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[Kathy Vavrick O'Brien]

hey bitches - congrats on final 3!
a lot of people are writing novels for their questions but i'll keep this short and sweet because i really don't know 2 of you!


what was the most fun part of this experience for all of you?

bonus points: why do you play ORGs? it seems like all three of you have played a large number of ORGs and I want to know WHY, its kinda off-putting to hear about pre-game alliances, known aliases, etc

[Spencer Bledsoe]

Hey Kathy!

The most fun part of the experience I think would have to be the fun chats we had in the group after the merge, primarily the crazy chats that involved Rudy, Ashley, Carter and myself in the Tribe Chat in which Rudy would forget everyone's names, Ashley and I would be a pair of 'siblings with benefits' and we would speculate that this was a Blood vs Water season and think of who was related to who. It was just so weird yet fun, I don't think I've ever been a part of something so bizarre yet entertaining, so it was definitely a fun experience, no matter how unconventional it was.

In general, meeting people with similar interests and chatting about weird things is kinda fun, and it's always nice to meet new people who love Survivor as much as I do.

Coming in at a close second was that Alpha Challenge - I mean, who doesn't love sitting here for six hours and posting commands? lmao

As for why I play ORGs - I love reality competition shows. I've been watching The Amazing Race since I was eight, and Survivor not long afterwards, and I just live/breathe/eat these shows, I watch them all the time, re-watch past seasons and stuff, and it's great to be able to play in the a game based off these types of shows - makes you feel like you're actually out there, strategising, making alliances, making friends and playing hard. Plus here in Australia, we don't have a Survivor anymore, our latest The Amazing Race version had poor ratings and might not get renewed and our Big Brother has a horrible format that involves little strategy, so chances are I might never get to be on one of these shows that I love, and an ORG is the next closest thing for me, which is why I immerse myself in games and get really attached to them.

Thanks for your questions, Kathy, shame we never got to be on the same tribe and really chat, but good luck making your decision and thanks for being a part of the game.

[Carter Williams]

SIDE NOTE: Richard and Gina! I'm not trying to be rude at all, I have a really busy week with a few finals and your questions are really interesting, but I'm saving them for moments where I have more time on my hands, as they're gonna require way more time. Excited to answer them though <3

Nov 9, 2014 9:36:16 GMT Kathy Vavrick O'Brien said:

hey bitches - congrats on final 3!
a lot of people are writing novels for their questions but i'll keep this short and sweet because i really don't know 2 of you!


what was the most fun part of this experience for all of you?

bonus points: why do you play ORGs? it seems like all three of you have played a large number of ORGs and I want to know WHY, its kinda off-putting to hear about pre-game alliances, known aliases, etc

Hi Kathy, pleasure to meet you lol.
I actually really like your question because I really do play these games to have fun and I try and allign myself with people who's company I enjoy and who I get along with because they make the journey the most enjoyable. So, for the first part, I'm gonna talk about two moments in the game where I really was genuinely happy. To me, fun = happy, and these two moments stick out for me as moments of true delight.


1. I'm sure all the Coron boys are gonna remember this, it must've been night two or night three. Back in the first few days of the game, we really had an extremely active group chat and it was heavily inapropriate, with Rudy, Frosti, Rich, Coach, Spencer, Jon and myself (really everyone but Ethan) talking on one of those nights about Frosti being Rudy's illegitimate son from the Vietnam war and all that stuff. This was before any drama went down between all the guys and before the really game started. It was just a bunch of guys fucking around on a group chat. And it was so fun because, amidst all this talk of sex, survivor and planning out the first challenge, Jon would burst out the most ridiculous things. I remember this guy, who'd message you on the side about his challenging job at T-Mobile and his struggles at university last year while simeltaneously blurting out insane nonsense in the group chat. We'd literally be talking about who the alpha should be and Jon would go all caps saying something like "I WANT TO FUCK A GIRL DOGGYSTYLE FUCK YEAH" and I remember the disbelief we'd all have and how hard I'd laugh at the total randomness of his comments. Meanwhile, Frosti, who was a total airhead would be like "bro what the fuck!!" and I remember just dying of laughter and it really was just plain fun. It set the tone of the game for me and made me excited for everything that was to come.


2. Fastforward to the end of the game, like last week, when Spencer won immunity. I don't know where Nadiya got this idea that me and Ashley weren't close, because for me, she was my best friend in the game. She was the person I spoke to the most and who's conversations I enjoyed the most. I was alligned with Spencer and was always loyal to him, but we never had these kinds of conversations. Me and Ash never got to work together fully, because we really had different agendas and, in all honesty, never fully trusted each other until f4. But she was truly somebody I connected with on a personal level, and I think we'd honestly be friends in real life. Anyway, when we made that deal at f5, it really pleased both of us, i think, because we could both sit at the end with each other and I think that's when we fully trusted each other. The only thing stopping us, at least I thought, was Nadiya winning f4 immunity. Anyway, when she didn't, I remember messaging Ashley in all caps (since I had no idea of Spencer and Nadiya's deal) and we both freaked out about making our first ever f3, and it was a great moment to share with somebody I had grown so close to. Maybe it was a mix of the sense of accomplishment I had for pulling off that f5 deal or for just making it through the game altogether, but sharing that with Ashley literally had me beaming ear to ear irl. To me, that's what makes me play these games, just great fun moments like that.


Why do I play ORGs? I think there's a bunch of factors. I guess it's cause I get to unleash my inner survivor nerd and duke it out strategically without having to starve myself and die on an island for 39 days. That's a big part, combined with not having to worry about the dumb fucking things I say being aired on national television, making me the laughing stock of the reality TV world. But, also, there's such a gratifying element to it, one that comes from executing plans and having yourself be watched by other people, making a name for yourself and making or breaking a rep. It's such a good environment, usually, and it's a way for me to waste my time and not feel as bad about it. Literally, since discovering ORGs, like a year and a half ago, I've 100% stopped playing video games (like CoD or NHL), and that, for me, is a big deal. At least here I get to use my head a little bit. I really haven't played that many ORGs, unlike Spencer and Nadiya. This is my fifth or sixth, but I know they're far from my last. I agree that the pre-game stuff and the alias stuff sucks, but it kindof is totally inevitable if you're playing with the same community over and over again. That part can suck, I agree, but to me it's made up for by everything else. 

[Kathy Vavrick O'Brien]

thanks for your answers boys!, nadiya don't even bother replying because i,m not voting for u