Togor
Matt confesses…*So we lost the challenge...I'm really not incredibly surprised. Now we're in a tough spot though...as Ryan obviously contributed the least (aka he didn't) in this challenge. Despite that, I really don't want him gone...I'd much rather see David going home. I think Ryan will be more faithful to our tribe...though I dont really think either will be overly enthusiastic towards sticking with us. It's going to be interesting to see where people WANT to go with this vote. Though I think I'm going to be able to sway them David's way...the guy has a negative personality...unless he's some social butterfly and he just doesen't talk to me. I'm not worried about my place in this tribe right now...that much is for sure...it's just a matter of how myself and my alliance wants to play things.*
Ryan looks for some reassurance from Matt.Ryan: so lukey wants me out eh
Matt: I didnt hear that...what did he say?
Ryan: i just heard he wanted me out, because i was the only one who didnt post
Matt: ah, well I suppose thats natural for some
Matt: who are you thinking right now?
Ryan: i dont know how the challenge went
Ryan: and since i didnt compete, im basically down for a majority vote as long as it isnt me
Matt: well I'll see what I can do, but I think I can shift this vote from you. as long as you're down with sticking with the tribe after a merge
Ryan: why wouldnt i be
Matt: I'm just making sure...and because I think there is one person who might not stick with the tribe at merge
Ryan: and that person is ___
Matt: well that person would be David. not saying I want to vote him for sure...but I think he's the most likely to flip
Ryan: because hes buds with pat, and him and kendra are tight?>
Matt: I think so...plus he's friends with Ricky too....theres just too many options on that other tribe
Matt: if we're going to go into the merge even...we have to be united
Ryan: i like the sounds of it
Matt: ok good...cause I think the feeling around the tribe is that you're much more well liked than Lisa and David...the challenge thing would be the only reason people might want you gone....but with the merge getting closer...I think people will want to keep you around if you're loyal
Ryan: im blunt, and honest
Ryan: i dont backstab in these things cause it makes it to hard
Matt: yeah, well trust me, I like you and think you're a good guy to have around for sure...some people might take a little more convincing...but I think it can be done
Ryan: who are these people that need to be convinced?
Ryan: your boy luke
Matt: well I would say Luke does yes...I don't have a say in his vote, so I think if we want to oust David we'll have to convince him that you're gonna stick with the tribe at merge. Like I said..I'm convinced you will. But it's tough to justify to some people why you should stay given the challenge record you know?
Matt: it's not a factor to me
Ryan: hes not even half as active as me, he just gets lucky with challenge times
Ryan: while i have zero luck
Matt: oh I know he's not super active...but he is around and he's fairly well liked by the others I think. David on the other hand isnt as personable
Matt: which is why i think if we're going to swing this vote...it has to go there
Matt confesses…*Ugh. I really REALLY hate trying to befriend Ryan. I mean, he's a good enough guy and we get along...but he has no strategy, he's not committed...and he's basically just dead weight. But you can never be too careful with an impending merge. If we do happen to merge 6-4, I want us to be united...and we cant be united unless someone is buttering up Ryan. I suppose that has to be me...and I sure hope it pays off.*
Matt and Sammi think about who they want to vote out at Tribal Council.Sammi : what are you thinkn?
"MattG" :oh I dunno right now
Sammi : I think its betw/ Dave and Ryan
"MattG" :yeah I'm in that group as well....Dave or Ryan
Sammi : now its just which one
Sammi : Im kinda screwed either way
"MattG" : how are you screwed?
Sammi : cuz they think Im w/ them
"MattG" : oh they do? did you commit to being with them?
"MattG" : but look at it this way...neither of them will likely make the merge
Sammi : Nah not really
Sammi : I mean, I told Dave I'd work w/ him - and Ryan and I just have an agreement we vote each other until merge.
"MattG" : yeah..I mean I think Dave is the choice personally
Sammi : Yeah he seems the smart choice
Sammi : If I have to I will
Sammi confesses…I have not been lying to Matt when I say I trust him 100% b/c I really truely do trust him the most in this game. I also trust Mag about 80%. The rest are kind of just there.
This vote is going to be tough. Dave, Ryan, and Lisa are going to expect me to vote with them whereas Matt, Luke, and Mag expect me to vote with them. Im kind of in a pickle. Granted I will not be going home, but it doesnt help the spot Im in. Do I want to go with a group of underdogs that would probably screw me over first chance they get when we go into merge OR do I want to work w/ a group of S2ers, where they will take me to F4, but that may be as far as I get.
Now I must decide. If I weigh out my options - I feel as though being w/ the S2ers is going to get me A LOT further then if I get tossed into the ocean and have to fend for myself in a sea of sharks. At least if I get dropped, I can use them to feed to the sharks, but see thats what can screw me b/c they know how I play or can play. I think at this moment in the game and whether its a merge or a swap. The S2ers are probally MY best bet. And I know that come merge or anything they'll be targetted way before I will and that'll buy me more time to figure out how I can make it to the end.
