Episode 10 - Now I Want To Win

[jordan]

El MERGE-O!

I'm excited to merge for one reason. Now my alliance will have enough votes to have the luxury of splitting a vote against a Villain just in case the Villain holds the immunity idol. That's pretty much the only change.

I think we should just systematically erase the Villains, then Ashley, then Jeffrey, then Morgan, and then fight it out between me/Tucker/Stephen/Erin/Tom. Of course that's not going to happen. But if that was the way it WAS to happen, I would probably make it to the Final 3 at least.

Hooker thinks we are a tight Final 2 alliance and I'm going to let him keep thinking that. I don't want to fuck him over, but I'm definitely using him for votes right now. He's a good ace in the hole to have just in case the other Heroes start going a little nutty after we get rid of RB. Maybe Ash will start something as revenge for us voting out Allan. Maybe Tucker will flip in some way. There are a lot of issues that could potentially pop up (like always), and it's good to have a couple of back up plans.

[jordan]

"Morgan" (12:53:57 PM): Jordan, hi <3
pinkertonantics (1:02:37 PM): hey Morgan!
pinkertonantics (1:02:41 PM): reunited and it feels so good
"Morgan" (1:03:05 PM): I know! I was so worried for you when I heard you couldn't vote, since I had came up with this big plan to save you.
"Morgan" (1:03:13 PM): I'm really glad Jeffrey gave you that idol though!
pinkertonantics (1:03:45 PM): ahh really? thanks for your concern i really appreciated everyone looking out for me on that vote
pinkertonantics (1:03:50 PM): definitely owe everyone
pinkertonantics (1:04:03 PM): turned out the idol/self-vote didnt' even matter!
"Morgan" (1:04:20 PM): Juice actually worked with you guys?
pinkertonantics (1:04:28 PM): yup and Hooker!
"Morgan" (1:04:43 PM): Turns out no one liked Bud, LOL, perfect ending <3.
pinkertonantics (1:04:49 PM): haha exactly
"Morgan" (1:04:59 PM): Like in a movie, couldn't have been more perfect LOL.
pinkertonantics (1:05:00 PM): the vote was 4-3 .. would've been 5-2 if i was able to vote (that self-vote stuff was garbage btw, i posted a confessional after your TC results but didn't know when the results were up!
"Morgan" (1:05:22 PM): I'll be behind you from now to make sure you don't get any more.
pinkertonantics (1:06:23 PM): amazing .. you know i've got your back too
pinkertonantics (1:06:28 PM): i cant believe erik dropped out though!
"Morgan" (1:07:04 PM): He did? What happened?! And I have yours too, of course <3.
pinkertonantics (1:07:38 PM): Oh man! Yeah Sandy hasn't posted anything about it but it's on the side of the forum
pinkertonantics (1:07:50 PM): Megan was able to pick two people to compete in an elimination challenge after she got voted out
pinkertonantics (1:07:59 PM): and apparently she picked Erik & Jeffrey and Erik backed out
"Morgan" (1:08:15 PM): I just read, that's horrible. But Erik is very noble for doing so. Hopefuly that means Jeffrey is in with us.
pinkertonantics (1:09:06 PM): Yeah so heroic!
pinkertonantics (1:09:17 PM): I definitely think he is .. he gave me an immunity idol
pinkertonantics (1:09:30 PM): I was so shocked when Sandy told me .. I was pretty sure I was out
"Morgan" (1:11:43 PM): Did you play the idol then?
pinkertonantics (1:14:21 PM): I did .. just in case Juice and Hooker were lying
"Morgan" (1:14:52 PM): Yeah, good thinking.
"Morgan" (1:15:06 PM): So what are our merge plans? Anihilate the villains and then have a hero battle out?
pinkertonantics (1:15:49 PM): sounds like a good plan to me
pinkertonantics (1:16:06 PM): youre actually the first person ive talked to about any of this so far! but id think that the simpler the better
