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Episode #4/5: “I'm just lying and making a big deal about things because it is funny”- Bodhi

Bodhi

I don't know what is even happening I'm just lying and making a big deal about things because it is funny

Roxy

Im aolot inactive. Lmfoa

the serious confessioanl didnt uplod :/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NesmOdGOnX4

Lol thibis eric's org

Trixie 

If all goes as planned, Shea is gone! We purposely threw the comp to get you out. I just wanna say it's nothing against you as a person, I would have loved to work with you but we all felt you were going to be a problem later on so we had to send you home now. 

I feel really bad that I had to vote Zack out especially with him being a newbie. I also feel awful not letting Roxy in on our alliance. Hopefully with merge she can join us. She really doesn't deserve to get voted off so soon.

So we threw the comp yet again and it worked - Zack is out. I would have liked to work with him but I knew he'd be a vote for the other side once we merged. Nehe's voting confessional for him was BRUTAL. It makes me scared if I ever got a vote from him. We had yet another tribe swap, back to 3 teams again. I travelled through tribes and landed on Skua with basically all my alliance minus Austin. I hope he manages to stay safe so when merge comes we can reunite as the Outsiders. 

I wonder who Adelie is gonna send home, huh?

QuilLynn 

I feel bad blindsiding shea tonight, i genuinely like him and would have liked to work with him. I think the tribe swap fucked him over a bit because he picked people who were already closley aligned (like nehe+trixie, austin+zack) for me right now the safe and smart thing to do is take out shea. I do want austin gone soon though, because once we merge he'll be a huge threat because he has connections on both sides.

so that immunity was a mess. The day started out good, tribal went as planned and we got out shea and going into the new immunity we thought we stood a chance and were genuinely going to try to win, however, knowing that bodhi and kelsey are probably on the bottom of that tribe and would be possible numbers for our alliance come merge we decided to throw it and take out Zack who we believe to be a number for skua. Austin has it out for jay it seems and is looking to take out his numbers and I think he actually thinks he's running things and making the decisions. Thats fine he can think whatever he wants, but it was trixie  and I who made the Shea blindside happen and saved his ass. We OMG INSTANT TRIBAL BRB

This instant might come back to bite me in the ass rip, its messy and people still haven't voted and I think austin thinks i'm voting him

I think roxy is really buying my "innocent newcomer" act right now that i'm using to cover my ass for this zack vote. I'm hoping i can get out of this still with the trust of all my tribe members. If i had to pick one to go next it would be Ali, because that rat went to austin saying I voted him... We'll see what the future holds

This new skua tribe is the perfect stiuation! I have trixie who is my #1 in this game, nehe who i'm closely aligned with and roxy who thinks were together 100%. I really want to win these upcomong challenges because I feel like there will only be one or two votes before we merge and I want all four of us on this new new skua to make it! It would break my heart to vote roxy at this point as we already blindsided her twice at tribals and she still trusts us, so i'm really hoping it doesn't come down to that. I'm also hoping for another clue, since i have one from skua before I think getting a second clue would really help my chances of finding one of these fucking idols!

Once again my team won, I mean so far this whole game I've only been on a losing team if we threw the challenge. I know i'm going to look like a threat come merge but i'm kinda looking forward to it. I'm hoping I can still use my innocent newbie "idk what i'm doing" act to get people to trust me, but I know eventually they'll want to take me out. I feel after this challenge our "outsiders" alliance from albatross will be over. Austin only got 10 points in the challenge so odds are he'll be taken out next, and if he's not then I'd take that as a sign that he joined the other side and if thats the case we'll have no use for him. Part of me is hoping that adelie takes him out tonight that way we don't have to do the dirty work later, but unfortunately I think that comes with the price of losing a jury vote. 

also, nehe is really pissing me off. If we lose the next immunity idgaf about the alliance at this point I like roxy more right now and I'd send his ass home.

The tribe chat is fun and all but... Roxy, girl. Sometimes it's a bit much. Jokes  and sarcasm just flies over her little aussie head. God bless.

Jacob 

Austin be throwin'? I played the challenge for less than an hour and I still got a better score. I hope he doesn't have an idol.

Shea

Aint shit

Austin 

:)

Rig-gate is real huh

Lily 

honestly i dont even know whats going on right now. we swapped? thats cool. we're not going to tribal? rad. honestly like if i got voted out next round i dont know if i'd care that much this premerge is just so chill for whatever reason its like my natural habitat

Andrew

I think Ali is a robot. Also lily and I are lookin for an idol™

Ali

I need to merge next I don't trust these hoes

Kelsey 

My goodness...after that disaster of a video challenge, I was truly blessed to stay. I had never really had the opportunity to connect with anyone and Regan basically eliminating herself was...luck, dear, it was luck XD But then a scadulous tribe swap happens and I'm even LUCKIER!!! With a tribe of four, I feel like we totally could just slay the house down and all four people are people I'm able to bond with over something quickly. Jay was super on the Regan boat and knows that I'm not the best with speaking with people, as was the other snake picture. And Austin says he's rather close to Jay, so I'm feeling rather good if we go to tribal, not that we wi- oh, we already lost, ok. Austin says he would love to work with Jacob and I and to eliminate Jay, which doesn't sound the most predictable, but at this point in the competition, I've never made it to the top thirteen and I usually mess it up for myself when get too involved with voting and being gung ho. This time, maybe I can just take a deep breath and survive past another one...apparently, there is this "plan" to convince Austin that I'm going home which makes the pit in my stomach advance even further but...it can't be helped. I could be making top TWELVE. TWELVE!!!! I've got to just take a deep breath, close my eyes, and jump off the bridge. Let's hope I land in foam~! And THAT'S all there is to it! Bon Apetit, beh-bay~ Kelsey Mikaelson

Zack

I have had Nehe and Austin approach me for a solid three. However, I have also been approached with a solid three person alliance with Trixie and Quillyn. If I can get this group to final five, I think I would be sitting pretty. Unfortunately, that means I have to turn on my alliance I've had from day one with Shea, Roxy, and Ali. But Ali and I have talked and he's going to jump ship with me. 

So, I've had Ali, Austin, and Nehe all trying to subtly convince me to trust the others of the three. It quickly became apparent that they're all working together, or at the very least, Austin has them both wrapped around his finger. Austin also mentioned Bodhi and Jay being numbers for him on the other side. Having everyone on my tribe trust me, I realize that this is my opportune moment to make a game-changing move and flipping the vote on Austin. I convinced Trixie and Quillynn (who have offered me an alliance for the time being) that if we want to succeed at all, we need to split up these three. More specifically, take Austin out because he seems to be the main tie for all of these people. Take out the kingpin, the rest will scatter. With Roxy still trusting me over everyone else, we should have just enough votes to take Austin out. I don't like sitting around, doing what I'm told, and waiting to be taken out in the final six. So sorry, Austin. I really hope you're out this week.

Jay

Regan is going to straight up murder me for voting her out, but sorry. You blew up on Kelsey, you're going home. Sorry not sorry. Also you're just gonna vote with Austin every vote and we can't have him having more power than me :)

Hey guys! This might be my last confessional in this game. So, Austin says he has an idol and that he's playing it. So like, I decided that I'm just gonna go for voting him. The thing is, if me, Jacob, and Kelsey stick strong, and he plays an idol, one of us go. HOWEVER, provided it's not me, whoever is left from Kelsey and Jacob is still trusting of me. Which would not be the case if i threw a vote onto Kelsey and Jacob left. Tribal is starting now. Good luck to me I hope things go well.

Nicholas 

hi so im trying to win this paintball challenge so my ass doesnt get voted off. i feel like for the first time ever in a survivor game i dont fit in with my tribe and like they are going to cut me the first chance they get. oh well i guess we will see what happens. its time to shoot some bitches

Nehemiah 

So now i'm on the albatross tribe and you can say that I'm on the bottom but actually theres people on the tribe I trust. Trixie and Ali are instant ride or die homies in my opinion and so is Austin. After I helped us win the lip sync with my amazing talent Trixie and Quillyn wants to have an alliance with me and Austin as we are the outside forces I am 100% fine with this. But Ali isnt with the other side he's with me and Austin. So this is also good if we go to a tribal. So i'm set up pretty nicely.

We have decided to throw the challenge to get out Shea. I personally have no connection to shea in the form that I didn't care if we threw the challenge. The outsiders alliance of me, QuilLyn, Trixie, and Austin is definitely off to a good start. We got shea to vote Austin and Ali is on board to vote Shea. I'm in a good spot when it comes to everything. I don't know how I'm going to fare going forward in the game but I do think I'm in a very good spot and I know how to speak to people. Zack was doing the challenge all by himself. We tried to throw it and he just wouldn't but to be fair he didn't know. So i had to talk him into throwing and getting out Shea leading on the idea that if he does so Austin and me would work with him. Everything should be good tonight.

