I think this is actually gonna work. Got positive confirmation from Monica,Yve and Katie. Not only that but Monica asked "if I wanted to align" :o WOW. Eh. Take what you can, give nothing back. Tis the pirate's life.

You know I am getting a little worried now. Jonny's answer is kinda weird. I mean these girls are afraid of someone flipping. And here Jonny is saying he has good bonds with the returnees? why the fuck would he say that? Feels weird.

Yve just gave me another positive confirmation.

Also why is my rep at -4? And why do I suddenly care about my rep?

Are u fucking kidding me? I spent the entire day (well couple hours) "bonding" and developing a working relationship with these girls. And u SWAP. DAFAQ!

So my good luck with swaps continues. I end up on a tribe with Rory who is gonna be away for a few days aka reduced activity. So he makes a deal with the first person he sees on the tribe (me). All we need is 1 more vote and we are good for at least 2 tribal councils which should take us over to the next phase of the game. And I also get to be with Yve which is great cause I feel like I can depend on her more than I could with Katie or Austin. Monica would have been ideal but Yve is good too. Hopefully we win a challenge or two here and there but I am not too worried right now.

Boy oh boy. This twist has really accelerated the game. Initially I had cut a deal with Rory when we first swapped that I had his back and we can 3-2 our way to the next phase of the game with Yve. When I read about the 10 person tribal, I sighed. Here we go again. 5 people I have never talked to. Pitch my case. Fight for my life. Seem familiar?? Oh well. Time to get to work I thought. But nooooooooooooooooo. Things are in a frenzy here. Sierra gave me a hell of a lot of info. I am kinda lazy to type everything out so lets do bullets.


- The idols have been found. Vytas has one, Monica has one and Kim most likely has one
- Monica thinks Kim and Erik are tight with her
- Vytas and Sue want to vote with the Nu ... whatever tribe they are on
- Sierra wants to save Garett (duh)
- Erik is super tight with Sierra
- Yve has ties to Kim
- Kim is a shady and dangerous player

So there a bunch of plans and perceptions going around. What the heck lets do more bullets for all possible outcomes that people think will happen

- 7 people gang up on old Marehemu. The vote is 4-3-3 Monica-Stephen-Garett/Sue. Not happening AFAIK
- A straight forward Garett vote. Monica, Erik, Kim, Yve, Rory and I vote Garett. NOOOOPE
- A straight forward Sue vote. Monica, Erik, Sierra, Yve, Rory and I vote Sue. Not very likely
- A very very fun split. 4-2-2-1-1. This would have been so sweet. Sierra, Erik, Garett and I vote Kim. Kim, Rory vote Stephen. Sue, Vytas vote Monica, Monica votes Sue, Yve votes Garett. Would have been a vote to remember.
- 4-2-2-1-1 OH I didn't realize the split would still be this :P Sierra, Erik, Garett and I vote Kim, Sue, Vytas vote Monica, Rory vote Sue, Yve votes Garett, Kim votes Stephen. This is what I THINK will happen.

This whole thing is Sierra and Erik's doing btw. Sierra opened up to me whole heartedly in terms or strategy and gameplan. And I very luckily made a "watch each other's back" pact with Erik that is paying dividends like I wouldn't have imagined. I have the same deal with Rory. In fact I think I have "charmed" Rory to the point where he wouldn't vote for me. He was supposed to be part of the 4-3 split between me and Monica voting for me but he said he wouldn't vote for me. So as I was saying, this is Sierra/Erik v/s Kim. Its two powerhouses going at each other. Monica mistakenly thinks she is the one in control. Vytas and Sue are the w/e people. Yve is the lost puppy being strung around by Kim. Garett is Sierra's little follower. Rory is the tourist who people kinda forget about until they start complaining about the weather and the lack of air conditioning. And amidst all this is me. Now I like to be a power player as much as the next guy. But not here. You gotta know when to hold'em and know when to fold'em. So for now I am just gonna channel my inner Ken Watanabe and say ...

