Day 29 - Sandy & Corey

[Erin]

I wish I could sit and say I honestly think I did something wrong and punishment fit the crime. However, I will go to my grave arguing with you about that. I first off thought the "punishment" was not going to be announced to the whole entire tribe. If I was punished that was between me and you and not me, you, and the entire cast. Secondly, I was under the impression that the punishment was not going to be decided until we had a group chat. I will yet again plead my case. I think what I was punished for is stupid and uncalled for, first off. Before I even messaged Tucker I checked the board and the TC results thread. There was NOTHING in it about Tucker still being at exile. Also, I was on AIM and his status went from "Being at exile" to nothing. So naturally, as anyone else would, I assumed he was off. I messaged him. He did not answer so I went on about my merry business. About 20 minutes later he messaged me. First, off the dude has no balls. He couldn't even say anything to me about it! He had to chick shit hide behind the host. Secondly, would you have honestly punished someone for saying "Sandra <3" and "Are you back from exile?" How you do you honestly think that makes you look as hosts? If that's what you get for accidentally messaging someone then jeeze... In the end Jordan or me will be going home. IF Jordan messaged Tucker on Sunday then he should have not been able to vote last vote, not this vote... His crime should have happen and had been over with.

Now, let me get on to my chat with Tucker. When I talked to Tucker tonight he had a completely different reason, then what you, Sandy, told me. He told me that he simply asked if he was back from exile because I had messaged him and that YOU decided I needed to be punished. Oddly, yalls stories are not matching up. I believe you over Tucker, however. Tucker is putting all the blame on you to try to make it look like he's a good person and would NEVER do anything bad. I call BULL SHIT on that one! Tucker said he took a screen cap to cover his own back. Why would he take a screen cap. He clearly knew that I thought he was back from exile. Why would I turn him in if I didn't even know I was breaking a rule?!?! He flat out stated in our conversation tonight that he was talking to other people and all of a sudden thought "timestamps!" So he went back and looked at his conversations and I was the only person to have messaged him with a time stamp too early. Obliviously, he was talking to others and thought he needed to cover his ass with them as well. I asked Tucker several times tonight if Jordan and me were the only ones he had talked to during his time on exile. He would never answer me. He would either avoid the question or reply with "You and Jordan were the only ones to message me." He also tried to cover his ass and say he didn't know what he was doing. That the rules were not clear to him and he was just "making sure." This is a direct quote from my conversation with Tucker "I got back into the game, during that time there was a ton of information coming my way about the previous round. I hadn't even view TC. So I didn't know if you survived or not." Ummmm....how would he know that I was even at risk?! If Tucker hadn't been talking to someone else he would have never know I was even one of the people getting votes...

His main argument was that you, Sandy, would find out about my one random message in a few rounds and he would be punished. Honestly, if you found out in a few rounds would you punish him or even me? I would assume probably not. Tucker can't even keep his lie straight about why he did what he did. I think it looks really negative of the host to let one player, Tucker, clearly control the game. He's gonna say he's not doing it to be malicious, but come one now... I'm no spring chicken. I may suck at challenges, but one thing I am good at is people reading. He's not with me and he never has been. I beat you $100, that Jeffrey helped him with this. They need a 1 up in the game and this is his way of doing it. If your gonna win play fair and win fair. I can't stand someone that cheats or manipulates and clearly he is!!!

[Corey]

As the hosts, we know whats going on in the game more then the players. When we brought the exile twist into the game we stated this...

"Also, miss Morgan is Exiled. You may not talk to her, she may not talk to you, until she re-enters the game.. She will not come to anyone and ask whats going on back at camp, nor will anyone in tribes go to her and ask what it's like at exile. This rule will follow for any player that is sent to exile. Communication with players in the game will come to an end until they re-enter. I expect this rule to be obeyed. If at any point throughout the game the hosts find this rule to be broken, you'll be removed from the game.

Exile has entered the game, this rule is now in motion and will be enforced as much as it can be. My suggestion to each of you: DO NOT BECOME A CHEATER! Thank you. "

Now that statement clearly says that if that rule is broken the players who break it will be REMOVED from the game. From what we know there was no game talk. So we discussed a punishment that wasnt as harsh as being removed from the game. We even discussed the idea of Jordan and yourself not being able to compete in the challenge as well as the self-vote. We chose to just stick with the self-vote.

Everyone should know that the players do not return to exile until TC results are posted, thats the way its been each time its happened. You could have been removed from the game, be happy we went with something a little less harsh.

As for other people talking with him as well. IF this is true we hope these people come forth and they will be punished as well. For now though, we only know about Jordan & yourself and actions have been taken.

[Sandy]

Erin, you have to understand neither Corey or myself went out of our way to do this or find out any of this information. Infact, neither of us would even know of these little hiccups if Tucker didn't bring it to our attention, like rules were severely broken and actions needed to take place immediately.

As for how it makes us look as hosts, rules were stated and regardless of how severe or minor these two IMs were, they were infact, a breach of the rules.

Corey and I aren't dumb and know the happenings of the game. Without being complete hypocrites with saying one thing and doing another, something had to happen, and for whatever reason Tucker saw fit to bring it to our attention.

The game will play out how it is meant to, and just remember no action is ever permitted without some sort of reaction. This goes for you, Jordan, and definitely Tucker.

[Erin]

Everyone should know that the players do not return to exile until TC results are posted, thats the way its been each time its happened.

First off, I didn't message Tucker till 8 hours after TC results were posted. That is my main argument in this. Every other player returned from exile after TC results were posted. I naturally assumed Tucker did too.

Sandy and Corey, I'm not mad at yall. I mainly wrote that to each of you because I wanted to make sure my side of the story was told. Each story has 2 sides and I was going to make sure mine was out there. I have enjoyed this game thus far and I hope to be able to enjoy it. I also, extremely enjoyed last season. I am just slightly upset that one person is having so much control over this game and is therefore changing the out come of the game. I am very grateful that yall did not remove me from the game. However, I'm not gonna lie and say I am tickled pink with my punishment either.