The outsiders threw yet another tribal so we can get out Zack.

After our tribal of blindsiding Zack there was in our guts either a tribe swap or merge. As you can see it was a tribe swap and ironically I ended up on a tribe with my 2 fellow Outsiders and Roxy. I lied to Roxy the previous vote but I don't wanna loose that relationship just yet. There's a good chance my new tribe can win immunity and not have to vote off Roxy but if such things happen we are 3-1 and we have the ammunition to take aim. I only fear for out other votes that we need secure which that is being Bodhi, Ali, Kelsey, and Austin. I need all 4 of them to stay safe but I have a smart feeling that ain't gonna happen. But I still stand on what I said last time in that I'm in a good spot and I don't have to do much bullshit or manipulating just yet. I showed I can be sneaky as well as cutthroat when I need to be but I'm good for now.

#yousuckatthisgame

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Episode #3: “Find out next time on total drama suck my ass” - Andrew

Bodhi

I'm pretending to have been told to vote for Kelsey, but in reality I knew exactly who was leaving, and I just wanted to see what happened. So I called out my old tribe in the swapped tribe chat and Kelsey is explaining what happened to me while I call Trixie and Nehemiah snakes. I quite like those two and I kinda regret calling them out for something they didn't do like that, but it's FUN.

QuilLynn

So im on albatross now and I couldn't be happier! so far everyone seems nice, i've only talked really to shea and roxy but i really like both of them so far. The only person i'm with from skua is austin, but he can go tbh if he needs too, noah fence I just don't really have a relationship with him and im here to win and make some drama!

I tried to get a higher score on this reward challenge than i think the other team will get altogether. I hope it will establish me as a threat and serious player in this game. I'm trying to integrate with Shea, Roxy and Ali, because I know old albatross is going to stick together, I'm hoping i'll be able to work with them but I trust nobody 100% in this game. I told Shea that if I get an idol clue i'd share it with him, that's half true. If i get an Idol clue and find myself in the same situation as i was in at Skua then I'll get his advice with the idol, but if i find that bitch its mine! 

stop spelling my name wrong @hosts it quillynn (two n's like how you all seem to have two 21st chromosomes)  im going to POP OFF..... im jk love you guys <3, but it is two n's 

Roxy's opinions are wrong sorry. Also @my tribe thanks for the all work in the challenge. I really feel like i'm going to be dragging this team through these challenges. At least trixie did something at this point she's the only one i wouldn't be okay with voting out.

I feel like with me on this team there is no way we lose a music video challenege, even though pretty much everyone seems to not want to be involved in it. I wanted to take editing too, but i let trixie take it because she said to me she was really good and i didn't want to come off as a total control freak, although i'm sure i still will... I will probably still help with the editing tbh. I just want to win! 

I tried confiding in shea that I had an idol clue in hopes that he'd be able to give me some info about old albatross and also build trust, but i don't think it really worked. I like shea, but don't trust him. He didn't give me much and said roxy was the best in the scavanger hunt. When I went to roxy and asked her about the same challenege she said she was too busy to do basically any of it. To be fair I don't believe her either, but i might need to talk to one more person before I really can find out which one is lying and who has the first clue for the albatross idol

There is a crack starting to present itself within the old albatross tribe. Shea and roxy clearly don't get along. I believe i could convince roxy to vote shea out if i needed too, i just would need to solidify the rest of the votes which might be hard since i haven't talked much to the other non-albatross members. I also like shea and would want him to stay over roxy but realistically it would be harder to get his vote and I have a gut feeling that we should take him out asap if we get the opportunity. 

We won, DUH. Skua's was shit ours was great, the judges were clearly on crack for lowballing our scores. 

Trixie, Nehe, Austin, and myself might make an "outsiders" alliance amongst our tribe. Based on performance in the the last immunity challenge I'm contemplating throwing the next in order to get shea out. If we have our alliance plus maybe the vote of roxy or ali we'll be able to do it. 

Jacob

Hey look, new tribes! I'm glad to see Bodhi! <3 And now I can get to know some more new people. I'm pretty excited overall, but I guess only time will tell how this turns out in the end.

Welp. That challenge was a bust. At least Regan is asking us to vote her out so we don't have to worry about the vote. I keep forgetting we have to do confessionals through this thing instead of just dropping them in the Host Chat.

Trixie

RIP dana. She had so much to live for. I can't believe she smacked her head and now she's dead. She deserved it for putting me in this tribe. JK everyone is very lovely and I'm trying to snuff out the problematics from the ppl I can trust.

This. Girl. Is. The. Nastiest. Skank. Bitch. I. Have. Ever. Met. Do. Not. Trust. Her. She. Is. A. Fugly. Slut. #[email protected] JK!!! <3 

I'M LIVING FOR THIS FIGHT. BUY PRAYING ON ITUNES.

I just finished the music video, I hope everybody likes it!

I'm sorry but can I just fucking say I spent like 2 hours editing that 5 minute music video and not even a single 10/10 by the judges. Get fucked! I know we won but Skua's was less than a minute long and some bitch judges have the audacity to give us lower scores than them. Yikes @ these judges, learn how to judge

I'm thinkin aboot making an alliance with Quillynn and Nehe. Quillynn is up for this and said that maybe we can add Austin to make an alliance of 4 that way we can have half the votes on our team. I'm worried Albatross will just try to pick us off since we're the leftovers of Skua & Adelie

Andrew

Will Jacob ever agree with anything? Find out next time on total drama suck my ass

Regan

MY TRIBE IS FULL OF ANNOYING FUCKS. I hate this tribe swap no one wants to agree on any song we pick which are all bops by the way. 80s songs in general are bops!!!!!

I didnt think it was possible to hate the tribe this much..... its not a music video if youre using like audio clips from random shit thats just a video idk i dont find it creative i hate rupauls drag race so fucking much.  im sorry our tribe is full of weirdos but like????

Nicholas

no offense but why is my entire tribe inbred

Zack

I hope my tribe does well with those music video. I will be in a car for thirteen hours and cannot do lip sync without having to do a long explanation as to why I'm doing it.

Kelsey

Oh my...SO much has happened since the last week lovers, let me catch you all up. So first, tribal. It was quite clear that Trixie and Bodhi were on opposing sides than Ragan and Cole. Trixie really did feel it was best to eliminate Cole from the competition, but Ragan had her doubts as did I. I feel as if Bodhi is not the best...communicator. Cole wasn't either, but he was better. But regardless, I draw up a plan that says that Ragan, Cole, Nehe(who was in the center of all of it) and I vote out Bodhi, therefore keeping Cole around. We all agreed on it and I thought it was sickening...until we get to the vote and myself and Cole are the only ones to vote for Bodhi. Ragan chickened out at the last moment and Nehe said he wanted to force a tie. L U D I C R O U S. Did they HONESTLY think that it would work if it tied? Oh, whatever. Trixie's happy, everyone assumes Ragan was the second vote, I'm still the sweet girl of the tribe. Whatever. And then we tribe swap...oh WHATEVER. I'm going to miss my romance island...especially now that we have to leave it FOREVER. Ragan and Bodhi both end up on the same tribe as me and, while it's nice to have the familiar faces, those two will probably not end up working together. Bodhi has a nice boiling rage for Trixie and Ragan and Ragan herself...is...so much more assertive on this tribe than she was last time. All these new people are also a bit scary to me...I don't think many of them particularly see themselves working with me and I know that's going to be deepened ever more after this challenge. All I can do is hope that I can make people like me like Gwen Stefani and slay...I know I'm not going to participate in this challenge. I have a fake name, I don't feel like revealing anything about myself...and it's tragic. I have to choose between a silly fear and a necessary challenge and I already know I'm picking fear. Not to mention there is a supposed music guru on the other side...I am just preparing myself for the worst. Oh, how I miss the Isles of Romance...no matter how messy it was...

And THAT'S all there is to it~! Can you pay my telephone billz? -Kelsey V Mikaelson

Well...that challenge was a thing. I expected it to be a particularly tough challenge...I did NOT expect to be left with doing the brunt of the work. I never expect editing to be so dificult...but my submission was made and honestly? I'm proud of it. I feel like it's sickening, not because of quality, but because I made it in three hours, odds against and I feel like it's wonderful. It may not be a music video but gosh...I'm proud. If I go home this week, I feel like I made something I can take with me and that's incredible. I do hope I don't leave...some of the reactions to the performance were less the incredible...but my name is Kelsey Mikaelson, darling. A lover's quarrel is nothing more than a love bite to me~! I wish myself the best...for strategy, I know, on my end, these people aren't as welcoming to a romantic such as myself. All I can do is...Pray. *rolls eyes* IT DIDNT EVEN HAVE ALL OF THE TRIBEMATES UGH X'D And THAT'S all there is to it~! Wish me luck, hen-pen-pals~! Yours truly, Kelsey V Mikaelson

Ali

IM LEGIT IN AN AlLIANCE WITH EVERYONE HELP ME!

