Your Confessional

[Nate]

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[Lan]

Yeah, so apparently we're against Tengaged people who play Survivor all the time, but it's okay since our tribe knows the site. I don't know this site, I don't know these people, I feel like the newbie in a newbie cast

Thankfully, I've already been included in an alliance of five. I have no idea who chose the members of the group, but I guess we're the active people? I don't know. But at least I hope I can be safe for a little while. The people in my alliance are Iraheto, Don, Max, Jackson and myself. So Alad, Daquan and Jonas are on the outside. I feel like Jackson is going to be overplaying hard, so I'll keep an eye on him for now, and not give anyone a reason to want to get rid of me.

[Lan]

Yeah so I'm not going out first, which is nice. I know I'm not supposed to look, but when I went to this thread to post I noticed two people from my tribe already have 7 posts in their confessionals. What the eff. We just did one puzzle for immunity, how many deals have you got going on that need updating in the confessionals? I'm keeping my eyes out for Don and Alad, and I think when we lose I'll throw out Alad in my alliance to see who's going to deflect attention to someone else.

I'm probably super paranoid, but I prefer being a paranoid mess over a blindside.

I'm still trying to figure out if people are more leaning towards being the loyal people who value active members, or the backstabbing people who make alliances with every rock on the beach. Apparently those Tengaged people tend to be ruthless, so despite my initial thought to flip if that's good for me, I think it'll be tough to trust them, especially since they may have prior bonds I can't find out about. So maybe I'll have to make sure I've got ties with this tribe, outside of my alliance.

[Lan]

So we're going to tribal for the first time, which is scary. I'll have to put faith in my alliance. I'd like to be able to protect Jonas aswell. I'm not sure if winning immunity is smart, but maybe I'll still try just to make sure I'm not the first voted off.

[Lan]

Alright, so I was completely in the dark the whole time. The 5 person alliance was worth nothing, and with Jackson's stock being so low I'm in trouble by association. Apparently he has a potential idol too, so my main thinking point is to go with the majority and vote Jackson, or put a vote on someone else in case they try to split the votes and he does play a real idol. I don't want to go home because people see me as some guy's pawn. If I'm to be a pawn, I want to at least stick around for a while.

I think I'll have to talk with more people and play nice, and hope people don't want to get rid of me.

[Lan]

So we lost this challenge to a single person, lol. I felt like I did a vast majority of the workload, so if I go now I'll be pretty pissed. There's this core alliance of 5, I'm trying to make sure they like me the best from the outsiders, and I'm definitely more useful than Alad or Jim in the challenges. If I'm not being lied to I should be safe tonight. I'm just going to play nice, be a loyal follower to whatever they say, and hope I can make a swap or the merge that way. From there, I'll see what my options are.

I do really like Max, so I hope he's not bs-ing me with trying to keep me involved.

[Lan]

So apparently I'm productions favorite <3 (Jk, jk). I made it through another round, I finally found a wannabe idol, and there's a tribe switch aswell. I know that I'm on the bottom with Miri, but if they need my vote then I'll be safe, and if I randomly get on a Kalang tribe I'm open to throwing people under the bus.

I really hope this means things will start to turn around for me.

[Lan]

Yay merge! I wasn't expecting that at all after that first vote and me being on the outside. I think I'm in a good position to make it far, since people won't see me as a threat, I'm safe in the majority, and I've got a semi-idol-thing. But with just coasting along until a power player drags me to the end, I'll get second or third at best, unless the person dragging me there has really pissed people off. Also, that's lame as hell and I didn't sign up to be a bore. So I'll start working on 'building my resume'.

Max is in with Jonas and Javi, but they're the biggest threats in the game probably, so they're our first targets from our own tribe. Our thoughts now are getting rid of Mel since she's the biggest outside threat, and a random Kalang since 10 is no place for a flip. At that point, we need to pull in the two Kalang and a Miri (or multiple) and take Javi and/or Jonas down.

I'd like to save my semi-idol (I need a better name for it, I haven't found something fun yet), and use it defensively if needed, but should I need it to get out a threat I'd be open to that if I really need to. I haven't told anyone yet, and I'm not planning to unless I really need to.

[Lan]

Another vote that I'm completely out of the loop of. I should have picked Eddie as my avatar at this point. Unless Iraheto's BS-ing me he's probably the next target, but I'm next in line I think. I'm considering my options, but I feel like I really don't have a lot of them. I think I either swing for the fences and probably get voted out, or try to play dead.

[Lan]

So Iraheto and I were planning on taking down Jonas, but apparently Mel's another one that's in Jonas' pocket. If he wins, these people have noone to blame but themselves. But this probably means the vote is me. I'll play my idol-thing and hope it works, and at least this game becomes a little more interesting.

[Lan]

Alright, catching up: Iraheto had the other Miri idol, so together, we had one for sure idol. Iraheto offered to play it on me, and thank god it worked and they didn't split the votes. I can't stress this enough, Jonas was a big threat to win and I hope this opens up the game for everyone, including me. I don't think I've been playing a good game up to this point, but I'm proud of the move we made, and it's probably the biggest one so far.