That worked!!! Wow. Sierra really knows what she is doing. Wasn't expecting Monica to burn her idol (wasn't sure she even had one) Surprisingly enough I am not getting nearly enough hate as much as I had expected. Monica pretty much thanked me for "saving" her, Rory straight up told me I made a good call by not telling him cause he probably would have leaked to Kim and that I am still "his favorite nigga" and I apologized profusely to Yve, added in a little guilty conscious, sprinkled some self deprecation about hwo I wnted to tell but doubted my own judgement and wrapped it nicely in an emotional packet. Yve is a sweetheart and an emotional person as far as I can tell. And I do not intend on ever keeping her in the dark again anyways. Sierra "fixed" her relationship with Vytas and said Sue can get the fuck out of here next time. I asked her what happens if we end up at tribal with the other 5. She told me that it will be fine because Erik is really close to Kelley and Sierra is close to ... IDK. I forgot. Either Katie or Austin. It's w/e to me. I am just weary of how well connected Erik and Sierra are. At the moment that's good for me. But I need to make sure I keep my bonds with Monica, Yve and Rory intact. I am thinking of reaching out to someone like Caryn whose name I have never heard from anyone with reference to anything. A fringe player. Very much like me because while I think Sierra needs me for now, that will change soon. I still have my "watch your back deal" with Erik which I believe he hasn't told Sierra about. But it's pretty apparent that when push comes to shove, ol' Fishbach will be the sacrificial lamb in this little soiree. And I ain't here for waiting around to just let that happen.

Stephen throws spear at Sangoma

Sigh. Here we go again. While I do enjoy the "thrill" of tribal councils, a break would have been nice.

This is a weird one. Initially I thought it would be Sue done and done. Then Sierra freaked out about Vytas playing an idol on her. Ok. SO we split right? 4-3 Sue-Vytas? Apparently Vytas is adored? But Garett says Vytas is mostly MIA these days. Erik is more attached to Sue. Rory is weird. But he has my back. IDK. These people are being sketchy for reasons that aren't clear to me. One thing is for sure though. I am safe. No matter what happens. And that does feel good. But I want to make sure Yve and Monica are safe as well. And Rory too cause I am starting to like the guy.

So here is the dealio. Sierra told me Vytas has an idol. But she likes Vytas. She wants the vote to be Sue. Yet she is worried if it is a straightforward vote, he will play his idol on Sue. And the kicker is that Vytas and Sue are thinking of voting Sierra. Now Sierra wants a vote split but she wants Sue gone AND wants to deny being involved with a vote split plan. I mean. Vytas isn't stupid ... I don't think. And he is gonna be pissed after the vote. Will most certainly play his idol next vote. So I think to myself, I should get 4 people to pile votes on Vytas. If he plays his idol, Sue goes. If not, Vytas goes. I can easily accomplish this. Yve, Monica and I are a bloc at this point. And Rory likes me. That's 4. Rory is a chill guy. He knows a good move when he sees one. So that's 4. The tricky part will be to assuage Sierra after the vote. Or if Vytas does play the idol, he will still be in the game. THEN I could be looking at a 4-4 split next time around. Of course if Vytas does play the idol, I am just going to sell Rory down the river. See I am expected to vote Vytas. But people think Rory is voting Sue. I got him to agree voting Vytas is smarter and to keep it just between us two. Will he do it? Shrug. Who knows. I think he will. I play up the dudebro thing with him a lot more than I do with anyone else. And I still have the "watch your back" deal with Erik in case things take a turn for the worse. It's a risk that I am taking by trying to steer the vote against someone that Sierra likes. But hey. Where's the fun if you don't risk a little.

ROFLMAO. Nice tribal this one. Should be Vytas going on the revote so that another idol is out of the picture.

Vytas Baskauskas
What happened?

(in my head)
You got REKT.

I don't actually know the meaning of REKT but I think it fits correctly here.

Idol #2 GONE! Two(??) more to go

LOL @ Vytas throwing shade at Rory. Rory did what I told him to. Right? I am in control right? No??? Huh. That's a bummer :\