Angered that Ryan didn’t get online in time to get a win for Togor, Sammi vents her frustration on Mag.Sammi : see b/c of this, that makes me want to vote off Ryan
"Mag" : i know but...david makes me leery......... what are your thoughts on him
Sammi : I like Dave
Sammi : I dunno
"Mag" : I like him but he makes me nervous too
"Mag" : ALl I know is i wont be voting you luke or matt
"Mag" : the others are open to persuasion
Sammi : same here
"Mag" : But you are right about Ryan
Sammi : Im not sure.
Sammi : I think its either betw/ Ryan or Dave
"Mag" : i would agree. I would lean more towards Dave only because I heard he was spreading the lets get season 2 people out cuz they have an alliance rumor and i talk to him less... but Ryan is consistently NOThere
Sammi : yeah Dave wanted me to help him vote yall out
Sammi : yeah. He asked me and I was like, "lets not think about that now, lets cross that bridge when we come to it"
"Mag" : yeah you dont want him to know we are together
"Mag" : Hopefully though he will see that i am GLAD Emma is gone and hope Ricky goes soon after...... and realize that theres no massive 5 person alliance... just us4 on this side
Sammi : Ricky thinks Im meeting up w/ him at merge
Sammi : it'll be funny when he is mistaken
"Mag" : I will be honest, WAY pre-game... like when the invites went out..... he was talking about a Season 2 alliance and us all working together but i was like "hey we will see what happens" so he could be under the assumption that he is set come merge!
"Mag" : OOPS
"Mag" : I like him, its just in games he gets very very over excitable and brings a huge target to himself
Sammi : and he wants me and Dave at merge, but I dont want to work w/ Ricky
"Mag" :because of the target-thing?
Sammi : yeah pretty much
Sammi : plus every game
Sammi : I end up following a guy
Sammi : I dont want that
"Mag" : so us ladies need to stick together
Sammi : yes we do!
Sammi : I normally dont get along w/ the girls - hence why I allign w/ the guys
Sammi : but I think you and I get along pretty fabulously
"Mag" : I trust you 100% and really feel like we can make it far cuz i dont think they suspect us of talking as much as we do
Sammi : Yeah I trust you a lot too
"Mag" : I completely agree!!!!! Guys are sometimes easier to align with but in the end, they end up screwing you over
Sammi : they do
Luke and Sammi after the challenge."Luke" : they won >_<
Sammi : I know
"Luke" : we were close tho, came back pretty fast
"Luke" : ah well ...
Sammi : we did good
"Luke" : truth
"Luke" : have u thought about voting yet?
Sammi : I talked randomly about it to Mag and Matt - and I think its betw/ Dave and Ryan
"Luke" : ya thats what they told me ... matt seemed to be more towards david but im thinkin maybe ryan just cuz of the challenges ... but i dont really know for sure yet
Sammi :yeah he seemed to be more towards Dave too
Sammi : I like them both, so I dont know
Sammi : To be honest, Im kinda like, I'll do whatever yall wanna do this round, lol
"Luke" : i feel the same ... if us 4 can be safe then it doesn't bother me too too much
"Luke" : as long as keeping ryan around wont screw us over its cool with me to go with david ... i just dont wanna lose too many more challenges
Sammi : exactly. I like Ryan a lot, but I dont want to keep going to TC
Mag confesses…Well it looks like we lost....... it sucks, but what can we do? After all we have 7 people to their 6 and Ryan has consistently been busy with work and social stuff and missed several challenges. It seems like Sammi would be happier with him going than David..... but to be honest, David makes me more nervous. He is the one who was spreading the S2 alliance rumor and yes... Matt Luke and I are aligned but we are aligned WITH SAmmi too......... but its nothing massive or even a majority thing. Then today Sammi said that Ricky thinks she will meet up w/him and David post-merge and be aligned. I am glad she told me, and even more glad to know that Ricky & David would be that close. I personally think this is our chance to remove Dave, even if Ryan is a challenge liability. I also have to talk to Lisa and see if she won anything in her coconut this time around..... we are all dying to knwo what kind of prizes await us inside these magical things. Why do they keep choosing her? Do they think she is not around??? Its kinda weird but I feel like I have a strong connection with Lisa and that she is someone I want to work with on a sideline alliance.........She is a strong player and can be a real asset to us (matt and me) down the line. I want to talk more to Matt about it as he always seems to look at things with a much broader perspective.
Ahh Matt.. my newly named showmance. I really do find myself liking him more and more each day and I was being honest when I told him the other day that I am strangely attracted to him!! I trust him implicitly and will be absolutely crushed if he is lying to me or backstabs me down the road. My gut instincts tell me he is being honest when he tells me that we are 100% together.... so hopefully unlike BB showmances, he is being honest and not using his charms to manipulate me. I would be crushed!!!!! Its funny really.... we met in JF2 and were in a four person alliance but we never really connected until AFTER the game. During the game we had shared MySpace addys and all added each other.... and through that, we bonded and I got to know him on a different, nongame level. I think what I have with Matt is a real friendship and all I can hope is that he feels the same way.
Mag and Lisa get together.Mag: So this sucks......
Mag: Esp since we technically would have won if it were not for having 7 people
Mag: I talked to Luke and Sammi both a bit earlier and they seemed down with the Ryan vote.
