Post by thiago on Apr 20, 2013 16:54:19 GMT -5
Things have been going great with Mark and I. We really bond and I trust him quite a bit. I think we are going to be a powerful duo in this game. We are also both on the same page on pretty much everything, especially with wanting to bring in Gabe and Zac.
We both wanted to keep Reese somehow but there's no way we can do it. I think Reese would be most loyal to us both but at this stage it's not advantageous to start a coup on the Julian/Bree/Starr powerhouse, which Dion is loosely attached with. However, given there could be a swap sometime soon, now is the time to really solidify some numbers and put myself in the best position possible. I really feel Reese is getting the short end of the stick, just like Pilar, and it makes me feel sad. He's really trying to stay and these cocky bastards refuse to give up Bree who, really, does absolutely nothing and is a total flop of a character. She's really, really boring.
I was sad to see that it was a double boot because that meant Reese was definitely leaving and there would be no time to try and save him. In the challenge I was a little nervous because EVERYONE was giving me their pieces! I had 7/10 pieces, and Zac was next to go and he was about to give me his piece and make that 8/10! I told him to take one of my pieces. I know it's risky to give up a challenge but I felt that this was the challenge that would indicate to the favourites who was popular or in charge or a threat on our tribe, and I wanted to be associated with none of those terms. Instead, I wanted Julian to win. He already feels very secure and a bit cocky in the two alliances he's in, only one of which I'm supposed to know about thanks to Starr's big mouth, so I wanted to set him up a bit. I also gave him some "Karma" so that the other tribe would think he's even more praised. Mark, on the flip side, gave Starr negative Karma because I knew she hated that and I wanted to rile her up a bit, and it worked.
I don't really know where Knox stands. I think he's close to Dion because when I told Knox that I wouldn't be shocked if Dion's name came up, Dion comes running to me calling me all these terms of endearment I wanted to vomit; however, I kept it cool and even called her some cute names to keep her a little less worried.
Zac seems to be firmly in Mark's corner, but we're both worried that he's a young, excitable, anxious player and may overplay, so we don't want him knowing everything that's going on at this point.
Today I decided to tell everything to Gabe, for a couple of reasons. I realized that with all this Boston stuff going on, Gabe has been less social and understandably preoccupied. We always got along and I liked him very much from the first day. I don't think anyone has snatched him up into a solid group yet so I figured it was my opportunity to have a bond with him. I didn't tell him how close I was with Mark, but I did tell him that Mark knew. Gabe wanted an alliance with Zac and Mark anyway, so I think it's great that we're all on the same page. Zac has been trying to get a similar group together as well.
Gabe seemed very grateful to have all this information. I hope he isn't secretly in another group and I just screwed myself, but to me now is the best time because a swap could happen and I need to solidify his trust. Also, with Reese leaving there are no more "easy" votes so I want to secure my place. Furthermore, I wanted him to trust me the most since I think Zac and Mark are tight. I'm thinking further down the line, but I'm not getting too far ahead of myself. We still need to win challenges or else we're all screwed since I do believe that the favourites will "Pagong" us. However, I'm super glad they're forced to Judgment tonight because they really need to unravel a bit and expose their dynamics. It should be fun.
I noticed Gloria won the challenge. Like I said, she seems really smart even if she's a negative personality. I think a lot of the "evil bitches" have come together. I think Laela is in solid with Gloria also. Tina may either be fodder for an alliance or fodder for the tribe; if Tina doesn't leave tonight, she may be a goat in a big alliance.
Also, in the immunity challenge Starr revealed to me that Bree has concerns with me talking with other people/having side deals because everyone was giving me their pieces. I also noticed that Starr seemed a little weary of me. I think it's definitely right for me to ditch this alliance at some point. It was randomly and sloppily put together to begin with, and I never bonded with these people. I'm playing this game for fun, not for money, so I'd rather play with people I enjoy than people who are shallow and boring. I think Starr is willing to take me out whenever she can, simply because I'm social threat competition. However, I'm one step ahead of her on that. I think that Starr is a little jealous of me, and that makes me worry.
Starr also told me that Mark didn't feel safe with Dion in his alliance, so Starr wants to form something on the side with Mark. I told her to go for it. I love that Starr is making side deals within the alliance. She's a smart player, I give her that; however, I can see right through the bravado and she will lose her footing when she is the most comfortable. I've always been a fan of irony in these games. And given that's it's Starr, someone who has played people and set people up sneakily, like her own ally Dion, I think it's well deserved.
