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Natalie Anderson
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| Post #1: 21st May 2016 8:25:30 PM | |
So right now I'm wondering if the dragon statue in treemail is reference to the fact we could be playing within our dragon groups again for immunity, meaning that every tribe is heading to tribal again. I guess I wouldn't be too opposed to this, it kinda levels the game out and I'm certain Alina and Nick would gun for Jaclyn, so it could give me an opportunity to take out Alina, who has consistently proven to be a formidable competitor in this game, if a bit stroppy at times. She's pretty good in challenges and stuff, and if all three tribes are headed to tribal this round then I'd be fairly confident that a swap would loom after that. But we'll see what happens, I'm certainly not going to shoot myself in the foot or go out on a limb to keep Jaclyn around. But it might just be the best option, especially considering the paranoia that Nick displays around the subject of idols. Like, he wants to ensure a split every vote but who would he have to split on this round? I'm willing to bank on the fact that him an Alina dream up some plan where one of them place a vote on Jaison or I, expecting us to willingly vote Jaclyn and not give a rats ass. But no one is going to write down my name without any significant repercussions. If past practice dictates what happens when you spout my name from your lips in a less than positive way, you just have to look no further than our model exhibits, Chicken and Stacey to see what happens. But this is all hypothetical. I can't realistically think up any solid plan without knowing what the round will entail, and I guess the sooner we find that out, the better! | | |
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Natalie Anderson
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| Post #2: 21st May 2016 8:39:05 PM | |
YAY for a tribe switchup of some degree. But am I seriously expected to do well in this challenge? After I severely struggled to complete a 96 piece puzzle in 13 minutes? After dealing with the severe mental exhaustion that comes as a by-product of inhabiting the ill-fated, hot mess that is Long?
Oh well, time shall tell, but don't hold out too much hope.
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Natalie Anderson
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| Post #3: 22nd May 2016 10:43:46 PM | |
So after thinking I'd absolutely slayed that challenge to death, I find out that I actually did the whole thing wrong. Not to worry. Just a slight mishap there. But in the end I was fine with it, it would've been nice to win but stuff like that is always a double edged sword so I wasn't overly sad about losing. But when I saw that Joe had won, I was cool with it. We clicked pretty well pre-game so I had an idea that he would pick me and that I'd at least have SOMEONE who I knew prior to joining the tribe which could help me out a lot! But when I saw the actual tribe reveals, I wasn't too thrilled. Prior to the game I'd only spoken to Joe, Rita and Jenna. And Lillian was like a crazed tyrant in that first competition that I didn't exactly get butterfly and rose like vibes from the girl. But, always the optimist. I just realise I have to get out there, dust off my dormant social skills from the endless attempts to drag conversation out of the glorified pebbles of Lóng, and make it work. And that's exactly what I did. As of now, I feel I have a pretty good rapport with pretty much everyone on the tribe on a strong basis of social grounding primarily. Obviously I'm not going to delve into strategy and stuff at the minute, because I just have to build a solid social foundation to foster that when it's necessary to do so. But standouts for me right now that I could potentially see myself working with at:
Joe, Rita, Jenna, Neal and possibly Hunter.
I'm gonna be pretty blunt and say that I have a mild disliking towards Melinda, because I feel she's very abrasive in the way she approaches things. In the last dragon challenge, I specifically told her not to go for anyone because it gives them reason to then go for us. And she went ahead and did it. And what happened? We were out within the first like 20 minutes. So I really want to distance myself from her as far as possible. I don't want to be associated with this attitude or mindset, but I can't have her feel like I'm distancing from her. So the key is to keep her close without making that connection obvious to others. Basically by fostering these connections, I'm just widening my options when the time comes that we attend tribal and have to send someone packing.
I've also decided to absolutely slate Lóng to everyone, just so they get a vibe that the tribe was awful and no one would stick together on there. So we'll see how it works out, but I can't have people viewing me as a threat for having a lot of connections on the other side. So I did my best to dispel that assumption.
Overall, I'm just feeling bright and confident about this swap. It's provided a new lease to my game and hopefully it can give me a boost into the merge. One step at a time though! | | |
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Natalie Anderson
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| Post #4: 23rd May 2016 10:21:35 PM | |
I'm currently in an overwhelming state of euphoria. Am I immune? Is this a dream? Is someone going to give me a rude awakening? It does not feel real. I don't have to bother about tribal. I don't need to have the sub-conscious nerves, I'm not going anywhere this round and it feels amazing. I'm hoping this is a sign of things to come and we can keep this up to make up for all my previous trials and tribulations. I had spoken with Rita earlier and we've agreed to have each others backs, and we have a pretty good bond right now which I think has a very high possibiltiy of blossoming into something more in the future. We both talked about how we liked Jenna too, so maybe there's some material for a possible alliance there. But for a change, I don't have to worry about that. But to have my options lined up and ready incase we strike a crisis scenario is always good. If we were to lose, I'd definitely be going for Melinda. If people are taking these dragon pairings seriously, Melinda is the only tie I have on this tribe and to get rid of that is to rid people of any illusions that I have strong, dead-set connections on this tribe. Because if I'm viewed as being tied to Melinda, her actions will become associated with mine. If Melinda talks shit to someone, that person isn't gonna wanna talk game with me incase they think I'll rat back to her. This game is about sacrifices, and I'm more than willing to offer up Melinda as the sacrificial lamb to provide advantage my game further down the line. But that's for another round. For now I can relax, and work solely on my social game. Just because we won, doesn't give a pass to retire from working. I intend to seize every opportunity to benefit my game, and it just may well be that some of the most valuable opportunities will present themselves when I least expect it, and it's my duty to capitalise on these. | | |
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