Lisa: that would be fine with me, but it still sucks
Mag: I know........ it really does. I found it odd that Emma was so devastated by Ty's leaving that she asked to go
Lisa: i agree, friend or no friend i wouldnt quit
Mag: Right...... i would be pissed or upset or whatever but quitting?? bleh
(they began talking about Lisa competing for the coconut…part of the convo was lost)
Lisa: this time i am keeping it to myself
Mag: I dont blame you
Mag: Although your "prize" was Tys downfall.... lol
Lisa: yeah
Lisa: he was very rude to me after the game
Mag: UGH he was??!
Mag: he has not IMed me i was a bit shocked
Lisa: i think he im'd ryan
Mag: and was mean?
Lisa: a little
Mag: Well I should count myself lucky I guess though we never had anything alliance-ish
Lisa: he really never said alliance only that he wanted to save me
Mag: Well I def think we did the right thing
Lisa: yes, i do also..i am sure you have a f2 alliance with someone...do you need a 3rd or 4th
Mag: I made a F2 way pregame but dont know how it will hold out..... But i would love to align with you and do a F3-4 thing
Lisa: that would be great and i would really love that
Mag: I would too. I said in my confessional earlier today that I feel a connection to you and that I can trust you
Lisa: and i feel as thought I can trust you also
Mag: great!
Mag catches up with David about the vote. Mag: Hey! We lost.... this sucks
Dave: yeah
Mag: Any thoughts on what to do?
Dave: hm... not really, just as long as its not me haha
Dave: you?
Mag: LOL same!!! I heard Ryans name only cuz he didnt show but thats all. I like him a lot though.. so i dont know what to do
Mag: Ive only talked to Lisa and Sammi though lol
Dave: hm... what do you think?
Mag: Well i think i wish he would come on.. i mean if he is NOT going to be able to make it on
Mag: if he was gonna miss another one.
Mag: i just dont know
Dave: me either...
Ryan and Mag.Mag: I cant get a good read on Dave
Ryan: matt said he didnt trust him, and he would be the 'one' to flop come a merge
Ryan: seeing as hes close to ricky, pat, and kendra
Ryan: and joe for that matter
Mag: Ugh really??
Ryan: i know hes close to pat and kendra, and matt just said everything else
Ryan: and said hed prefer to get rid of him over me
Ryan: because im loyal
Mag: I would tend to agree, and I get a better feel from you. You are more open and chatty too
Ryan: but your still voting me tonight? :-P
Mag: No
Mag: silly boy
Mag: i am open to suggestions
Ryan: sammi, matt and you are the 3 challenge people. so you guys are staying
Ryan: then theres me, lisa, dave, and luke
Mag: I talk to you and Lisa most of all from that 'group'
Ryan: so dave or luke
Mag: Have you talked to Sammi or Matt or Lisa
Ryan: sammi and matt said dave
Ryan: sammi said she was talking to you about dave
Mag: yeah she was just telling me that
Mag: I guess that would work.. even if Luke or Lisa would be better targets. Why go against the 'flow' at this point
Ryan and David.Ryan: feeling out how the vote is going to go?
Dave: hm... luke wants you gone.
Ryan: whys that
Dave: because you were the only one to not post.
Ryan: what a dork
Ryan: who do you want out?
Dave: hm... lisa isnt around much
Ryan: but neither am i
Dave: but were alliance and that makes you better haha
Ryan: true that
Dave: hm... what do you think?
Ryan: i think one of us is fucked
Dave: yeah
Ryan: people are saying you i think - but keep that between me and you
Dave: k.
Ryan: but people are saying me to
Ryan: so it sucks
Ryan: we need a group of 4
Dave: yup
Ryan: any ideaS?
Dave: meh... im not sure what to do
Ryan: going to vote me?
Dave: eh... only if you want me to
David confesses… Im really nervous about this vote. Its down to me, Ryan and Lisa. Why me, I have no clue. Ive been helping out in challenges, Ive been talking to people, I dont see why. So if I do get voted out, I will be really surprised because Ryan and Lisa dont do anything.
Ive been trying to get a majority against Lisa, Im not sure if its working. Im very confident there is a Season 2 alliance and its pissing me off because so far all of Season 1 has been targeted.
Ryan confesses… The tribe loses another challenge. A bit of a downer, and OMIGOSH guess who cost them this one? Oh yeah, me again. If I survive yet another Council, still having helped with zero challenges in an All-Star game.. I will be very impressed with myself. But I think my odds of staying and going are fairly even.
The first thing I'd like to throw out there, was when Mags was sharing one of her conversations. She said a little to much, and said after Ty is going home that 'they will have a majority'. It was Matt and her talking, which makes me believe that there is a season 2 alliance plus one other from this tribe. My guess is Sammi. This means I'm in a minority, and pulling off my plan of getting season 1 and 3 to vote off Matt is impossible and not worth risking. My plan this round is not to be a strategic mastermind, but to simply get 3 other votes against someone else. I think it'll have to be Dave. Tribal Council will see the exit of its first season 1er, Dave or I. Dave, if you go home to a guy that hasn't done dick all for his tribe, it will show how truly bad you suck not.