Austin

OK so I still have zero social game. Apparently I was the last to be picked and that's pretty funny. I'm on a tribe with Nehe and Ali SO I formed an alliance with them and that was literally the first thing I said to them. They know I'm on vacation so I can't really talk much, but Ali seemed to be very into it. I've known Zack just as long as I've known Isaiah/Jay so he's 100% going to be a number for me considering this is his first ORG. I've literally fallen into a position of power without even trying. I told Ali/Nehe that Bodhi and I are a part of a secret twist called "Secret Lovers" and if we make merge then we can decide if we want to give immunity to two other players during round 1 merge. IVE LITERALLY SECURED SAFETY OFF OF BULLSHIT AND BODHI DOESNT EVEN KNOW!! Tbh just get me to merge with Jay, Zack, and Bodhi and I can guarantee final 3....Lmao I haven't even spoken to anyone

#yousuckatthisgame

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Episode #2: “Cheers, To Cursing Greediness, Slashing Throats And Wearing Ugg Boots!” - Kelsey

Cole

PUZZLES SUCK ASS. I just hope everyone fucking sucks

Trixie

I was worried the girls wouldn't want to do an alliance bc they were inactive all day, but then Regan shared with me her immunity clue, and Kelsey said that we three should stick together. It's official then. I was trying to see if Bodhi would be a good ally but it's hard to tell. He doesn't trust Regan. All I know is that if it comes to it, Cole or Nehe's gotta go.

Opinions on people change so much but one thing I know for certain is that the only person I can trust fully is Porcupine. I'm working to get Cole out and I know I have Nehe's vote, now to see what Kelsey thinks. 

I'm debating whether to tell Porcupine about Regan's Immunity clue, but I don't want him to think I'm working exclusively with her and him lose his trust in me. I'll wait until tomorrow, and if Regan gets a second clue and shares it with me I'll let Porcupine know. I think he is a genuine ally and am glad to have him on my first tribe! 

Regan says she hates to do it but will vote Cole. It's funny to know that Cole wasn't as reluctant to take out her or Kelsey. Porcupine won't vote Cole but he says it's a smart move. Hopefully this works out and with mine, Nehe's, Regan, & Kelsey's vote Cole will be gone

Andrew

Sorry I've been inactive with these but um thots on the tribe. I'm with Nicholas and Jay rn, idk what a Jacob is, Austin can go 10/10 times, and Quillyn is literally a catfish like. How are you gonna be like I never played before in our first convo and then be like "our tribe is inactive." BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT TERM. Also I volunteered for the captain thing bc idgaf and I'm not letting these people make decisions no ma'am I'm playing an everyone can go fuck themselves game

Austin 

Paul is winning BB19 and that's the tea

Jacob

  I just hope they don't send me home for missing one thing and then flopping another. either that or I somehow have like the best score on my tribe.

Kelsey 

What IS happening! Coming to you live and in colour, my name is Kelsey Mikaelson and I'm so happy to be here on Bouvet Islands! So far, the game has been rather kind to me. My tribe seems to be really nice all the way around, and I've been blessed to be placed on a tribe with someone greener than me with miss Trixie Steele. Trixie is a really nice gal but I can tell she's making some choice moves with being as open as she is and being so aggressively strategic as she is. Those are usually things I tend to avoid, but it's very good for me because I don't think I'll get blood on my hands. We have an alliance with Regan, but I'm not too sure if I trust her dedication to the game. She seems a little...lopsided, so when she offered to be the team captain, aha...I voted for her...but she might be in it more for the self gain than the team gain, and I do not inherently trust her. As for the other members of our team, I feel good vibes from them. Cole is very sweet to me and checks up on me even when there is no immediate reason that demands his attention. I know Nehe outside of this competition, so my relationship with him is secure. Bodhi is also very nice and very good at listening, I feel. I really hope this tribe of romantics never has to go to tribal, otherwise, it's going to get veeerrryyy gaggy and I like this good ol' stasis we have right now. Ah well. I'm banking on us being spectacular in the future! And that's all there is to it~! Cheers, to cursing greediness, slashing throats and wearing ugg boots! Canada's Favourite Houseguest, Kelsey Valentina Mikaelson

QuilLynn

surprize surprize, i'm pissed. I mean i'm happy we won the challenge (again) and Jacob seems nice and all, but i wanted the highest score on my team! Not because i'm an egotistical control freak or anything its just i've been working my ass off looking for this idol and thought if i got the highest score maybe I'll get a second clue! Now i gotta suck up to jacob and hope I can convince him to share if he does get one. Hopefully he does and I can make an ally, but we'll see where things go.

I can't stop thinking about this stupid idol. I've decided that its in my best interest to share my clue with jacob even if he doesn't have a clue to offer in return. I just have to figure out the right time to tell him 

Nehemiah 

The immunity challenge had to be a damn Puzzle. I strongly dislike puzzles and it proved yet again tonight in which my tribe lost with me having the highest amount of time taken on it. Tho it wasn't a really bad time anyone tries to find a way to vote someone out and I hate that gameplay but it's fair too. I just got voted out of Tumblr Survivor Cutthroat cause my tribe volunteered myself to do 4 straight puzzles for immunity which I asked not to. I failed horribly taking up to 4 hours and we obvi lost and then they fed me bullshit the entire day before tribal and then voted me out. I don't want this to be a repeat I really wanna play this game. I am using the sympathy card as first strategy this upcoming tribal because I need these people to feel for me. I can not have these people vote me out so feeling bad about the puzzle thing with me is a good strategy to play off. Second Trixie came to me about voting out Cole cause she likes me which shocked me seeing  I didn't even make effort for that to happen. She says her, Kelsey, and maybe Regan would do it and i'm like yeah for sure. i don't know what i'm gonna vote but I just need to play up to people's ego and game plans right now.

Bodhi

Trixie is going to make a great player some day. But not today. She has no sense of moderation. We have a 3 person joke alliance with Cole, which isn't all that significant, but she wants to take him out NOW?! We have an alliance, but it's mostly just her saying "I trust you more than anyone." We haven't really developed much of a bond outside of that, and if she doesn't calm down and try to play quietly she's gonna be out soon. I'm going to try to encourage her to play smarter because I want her to succeed in this game.

Zack

So I have an alliance with Roxy, Shea, and Ali. Next time we lose, Linguini will hopefully leave. But if our tribe loses again, then I'm worried about how safe I would be.

Regan

Hardest vote ever. The girls originally wanted nehe out based on puzzle time but we feel bad because he always gets out because of his one weakness. Then they suggested Cole and I'm not okay with that. I adore Cole and want him to go far. And trixie doesn't want bodhi out but I'm okay with that honestly so is Kelsey. So yeah idk what's going on. Up.to nehe

Ali

Nothing much tbh, I just wanna make merge tbh 

Roxy

Ibwant lws to be leaderin :(

#yousuckatthisgame

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Episode #1: “I Have To Offer Him As A Pagan Sacrifice AGAIN” - Andrew

COLE

Confessional: my tribe literally annoying people, but I’m pretty sure we are going to win the scavenger hunt

TRIXIE

Well Cole is the only person who has talked to me so far, we both like turtles! It’s good to have at least something in common in this group of strangers, but I hope to learn more about them as they open up to me :D

It’s been a few hours now since the cast reveal and I really like my tribe so far! I feel fairly confident that we’ll win. I’m trying to get to know Cole and Kelsey right now, Kelsey seems like someone I can really come to trust. I’m working to complete the scavenger hunt spreadsheet so I can prove I’m a strong team player.

It’s an hour until the scavenger hunt closes. I’ve been talking personally with Kelsey and Regan and they both seem trustworthy. I don’t know if I should go to them and form a girl’s alliance or if I should keep them as allies separately. I really wanna vote the guys off, starting with Porcupine.

Results are in and our tribe is safe. I think Porcupine might be an ally but I think he’s also a bit flip floppy so I don’t know. I can’t wait for this to progress so I can show everyone my competitive side and win

After chattin with Porcupine/Bodhi/whatever I feel like we could get along better than Kelsey/Regan who I no longer trust. He also agrees that Regan is unstable and would rat a friend out at the first chance she got. I think we may be a good team together. He also dislikes Cole and thinks he is untrustworthy

QUILLYNN

umm so my tribe.. yeah i think they are okay, i’m worried because everyone seems more experienced than me and I hope they aren’t just going to try and take out the new bitch.

rigger morris. These people going to vote me out first chance they get i just know. They be knowing each other since preseason? They literally… don’t even talk to me, like a couple do and i know its still early, but i don’t like it. When can i flip on them? bring me a tribe swap pleath!