"Morgan" (1:16:17 PM): Yes me too, no need to get things over complicated.
"Morgan" (1:16:24 PM): make*
pinkertonantics (1:16:37 PM): definitely
pinkertonantics (1:16:58 PM): the only potential issue is that one of the Villains might have the new immunity idol
pinkertonantics (1:17:18 PM): since Megan and Bud coulud give clues to someone about it
"Morgan" (1:18:03 PM): We could always try and divide the votes if we feel like we need it. We have 6 people and maybe 8 if Ashley and Jeffrey are still with us.
"Morgan" (1:18:20 PM): Or we can just make them feel safe LOL.
pinkertonantics (1:19:04 PM): haha yeah i think either of those can work. also i feel like hooker and juice will vote with us for RB at first
pinkertonantics (1:19:20 PM): they realyl dont have any other choice
"Morgan" (1:19:33 PM): How's RB? I've never met him and honestly I don't feel like it either.
pinkertonantics (1:19:45 PM): i've only talked to him twice
pinkertonantics (1:20:12 PM): and apparently he's been acting very pissy to tucker since we got Bud out .. signing off in the middle of conversations and stuff
"Morgan" (1:20:59 PM): LOL, because that will help him, right?
pinkertonantics (1:21:08 PM): hahah seriously
"Morgan" (1:22:13 PM): I wonder who they will have given their clues to. I don't think Megan will give it to RB either.
pinkertonantics (1:22:42 PM): No?
"Morgan" (1:23:10 PM): Well, if he is as boring as we think, she probably gave it to either Hooker or Juice.
pinkertonantics (1:23:21 PM): Oo yeah that is a good point
"Morgan" (1:24:09 PM): If RB goes first then we have more than enough votes to divide them in case of an idol, that is considering Ashley and Jeffrey going with us as well.
pinkertonantics (1:24:55 PM): How is Ashley looking? think she'd flip?
"Morgan" (1:25:18 PM): I have no idea, she was really angry about Allan.
"Morgan" (1:25:29 PM): I don't trust her too much, personally.
pinkertonantics (1:25:55 PM): Yeah me neither
"Morgan" (1:25:59 PM): I'll proceed with caution around her. I don't feel she trusts us after the whole vote regarding Allan, I feel she wants some revenge, but it might be just me.
pinkertonantics (1:26:43 PM): i feel like she would try and get revenge if she thought it was possible, but if not she'd just float on with us as long as she could
pinkertonantics (1:26:50 PM): and i dont think she'd have the numbers for revenge
"Morgan" (1:26:56 PM): I agree. We need to make sure she thinks it's not possible.
"Morgan" (1:27:09 PM): You never know when someone may get greedy!
"Morgan" (1:27:43 PM): Okay honey, this was a nice chat but I have to go. I have a class soon and I haven't slept at all. I will be back for the challenge, I will talk to you then, okay?
"Morgan" (1:27:53 PM): Have a great day Jordan, I'm glad we are re-united <3.
pinkertonantics (1:28:02 PM): Yes really nice to chat again
pinkertonantics (1:28:08 PM): talk to ya soon

[jordan]

I absolutely owned this challenge. Dominated it.

So much for that talk before about relaxing a little bit in challenges. That's for next time. Now I want to win. The first TC after a merge is always insane anyway, so I'm really glad that I get to be immune for this one. Maybe I'll back off a little bit next time.

But once it became clear that everyone was going to bed, that's when I won. I was talking to every single person who was online. Collaborating with my Heroes alliance in a chat room and also getting Juice and Hooker on my side. By the end I had both Erin and Juice doing my bidding and I won. Easily.

I'm not going to get too cocky here, but this is a nice win. Now I can focus completely on the vote without the added stress that it might be me.

