Post by kass on Jul 10, 2014 21:24:59 GMT
1) Two tribes have turned into one. Are tribal lines still intact, or have they blurred?
Well, yes, and no. Tribal lines are sort of in effect in a sense that there's a majority group of four that consists of myself, Candice, Austin, and Yul. We have this thing going with the old Ares people but that'll be coming to a crash and burn soon enough since Julie's the target. I'm honestly not entirely sure why the target is on Julie since realistically, she didn't do anything "wrong" per se except for be who she is. This put Candice and Katie specifically on edge due to knowing who Julie is out of the game (hell, I had it confirmed to me within the last night or two when she messaged my real AIM on her Julie one). Part of me genuinely feels bad, but at the same time, I know I've not been in Julie's long term plans so I really can't get that upset about it. Austin and Brian were talking and originally, the plan was to split the votes (so they thought) on Katie and Brian but Austin was able to talk some sense into them so now, the three Ares outsiders of Todd, Jay, and Julie will be piling their votes on Katie so if Julie somehow has an idol and is paranoid enough to use it, she'll idol out Katie. I really don't like this idea from a personal standpoint like...at all but I don't have enough numbers to do anything different. Besides, she'd at least be on the jury and voting for me so that isn't too horrible if it did happen.
2) Where do you stand in this game? How are you going to get to the end of the game?
I really don't know where I stand, actually. I mean, we do have our bigass alliance of 8 and a sub-alliance consisting of myself/Austin/Yul/Candice and another consisting of myself/Candice/Yul/Austin (with Katie/Brian as 5/6 in whatever order). I don't see myself making it to the end at this point or if I do, I don't think I can win unless I'm up against Candice. If I was to go to the end with Katie or Brian, assuming it's a Final 2, there'd be four old Athena jurors right off the bat and if they were bitter enough, they'd easily toss their votes towards Brian or Katie. Something tells me Brian would be a bit more likely to scoop up jury votes than Katie would simply because from knowing Katie personally, she's a bit more...standoffish than people generally appreciate and will not hesitate to bitch people out.
At this point, given my druthers, my ideal boot order would be as follows...
11th: Teresa- Not a personal issue at all, she's just far too intelligent for my liking and is too much of a variable for me to trust her. I like predictability and with Teresa, I don't have that.
10th: Jay- Despite us being on the same tribe, I never spoke to him once. Spoiler alert: I doubt I'm missing much from not talking to him so taking him out at 10 would actually be ideal because he provides nothing and if he survives too much longer, he'll be seen as a good goat to bring to the end.
9th: LJ- I've spoken one-on-one with LJ once. He's not a bad guy or anything but we just come from different places and I admittedly don't go out of my way to talk to him. It's not personal either, it's just he's not someone I feel like I should invest my time in because he's not making it to the end.
8th: Todd- I like Todd more than others do but he doesn't do too much in terms of talking. At the beginning of the game, I found him trying too hard to take charge but now, I think he's become far too complacent in his perceived majority. My guess is he assumes he, Julie, Austin, and Jay are the majority but that isn't the case...I hope.
7th: Julie- Julie is someone who I personally don't have a problem with but I get why others do. She's condescending to some and acts as though she's all-knowing which to some people, is annoying. I like to think if I stayed her execution a while, she'd be appreciative...maybe...
This is where things get tricky
6th: Brian- I adore Brian but he'd win if he made the end, I think. It's as simple as that. If I was taking who I wanted to bring from a personal standpoint, I'd bring Brian easily but he's too damn likable. I feel bad because we're supposedly Final 2 and until this point, I really did want to honor that with him. Unfortunately, I have to weigh whether it's better to have a shot at winning and make up with Brian afterwards, or whether it's better to lose to a friend.
5th: Yul- I adore Yul wholeheartedly and to take him out at 5th would be painful, but it's the same reason with Brian. I can't see myself beating him in a jury vote because he's just that levelheaded and likable.
4th: Katie- If it's Final 3, I can't risk her slipping in and getting the Athena jury votes. If it's a Final 2, I can cut her at 3.
3rd: Austin- Literally the best human in existence so I'll feel like an asshole whenever I have to cut him but much like Yul, I don't think I could beat him in any jury vote, ever. If it is a Final 3 though, I may have to cut him at four instead and bring Katie in.
Ideally: A Candice vs. Me Final 2
3) Are you going to fight for immunity this round, or do you think you don't need it?
I really don't think I need it this round. Plus, this challenge is meant to bring out dissension in the ranks so I passed on a lot intentionally so I didn't have to show my hand on who I wanted out of the challenge and so on.
4) On a scale of 1 to 10, how much did Sabrina leaving impact your game?
