Also, I'm gonna tack this on to both of you, what kind of jury management did you try to do, or did you not really bother? As a whole, not exactly a bitter jury no, but I think there's definitely a lot of annoyance about certain kinds of treatment. So I want to know if you didn't do much jury management, why not? And even if you did try and maybe it didn't pay off, what were you planning on doing if you did walk into a jury filled with people who were incredibly upset at you about how you handled them and the rounds they went out? I'd like to know for each juror what you you were thinking worst case scenario you were going to have to explain and own and apologize for?
I definitely think I made attempts at Jury management. Whether or not they were successful, I'm less sure. I am usually uncomfortable with incredibly overt Jury management, especially telling the person that they are going home right before deadline when you are the reason or at least part of the reason that they are going home. I only did that with people like M. Briscoe and M. Peralta where I could honestly say zat I was doing my best to save zem, but zey were going 'ome despite my best efforts. And realistically I told zem far before deadline to give zem ze best chance to actually fight for themselves. Telling someone right before deadline ees just kind of tacky to me, but every Juror ees different and I'm sure some Jurors appreciate zat.
With you I definitely attempted to Jury manage, and I think if you reread my last few PMs to you, you will see attempts zere. I honestly felt a leetle gross about eet, because I think showering someone with compliments right before you vote zem out ees a bit blatant, but eet felt authentic to me in ze moment. I just really wanted you to know zat I did care about you, I did genuinely like you, our relationship was never fake, and even though I thought eet was in my best interest to take you out when I did, zat doesn't mean zat our relationship wasn't real up until zat point. Eet ees 'ard to prove zat, but eet was ze truth, and I knew 'ow shocked and confused you would be when you saw your name come up five times, so I tried to 'elp give you some answers in our final moments together. I may 'ave been too subtle, but also I 'ad to be because ze vote was 5-4, zere were so many things zat could 'ave gone wrong. An idol could 'ave been played, someone could 'ave flipped. Zere was no way I could give you a 'eads up about zat vote, but I definitely did attempt to Jury manage ze best way I could. I know zat your blindside was especially brutal, and I don't blame you for being upset with me about eet, but I did try to 'andle eet in ze best way zat I could.
With others zere were definitely attempts. Mlle Garcia I certainly Jury managed. M. Cohle I certainly Jury managed. M. Kennedy, maybe not so much, but eet was so
important zat 'e not realize what was 'appening and change 'is vote, so I just 'oped zat our personal relationship was still strong enough for me to earn 'is vote. Even M. Pikachu I tried to Jury manage in a way by trying to make some personal connection with 'im before 'e was voted out, though of course I didn't know zat 'e was going 'ome when 'e did. Mlle Hopps and M. McGruff I didn't really Jury manage either, but that was mostly because neither of zem were talking to me up until deadline during ze time when zeir votes really took off, so I wasn't ever talking to zem while knowing zat zey were about to get sent to ze Jury, though I did know zeir names were on ze table per'aps.
I do think I 'ave played an extremely strong game, so if people were incredibly upset and angry, my plan was just to 'ope zat enough people respected my game to still vote for me. And I also did 'ave genuine social bonds with most of you, so even if you're mad at me for severing zem, I think zat ees better zan ze social bond not existing at all. Genuinely connecting with people ees ze best form of Jury management.
I will go through and say what I think each Juror should 'ate me for, if you insist,
mon ami.
M. Pikachu- I don't think M. Pikachu 'as any
raison to be angry with me in particular. We were both targeting each other during ze merge round, we both realized zat ze votes were not zere and agreed to vote together, and zen 'e still got taken out in a freak accident. If anything, I feel zat 'e might feel zat we didn't connect zat well because we were only together for a round, but zat wasn't my fault. And I enjoyed our conversation for ze short time we were together. I enjoying our conversation about musical theater, and I 'ope zat 'is rehearsals 'ave been going well, assuming zat zey are still ongoing.
M. McGruff- M. McGruff said zat 'e was mad at me on 'is way out for asking 'im what 'e was thinking so late into ze round when 'e knew zat I was against 'im, which honestly, fair enough. To be fair to me, at ze point where I sent zat, I believe ze votes were actually on M. Cohle, but I was definitely actively against zat and working to send M. McGruff 'ome, so I probably was being a bit fake when I sent zat message. I was not intentionally ignoring M. McGruff at any point, 'owever. I woke up to over 20 messages zat morning, more zan any other night in ze game, so I was slowly working through zem and doing some other tasks at ze same time. I think M. McGruff's schedule just didn't align with mine. If anything, similar to M. Pikachu, M. McGruff might feel zat we didn't 'ave as deep of a social bond, especially since I 'ave been talked about so much as a 'uge social presence, but our conversations were enjoyable to me, but honestly solely about ze game? I think zis ees because coming into ze merge, M. McGruff was someone I really wanted to work with due to our mutual connections, so I really wanted to make up for lost time and talk strategy, and 'e was easy to talk strategy with, but with 'im being an early Jury, I wish we 'ad gotten ze chance to 'ave more personal conversations so zat I could know M. McGruff ze person a bit more instead of just M. McGruff ze player.
M. Grouch-I backstabbed you. 'Ard. And my expectation-setting with you was especially bad. I think you 'ave as much reason as anyone on ze Jury to be bitter against me.
M. Peralta- I don't think M. Peralta 'as any reason to be mad at me. I fought for 'im to stay. I was as loyal to 'im as I could be. I did my best, M. Peralta.
M. Briscoe- Ze same as for M. Peralta. 'E 'as no reason to be angry with me.
Mlle Hopps- I didn't tell 'er about ze vote on 'er? I went back on our F2? I think she 'as some reason to be a leetle un'appy with me.
Mlle Garcia- I think we 'ave already explored zis, but I shut 'er down in ze game a lot and wasn't giving 'er much of a chance to work with me in any kind of serious way in a way zat I think could breed animosity, but unlike with M. Grouch I did much better job of expectation setting 'ere, so zat ees at least something.
M. Kennedy- Basically every message I sent to 'im from ze moment M. Morningstar won Immunity ees a reason for 'im not to vote for me. I threatened not to vote for 'im if 'e didn't let me make fire, and I think zat was what ultimately convinced 'im. I understand if 'e 'as difficulty voting for me.
M. Cohle- I don't think M. Cohle really 'as any
raison to be angry with me. Ze only reason 'e might be ees zat I'm not entirely convinced zat I was taking 'im to ze end if I won zat final challenge even though I do believe 'e was taking me, but honestly I didn't expect to win eet so I didn't fully consider ze possibility, though I did try my best. Logic puzzles are ze bane of my existence. But realistically, I thought my odds were better against M. Morningstar zan against 'im, so although I would 'ave 'eard 'is arguments and emotionally I would 'ave wanted to take 'im to ze end, I don't think zat I could cast a vote zat I thought reduced my chances of winning ze game. Zis ees too
important to me.