[9.1] A Chaotic Merge

[bree]

Hey, I just met you
And this is crazy
So here's my vote, babe
Call me maybe

Yeah, wow. This is bound to be insanity.

I have a plan, of course. Chances are, Liam has an idol. He's a math geek and is all about computing numbers, strategy, and all of that. Therefore, he's the biggest threat to Farrago. That means that he naturally has to go.

I'm going to need to take a page out of the Boston Rob playbook here. Gloria is the one that betrayed Tina, right? That means that the Favorites can no longer trust her. If I sell Gloria out to them, they will vote for her - or someone she was associated with on the original Admonitio. If we can vote out someone useless like Carly or Taylor - someone Liam is less likely to use his idol on because he needs it for himself - OR join in on killing Gloria... when she isn't immune.

Right now, however, if we can get the favorites focused on each other, that means that they won't be focused on us. We need to do this subtly, so Farrago isn't the target. Yes, this means Gloria should vote with us this round. That means we sell her out for doing so, and get the favorites after her. We'll have to vote her out... eventually, especially since my ideal final five at this point is... Farrago, with Mark instead of Gloria. That would mean Chad is fifth... unless he wins immunity. In which case it would be me in fifth. Fifth is something I can accept, but I'd much rather WIN THE GAME. So that's what I am going to try to do.

To win the game, I need to get a favorite out. Forget what Chad is saying right now - he wants the Reliquum boys out so it can be Farrago versus Admonitio come the final 9. Sorry, pal, that's not going to work. Gloria has already established herself as a flipper. Mark has proven to be reliable. He will be a guaranteed vote with us, Gloria won't. So sure, we can take out Knox first or something, but that would leave room for Chad and Gloria to betray us. Which they will, knowing that Starr, Thiago, and I have a final three.

Thiago told me that Liam, Carly, and Ben are all from season 3, and likely have an alliance from there. That means Taylor is on the outs, if this is indeed the case. So the target has to be Carly. They won't use an idol on her. She's not worth it. We can sell Gloria out for voting with us, which Liam will try to take advantage of by flipping the Reliquum boys. Knox and Zac will definitely do that.

So... here's what it looks like:


Zac and Knox are together.
Mark has ties to both Knox/Zac and myself/Thiago/Starr.
Starr has ties to Gloria
I have ties to Chad
Gloria and Chad have each other, but are distancing themselves
Ben, Carly, and Liam have an alliance; Taylor is on the outs and may flip to Chad and Gloria... and thus with us. For now.


See, we have access to the Reliquum boys. We don't have much access to the others. It'd be us versus them... with some gray area. Gloria could flip, Chad may be playing us so he can flip when he needs to, nobody else likely will.

If we vote out Knox or Zac... it will look like this:



If we go with my idea and vote out Carly, it will look like this:



Voting out Knox or Zac does nothing to firmly establish us. It doesn't change much, except that we lose somebody who would VOTE WITH US AGAIN. If we vote out Carly and make Chad do it, he'll have to go with me and company. We have to make it so he doesn't have a choice - if we take out Zac and Knox first, then Chad is in control, and that's not what I want, because Chad is here to win, too. Gloria will be stuck in the middle and having both sides distrusting her, since she has proven to be a shady flipper. She'll be a sitting duck, and will let the fans completely take over the game until God comes up with some curveball to fuck it all up. C'est le vie.

We have a lot to plan. It's gonna be chaos. We just have to control it.

[bree]

Chad is very clearly not budging with voting for Carly. He didn't even accept a deal to vote for Carly now and then Knox or Zac next round - a compromise. Therefore, he's clearly aligned with the favorites, not me, and therefore I can no longer trust him with game information.

So the plan is a changin'. We're not going to vote for Carly, since Chad has likely already told somebody so they can play an idol on her. We're going to vote for either Chad, Taylor, or Ben, not sure which yet. We need to get a feel for both first, but it's clear to me that the six favorites are aligned against us. Therefore, we need to be aligned against them. We dupe them into thinking we're voting Carly, flush out an idol, and then see if Mark or anyone has any Eden powers we can use, just in case.