A Zero. She brought nothing to the table and nothing to me personally so seeing her gone leaves me with no real feelings one way or another.
Well, yes, and no. Tribal lines are sort of in effect in a sense that there's a majority group of four that consists of myself, Candice, Austin, and Yul. We have this thing going with the old Ares people but that'll be coming to a crash and burn soon enough since Julie's the target. I'm honestly not entirely sure why the target is on Julie since realistically, she didn't do anything "wrong" per se except for be who she is. This put Candice and Katie specifically on edge due to knowing who Julie is out of the game (hell, I had it confirmed to me within the last night or two when she messaged my real AIM on her Julie one). Part of me genuinely feels bad, but at the same time, I know I've not been in Julie's long term plans so I really can't get that upset about it. Austin and Brian were talking and originally, the plan was to split the votes (so they thought) on Katie and Brian but Austin was able to talk some sense into them so now, the three Ares outsiders of Todd, Jay, and Julie will be piling their votes on Katie so if Julie somehow has an idol and is paranoid enough to use it, she'll idol out Katie. I really don't like this idea from a personal standpoint like...at all but I don't have enough numbers to do anything different. Besides, she'd at least be on the jury and voting for me so that isn't too horrible if it did happen.
2) Where do you stand in this game? How are you going to get to the end of the game?
I really don't know where I stand, actually. I mean, we do have our bigass alliance of 8 and a sub-alliance consisting of myself/Austin/Yul/Candice and another consisting of myself/Candice/Yul/Austin (with Katie/Brian as 5/6 in whatever order). I don't see myself making it to the end at this point or if I do, I don't think I can win unless I'm up against Candice. If I was to go to the end with Katie or Brian, assuming it's a Final 2, there'd be four old Athena jurors right off the bat and if they were bitter enough, they'd easily toss their votes towards Brian or Katie. Something tells me Brian would be a bit more likely to scoop up jury votes than Katie would simply because from knowing Katie personally, she's a bit more...standoffish than people generally appreciate and will not hesitate to bitch people out.
At this point, given my druthers, my ideal boot order would be as follows...
11th: Teresa- Not a personal issue at all, she's just far too intelligent for my liking and is too much of a variable for me to trust her. I like predictability and with Teresa, I don't have that.
10th: Jay- Despite us being on the same tribe, I never spoke to him once. Spoiler alert: I doubt I'm missing much from not talking to him so taking him out at 10 would actually be ideal because he provides nothing and if he survives too much longer, he'll be seen as a good goat to bring to the end.
9th: LJ- I've spoken one-on-one with LJ once. He's not a bad guy or anything but we just come from different places and I admittedly don't go out of my way to talk to him. It's not personal either, it's just he's not someone I feel like I should invest my time in because he's not making it to the end.
8th: Todd- I like Todd more than others do but he doesn't do too much in terms of talking. At the beginning of the game, I found him trying too hard to take charge but now, I think he's become far too complacent in his perceived majority. My guess is he assumes he, Julie, Austin, and Jay are the majority but that isn't the case...I hope.
7th: Julie- Julie is someone who I personally don't have a problem with but I get why others do. She's condescending to some and acts as though she's all-knowing which to some people, is annoying. I like to think if I stayed her execution a while, she'd be appreciative...maybe...
This is where things get tricky
6th: Brian- I adore Brian but he'd win if he made the end, I think. It's as simple as that. If I was taking who I wanted to bring from a personal standpoint, I'd bring Brian easily but he's too damn likable. I feel bad because we're supposedly Final 2 and until this point, I really did want to honor that with him. Unfortunately, I have to weigh whether it's better to have a shot at winning and make up with Brian afterwards, or whether it's better to lose to a friend.
5th: Yul- I adore Yul wholeheartedly and to take him out at 5th would be painful, but it's the same reason with Brian. I can't see myself beating him in a jury vote because he's just that levelheaded and likable.
4th: Katie- If it's Final 3, I can't risk her slipping in and getting the Athena jury votes. If it's a Final 2, I can cut her at 3.
3rd: Austin- Literally the best human in existence so I'll feel like an asshole whenever I have to cut him but much like Yul, I don't think I could beat him in any jury vote, ever. If it is a Final 3 though, I may have to cut him at four instead and bring Katie in.
Ideally: A Candice vs. Me Final 2
3) Are you going to fight for immunity this round, or do you think you don't need it?
I really don't think I need it this round. Plus, this challenge is meant to bring out dissension in the ranks so I passed on a lot intentionally so I didn't have to show my hand on who I wanted out of the challenge and so on.
4) On a scale of 1 to 10, how much did Sabrina leaving impact your game?
A Zero. She brought nothing to the table and nothing to me personally so seeing her gone leaves me with no real feelings one way or another.