Right now Mark and I have solemnly accepted to play "tag-a-long" with the powers that be, until the opportunity arises to make our move. Until then, we will slowly build our army and try our best to take over. In a perfect world, we will win enough challenges to not be outnumbered by the favourites, and take this game by storm.
We both wanted to keep Reese somehow but there's no way we can do it. I think Reese would be most loyal to us both but at this stage it's not advantageous to start a coup on the Julian/Bree/Starr powerhouse, which Dion is loosely attached with. However, given there could be a swap sometime soon, now is the time to really solidify some numbers and put myself in the best position possible. I really feel Reese is getting the short end of the stick, just like Pilar, and it makes me feel sad. He's really trying to stay and these cocky bastards refuse to give up Bree who, really, does absolutely nothing and is a total flop of a character. She's really, really boring.
I was sad to see that it was a double boot because that meant Reese was definitely leaving and there would be no time to try and save him. In the challenge I was a little nervous because EVERYONE was giving me their pieces! I had 7/10 pieces, and Zac was next to go and he was about to give me his piece and make that 8/10! I told him to take one of my pieces. I know it's risky to give up a challenge but I felt that this was the challenge that would indicate to the favourites who was popular or in charge or a threat on our tribe, and I wanted to be associated with none of those terms. Instead, I wanted Julian to win. He already feels very secure and a bit cocky in the two alliances he's in, only one of which I'm supposed to know about thanks to Starr's big mouth, so I wanted to set him up a bit. I also gave him some "Karma" so that the other tribe would think he's even more praised. Mark, on the flip side, gave Starr negative Karma because I knew she hated that and I wanted to rile her up a bit, and it worked.
I don't really know where Knox stands. I think he's close to Dion because when I told Knox that I wouldn't be shocked if Dion's name came up, Dion comes running to me calling me all these terms of endearment I wanted to vomit; however, I kept it cool and even called her some cute names to keep her a little less worried.
Zac seems to be firmly in Mark's corner, but we're both worried that he's a young, excitable, anxious player and may overplay, so we don't want him knowing everything that's going on at this point.
Today I decided to tell everything to Gabe, for a couple of reasons. I realized that with all this Boston stuff going on, Gabe has been less social and understandably preoccupied. We always got along and I liked him very much from the first day. I don't think anyone has snatched him up into a solid group yet so I figured it was my opportunity to have a bond with him. I didn't tell him how close I was with Mark, but I did tell him that Mark knew. Gabe wanted an alliance with Zac and Mark anyway, so I think it's great that we're all on the same page. Zac has been trying to get a similar group together as well.
Gabe seemed very grateful to have all this information. I hope he isn't secretly in another group and I just screwed myself, but to me now is the best time because a swap could happen and I need to solidify his trust. Also, with Reese leaving there are no more "easy" votes so I want to secure my place. Furthermore, I wanted him to trust me the most since I think Zac and Mark are tight. I'm thinking further down the line, but I'm not getting too far ahead of myself. We still need to win challenges or else we're all screwed since I do believe that the favourites will "Pagong" us. However, I'm super glad they're forced to Judgment tonight because they really need to unravel a bit and expose their dynamics. It should be fun.
I noticed Gloria won the challenge. Like I said, she seems really smart even if she's a negative personality. I think a lot of the "evil bitches" have come together. I think Laela is in solid with Gloria also. Tina may either be fodder for an alliance or fodder for the tribe; if Tina doesn't leave tonight, she may be a goat in a big alliance.
Also, in the immunity challenge Starr revealed to me that Bree has concerns with me talking with other people/having side deals because everyone was giving me their pieces. I also noticed that Starr seemed a little weary of me. I think it's definitely right for me to ditch this alliance at some point. It was randomly and sloppily put together to begin with, and I never bonded with these people. I'm playing this game for fun, not for money, so I'd rather play with people I enjoy than people who are shallow and boring. I think Starr is willing to take me out whenever she can, simply because I'm social threat competition. However, I'm one step ahead of her on that. I think that Starr is a little jealous of me, and that makes me worry.
Starr also told me that Mark didn't feel safe with Dion in his alliance, so Starr wants to form something on the side with Mark. I told her to go for it. I love that Starr is making side deals within the alliance. She's a smart player, I give her that; however, I can see right through the bravado and she will lose her footing when she is the most comfortable. I've always been a fan of irony in these games. And given that's it's Starr, someone who has played people and set people up sneakily, like her own ally Dion, I think it's well deserved.
Right now Mark and I have solemnly accepted to play "tag-a-long" with the powers that be, until the opportunity arises to make our move. Until then, we will slowly build our army and try our best to take over. In a perfect world, we will win enough challenges to not be outnumbered by the favourites, and take this game by storm.