Our next guest is feisty, abrasive, and got into more spats then I can count. He was deemed at some points the villian of this cycle. The evil bitch. He is A Bomb, an explosive dynamite that came into this competition unknown by anyone and left still semi unknown but with lots of potential!
"Bomb, bestie, LORD. When I told you to sign up, I NEVER would have thought you’d be a finalist, let alone on your first try. I truly am proud of you, how do you feel about accomplishing this?"
"It's bittersweet. On one hand, I did something not many members could do on their second or third try. The fact that this was my first ATRL game ,I ever entered, and made it this far is, definitely, something to be proud of, but, I don't put time and effort into anything for just 3rd place; especially when I truly feel I brought more to the table than the other two finalist. So I'm proud, but conflicted."
"You’re the obvious Dark Horse of this competition, being the last one chosen, being the least known of the contestants, but yet continuing to slay and improve week after week. Were you surprised by how well you did?"
"D, I should say yes to come off as humble, but no tbh. I came into this determined to leave my mark and take the crown. The other contestants may have been more known on ATRL, but that didn't mean a damn thing to me. They were no more capable than I was, based solely, on their popularity, but I was more than ready to show, everyone, why I should have all eyes on me. "
"You were, without a doubt, the most outspoken contestant of the cycle, and probably in all 13 season we’ve had. Did you ever feel like you were misunderstood at certain points?"
"Kind of. During certain times, I could have been more eloquent about how I felt and maybe my, few, outbursts wouldn't have escalated as much. I wouldn't change a thing about my run, in the game, tho; I love how honestly I played it and it got me to the finale, so it wasn't so bad."
"I get your humor a lot, since we both have the same humor, did you feel like at times things you said were taken too seriously?"
"OMG YES! Like idk how some of these people walk through life reacting over the most petty ****! Like harmless jokes would set these ppl off. And the ones I'm still confused by, were the times I would get flack over stating, who I thought was the worse, in a given challenge, and they would lose their minds. "HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT???!! WHY ARE YOU SO RUDE!?? OMGOOMGOG *white gay screams* You know many times I saw other contestants and spectators say my entries were the worst? More times than you've been denied by DOM, babe. Did I say a thing? **** no. These people aren't the ones I have to impress, so why would I even give it a second thought"
"Now, lets get to the thing everyone has had on their mind. What is it, that you wanted to say at the reunion, let it out honey"
"The only thing I want to say is, I feel, the judges need to drop the front. This game caters to a very specific type of member. Plenty of contestants got farther than they should have, bc of their presence on the forum. I mean, there were literally two judges that wanted me gone, in the testimonial challenge, even though I lost the challenge by one point. And was put against Submoi, who had been in the bottom 3 times in a row. Like..."
"A lot of your mantra was that you were….more personality then the other two finalist. Do you think you would have been suited better as a top member?"
"The funny thing was that I never actually blatantly stated I have more personality than them, even if I did think it; I was more focused on showing how multi-faceted my personality was, so that is probably where that came from. To answer your question, yes, but I already proved I'm a top member. Also, I really think I offered such a different perspective on this game and made the judges rethink the mold, they obviously have, for what a top member is. Even though I only had ~280 posts, in the Top Member thread, I still had the most memorable run and left the biggest mark on the game. Just goes to show, you don't have to be a post ***** to be noticed."
"You had a lot of disagreements with the judges, in particular Cupid. Do you feel like it was a lack of communication or did you really feel attacked by him?"
"I never felt attacked mostly, because I felt he hid behind his judge position. I mean, if he had a problem with me, he could have just spoke on it. I'll never hold it against for being blunt. I've been honest this whole time; so, just be straight with me and I'm good. Trust me, you can't say anything that will hurt my feelings."
"Do you think your quit gave a big red flag and caused you to lose the crown?"
"Kinda, but it was mostly the judges blinded by the "wit" and "smart posts" the other two had all over the forum. Also, I guess, top member isn't ready for a loud, opinionated member with a take no prisoners type of mentality. Its cool tho, I can't really blame them for picking the safe choice."
"If you were asked to judge, the next cycle, would you do it?"
"Honestly, no. I just don't have it in me to critique a new group of hopefuls, when I could even ****ing win the game. It's so easy to be over critical of other member's entries, but to actually be that critical of yourself and do something about is something not very many people are capable of doing. I would be a kickass judge, but it would be incredibly hypocritical to tear apart entries, when my entries couldn't even get me the crown."
"You obviously have the makings of a top member, with this in mind do you think you’ll try to branch out a bit more and post more around the forum? "
"Well I already was out of my comfort zone, by even joining ATNM, but atm I'm in phase 1 of my: Bombs Over ATRL Takeover. Which is winning one of these ****ing tournaments, then I'll think about branching to other sections. I absolutely despise base tho. yuck! *Don't forget to catch me on Les ATRLers, Monday nights @ 7PST/9Central, vying for the crown!!* "
"Honestly, no. I just don't have it in me to critique a new group of hopefuls, when I could even ****ing win the game. It's so easy to be over critical of other member's entries, but to actually be that critical of yourself and do something about is something not very many people are capable of doing. I would be a kickass judge, but it would be incredibly hypocritical to tear apart entries, when my entries couldn't even get me the crown."
Plus that poor bitch Jake is stuck on that panel for next cycle, having to deal with the flood of tragic 2015 members and BeyRih's 7th try at the crown
Even though I only had ~280 posts, in the Top Member thread, I still had the most memorable run and left the biggest mark on the game. Just goes to show, you don't have to be a post ***** to be noticed."
Ily but slow down a bit. We all played our parts this cycle but your presence is definitely noted
Next, Drip