, young Austin was strolling through the park, when he and his friends Fabio, Monica, Rob, Brett, and Stephenie found a door into a magical land. This land was full of enticing, yet dangerous women. In order to continue on their conquest, the 6 friends had to slay the 4 zombies. Every time a zombie was slayed, the person with the kill would receive a gold coin. After JT and Darrah were slain by Brett, Sierra, Monica, and Austin decided they couldn’t let Brett get all the gold coins for himself, he was too powerful. In their sleep, when Brett was most vulnerable, they all stabbed him with the help of fair Stephenie. To finally exit the land, the 4 guys; Austin, Rob, Fabio, and Sierra slayed the final female Steph. All of a sudden, a door popped up. But there was a catch, only 3 boys would be able to go through the door. There was a contest for someone to get in automatically, and Fabio won. Sierra was stealthy, and he snuck through the door while the others were arguing, leaving unscathed. Thus remained Rob and Austin. There was no way to determine who would continue except for a duel. After 10 minutes of fierce sword fighting, blood shed, and tears, Austin came out victorious. The 3 boys, Austin, Fabio, and Sierra, walked through the final door, and conquered their challenge.

That was fun

1. What place does loyalty have in a game and how’d it fit into yours? Give me some examples.

I think loyalty is a big part of the game. Without loyalty, you will get burned every single time. With me, I was loyal to anyone who showed me faith and disclosed private information to me. I was loyal with Monica, Sierra, and mainly Rob. I felt that, at least at some point, that they could rely on me and I relied on them. It was completely mutual.

2. I’m secretly a very bitter and jealous juror. Explain to me why you’re sitting there and I am not, and why you deserve it more.

Brett, the reason you aren't here and I am is simply because you were a big threat to others. Would I have liked to see you made it farther and even to this Final Tribal, of course. I'd say you and Monica are the two most deserving to win. Did I get lucky? Probably. But luck can't be the sole reason why someone winds up in the finals. But I was fine with the vote being anyone except me. Much like Sandra's strategy. Except i didn't bring the chaos

3. And I’m feeling like a narcissistic zombie today, so tell me what role I played in you getting here.

Well you got voted out instead of me in your round. So if you weren't getting votes I probably was. Also, from what I hear you campaigned hard telling ppl Rob was no jury threat at all and that I need to be out. I'm not sure if ppl acted out against you in spite or they just didn't believe you, but either way I was out over rob.

I hate paint, very incompetent at it- plus i gotta run. So if i add a pic later i will, if not, this is all i got.

[Brett Clouser]

I never campaigned for Rob to make the FTC. I butted out, painful as that was. I've never been good at the juror's oath of silence but I stuck with it. It was pretty obvious I was going to vote for Rob if he made it through, but I kept my mouth shut about whether he was or wasn't a jury threat. It seemed pretty obvious to me that he wasn't but I didn't say that to anyone still in the game.

[Austin Carty]

Alright, I seem to recall someone mentioning that to me, either Sierra or Monica, but If it isn't true sorry.

[Sierra Reed]

First off, I answered a question last night when I was, well, drunk... I'm gonna be re-answering that, I have no fuckin clue in the world why I answered how I answered, that was retarded.

Oh and also, that is the most awesome picture of Brett I have ever seen.



how about I make you tell me what was it that actually made you target me?


I'd kinda too hung over to turn this into a story... Besides, trust me, you don't want to open up that floodgate. I've always had a problem in writing assignments, even in school, that is a very strange problem... I tend to write WAY WAY TOO long. I mean you get me started on writing a story, we're both gonna be here for a month...


So, I'll just explain. The very first time I thought of targetting you was back when I had just found out who you were, and how close with Rob you were. Targetting wasn't my initial reaction, though, my initial reaction was "OMG I GOTTA MAKE A DEAL WITH ROB AND BRETT!!!!!" I would have loved that deal.

But very very shortly after, I began realizing you were close with Fabio/Steph, and Monica as well (however this turned out to be another one of those things that Monica just thought, or just said, and was wrong about or was lying about).

So basically, I had these two seperate ways I could go, right... Either with Rob or with Monica/Steph/Fabio. And then I found out that you had deep connections with ALL the people I was trying to work with! And from what I could gather, you were there first, so you would take precedence. Especially with Rob.

So... this is what made me originally feel the need to target you. I felt if I could get you out, I could take your place with the people that I needed in order to make it to the end.




1. What place does loyalty have in a game and how’d it fit into yours? Give me some examples.

Loyalty is huge, to me. And it helped me a lot in this game. Rob staying loyal to me (as much as possible, I mean, for awhile there at first I was more loyal to Monica so there was no reason for him to be loyal to me), Austin being loyal, Fabio and Steph being loyal (Stephenie was much to my surprise after what I was told by Monica)... this all REALLY helped me in getting where I am. I never received a vote, because of this.