[jordan]

One tricky moment was when Juice confronted me about working with the Heroes. It was my one mistake in this challenge, posting a vote against Hooker in the middle of a Hero-Chain (instead of first or last). But I deleted it quickly (Hooker never even saw it) and told Juice a lie about how Morgan just told me to post on Hooker's thread. I didn't think he'd buy it at first, but then he was the reason I won the challenge. So that was cool.

I don't like telling lots of lies like that because they'll inevitably come back and bite me. But I think that was a good one. The Heroes will probably question why Juice was so gung ho about helping me out and I'll tell them it was because he wants to save his ass. Which is true, isn't it?!

Also. JEFFREY FOUND A NEW IDOL? QUOI? Well that makes life even easier now doesn't it. Don't even have to worry about split votes. This is getting too easy. I have to keep thinking that everyone is out to get me. Because they probably are. That's why winning this challenge was, I think, a good move.

[jordan]

I'm getting ahead of myself. This is just a sketch plan. But I wanted to write this down. I'm sure it's not going to happen because nothing ever goes according to plan in this game. But this time ... maybe? Idols are going to be the major monkeywrench and of course who knows if there will be a twist. But:

11th: RB (10-1)
10th: Hooker (9-1)
9th: Jeffrey (blindside esque to flush out the idol maybe?)
8th: Juice (7-1)
7th: Morgan (6-1)
6th: Ashley (5-1)

Then we're left with Tucker/Stephen/Erin/Tom/myself. Amazing F5.

5th: Tom (the four of us vote out the guy who would clearly win at the end)
4th: Erin (Stephen/Tucker/myself have an F3)

Then Stephen OR Tucker would likely take me to the Final 2.

Again. This isn't the law. But I wanted to write down the path of least resistance. The less complicated the better. We'll see.

[jordan]

Man, Hooker is really freaking out. He's gotta chill a little bit. He's definitely safe this time. Next time though ...

"Hooker" (5:57:55 PM): Hey... any word?
pinkertonantics (6:04:26 PM): hey man
pinkertonantics (6:04:35 PM): im hearing some heroes are going after RB
"Hooker" (6:05:08 PM): That is what I thought. Is it going to be a pretty much Majority thing do you think?
pinkertonantics (6:05:46 PM): haha i hope so! ive only tlkaed to like 3 or 4 ppl but it seems thats the way everyones leaning so far
pinkertonantics (6:05:52 PM): think he has the idol?
"Hooker" (6:06:33 PM): RB?
"Hooker" (6:06:50 PM): It would have to be Juice if someone has it, no?
pinkertonantics (6:07:34 PM): well didnt bud give a clue to megan after he got voted out?

