Episode 05

[Jeff Probst]

Swap time, Spill

[Stephannie]

Okay, I've said this in PM's and stuff but honestly I had a feeling that I was going to be the one to go if I didn't grab that thing.

Being in SUCH a precarious spot all of the first swap, I just wasn't having it.
If someone like Jessica, Anthony, Liliana, Rocky, or even JP had taken that thing I would have felt 100x the stress, and I'm working the late shift tomorrow SO I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN IMMUNE EITHER.

This way I'm guaranteed final 13, and I have the chance to work this immunity to my advantage.
I can't be voted out tonight, but I can form a strong majority alliance within my new tribe.

I know I'm sticking with Flicka... Rocky maybe? And maybe JP depending.
Jessica and Anthony seem alright as well.


Hm... Liliana? Girl best be shaking because had she been truthful and not lied about the Yau Man thing and not gone to Rebecca and Flicka to get rid of me, then maybe she wouldn't be at the top of my list to vote for right now.



Of course this plan could definitely backfire... i.e. if I fail to get a majority alliance together and just waste the round, and then what if my tribe is mad at me and decides to throw the challenge?

[Stephannie]

Also, Jeff: is the immunity necklace like a standard individual immunity necklace where I'm just immune, or is it like a Guatemala immunity necklace where I have to announce that I'm going to play it?

[Jeff Probst]

Also, Jeff: is the immunity necklace like a standard individual immunity necklace where I'm just immune, or is it like a Guatemala immunity necklace where I have to announce that I'm going to play it?

The latter, all Individual Necklaces pre-merge this season are like Guatemala necklaces.

[Stephannie]

Also, Jeff: is the immunity necklace like a standard individual immunity necklace where I'm just immune, or is it like a Guatemala immunity necklace where I have to announce that I'm going to play it?

The latter, all Individual Necklaces pre-merge this season are like Guatemala necklaces.

can I pre-use it in my confessional? (I work a late shift tomorrow and am having horror visions of having to stay too late or something like that and not getting home in time to play it).

[Stephannie]

So Flicka has the HIDDEN IDOL???
Get it girl!

(side note: I'm going to feel awful talking shit about her in my round 1 and round 2 confessionals )


But that just makes me really want to keep her safe...
(a) I'll feel like A SACK OF SHIT if she went out of her way to protect me on Svinoy 2.0 and then I send our tribe to TC and she goes home, like...
(b) She is an ally I feel like I can truly trust at this point... like someone I can count on not voting for me.
(c) IMAGINE HEADING INTO THE MERGE IN AN ALLIANCE WITH THE HII? Especially on someone NOBODY would expect to have it!

So ya..


and I'm chatting with people.
Jessica seems like she really wants to be safe and just make the jury given the time she's put into the game... but she keeps saying she wants to get rid of Flicka.
I don't want to play into Jessica's plan. She's a smart player and knows exactly what she wants.
Once she gets rid of Flicka, I'm vulnerable to target next.

Which is why I NEED to get a solid alliance started up ASAP so that I'm safe on this tribe without my immunity necklace. There's me and Flicka... and we only need two more (honestly 1 more once we're down to 6 members to either force a tie or have Flicka do an idol play).

Meaning it is CRUCIAL that Flicka isn't sent home this round.



I honestly feel like Jessica knows that, and doesn't want to keep Flicka around for that reason...
So hopefully people keep me informed as the resident QUEEN FOR THE ROUND... because if they blindside Flicka on me I'm pretty much fucked as far as numbers go.

[Stephannie]

So the projected group is me, Rocky, Flicka, JP... though I honestly don't know how much I can trust Rocky and JP.

Also I can't count out people outside of that group. Jessica is a HUGE threat, obviously. And Anthony seems great at PM's as well. I feel bad because Liliana seems really desperate to kiss my ass and stay in the game, but I want to get rid of her... I think it would be for the best.

I don't really want to vote out Jessica because it does feel like she "deserves" a jury seat, and it would feel bad to vote her out. But at the same time it is scary being on a tribe with her. She gives me even more of an "overdog" impression than Cecilia did... and she seemed like she didn't even like Cecilia, so we can't connect on that level.

I'm just afraid of her.

I have work tomorrow, and Flicka is supposedly going to spend the day connecting with the tribe to save herself, and forming that 4-some with Rocky and JP.

I mean, I can't be voted out tomorrow so I'm not upset about having to go to work, but at the same time I really don't want Flicka to be voted out.

I hope Flicka can put in the work to save herself for Tuesday night. If not, she'll have to use her idol, but hopefully she doesn't have to use that for a bit.

the BEST thing would be if she won the individual tribal challenge and then she CANT be voted for at all... and if the plan was to vote her out, then I wouldn't have to give any excuses for not going along with it.


ew I just thought... if people are telling me to vote Flicka, do I write her name down? Just worried in the case where I think she's safe and I don't vote her, then I'm the only one who didn't and she doesn't play her idol... then there I am on the OUTS and the whole plan backfired.



going to bed now, will be on for about an hour tomorrow to do PM's before work.

[Stephannie]

*Monday night tribal.

it felt like a Monday today

[Stephannie]

I feel like Jessica "deserves" to make it to the merge due to her activity level and the effort she's put in, but...

She barged into the swap and made all kinds of demands. Like... girl. I'm the one with the immunity necklace, and I've never talked to you before. She should have been a lot more flexible with the plan, aside from being dead-set "We're getting rid of Flicka!" despite how many times I objected to it.

From what I've seen Jessica isn't the best at challenges either. She single-handedly lost that counting challenge for Mykines.

So it looks like there may be 4 votes against Flicka tonight, so Flicka is going to play her idol... and if Flicka doesn't play her idol for some reason, then my game is FUCKED

There'll be at least 2 votes for Jessica... hopefully more, but you never know.
I don't know if I should tell anyone we're voting Jessica though. It feels like it might be dangerous to tell Rocky, but we NEED a numbers advantage on this tribe.

[Stephannie]

I want a good 3 or 4 votes against Jessica tonight so that Flicka and I aren't isolated after the vote.

Hopefully Rocky votes with us, and Liliana if she comes online.

[Stephannie]

omg Flicka...
I almost feel like Jessica wouldn't have used her idol if Flicka didn't play hers, but you never know...

I'm voting Anthony, I think? idk.

[Stephannie]

omg is this going to save Flicka and she won't even need to play her idol?

[Stephannie]

Oh wow JP is mad


though I still don't really feel safe... I still don't know how much I can trust Liliana and Rocky.. so I'm happy there's a lot of paranoia within the tribe. I feel like now everyone will try extra hard to win the challenge.