Episode 8

[liam]

According to Carly, Chad says Gloria voted for Tina, even though Thiago flipped. I'll get Gloria's story, but that wouldn't entirely surprise me, because she was talking about flipping.

:Testing time stuff

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Yeah, so apparently Gloria flipped on Tina, but if she hadn't Bree would have been gone. You know, I originally thought Gloria was this great player, but I don't think so anymore. I thought she had this master alliance with the S3/S4 folks, and Tina/Chad. But nope, she's pretty much just got me and Ben, and decided to jump into an even tribe of 6 with 2 people she's not aligned with.

I kind our tribe to actually finish the first two parts of the challenge. Hopefully we'll get the last part done.

Nobody seems to want to talk today, so maybe something is going down about me, but I hope not. I'm going to play it cool and just assume everybody is worn out. Loyalties shift in this game, but calling someone out never helps.

So, right now I don't know who's on the fans side, but out of the favorites if I had to vote for a winner other than myself right now, I'd say Ben, with Carly in 2nd.

Taylor, Selena and Stephanie have done little, Gloria has apparently jeporardized her long term chances because she didn't like Tina, and Chad is on the outs without a strong alliance with anyone so far as I can see. The thing is, while everyone seems screwed, I'm also potentially screwed. Nobody seems to have actual alliances, so I can't be in them. Seriously, I could see the fans mounting a comeback at this point.

Good news though, if I survive this round, that will be the most people I've ever beaten. This is my 4th game, in case anyone is curious.

[chase]

Maybe I'm just your bad luck charm?

Hopefully starting off without me on your tribe will get you farther, I'm definitely rooting for you!

[liam]

Alright, that actually made me laugh a lot.

I'm glad you're rooting for me, and I still find it hilarious that the only thing that kept you from going all out against me in S3 was that I was completely oblivious to the fact that you were TJ, which made you doubt who I was.

So, Ben and I have traded a few messages. According to Ben, everyone is on board to vote out Steph, which is nice, although Steph apparently approached Carly about an alliance, and Selena. Since I know that, that makes me think they aren't flipping. Also, I think Ben knows he's my closest ally, so I don't think he would flip on me.

Ben brought up the possibility of an idol. We could split the vote out of caution, but when it's supposed to be a 5-1 vote that sounds less appealing. It would tell someone that they are sort of on the outs of our alliance, and I don't want that. I think if Steph had an idol, she'd have brought it up to someone by now.

I just sent PM's to Carly and Selena asking them if they are ok with the vote. Ben told me everyone is, and I believe that that's what he believes, and that's what I'm going to get told. The main thing is, if Selena is wavering, I want her to see that I am coming to her for input, so hopefully she feels a little bit more secure.

I didn't send a PM to Taylor, because I just IMed him on AIM and I got one response then nothing more. I feel like PMing him when I know he's on AIM is weird. More or less, I just don't want to deal with it. I'm considering telling him that him, Ben and I would be a majority if he goes with us. I did tell Carly that she, Ben and I would be a majority if this vote goes smoothly, which is true.

Today was the last day of classes at my school, and basically this weekend is a party with a ton of stuff going on. My hair is currently covered with dried champagne. So, I won't be on as much as I'd like, but if that's my downfall so be it.