WE FUCKING GOT IMMUNITY GUYSSSSSSSSSS
I did my part on every bit except the jigsaw puzzle because the LATENCY WAS RIDICULOUS. it made me feel like I was literally in the Serengeti on the shittest dial up known to man. IT'S FINE THOUGH because we still didn't lose despite my catastrophic failure.

after the challenge I decided to message Austin & Katie because I like them both a lot and wanted to make sure they were safe this TC (I hit up Yve as well but she rudely ignored me, hater). they said there was a set target for their vote and that they both felt pretty safe which is great but over the last couple of hours I've figured out that the vote target is Stephen and I'm not sure how to feel about it. though I haven't revealed myself to him (nor he to me, DW I UNDERSTAND ALIAS RULES) I'm 99% sure I know who he is because the way he talks is quite distinctive and I mean, I kind of hate him as a player AND a person but at the same time him sticking around could lead to openings for me later in the game because I understand how he operates and how to best work with him (whereas everyone else here is an absolute mystery). I don't think there's any saving him even if I had a burning desire to, though, because apparently he hasn't talked to anyone on his tribe for like a week. RIP.

talking to Austin also scored me another mask (yassss) so I'm now at 4 (I'm such a lazy bitch, I've found a grand total of 1 by myself and it was completely by accident when I spastically clicked somewhere random on the homepage). I couldn't find another for the life of me, but that's probably because Garrett and Vytas both found one as well (lol). I don't even know if I want the HII because then there'd be all that pressure and uncertainty when it comes to whether or not I should tell my tribemates and ugh. I do suspect a swap or some other whack twist will come soon, though, so it'd be good to have that safety net at least. at the moment I just have to trust in my core alliance and my cross-tribal relationships and hope that everything works out. I'M NOT 1ST, 2ND OR 3RD BOOT, SO THAT'S SOMETHING

here are some bulletpoint thoughts
- awks Stephen somehow dug himself out of the hole he was in
- Katie is so fun I love her
- Garrett is growing on me more than I ever thought possible
- RIP JFP we hardly knew ye