I’m working my ass off in this immunity challenge, hopefully my hard work will help me convince my tribe not to vote me out if we go to tribal. Best case scenario we avoid tribal until a swap happens and I can hopefully make better connections with a new tribe.  

the level of unprofessionalism, it is 40 minutes until the end of this immunity and there are still things blank that people have said they’d be doing! Like the lipsync? I could have filmed that last night while working on the daisy song but didn’t, because someone claimed to have it done.. fuck that bitch! I know i complain a lot and really just use this confessional as a place to vent but honestly! its day two and i’m done with this tribe! send them all home! fuck these bitches!  

i fucking can’t. Austin & Andrew posted an OLD ASS lipsync from an old game THEY WERE IN TOGETHER?! I fucking can’t right now? are they daft? are they thick? They’ve played before they should understand the fucking rules… Thanks for putting me on the developmentally disabled team I really appreciate it.  

i’m really disappointed in my tribe this week. It seems clear that austin, andrew and jay have each other’s back and honestly I think they feel as though winning immunity doesn’t really matter at this point as they have two easy votes being jacob and myself. I don’t know where nicholas is at with the tribe but I feel he’s closer to the three than I am. I’ve definitely put the most effort into this challenge and don’t want to end up in tribal because of a lazy fucking alliance. I’ve said this before, but I really hope I make it to merge and live to see their downfall, and hopefully play a role in it.

i’m really happy we won this challenge, I was worried but am starting to get more confident in my team. I still think that *those three* are still a big threat and although I like them all personally I think it would be best for me if they get split up.

I’m trying hard af to find this idol! its seeming impossible at this point. I fell like I’ve tried everything from survivor castaways from saints from the bible! I’m not giving up though even if it takes all night!

I’ve spent all day looking for this bullshit idol and i’m about to go crazy tbh. I’ve tried everything like twice but it ain’t working. I might just have to give up and hope to get a second clue in the future. I def don’t want to share the clue I do have, because I don’t trust anyone on my tribe. I’ll keep thinking of possibilities but im felling pretty hopeless at this point.  

I think i’m about done with looking for this immunity right now. I really thought I was on to something with these damn birds, but i guess not.

well i’m fucked. Jacob just came back from the dead? not cool. He was my easy vote for tribal and now he’s not inactive anymore… not cool. That would at least be manageable if it wasn’t for the fact that one of the first things he says in the chat is that he knows everybody. like WHAT THE FUCK. I thought i was making progress but now im back to being on the bottom of my tribe, but in an even worse spot since everyone already knows this zombie! ya’ll need to slide me an extra clue to that idol or something because your bitch is fucked!

JACOB

Hey everyone! Sorry I got a late start, timing was horrible for me this weekend, but I’m here and ready to give it my all! Let’s DO THIS THING!!!

ZACK I mean people are being cool right now. Polite, cordial, and the like. I’m not sure how long that will last though. My main issue will be keeping my jokes to myself since most people don’t get my dry humor.

I pulled my weight to the best of my ability in this challenge. For this vote, I’m thinking it’s best to go after a weak link in the tribe.

Brian has so far been the least sociable in the tribe and I’ve been trying to convince Roxy, Shea, and Ali to vote him out with me. Out of everyone so far, I’m thinking about getting Ali and Shea together for a solid three with Roxy as an add on.

LILY

whew!!! this sure is a tribe, it has some people on it, and idk if ill get far in this game but honestly im just here to have a good time

NEHEMIAH

First impressions of my tribe is that we actually may be strong. I know Ninjohn who is going by Kelsey in this game and Idk about our relationship. We met from Tengaged but I never played an org with him so trust with him idk if that stands. I just got voted out of an org that Cole and Bodhi was in and i connected with them before my vote out so I’m most definitely gonna try and pick back up those relationships and better myself in the future. I have to get to know trixie a little bit better and Regan i’ve played with before and i actually like Regan so all in all it’s a good tribe.

JAY

Anyways, I love my tribe because I’m safe if we lose. I hope Zack doesnt get voted out because he’ll vote with me come swap or merge :)

ALI

Nervous AF

ANDREW

This tribe is dead and I’m with Nicholas and Jay I guess and also Austin Trevino is here *eye roll* I killed him in a main so now I have to offer him as a pagan sacrifice AGAIN y'all are really trying me 🔫🦆

BODHI

Trixie Cole and I have a 3 way showmance

BRIAN

So roxy came to me and wants to vote out Owen so I went to Owen Ali and Shea looking to vote out roxy literally just to see if I can do it or if it will blow up in my face WILDCARD BITCHES

SHEA

Hello, It’s me, the flop from Devil’s Lair. I’m back to take my revenge on everything and everyone. So far, this tribe is super nice. I know Roxy, Lily and Ali. I didn’t know Zack or Brian but everyone seems super cool and chill. So far in the challenge, Me and Roxy have contributed a lot. I think we might not lose this one if Brian and Ali do what they said they were going to. If they don’t, we’re probably in trouble.

ROXY

Jake ali and shea all told me theyd vote w.e I wanted

AUSTIN

Ok so I have like no signal for 9 days lmao. Only spoke to Jay bc mobile and I’m close friends with him outside of this game. I love Dana. Haven’t seen the cast bc signal. Quinn or whatever their name is has reached out, so I guess I’ll engage, but I’m just focusing on my tribe comping their way to merge for 9 days bc I’ve legit had like 30 mins of signal in the past two days. Fuck T-Mobile

NICHOLAS

hello so i am feeling good i like my tribe and i think i will do well! i will submit a longer cf when more stuff happens i promise adios!

#yousuckatthisgame

[survivorbouvetisland]

Winner Reveal!

Congratulations...

BODHI, with 4 votes, you are the sole survivor!

Bodhi

LILY - 1. I hope this vote for you pisses off the people on the jury that think you don't deserve it. 2. "Tell everyone about what happened here. So that... nothing like this ever happens again."

Andrew. In a land called muppets land lived a gentlman named kermit. He was of coursea hoe as well be gentlemen can be hoes too you judgmental rats. Speakingof rats. A rat named rob was his best friend and they were going together to a party named tribal. They git there at noon and mingles with the gueats tryna find a bitch to take afterhours to the land down under. Thwy saw two beautiful furbies. One tassled and pink another one the colour if irrelevance. Rob was uninterested and instead went to flirt with the sexually uncomfortable snake named dana next to the wine table. Suddenly out of nowhere when the conversation was getting good. A goat lit pink furby on fire. The irrelevant furby screamed and went crazy. And bashed at hatedon the goat however the boring ass muppets from across the dancing hall came and took her to an insane asylum. All wasleft was the kermit and the goat so they shrugged and had sex on the floor in the middle of the dance hall. They rolled around in the pink furby's ashes. The end

Bodhi. although I don’t necessarily want him to win. After reading Andrew and Lily’s answers to all the jury questions I can admit that I believe Andrew would be the most deserving winner, however, because Bodhi is unable to respond or defend himself I don’t want to base my vote just on those answers. I also know Andrew will probably get majority and I want to ensure that Bodhi gets second place over Lily. So my vote will be for BODHI, but congratulations to whoever wins! <3

Andrew. Lily, you did a great job playing and I hope we get to play again soon, but Andrew was able to succeed at the game I was trying to play, and I need to give him props for it. Thanks for an awesome season!

Bodhi. Firstly, I’d like to address Lily and Andrew’s responses. I’d like to say that truthfully a lot of what I said to you in pms and tribe chat was deliberately over the top, and absolutely just a joke. As you can guess with #Furbygate, I really just wanted to play the game to make a mess. With that said, ya’ll can stop calling me a catfish. I’m a real person and while my name isn’t real, I did talk actual game play with the people I was aligned with and controlled all of the votes until the super idol. I only used a fake name because, honestly, I didn’t expect myself to have this much fun. And to you finalists and other jurors, I have to say thank you for making my first ORG a hilarious experience. Wow, I bet you’re both surprised I can actually give a compliment, huh? I hope you guys can differentiate games, because I’d love to work with both of you someday as the real me. And also Andrew, QuilLynn didn’t bring me into this game. Zachary rae did. Now on to the voting! My vote has to go to Bodhi. Your FTC needs a few corrections, because some of it is lying to benefit your gameplay.  Even if you were ridiculously petty to me in pms afterwards, you played a good social game ( albeit messy, but who am I to judge ;) ) but at least I felt you weren’t in majority the whole time, and tried to work with newbies, so I can respect that. I really don’t want you to win, personally, because you’re super cocky and it will just fuel your ego even more. But as a juror that’s voting based on gameplay, yours truly takes the #FurbyCake.

Bodhi

#yousuckatthisgame

[survivorbouvetisland]

Lily’s Responses

QuilLynn:

Hey QuilLynn! Glad to see you’re still opinionated as ever. I didn’t expect you to put on any sort of fake niceness for this. Thanks for the question.