I am leaning towards voting Chad out. He is VERY CLEARLY a rat, so why don't I give him his cheese? He's social, he's a threat in challenges, and he's clearly not with us. Why shouldn't he be the target? This would very clearly send him a message if it doesn't get him out: I don't trust him. He's a rat. He's a snake. He's a hawk. The Hawk that said the snake eats the rat. Okay, maybe not THAT kind of Hawk...

Regardless, Chad, when you're reading this... thank you for giving me every reason to distrust you. You've proven that you're not my ally. Gloria even said that she would vote with majority. Sure, you can lie - Gloria might be - but refusing to be acquiescent to what the majority of your alliance wants is a surefire way to advertise that you have greener grasses somewhere. Bye Chad, you're dead to me.

[bree]

It's blindside time.


Fleur Du 6:31 pm
I am thinking Chad might be a good person to target
Fleur Du 6:34 pm
Chad isn't even budging about voting for Carly.
He's definitely not with us
Thiago 6:38 pm
yeah i don't see it happening
Fleur Du 6:38 pm
Which clearly means he has no intent of going with Farrago
Thiago 6:39 pm
let's be patient
votes arent due until saturday evening anyway
we don't know who is immune yet so i'm not panicing
Fleur Du 6:40 pm
Yeah, good point
Thiago 6:40 pm
i'm going to work on gloria and chad tonight
we'll touch base tomorrow morning/afternoon if you're around
Fleur Du 6:41 pm
I will be on sometime tomorrow. I don't know when yet.
Thiago 6:41 pm
no worries
anytime tomorrow is fine
i think the closer to the vote people will start making their moves
things might hit the fan, you know?
so who knows what might happen
but the less we have our hands involved the less likely we'll be involved if anything goes down
Fleur Du 6:41 pm
Yeah, which is why we should start working now, then let them turn on each other
Thiago 6:42 pm
remember how quickly gloria and chad were willing to vote tina when they felt it was a tie, neither of them like ties at all
Fleur Du 6:42 pm
hmm yeah, true
Thiago 6:42 pm
the minute we budge, it's over
Thiago 6:42 pm
then they feel they have control and will never budge
i think we've done a good job of making it seem the fans aren't wanting to go all the way together, and it's true too, we don't
so i think as it approaches the vote someone's gonna cave in and be like okay lets just vote off a fave
Fleur Du 6:43 pm
we just want the favorites to not go all the way together, right, yeah
They seem more likely to have that kind of agreement
Thiago 6:43 pm
yeah they do
Fleur Du 6:43 pm
I even offered Chad that if he voted Carly this round, we could get rid of Knox or Zac next
Thiago 6:43 pm
that's the only reason i think we need to be firm right now
Thiago 6:46 pm
do you and gloria ever speak?
Fleur Du 6:47 pm
Not much
Thiago 6:47 pm
okay
i think starr gets on with her well, she talks to me too
so i'll feel her out
Fleur Du 6:47 pm
Chad is the one I can work, but I honestly think he has no intention of a Farrago alliance
Thiago 6:47 pm
i thought he might
Fleur Du 6:47 pm
Gloria is probably different. You said she'd vote with majority?
Thiago 6:47 pm
so if he has no intention then we are screwed if we vote off a fan
yeah she's always said that
Fleur Du 6:47 pm
We will keep saying the vote is Carly, but we can really vote for Chad
He should learn how NOT to tell people who his real allies are
I'm the one that offered him a compromise
He immediately took it as vote Knox/Zac off first
Thiago 6:48 pm
but what is the benefit of voting chad? it would still be 6-6 wouldnt it
Fleur Du 6:48 pm
Unless Gloria votes with us
Thiago 6:48 pm
i can't see her voting chad off
why would she do that?
Fleur Du 6:49 pm
She already voted Tina off
And, well, do you think one of them has an idol?
Thiago 6:49 pm
gloria or chad? no
and i doubt a favorite would try save them
they sacrificed
Fleur Du 6:49 pm
Yes. Which is why I think Chad is a good target
Thiago 6:50 pm
that's an interesting idea
Fleur Du 6:50 pm
He's not with us. That's a guarantee.
Thiago 6:50 pm
i wouldn't have thought of it
so you're positive it's a done deal with chad
he's with the old admonitio
because i don't want to jump to conclusions
and regret it
Fleur Du 6:50 pm
Yes. Given how he keeps refusing to vote for Carly - a useless Favorite who is easily expendable - and how he is so gung-ho about voting off a fan first, instead of what's best for Farrago...