"Hooker" (6:08:29 PM): Probably, yea
pinkertonantics (6:08:54 PM): so if she found out .. couldve passed it to someone
pinkertonantics (6:09:02 PM): thats the only thing im a little hesitant about
pinkertonantics (6:09:12 PM): ack brb
"Hooker" (6:12:52 PM): I guess so, it's possible.
"Hooker" (6:13:06 PM): I really doubt it though
pinkertonantics (6:28:56 PM): yeah i agree
pinkertonantics (6:28:59 PM): who are you thinking about going for?
"Hooker" (6:37:02 PM): I don't know. I'm clearly not in a position to "go after" anyone. The only names I have heard so far are Rb's and my own. So it kinda sucks - lol
pinkertonantics (6:37:37 PM): really? i havent heard your name once
"Hooker" (6:38:21 PM): I heard Rb was saying me in a scramble? But maybe not? (then again if he was doing that he might not say it to you)
pinkertonantics (6:38:44 PM): ha really? yeah i've only talked to him briefly today
pinkertonantics (6:38:50 PM): hasn't said anything to me about the vote
"Hooker" (6:39:17 PM): It wouldn;t surprise me. He might think targetting me is his only chance. I have no idea - ARE there any options?
"Hooker" (6:40:09 PM): I have to assume that right now, no Heroes are going to vote for another Hero?
pinkertonantics (6:41:12 PM): haven't talked to em all yet
pinkertonantics (6:41:17 PM): morgan seems to be leading the RB charge though
"Hooker" (6:45:35 PM): Yea? well I guess I am pretty open right now. I have to play "back" and hope to make it through for a couple rounds. I will vote with you whichever way you wanna go really. I knew I was putting my life in your hands before so I will back your choice for whatever (just don't vote for me - lol)
"Hooker" (6:46:46 PM): We should have some kind of a plan, but I don't even really know who you are close to. I would like to include Juice if possible (And as I said, if anyone has an idol it's him) but anything else is really up to you!
pinkertonantics (7:00:32 PM): ok sorry im back - keep getting called away from the desk
pinkertonantics (7:00:35 PM): anyway
"Hooker" (7:00:40 PM): You at work?
pinkertonantics (7:00:47 PM): yeah leaving soon though!
pinkertonantics (7:01:03 PM): yeah i'd definitely like to work with juice - he helped me out hardcore last night
pinkertonantics (7:01:11 PM): and tucker too .. just like from the pre-merge
"Hooker" (7:02:47 PM): Well that is perfect. Can we avoid it being 6-4 next round though if some of them start saying me or Juice?
pinkertonantics (7:03:06 PM): well i have no idea where jeffrey stands
"Hooker" (7:03:16 PM): And actually - sorry for bugging you @ work - I didn;t realize you were still there - I can let you go for a bit and pick this up when you are home!!!?? lol
pinkertonantics (7:03:16 PM): he seemed close to the heroes but wasnt with them from the beginning
pinkertonantics (7:03:28 PM): hahh no no its cool!
"Hooker" (7:03:32 PM): K
"Hooker" (7:04:57 PM): Jeffery is probably in between - I am not sure either. I was once allied to him way back, but we were on opposite sides of the Bridget vote then he went to the other tribe not long after, so I have no idea what is up there
pinkertonantics (7:05:13 PM): well there's the evener right there
"Hooker" (7:06:59 PM): SO then I guess the ? is - we just vote for RB now, or get his vote and try ot get 1 more? (NO clue where the 1 would come from though and saying something to the wrong person screws everything)
"Hooker" (7:07:26 PM): lol - I don't mean to caps the O's, my finger just isn't coming off shift fast enough
pinkertonantics (7:09:00 PM): hahah i thought it was for emphasis
pinkertonantics (7:09:08 PM): well first of all we'd have to get tucker on board
"Hooker" (7:09:25 PM): looks like it kind of - why I said I didn't actually do it on purpose
pinkertonantics (7:10:05 PM): i dunno, i think it might be kind of a tall order for this round...
pinkertonantics (7:10:21 PM): get tucker on .. feel out the whole tribe and figure out who's voting who and who can be persuaded
pinkertonantics (7:10:27 PM): give them the right reasons..
"Hooker" (7:11:43 PM): For sure. Maybe the 4 of us can get a chat later - I will be on most of the night - I am sure Tucker will be on at some point soon
pinkertonantics (7:11:56 PM): yeah that would be a good thing
pinkertonantics (7:12:01 PM): see if it can be feasible
pinkertonantics (7:12:19 PM): and if not we'll go RB this time .. which is alright with me since he's going after me apparently
pinkertonantics (7:12:22 PM): and you
pinkertonantics (7:12:24 PM): and tucker
pinkertonantics (7:12:36 PM): and then try and pull something next time
"Hooker" (7:14:43 PM): Yea... I think it is probably best to just go that way really. We'll see I guess, if something is there I am all ears, but like I said say the wrong thing this round and everything goes down the tubes
pinkertonantics (7:15:16 PM): yeah for sure
pinkertonantics (7:15:28 PM): i say we just kind of get the temperature of the room
pinkertonantics (7:15:30 PM): and then go from there
pinkertonantics (7:15:56 PM): im gonna sign off from here but will be back on at home