Alad and Don didn't take it so well. I thought they were very rude about it. Like hello, you've not included me in any vote this entire game, you guys are a solid group, and I should just lay down and get voted out? What sort of entitled bullsh*t is that? I don't feel like I betrayed them in any way, I haven't been with them at any point in time. One thing's for sure, I doubt I'm getting their jury votes, but they're certainly not getting mine.

Mel contacted me after the vote about how she was trying to save Setsu and now she wants to work with us. I'm not sure I'm buying it, but at this point, having her and Setsu on our side is the only chance we've got at a majority. It would be a shame for this to only amount to me and Iraheto buying ourselves one more round, and the game going back to what it was.

[Lan]

So I survived another vote? I never expected making the final 7. I think Don/Alad have teamed up with Mel/Setsu though, so I hope there's something we can do about that. I'll try to talk with Setsu and Mel, and see where their head's at.

[Lan]

I totally forgot to update this. I'mma get such a Purple Kelly edit, because I'm giving the editors nothing to work with lol <3

So Iraheto got voted out. It sucks because he was my closest ally, but I probably would have lost going to the end with him, so it's nice that he's on the jury and I didn't have to do anything to risk losing his vote.

This round, Don approached me about a plan to get Mel out. He didn't want to include Anthony, but surprise, Alad and Don actually seem to have differing views on things because Alad doesn't want Mel out yet. So I push for including Anthony and let's threaten them with going to rocks, but at this point Don's managed to sway Alad, or at least so he says. I'm still considering they're just trying to BS me but I don't see the point of playing with someone that's powerless to their majority anyway.

There's a potential this could blow up, because Mel's apparently an idol whisperer with two idols or something. She's got this vote and the next to play them, and it wouldn't be a bad move for her to play one this vote, just to be safe. Although with these fake idols it's tricky. Don told me they're targetting Anthony, so if an idol does get played, at least I'm not on the receiving side of poetic justice. If Anthony does end up leaving, that's another person I hope has at least somewhat of a positive view of me, despite not being nearly as close with me as Max or Javi. And after that, I'm in the final 5 with two pairs, with at least one of the pairs fixed on getting the biggest threat out. That scenario might actually be better for me, although I don't want the risk of sitting in the final 3 with Mel.

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Lan

How does this recent idol play affect your game?

[Deleted]

More questions! Cuz why not


1. Who do you think is the biggest threat left in the game besides yourself?

2. How do you see the rest of the game playing out?

[Lan]

Like I said, it isn't too bad, I feel like I'm the swing vote now. Don and Alad will probably still want to get rid of Mel, and Mel and Setsu have been really putting in effort to have a F3 with them. So I think my odds of making the end are pretty good now. My biggest worry is that the remaining person of the pair wins immunity at f4, and the pair won't turn on each other, so I'll have to make fire or whatever. Also, if it's a surprise F2 I'll have to make sure the pairs are split up.

1. Setsu and Mel are saying that Don and Alad are bigger threats to me because the jury is majority Miri and Jonas will be putting in work for them. Don has been saying that nobody beats Mel. I think Mel's probably the biggest threat left, but I feel like Mel's votes are more up in the air than someone like Don. I could see Mel winning by a landslide, or she might be someone that people feel played a good game, but simply doesn't have people in the jury rooting for her.

2. If Don and Alad promise me F3, I think I'd like to try and get Mel out again. After that, I'm not sure. I might actually want to pair up with Setsu and get Don and Setsu to make fire, but that would mean either Alad or myself winning immunity. I think my best F3 is either Alad/Setsu/myself, or Alad/Don/myself. But there could still be one real idol out there, and immunity is huge at this point in the game, so planning stuff only gets you so far.

In terms of jury votes:
Likely to vote for me: Max & Javi
I could see voting for me: Anthony & Daquan
Nope: Jonas (unless it's a F2)
I think Alad and Don vote for one another if one makes F3 and the other doesn't, same for Mel and Setsu. If both parts of the pair are on the jury, they'll probably vote for Mel/Don, since I'd be the person denying them F3.

[Lan]

Yay, first immunity. I don't want to be one of those people who goes on a immunity run until the end, but if Mel's out of the picture my chances of winning more challenges are pretty good. With this immunity, I'm really in control of this vote. As of now, I think I'm going with the Miri boys in voting out Mel. If it's a F3, I'll try to convince Don and Alad that I'm easier to beat (or win immunity), if it's a F2, I'll try to get some sort of tiebreaker with Setsu and I against Don/Alad, because Don and Alad would bring each other to the F2.

But first, I'll go check out these past seasons for tiebreakers and how much of them have been F3 and F2.

[Lan]

So I took a little look, and damnit, I'm confused now. The majority of the seasons were F2. So that, together with the question at TC, really suggests a F2. But If Greg didn't get voted off the jury or w/e., we'd have a F2 with a jury of 9, and we started with 18 people. I think the only survivor precedent for that is Cagayan?

[Lan]

The good thing is that tiebreakers seem to be unscrambling words, which is something I think I'm relatively good at.

[Lan]

Alright, so I went with Don and Alad, but it seems like it is a F2, so I went ahead and made a F2 with Setsu. I think our best shot is getting a tie between Don and myself/Setsu, although Alad's a good option if Don wins immunity.