So, first, let me address the part about how giving credit to my competition makes me look pathetic. I’m simply showing respect for my fellow players who made it to the finale with me, even if it isn’t 100% deserved, and I think that that’s, like… the baseline expectation for a good finalist, the way I see it. It’s unfortunate that some people can’t even meet that, but I digress. Second, I’d like to address your comment about the idol play. Yes, I know that from an outside perspective, it may have looked like I just gave it to him and asked him to play it on me. It makes sense why you’d think that, honestly, but it wasn’t the actual story behind this, so let me tell you what actually happened. So, I figured, upon hearing that my name was out there, that an idol was all that could save my ass. Obviously I was wrong, but whatever. Anyway, I managed to actually find one soon after hatching my plan, and I managed to do the puzzle and get that done. But once I had the idol in my hands, a new problem came to mind. Looking at my past seasons (or at least, the ones where I’ve had idols and was deciding for myself what to do), I saw the pattern that I wouldn’t really play idols very accurately, and I wanted to take that personal flaw into account. So, my way of making sure things wouldn’t go to shit was to give Andrew the idol, and I told him not to play it. I mean, he didn’t listen, but I digress. So, that wasn’t really my plan, for him to play it on me and negate a whopping one vote, but I see why you’d assume that and it’s a fair enough question. To address the complaint about me “hibernating up Andrew’s ass”, this might just be due to how I was somewhat clueless when you ended up leaving the game, and also potentially in terms of how I ended up playing after your vote. It may look like I was just playing things in a “boring” manner, but then again, it wasn’t like many big moves were made at all this game after the super idol. Things were rather mundane, even if votes weren’t unanimous, going forwards. However, I don’t think my gameplay can be painted as me just sitting in the sidelines and sticking like glue to the majority, even if I managed to stay in that aforementioned majority. A good portion of my moves had to do with both jury management and keeping myself safe, whether it was making myself less of a target to the opposing side or making sure that my allies were on my side. And, just as one last note, I find it a bit funny that when my game was largely social and had to do with jury management, you drag it for being pathetic, and yet you also end up dragging Andrew for his lack of jury management. Hm.

Jacob:  

Thank you very much for your question(s)! I appreciate them, and will answer to the best of my ability.

In terms of the three pillars of Survivor gameplay, I’d say I probably value the social game quite a bit, despite some people potentially thinking that I relied on my immunity wins to make it to where I did. Like I described in my opening statement, the first swap was where I began to work to establish various alliances with players who I would find myself working with as the game went on (mainly you, Jay, and Andrew), which obviously relied on very good social skills. Then, once the merge came, I found myself on the bottom for a short while, but was able to once again utilize my social skills (and those past connections) to pull myself into a majority that let me make my way to the end of the game where you see me now.

On the topic of #Furbygate, people who were there that first night probably remember that I was closely sticking by Trixie’s side. I didn’t initially realize or even suspect that it was faked, and I’ve seen lots of people being made fun of in the past for special interests or things that traumatize them. I didn’t want to be one of those people thinking “lol it’s probably just a joke” and teasing her over it, in case it was real and I might’ve created a divide between us. It’s best to err on the side of caution in these scenarios for that very reason. And once I found out it was fake, I was shook.

When it comes to my immunity wins, it really depends which one you’re looking at. The plan might’ve been to vote me at Final 9 had I not won there, but it might’ve ended up somewhere else (like the super idol with Andrew and Nehe) regardless of my immunity, so that’s really a bit of a toss-up, although I have a slight suspicion that I might’ve been one of the early merge targets. As for the Final 4 win that guaranteed my seat here in the finale… I definitely feel as if that was a moment where I needed it. Not only would it leave Nehe as a threat to win, but I’d probably be left as the one on the bottom, either in a fire-making challenge or in just a straight up 3-1 vote.

If there was a final 3, and I was the one who was unable to make it (despite Bodhi being kinda absent now), I don’t think there’s any question in my mind that I would vote for Andrew. Not because I’m his puppet or anything, like SOME people might tell you, but because Bodhi was a fucking mess throughout this merge, constantly trying to play every single side in the early votes and throwing my vote away into the void as if I was just a pawn. It completely severed my trust in him, and if he thinks that that’s MY fault, then obviously he doesn’t have any awareness of his social game and how it affects others. Andrew, meanwhile, actually played a decent game and stuck to his alliances, keeping loyal and actually telling the truth when asked for it. I mean, sure, he did have that one silly idol play on me that I tried to talk him out of, but that’s really nothing much in retrospect. As for who I’d vote for from the jury to win… My choice would probably have to go to Jay. He was an obvious threat to win (as evidenced by the fact that y’all voted him out for that very reason), and if he had managed to get further I think he would’ve been a serious threat. And for Fan Favorite… Trixie. Furbygate was honestly iconic. That’s all I gotta say on that subject, especially when I look back on it, knowing it was fake. What a shookening move.

Trixie:  

Thanks for the question! Looks like you and QuilLynn are still kindred spirits, just as I remember things. I would say I’m happy to answer your question, if not for the fact that most of your concerns were already addressed in my answer for QuilLynn. If you read that over, things might become clearer. Thanks again!

Nehemiah:  

Hey Nehe! Thanks for the question!

So, loyalty means a lot to me too, which is why you won’t often find me flipping on alliances too often unless I think it's the optimal thing to do in order to further the game. In this game, I think my greatest display of loyalty was, in all honesty, towards you, up until final 4. You were part of the main alliance that I was in, even if you didn’t seem fully on board with me being there, and despite your constant votes against me, I always stuck by your side, keeping you on board even when I could’ve flipped things around and taken you out.

Nicholas:  

Hey Nicholas! Thanks for the question, and thanks again for not letting your dislike of me factor into your vote. As for your question, I have to thank you yet again, because I've already answered it and won't have to answer another time :P You can consult my answer to QuilLynn for that.

Jay:  

Hey Jay! Didn’t expect much else from you with this question :P Thanks, btw. I’ll be basing most of my answers off of side games (mostly Pokémon Mystery Dungeon) that actually give personalities to the Pokémon, for the sake of making this somewhat easier. Jay: Not even in regards to your profile picture, but I’d label you as Grovyle, due to your constant perseverance in games like these, being viewed as a threat, and your unbreakable loyalty to your allies. QuilLynn: My choice for the Pokémon to represent you, QuilLynn, would have to be Skuntank, due to how he constantly chooses to remind the main characters (or in this case, the finalists) that they’re weak and puny (or in this case, incompetent and/or egotistical). Trixie: Trixie, if I had to pick a Pokémon to represent you, I’d go with the great Dusknoir. You manage to paint yourself as being in the right at all times, but no matter how much you try, your scheming (Furbygate) all comes crashing down in the end, being exposed to everyone else. Kinda fitting, too, since you were one of the ones that orchestrated the plan to take out Jay. Jacob: Jacob, I’d say you’re most comparable to Bidoof, due to how you can be a bit of a worry wart on occasion (that idol play, for example, and your worry that Bodhi would be working with the other side and a desire to blindside him), but you’re still trying your best. Roxy: If I had to make a choice, Roxy, I’d choose Wigglytuff. You’re overall a pleasant personality, even if you may seem a bit aloof at times, and although you can get rather serious if you want, you’re often a more light-hearted person. Nicholas: This one’s a bit of a tough choice, honestly, but if I had to pick a Pokémon to represent you, I’d have to go for Uxie. You took on a more menacing personality, like Uxie did with the Groudon hologram, in order to try and keep yourself secure, but it didn’t end up working in the end. Nehemiah: Nehemiah, my choice for what Pokémon best represents you would have to be Nuzleaf (the one choice that’s NOT from the Explorers games), even if it is due mostly to my personal experiences. You made me believe that we were on the same side of everything, despite you having ill wishes towards me, and it never really made me view you as anything less.

Roxy: 

 I wish I had the time to actually write up a proper Furmit fanfiction, but unfortunately, I don't. So just imagine that I wrote you a story where a Furby named Jake Paul dumped his boyfriend Nick Crompton in order to pursue a relationship with famous actor Kermit D. Frog.

