I made it here! YAY! I thought for sure one more tribal council and I was getting 'chopped the fuck up'. A merge opens several doors of opportunity and I plan on using and abusing each one. Coming into this merge, we have two tribes of five, so you could imagine how awkward these votes are going to be. Dadès as five, Sebou has five and then Sebou has a random two members from the Reject tribe. I totally thought that we'd be talking to Bet and JR to try and flip them, not target them. So what I did was, I went ahead and started to bond with Betsy. I know that this bitch was desperate and needed allies. I was there to give that to her. We talked for a good chunk of time before we had to sign off. I felt like I could instantly trust this bitch. Normally, I try not to fall for certain players so soon, especially someone as desperate as her but I feel like she needs a void filled. I've opened up to several of the Sebous in hopes they eliminate my tribe before they eliminate me. Now that I'm on a tribe with Ken, I can actually work with him now. I kinda figure this guy is spread across the board in allies, similar to Ed but I have to trust he's with me. He gave me an idol clue and I doubt he gave that to multiple people on my tribe. I trust that Ken would tell me all there is to know. I also sense something about Ken, an older soul perhaps. I feel like I know him from somewhere... ~Alias~ gotta love it.

Last night, Eddie, trying to be in charge once again, suggests that we vote for Betsy this TC. Ugh, that instantly puts me in a shit position because I just started to like her and planned on working with her. I juggled the thought in my head for a bit and then I discussed it out with Ken and Jonathan separately. Finally, I decided to approach Betsy first and let her know what my tribe wants to do. I urged Betsy to grab JR and side with Sebou on this vote against Dades. I know that may sound a little insane but I figure it's going to happen anyway? Might as well try to make it seem like I'm willing to turn in my tribe and then help them take down their own. Of course Betsy was nervous, so she suggested we make a separate voting block and take out some of the connections between Dadès and Sebou players. It's no lie that Eddie has been talking with ALL of Sebou throughout the game. I asked Ken if he could try and get Eddie eliminated this round but Ken doesn't want to push. I think its the best to just vote for Charlie if he doesn't wanna step on toes. I need to start talking to JR more and see where his head is at. I need both JR and Betsy comfortable working with me and perhaps Jonathan. I found out last night that Betsy also really trusts Ken. Lol great, another one of my allies in cahoots with another player. Random @ that. *Licks weave down* It does work out though. If I ever wanted to work with a Jonathan/Ken/Betsy/JR/maybemore combination, they'll mesh well together. I know Ken says he trusts Kelly, so maybe she'll be another person to help us. She's just so hard to connect with. She seems very detached for our conversation every time. I really don't know what I'm going to end up doing for the TC. I think I'm okay and that was the goal.