Loyalty has helped me to feel good about my game, in the end, too, as I didn't vote Rob. I don't have a HUGE amount of guilt, though I did do some things I regret (like telling Monica about Rob's idol, and like being a bitch to Darrah...) If I had too much guilt, I wouldn't feel right about fighting for this win.

But loyalty also hurt me. OR the lack thereof, more accurately. I made Rob distrust me for a good portion of the game, simply by being more loyal to someone who was actually always going to be out to get me (Monica). Her lack of loyalty to me could've ended my game, and it definately hurt my game because it hurt me enough to blow up and confront her, and in the process, tell some things that Fabio had told me which I regret saying. But that was my most emotional moment of the game, as I've said, and I jsut couldn't help it. We all make mistakes, especially in the heat of the moment like that.



But I would place loyalty above winning, to be honest. Maybe that's because I've been playing for a long time, I'm not sure... I never used to consider it so important. If Monica had really been with me, I'd have fought to go to the end with her, and I'd have probably lost. And no matter what, even if it was the only way to save myself, I would never have voted Rob out, once I found out he was the only one who was really with me from the start.


There are people I wasn't loyal to, of course, but you must understand that my earliest deals are the ones that I will always keep.

[Sierra Reed]

Hmmmm I gotta lay down for a little bit...

I don't wanna go any further feeling the way I am right now, cause I don't want to do a complete crap job. I'll try and finish them tonight, if not, first thing when I get up in the morning.

[Sierra Reed]

2. I’m secretly a very bitter and jealous juror. Explain to me why you’re sitting there and I am not, and why you deserve it more.

Ummmmm I hate to say it but honestly with you, in particular, I'm sitting here and you're sitting there because I won immunity the round you left Oh and also because you were too sick to think clearly, and to make the right move and use your rewards. Also if you'd been feeling better you'd have had the chance to talk enough to maybe find out the rewards I was getting wasn't as dangerous as you may have thought... they were just idol clues. If you'd have had the time, and felt better, I believe you would've used atleast your triple vote. And the nyou woulda survived to get a chance to vote me out.




3. And I’m feeling like a narcissistic zombie today, so tell me what role I played in you getting here.

I feel like I became more valuable to some people when you were gone. To Rob especially. While it bothered him that I voted you, I talked to him about it and explained it wasn't a reflection on him at all, it was just because you were a threat to me, personally. And I do wish you and I hadn't been a threat to eachother. It also made me more valuable to Steph and Fabio, I do believe. Like I said, I needed to get you out so I could take your spot, or at the very least secure that my spot with the people you and I both seperately wanted to work with was for real.



Who’d I vote for and why’d I vote for them? Do you think you could change it?
I think you voted for Fabio. This is the question I answered last night when I was too drunk to have any business answering your questions at all... And low and behold, I answered stupidly last night. What else would you expect though?

But yeah I think your vote is for Fabio, right now, even though you don't seem OVERLY impressed with his answers so far, because I annoyed you with that whole kidnapping business, telling Monica about Rob's idol, etc... I feel like I probably annoyed you enough that you would automatically just go and write down Fabio without thinking about it too much. Oh and I don't think you really are very impressed with Austin's gameplay, though I will repeat that I do believe his strategy was a valid one, it's the ninja approach and it works well. But I wouldn't vote Austin in your position, and I don't think you did.

I do believe I can change your vote. IF it is as I think it is, and you voted for him for the reasons I think you did, then there is a good chance I could get you to vote for me. I'd have to work hard for your vote though, which is what I am doing right now. In the end I think you're the type of person who will vote who you feel played the best game, if you feel anyone did play better than the rest. So my job is to show you that that person is me.









All right a picture is coming. This is the part I will take care of in the morning

Don't lauhg at it by the way, I can garantee my skills with paint ARE laughable.

[Sierra Reed]

All right I struggled with the picture, kept starting ones and then not keeping them cause they looked too crappy. Lets just say I suck with paint, and every idea I had was too difficult to pull off

So, I went back to my original idea and kept it more simple... hope this is acceptable. it was fun but i took way too long doing it lol.

[Sierra Reed]

like my stickmen? ;D

[Austin Carty]

Is fabio doing something to me? Feels like he's poking a weak twig in my ass

[Fabio Birza]

Yes, Sierra's picture of me and Austin appears very suggestive I would agree, as well as the location of Sierra's head. Hmmmmm,, I won't say anything more.

[Sierra Reed]

OOOPS!!!! HAHAHAHA Fabio I never really thought abt my head being there.

I was trying to suggest I was in line after Austin...... I don't know if it's cause of how tired I was or what, but that definately didn't turn out the way I'd intended