#yousuckatthisgame

[survivorbouvetisland]

Andrew’s Responses

Nicholas

So I’m actually glad you brought the questions that you did to light because I think it’s touching upon the core method I had in the game in terms of essentially GIVING reason for people to keep me around. I know there’s been a lot of talk on whether these people were puppets. I would never call the people I’m allied with puppets, but I think there was definitely a sense of them just coming to me because I showed the loyalty that they wanted. It’s not like they (Lily, Jacob, Nehe) came to me about EVERY game move, but I was definitely someone they could talk to which helped me feel out the game a lot more. But here’s the thing - there was a dynamic with these allies I’ve never felt before in all the games I’ve played and that dynamic is basically that, while I felt that I had a pretty good connection to them, they were very much going about their own personal agendas. Lily wanted to try staying loyal to Trixie for a time, Jacob tried to take out Bodhi who I really didn’t want to take out then, and Nehe was closer to Bodhi than I had wanted and wasn’t super fond of Lily being in the game. They were all doing their own things while I tried to keep SOME loose thread of stability, which I think I did a pretty good job of. I kept Nehe and Lily at bay of really coming for each other basically to the last second, I flipped the votes (even though I knew they’d be in minority) to you instead of Bodhi when Jacob went because I knew it’d keep Bodhi’s trust, and I managed to not piss on Nehe by actively gunning for Bodhi, who of which still ended up voting out Nehe at final 4. So no, I wouldn’t say they were puppets. They had their own minds and agendas, but I’d be lying if I said at the end of the day I wasn’t trying to keep my allies in line enough so that I could advance without blowups or super messy gameplay happening.

As for your second question, while Lily and I are friends outside of the game, at the same time there was no reason to vote her out once she showed her loyalty by taking out Trixie. From talking to everyone else I knew that Lily could be a shield, and if she did get to the end - while I don’t think she was an outright goat - I think I had a solid chance to get some more votes than her. So there was really no point to get her out unless there was nothing much else I could do, and at the end of the day I really never saw a moment where I would get strategic gain from voting her out. She definitely wasn’t my “extra vote” the first 2 merge rounds, but once it was evident that Trixie had to go and that we were up against your alliance along with Roxy, Lily ended up falling on her side. Which if like you said in your speech to her that you don’t like her then she probably wasn’t very inclined to stay on that side. I think without Lily the game would have been tougher at certain points, but like I said in my answer to your first question, keeping everything I wanted in line because of personal agendas (including Lily’s) was tough. So it wasn’t that I just had someone voting with me, I had to make sure they were okay with what was happening and make sure they wouldn’t rip the rug out from under me at any point. Also in terms of being a vote for “me” over “us”, I initially did think she could because I saw you and I going really far as allies, but once merge hit and we were on opposing sides (which I’m not mad at by any means because I think it makes things interesting and we FINALLY got to play against each other as friends hehe) it was basically up to Lily where she wanted to fall at that point.

I’m hoping those were the answers you were looking for, but I am gonna thank you for the open-mindedness on my strategy, and for what you pointed out about Bodhi’s game/opening speech later on in your statement. I see that as a pretty solid help seeing as I was never inclined to attack Bodhi’s gameplay when he had no problem shamelessly doing it in his opening speech to both me and the other FTC participant, so I hope the jury is able to see how underhanded and cowardly that is of him : ) Oops!

Jay

So I’ll just stick to gen 4 because it lessens the pull of 802 and it’s in honor of Sinnoh asdfghj

Jay - Weavile. Not for any particular reason obviously hehe Quillynn - Glameow. Beauty queen but can be tough and sassy as shit and knock you on your ass if you go against them Trixie - Chatot. Closest thing to a furby in the roster? Also small and will peck your eyes out probably Jacob - Buizel. Pretty spunky but in the competitive kinda way I think. Not quite a Floatzel just because Buizel is cuter and smol and Floatzel is a bigger dude Roxy - Gabite. Again, smaller than a Garchomp but fierce and could most definitely kill you. A wild dragon that can claw you in half yeah Nicholas - Leafeon. Kinda just waiting around, silently lurking in the forest and is generally calm. But will most definitely come out to pounce and slice you up the middle in a heartbeat and then go right back to super chill time Nehe - Gallade. While he’s a fighter he’s also insightful and thinks/tries to do what’s most logical before he strikes. Definitely a fighting and psychic type

Nehe

This would most definitely be Jay. I’d want to say you, but obviously at the end of the day we got pitted against each other at f4 with our allegiances to Bodhi, and I know there are no hard feelings between us which I’m super grateful for. With Jay, we aligned pretty quickly. Last time we had played together was months ago, and in that game we weren’t aligned and I took him out. This game, our thoughts and strategies on the game clicked pretty well pre-merge, so we went from there come the merge. The first merge vote was absolutely a mess, and the last thing I wanted was Jay going home since we had become so close. I was planning on going all the way with him had the stars aligned properly, but unfortunately he went way too early for obviously either of our likings.

Jacob

I would say the pillar I value the most is strategic, with social being a very, very close second because I feel like those 2 run in a lot more similar of a vein over physical. One can’t really exist without the other, seeing as most of the time you’re going to want to build as many social bonds as you think you can in order for your strategies to pull off. But I do say strategic over social because I love the trope of Survivor being a numbers game. Trying to figure out what lines are drawn where, who’s going in which direction with each vote distribution, and trying to come with plans for each tribal is my favorite part by far. It’s no secret that my social game can be lacking, probably just because I end up making the mistake of singling out a couple of people that I think I can’t really move forward with (usually people in opposing alliances). So with that being said I value strategic overall.

During #furbygate I’d be lying if I said I didn’t believe it right away. Because let’s all be honest, there are some people throughout the various ORG communities (and the internet in general) that can be that wild. And I mean kudos to Nicholas and Roxy for the acting in terms of their reactions in pms because all I was trying to do for the 2 hours that night was make sense of what the actual fuck was going on with them (mostly Nicholas but even Roxy was pulling it off when I was talking to her). The next morning I was definitely like okay this probably was either a fever dream I had last night or it was faked, and I decided probably the latter. During the time though I was on Nicholas’s side just because I was friends with him and I mean, Trixie’s performance was just off the wall. I was in pms trying to get her to calm down about the whole situation just because I’ve always kinda been the mediator in conflict, especially with my irl friends, but not gonna lie I was screaming alongside Nicholas in pms.

When it came to the swap, I was really making sure I still had Jay and Nicholas on my side, and wanted to see if we could bring in Lily especially if she had made some connections that we would be able to utilize over on the other tribe. When it came to picking you, you were someone I didn’t really know, which I liked a lot because you were ALSO someone I could see building a personal and game relationship with. Which I’m super happy to say we managed to do! You’re one of my newest friends around here, and I definitely see us still being friends after this. On the flip side of that reason that factored into picking you also was that you were also someone I think could survive over on our tribe. You weren’t someone picked because you’d be an easy boot if we lost, but someone I actually wanted to cultivate something with.

I would probably pick Lily to win. Yes, once again Lily and I are friends outside of the game. That doesn’t mean I ended up getting close to Bodhi too. In this game, Bodhi and I ended up just going on a few calls honestly just to chat and get to know one another. (Did he use one of them to misconstrue what I said about UTR gameplay and have it seem like I was trashing the entirety of it and supposedly saying it ONLY takes big moves to win? Yes! But oh well hehe) So at the end of the day, they’re both my friends. But if Bodhi did to Lily what he did to both of us in his opening speech where he without even thinking trashed both of our games, I wouldn’t vote him. I know that a lot of people in this community in general see using your opening speech as a platform to come for the other finalist(s) as underhanded and cowardly, and I hope this is a part of my answers that everyone gets to read because I really don’t see that as respectable, but I dunno some people may disagree. So I would absolutely vote Lily on those grounds.

Roxy

Be My Furby -

The year is 2086. The Furby Empire™ has risen to power, eliminating humanity as a species. Kermit the frog and Miss Piggy go about their daily lives under the tyranny.

“Did you pray to Our Lord And Savior Great Daddy Furby today, dear?” asked Miss Piggy as she cleaned the dishes. “No. I’m tired of living under their rule. I’m going to kill them all.” replied Kermit.

“Okay.” said Miss Piggy. And with that, Kermit left.

Kermit had heard of a group of fighters who called themselves, The Resistors. Not The Resistance, because they thought that was pretentious. Their headquarters were the ruins of a Walmart. Rip Walmart.

He walked into the building, and was met with 2 zebras holding guns. “Fuck me in the ass.” Said Kermit. “Stop!” shouted a voice before the zebra guards could fucking murder Kermit. A figure appeared before Kermit. It was Danny Devito.

“How could another human survive the Great Furby War™?” asked Kermit. “Because.” responded Danny Devito. “I’m now going to give you an amazing power to fight the furby army.” he continued. He began to twerk, and as he twerked, he began to shine brightly. “There, now you can breathe fucking fire.” he said. “Yay.” responded Kermit.

Danny Devito looked out into the distance. “Now go out there and do what Rosie O’Donnell couldn’t. Defeat the furbies… once and for all.”

And so Kermit left, and breathed fire on every furby he saw. There was no stopping the frog. He made his way to the old Target that was the headquarters of the furby army. They decided to use a Target because they would say Target was better than Walmart. And so he went in and began to burn it to the ground.

“Wait!” shouted a voice. It was a furby. “Please don’t kill me! I think you’re hot. Let’s fuck.” she said. “Okay.” replied Kermit. And so they fucked.