If he was with the Farrago Five, he'd be fine voting Carly off
Thiago 6:51 pm
we do have one problem, being starr
she has an unusual obsession with him that i can't figure out for the life of me
i think she wants his approval or something
Fleur Du 6:51 pm
Because Knox and Zac may be aligned, but they're not a threat to us
hmmm
Thiago 6:51 pm
omg i agree
knox and zac do nothing
they are rarely online
Fleur Du 6:51 pm
Liam is a threat. Carly does what Liam says.
If we can weaken Liam, we're in a better spot
Thiago 6:52 pm
would voting chad off weaken him at all?
Fleur Du 6:52 pm
Yes, since Liam is the leader of the Favorites alliance
And Chad is with them
Thiago 6:52 pm
well here's a question
Thiago 6:52 pm
has chad ever said anything to you since tina left
that we could tell starr, that would make her totally distrust chad?
because i think starr feels chad is loyal to her, for whatever reason
Fleur Du 6:54 pm
I am looking at my logs
But I don't understand this
After what happened in Fibo, you'd think they'd both be eager to vote each other off
Thiago 6:54 pm
dude
you know skylar better than i do
but even i know skylar is all over the place
Thiago 6:54 pm
one day she loves someone the next day they're next
this is my first time meeting this person and even i can see it
Fleur Du 6:55 pm
Yeah, that is true. Skylar is definitely not the most reliable person in the world.
Thiago 6:55 pm
i think it's an age thing
she seems to get really nervous and panics and is highly impatient
i don't think she can handle the stress
it's an immaturity
Fleur Du 6:56 pm
Yeah, I've seen that before. Skylar sometimes doesn't understand why some things happen
Like when she got voted out one time
Fleur Du 6:57 pm
Or hell, when she was a first boot because of... being Skylar
Thiago 6:57 pm
yeah it makes sense
if you find anything just save it and keep it with you
i want to see what happens tonight when i talk to them
but we may have to resort to using it to sway starr
Fleur Du 6:59 pm
I'm not finding anything unfortunately
Fleur Du 6:59 pm
Nothing that Skylarr doesn't already know about
Thiago 6:59 pm
even something not in your logs
he hasn't said anything to you that you remember that could be of use?
Fleur Du 7:01 pm
Nothing other than convos with Skylar
Fleur Du 7:01 pm
(11:08:22 PM) chadmystic Confirm or deny, you know me.
(11:08:37 PM) Starr Iski Confirm. :-)
(11:09:02 PM) chadmystic Played in this series before, confirm or deny.
(11:09:27 PM) Starr Iski Irrelevant question.
(11:09:33 PM) Starr Iski LOL.
(11:09:44 PM) chadmystic Not irrelevant, narrows the field down.
(11:09:58 PM) Starr Iski Well, I'm sure you got the answer with my reply. :-P
(11:10:03 PM) chadmystic Yes.
(11:10:09 PM) chadmystic Played in sausage, confirm or deny.
(11:10:21 PM) Starr Iski ..What's sausage?
(11:10:23 PM) Starr Iski Confirm.
(11:10:36 PM) chadmystic Played in Sausage 4, confirm or deny.
(11:10:41 PM) Starr Iski Heeheeee.
(11:10:45 PM) Starr Iski Confirm.
(11:10:49 PM) chadmystic Die in hell Skylar.
(11:11:16 PM) chadmystic Hope you liked the shock I sent you in lab.
(11:11:26 PM) Starr Iski LOL. Niceee.
(11:12:01 PM) Starr Iski Was sort of hoping to level out the situation, but aw well.
Thiago 7:02 pm
so chad sent that to you?
Fleur Du 7:02 pm
yes
Fleur Du 7:04 pm
While he's said things like... "Carly's really dumb" and "Carly shouldn't have been cast"
Thiago 7:04 pm
yet he won't vote her off
Fleur Du 7:04 pm
Exactly. I want to know why.
Thiago 7:05 pm
he told me earlier he doesnt want to vote offpeole who are fun and worthy of playing
so that doesnt add up
Fleur Du 7:05 pm
Exactly. This means that he is 100% not with Farrago.
Which means he's an ideal person to vote off.
Thiago 7:06 pm
i wouldn't go around telling people to vote chad
Thiago 7:06 pm
at least not yet
but i'm just trying to think
if we can someone split one of their votes
and make it 6-5-1
Fleur Du 7:06 pm
Yeah, like maybe tell Gloria to vote Carly
Thiago 7:06 pm
yeah i hear you
can you be in charge of talking with mark
Fleur Du 7:07 pm
I can, oui.
Thiago 7:07 pm
because i figure mark will just relay things to knox and zac for us
but it seems liek you have a better relationship with him
Fleur Du 7:09 pm
I probably do. Which is why I can convince him to go along with it. This could be one hell of a blindside.
Thiago 7:10 pm
it would be really nuts
but we would be in a much better position if you ask me
we would have options
Fleur Du 7:10 pm
Yes. That, and we'd send a message.




