Episode 09

Was that a successful vote?

How do you proceed from here? Stick with the majority from tonight if your personal interests align with theirs, or is that not the case?

What's next on the agenda?

That was a very successful vote, Helen. :P
I admit, even though it was my original idea to take out Chris instead of splitting the vote -- I was skeptical. More so when Tom kept pushing for it and mentioning Chad possibly had an idol. I knew Chad is so immunity-hungry he'd never risk playing it on anyone but himself.

Chad has no more idol (unless he has both if there are two). And Chris is gone. That. Was. Awesome.
The repercussions from the Orig-Guatuso's is gonna be... I don't know, maybe bad. I wouldn't put it past them to act sour, but if I were them I'd start kissing butt.

I plan on sticking with the majority for sure.

What's next? Win a damn immunity. And celebrate.

Okay well the Mia targeting me rumors were true. That bitch won KIMmunity and she tells Bobby Jon and Kim they want to target me, Jo, Gregg (who the f*ck doesn't? WE GET VOTES EVERY DAMN TIME)
aand it would be in their "best interest" to do so. So they said they're lying and going along with it.(<3) Ami messaged me and asked if there would be a pagong'ing, I really don't know. I hope. But, I'm afraid that at the Final 7, Tom will get Mia on his side and take out one of us even though I'd rather we went Final 6. I would have to flip Bobby Jon. I'm sure if we told Bobby Jon that Tom's plan has been to get Mia to flip on us (with the three of them) at Final 7, he would vote out Tom or Mia with us. Maybe even Kim would. I'll ask him what he thinks if it came down to that situation.

There's something about me that still doesn't trust Tom completely. He can be awfully shady sometimes. It's like, every time I hear about him, it's because he's been fake-strategizing with original Guatuso members. Even though that's for my benefit, still, it makes me uneasy they talk so damn much.

Sorry Tom, I love Tom, I love the 6 of us, but Tom would be my first pick to go at a sketchy F7(with Guatuso member immune). I would have to do my best to convince Kim and Bobby Jon of a F4 with me and Jo if they went through with it.
I honestly still don't know what to do about Gregg. Me, Jo and Gregg had an alliance since minute 1, we had to face the oppression of John on NuGuatuso, and we had to put up with all kinds of sh*t, and getting votes at like every tribal council... Plus, he's easy to beat.*

*Depending on how well Jo and I are liked by then.

I don't know what to do... I like Gregg, but BJ and Kim have shown way more loyalty already, and I think they deserve it a bit more. To be brutally honest. It's really hard in this game to trust Gregg when he already betrayed us once, and thought about it again at the Brook vote. The problem is, BJ and Kim would kick our asses at final tribal. :P So if it came down to a F5 of me, Jo, Kim, BJ, Gregg. We would have to eliminate one of them. They're gonna hate us. Gregg will probably end up winning that way. And Jo is so much more likable than I am.

This is tough.

And just to fuck with your noodle a little more, are you certain that an all Chorotega F6 is really your preferred option?

Like I see your rationale that it'll be easier to work with and navigate that set-up, but are you legitimately saying that you think every Chorotegan is easier to beat at the end than any Guatusoan? Or does that not matter and maybe is this more a loyalty thing? Or you'd rather lose to one of your own than one of them even if the risk is higher?

Please explain before you lock in to that, I have difficulty understanding that mindset in what is ultimately an individual game.

You've been with Jolanda a majority of the game, you guys are closest allies. Do you think you are viewed as Jolanda's henchmen? Will that make it harder to win against her?

Well, I'm gonna wait and see what Bobby Jon thinks about Mia and Tom. Bobby Jon, Jo and I have always been really close. We wish we had met him before we decided to ally with Gregg. He clicks with us two sooo much better, in my opinion.

I have a problem with a Guatuso going to the finals, because I don't like any of them. That's pretty much known. They want to target me, Jo, Gregg and they all (except Chad) voted for Jolanda last tribal council. That's not okay with me. Voting for Jolanda is like voting for me <3 And the fact that Kim and BJ said they're targeting -all- 3 of us... There's no way I want any of them near the finals. :P And say we put a few more of them on the jury and a Guatuso still manages to make the finals...there's a good chance that Guatuso could win the season.

I think it's a little too early to say who I could beat. Maybe it is a loyalty thing, I'm not saying I'd be thrilled if I lost, but I would like to see an original Chorotega win this season. I don't really want Gregg or Tom to win though, to be honest.

Like, say if I lost, this is how I would want the possible winners to go:
1. Jolanda
2./3. Bobby Jon/Kim (I can't decide, they're both great :D)
4. Tom
5. Gregg
6. Ami
7. Mia
8. Lisa
9. Chad

I think going up against an original Chorotega could give me an advantage, to be honest. I think it would be a good move to compare my game to theirs. Especially if it's someone like Gregg. I stayed loyal the whole time to my alliances (so far). That's a pretty huge statement if I can pull it off.

As for Jolanda, if I'm viewed as a "henchman", it would probably be because she's more active and message-y than I am. (And nicer.) So that would make it a little tougher...socially. I think I would have to make a case that a lot of the strategizing was done together and there were times we disagreed and it wasn't just one of us making the decisions. ...Jolanda would be the toughest person for me to go up against, because our games have been pretty much the same. Off the top of my head, if I had to say something to use against Jolanda, my best argument is probably that she made and broke too many promises and I played a more "straight forward, myself" game. Where as I never made ran around making anyone any huge promises. (Except for Tom.)

But, yeah she does talk about making deals a lot. So, that would be my best argument. The way for that argument to shine is backing it up with examples where we disagreed and I made strategic moves.

(Is this season a F3?)

Is this season a F3?

Guess which icon I'm about to post!

Is this season a F3?

Guess which icon I'm about to post!

...

Wow, it's like you don't even know me.

The answer is clearly

Wow, it's like you don't even know me.

The answer is clearly

I thought of that after.
But, I mean, Jury of 9, F3 makes sense. lol Jury of 10, F2? Has that ever happened?