Afterwards, Kermit was ashamed. “I love you, but I have a wife, Miss Piggy. I can’t do this to her.” he explained with tears in his eyes to the furby, who found was named Loretta. “We can take care of that.” said Loretta. She pressed a button. “I just lit your house and Miss Piggy on fire. Now let’s fuck.” she said. “Okay.” And so they fucked. Rip Miss Piggy.

Later that night, Kermit could only think about The Resistors. “I can’t turn on my people.” he said. “We can take care of that.” said Loretta as she pressed another button. “I just lit that stupid fucking bitch ass Walmart on fire. Now let’s fuck.” she said. “Okay.” And so they fucked. Rip Danny Devito.

Many years passed and Kermit and Loretta made a fuck ton of green furby babies. The furbies continued to rule, and Kermit was pretty happy tbh.

The End

Quillyn

To start I will say I am sorry about the Super Idol play. That was something I didn’t even know was in the game or that Nehe would even play something like that on me. I had apologized on call because that’s a pretty intense way to get out of the game because I respected you as a player, so again I am actually sorry.

To go over to your question though, I would say I deserve to win this game over the other 2 sitting next to me because aside from the Super Idol tribal I always put myself in the position where I felt like I wasn’t at risk of going home. Pre-merge, I knew I had the numbers to stay at any tribal I would go to. I played a card where I would give reasons for people to not send me home, because I would be a good ally to them. I could work with the people I wanted to work with and not piss a majority of the players off while still getting my way. At the merge, I found myself immune at the first tribal so I was obviously safe, and at the Super Idol tribal I had an idea that the votes switched but never in a million years thought I would be saved by a Super Idol from another player. After that, we can probably all agree that the game was at a massive turning point. You as a threat to win was out of the game, and there was a larger line drawn in the sand. It was becoming a little bit more clear who you could and could not trust, and I honestly at every tribal felt like I was not at risk of going home not because I was oblivious to it or because I was about to be blindsided but because I was able to essentially know what everyone was doing and knew what was on all of my ally's’ minds. It wasn’t just what they were thinking in alliance chats - it was their own personal agendas, who they were worried about, if we thought the vote would actually go the way that majority intended, and most importantly that they wanted to go to the end with me and that they trusted me. I feel like Bodhi and Lily played more messy in that aspect. Lily was a lot more of a wild card, definitely had her own agenda she wanted to play by that could have compromised me, and had flipped allegiances early in merge. Bodhi was proclaimed a snake by quite a few people. He was shady in the background and told way more lies (a lot of them unnecessarily). With those styles of gameplay, you don’t know where your trajectory is going and they pissed off a lot of people, allies included. Now I know I obviously have at least you and Trixie pissed off based on the jury statements, but I tried to make it so I played cleanly in a way where my allies weren’t pissed when they would go. I think I played the cleanest game out of the 3 whereas they had more mistakes and angered more people.

Trixie

I know you didn’t give me a question but I’m gonna take it upon myself to clear up some things anyway, not for you, but for the other jurors so step aside please and thanks. So let’s see.

I know I’m a boring person that’s not news.

I think I’ve said enough in my opening and answers that I did do things in this game so I won’t waste time with that. “Coasting along” preexisting relationships was actually just Lily and also Nicholas for a bit but like I told him, I’m glad we ended up playing against each other. Also didn’t Quillyn bring you into this game? Yikes we love hypocrisy

That “piss poor” social game has really been only pointed out by you and Quillyn and yeah, I didn’t make a huge point to talk to either of you because you were obviously against me. Why make deals with people I know I can’t rely on? I had relationships with everyone else in merge so whoops

Also you might dread being in another game with me but I hope we get to play again soon so I can get the satisfaction of voting you out again because I just really love to have fun <3

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Nicholas’s Jury Questions

hey yall so this game was really wild and i want to congratulate all of you for being able to do something that the jury was unable to do: make it to the end of the game. that being said i came into this vote wanting to vote a certain way but your speeches muddied the waters for me and i have no clue how i am going to vote. just like a few of the other jurors, i am unsure of who, if any of you, deserve the win at this point.

lily - its no secret that i don’t like you. when i was voted out i said that i was not going to factor that into my vote and i plan on not factoring it, but on a game level i don’t see any justification for voting for you to win. did you win challenges? yes. did you survive to f3? yes. did you do anything besides be andrew’s lap dog? nope. in my eyes you were just andrew’s extra vote advantage throughout this entire game and trying to get you out of the game was near impossible due to a. him protecting you and b. the fact that you were such a nonentity that people didn’t care if you won challenges because they knew they could beat you in the end. my question for you is to tell me either A. how you weren’t andrew’s lap dog and how you played your own unique game? or B. own up to being his lap dog and say how it was a strategy or something.

andrew - ok so i have debated back and forth with myself and others whether your game deserves merit or not. its so secret you had a lot of loyal allies who were willing to defend you at all costs and keep you in the game. i do give you credit for playing this game with a genuine spirit and staying loyal to those who were loyal to you. throughout the game my allies and i saw you as a puppet master for your side of the game [controlling lily, jacob and nehe]. first of all, is this true? also, my second question is with regard to lily, back before merge i tried to get you to flip on lily and take her out since she was a strong competition threat and you said that she would be a vote for ‘us’ in merge but clearly she was just your extra vote throughout this game. my second question is: do you think you would be here at FTC without lily as your extra vote and challenge winner? as for the others who bent over backwards to keep you in the game, i am impressed and think you do deserve credit for making yourself someone people felt as if they had to keep around no matter what. with lily, it just seemed like yall were pre game friends and just wanted to ride it out together with no plans of ever working with other people and branching out much. so i am curious to know if you think you could have made it this far without lily in the game. of course, it is a subjective question and there is no right answer but i am looking to see what your perception of the game is. either way good job & congrats on making it to FTC!

bodhi - you cant read or respond to this, but i know your egotistical self is going to read this at the end of the season so i am going to just state my reservations and why i don’t want to vote for you. did you play the best game out of the final 3? yeah. was that game the best you have ever played or even deserving of your first win? hell no. your attitude sucks and i thought you would have the common sense to not act like an egomaniac at FTC and fake humility to get the jury votes that you deserve over lily and andrew based upon gameplay. my concern with voting for you is that not only will it fuel your ego, but it will also send a message that its okay to act like a pompous jerk. i do like you as a person and you were one of my favorite people outside of this game when it started and a part of me is proud of you, i am not proud of the way that you are handling your first [i think?] FTC. your speech oozed of over confidence. you told me that you cut me so that you could take two people to the end you could get votes over and i can respect that but taking two goats shows insecurity in your gameplay, which is evident through your overly pretentious speech. you started writing your FTC speech at f6 and made that evident to many of us which is clearly a cocky show of obviously you won’t be able to respond to this in time but if i end up not voting for you, it isn’t because of your gameplay it is because of your shitty attitude. either way, hope you are having fun at camp!

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Jay’s Jury Questions

Hi final 3! I love you all and I really don't know what to ask, so in honor of Survivor Sinnoh, compare each juror to a Pokémon. Good luck <3

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Nehemiah’s Jury Questions

Loyalty means everything to me. tell me one way you were loyal to someone not sitting with you at the final tribal council and that you did not have a hand in going. :)

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Trixie’s Jury Questions

I guess Trixie Steeles didn’t “steele” the win, but she certainly did “steele” the attention!

 First off, let’s address Lily. Your speech annoys me so much, because it shows you’re still only playing for second. Why do you think anybody should vote for you when you’re openly only playing to lose to somebody else? Being Andrew’s right hand bitch isn’t a cute look on you. 
Do you really think winning a few challenges makes you a deserving winner? I “lily”terally have nothing more to say to you.

Andrew, your game is about as good as my furby fetish is real. You were so boring and did nothing, coasting along pre-existing friendships and making no moves whatsoever. I’m having a hard time thinking of a gameplay question to ask you because you literally didn’t do anything. Your social game was piss poor. I’ve only played one game and I already dread the thought of being casted with you again.

Bodhi, you’re smart to have taken these two flops to FTC, because they really make your mess of a gameplay look good. Everything you pm’d me was faker than #furbygate, you had nobody fooled. Being in this game with you was about as enjoyable as hugging a porcupine. Even if you hadn’t thrown my name out to Jay, I would never have worked with someone with an ego as obnoxiously big as yours. Have fun at camp! :) Also, why tf do you still think I’m Zach after I went on call with you? Please explain.

I can’t believe I have to pick only one of you to win. You all were absolute madwomen, and didn’t bore me to death at all! This is such an appealing F3. Can’t I just vote Dana? Bye.