In summary:
1) Lie that we're voting for Carly. Convince Gloria that we're majority and that she should vote with us.
2) Vote for Chad. Flush out the enemy's likely idol and get rid of one of their most loyal members.
3) Vote out another favorite next week



Really. It makes sense. Chad is protecting the same person he...
[19:54] Sam Mitch: carly is actually so dumb
[19:54] zZAndymaNZz: How the hell did Admonitio LOSE?
[19:55] zZAndymaNZz: Carly will probs be at the merge, we'll have to waste a vote on her
[19:55] Sam Mitch: carly literally had NO concept of the way the challenge worked
[19:55] zZAndymaNZz: She's a floater
[19:56] Sam Mitch: she's always that way
[19:56] zZAndymaNZz: Probably not going to make AS at this rate
[19:56] Sam Mitch: it's a little sad


[21:15] zZAndymaNZz: Selena was the target they threw the challenge to kill, I take it?
[21:15] Sam Mitch: probably
[21:15] Sam Mitch: they didn't throw it though haha
[21:15] zZAndymaNZz: I was thinking they did
[21:15] Sam Mitch: nah carly's just REALLLLLY dumb
[21:17] zZAndymaNZz: then why did she play here? And why did Liam bomb his?
[21:17] Sam Mitch: well she's not dumb
[21:17] Sam Mitch: she just like
[21:17] Sam Mitch: she read the rules wrong


Fleur Du (10:48:18 PM): Carly and Taylor are very UTR right?
Chad GVSE (10:48:28 PM): Extremely.
Chad GVSE (10:48:32 PM): Carly hasn't even been around.


WHY ARE YOU SAVING THE PERSON YOU THINK IS EXPENDABLE? Hmm? Oh right, YOU'RE WITH ADMONITIO. Chad, you couldn't be any easier to figure out. You are trying to use Farrago to get the Favorites another round. Not gonna happen!

[bree]

Next up... what is Chad up to? Is he throwing me under the bus to Knox and Zac and lying that he hasn't talked to them?

Something is VERY fishy. I mean, I voted for Starr WITH HIM and told him I WANT TO TAKE HIM TO THE FINAL THREE. What do I get? "Vote out a fan that isn't a threat to you!" Uhh, sorry. I gotta vote out this person who will allow me to gun for someone who is a threat to BOTH OF US. I'm sorry Chad, but you've proven one thing and one thing only: The biggest threat to me is you.

This means I can't even tell Chad that he's a target. Yes, it may be yet another heartless, Jakelike move, but Chad is doing it to himself. He's giving me every reason to know he's not with me. He owes me some loyalty after I tried to help him blindside Starr, potentially throwing way my ENTIRE GAME up until that point - for him. And now, he's throwing ME away. We definitely aren't on the same page...

Gotta talk to Mark about this. And... Starr. That one might get messy. Stay tuned. Operation Hanging Chad is in effect!

[bree]

Chad GVSE 9:08 pm
ok i have literally the biggest favour on the planet to ask you.
Fleur Du 9:09 pm
What is it?
Chad GVSE 9:09 pm
Can I win the puzzle part.
You know the puzzle is going to be between you and me.
And I need to eliminate Mark from this challenge.
Fleur Du 9:10 pm
Why Mark?
Chad GVSE 9:10 pm
Because otherwise he'll win part two.
And I'd rather a Farrago 5 win this challenge.
And I don't trust Mark one bit.


How stupid do you think I am, boy?