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QuilLynn’s Jury Questions

hey, its been a while

I’m going to start with Lily... Honey, don’t give credit to your competition up here it makes you look pathetic. Speaking of pathetic, lets talk about your game. I mean i’m not really sure if you had one? Even after reading your statement i’m still lost? I mean did you do anything other than hibernate up Andrew’s ass all season? You couldn’t even play your idol for yourself, you had to give it to him to use on you. I mean finding that idol and your immunity wins is really the only thing you have going for you right now but like I just don’t see how those alone make you deserve my vote. So my question for you is, how exactly were you actually playing to win and not just to be second place to Andrew?

Next, Andrew, I think we’ve had a total of like what 4 lines of dialogue together this whole game? I mean really jury management must not have meant much to you, or maybe you just really didn’t care if you got my vote, honestly I don’t care what your reasons were all it tells me is that you really weren’t as active in playing this game as you claim to be. I mean really you seem boring as fuck sitting where i’m sitting. Speaking of seats, lets talk about how you don’t deserve to be in that one! The one and only reason youre in the final 3 is because Nehe used that idol on you sweetie, and trust me there was no hard work in place to gain that weasel’s trust, so miss me with your “trust and loyalty got me here” bullshit. We all know you have friends, that wasn’t game that was just pre existing relationships working out for your benefit. You didn’t play a good game, similar to Lily, I don’t think you played a game at all! The only reason I would consider voting for you is because you’re sitting in my rightful place right now! Give me one more valid reason why you deserve it over these two other flops.

And finally Bodhi, I’m sad you won’t be with us to experience this all together, but that doesn’t mean i’m going to go easy on you, because I know your attention loving ass will read the shit out of this when you’re back from camp. You are one arrogant motherfucker huh! Out of the three losers i’m being forced to vote between did you play the best? Yes. Did you play a great game? Absolutely not. Before reading your statement I was honestly leaning towards voting for you but hearing how well you think you played is so cringeworthy that it’s honestly helping me change my mind. This entire game you have been pompous and annoying, but thats probably just your personality so I’ll try my best to look past it. You were the only person in the final 3 that ever actually had a full conversation with me and the only one that seemed to be trying to play a game other than Bouvet Island’s best friend race. I wish I didn’t have to vote for any of you but at this point its really the lesser of three evils, Kinda fitting since this is “Devil’s Lair.”

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Jacob’s Jury Questions

To each of the finalists: Which of the three pillars of Survivor gameplay (social, physical, strategic) do you value the most and why?

To each of the finalists: We all know #furbygate was a scam in the end, but did you support Trixie or Nicholas? Do you think it was faked or was tea actually spilled?

Andrew: This is the only question regarding premerge game because it's kind of huge, but when you did select me to join Skua again in the first Tribe Swap, what factors went into that decision over someone else that was left?

Lily: How badly identify believe you needed those multiple immunity wins to stay in the game? Was there ever a time when you felt or knew you were probably going home if you weren't immune?

To all: Lets suppose you got voted out at final 3 and were on the jury voting between the other two finalists. Who would you vote for and why? Also, which of the jurors would you vote to win the game, and which one to win Fan Favorite?

Okay that's all. Luv u

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Roxy’s Jury Questions

Write me a furbie and kermit fan fic. Best one gets my vote.

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Final Tribal Council: Opening Speeches!

LILY’S OPENING SPEECH 

Hello everyone! I’d like to start this speech off by congratulating my fellow finalists, Andrew and Bodhi. Although both of them played things differently, they both played stellar games, and I’m glad to sit by their side. I’d also like to thank you all for helping me make it to the finale, whether it was indirectly or directly. All of y’all played wonderfully and made this game rather enjoyable. As you may be able to tell by looking at my history here, pre-merge wasn’t too huge for me (it was basically just trying to win immunity and not die), but it did help me to initially form some close alliances that helped me make it to where I am today. From that very first swap, Andrew and I stuck close together, and I made sure to keep myself friendly with everyone else (except Regan :P), gaining the trust of Jacob and Jay along the way. I established enough of a bond with everyone who I could actually be with before merge so that I could survive more than my first round. Which kind of helped, seeing as I wasn’t much of a threat at all and ended up on the minority a lot, sometimes even being the sole vote for whoever my target happened to be. Like I mentioned before, the votes never really shifted too much in my favor during the early merge, and I was often left both looking and feeling clueless when tribal itself rolled around. However, during the round where Trixie went home, I began to shift myself over into the majority, flipping on my former allies to join up with Andrew and the boys to take out Trixie, and it turns out that I was the vote needed to get them into the majority. From that point on, my game took a turn for the better, and I soon found myself somewhat in control, even if it wasn’t that obvious. Soon thereafter, Jacob approached me with a plan: He, Andrew, Nehemiah and I would all flip on our alliance to vote out Bodhi, to eliminate the “snake” of the Lugia tribe. However, word got out of that, and I knew that it would be a horrible idea to follow through with the plan and take the risk of alienating myself and putting myself in the minority so shortly after I had gotten myself into a better position. So, in an effort to keep the peace between me and both Bodhi and Jacob, I cast my vote for Nicholas, indirectly sending Jacob to the jury and keeping the respect of my peers. That respect would be crucial from that point forwards, as the game narrowed down and every move that we made would have an impact on the flow of the round. There was a rather clear divide from that point forth, with Roxy and Nicholas standing against me, Andrew, Nehe, and Bodhi, with Nehe occasionally turning around to cast a vote for me instead. However, I ignored the chances to retaliate and send him home for the reason that there were much more important things that I could’ve accomplished. After making it through the final 6 and ignoring Roxy’s attempts at persuading me into a flip, I took my opportunity at the final 5 to eliminate Nicholas, who was a rather serious threat to win if he managed to make it to the finale. Being close with the jury made him a prime target for that round (and thank God he didn’t have immunity), and I was able to make sure that the vote stayed on him with the two gentlemen sitting by my side at this FTC. Overall, although I may have started as an underdog, the merge gave me a prime opportunity to step up into a position of power, find close allies, and make it to the end of the game. Thank you all for listening, and I look forward to answering any questions that you might have!

ANDREW’S OPENING SPEECH

Hello members of the jury! First I would like to thank the hosts - Dana, Rob, and Daisy - for hosting this awesome season. You guys rock and I know we were pains in the asses a lot of times but we love you all the same <3

Now onto my statement. At the start of this game, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. These were a lot of people that I had not played with before, or people that I had problems with in prior games and was not sure if I could work with them. I was taking everything with a grain of salt, and seeing what I could do with what I was given. I was immediately able to align with both Nicholas and Jay in the beginning, which was a start. I tried being social enough, and I tried to show some initiative on the tribe. Pre-merge went absolutely fine and I never quite felt like a target. I felt comfortable, but not blindly comfortable. I felt as if I could solidify myself as a threat in the game that could have the potential to be difficult to take out. People seemed to trust me, because I was offering my loyalty. It was even so much so that I was voted as the representative to help pick new tribes, which managed to get Lily, Jacob, and Bodhi in my good graces of loyalty as well.

The major part of my game that I wanted to be the most evident was my loyalty. I never really lied in this game unless you were the target and at that point, I feel as if a lot of the time the target knew if I was voting for them. I was upfront with my allies because I didn’t see reason to throw lies around left and right, and I didn’t see a need to try and play the middle. I was giving out my loyalty to people I felt I could trust. At times, I felt like it was thrown back and kicked to the curb which was something I had to deal with. This could be applied to when I should have been voted out, when the conflict of whether Nicholas or Nehe had voted me, and when Jacob was taken out and I could not save him. But again, that was something I had to deal with. Just because I was showing loyalty doesn’t give that person obligation to give it back at the same level. But at the end of the day, I feel like that’s what got me here.

A lot of my merge game was based off of the trust I had in my allies and showing that I had no intentions on stabbing them in the back. This worked out a lot of the time seeing as Lily trusted me enough with her idol searching, Jacob trusted me enough to tell me of his idol, and probably biggest of all was Nehe playing his super idol on me when I was targeted by the alliance of QuilLynn, Trixie, Nicholas, and Roxy. Nehe has always described it since then of not wanting to see me go because he felt like he could work with me, and I think that was a large sum up of my game that got me here. I wasn’t giving reason to get voted out for a large portion of the time. I had gained enough trust with Nehe for him to do that huge favor for me. People seemingly trusted me and thus would come to me talking a lot of their game, and when someone comes to discuss game with you and bounce ideas off of you or discuss their idol(s) with you, then a lot of the time that means they aren’t voting you out. I became the person to talk to, and being the trusted ally for many people helped keep a target off of my back.

I think on top of the loyalty and “be the good ally” card was also the level of initiative I wanted to try taking. Admittedly, it didn’t work all of the time. A lot of it was used to keep Lily and Jacob in the game as long as I could, since I trusted them greatly especially after Jay was taken out. I managed to cater to a lot of my allies as well when it came to their varying opinions. The biggest example of this was probably when Jacob was planning to take out Bodhi. He really wanted me to vote Bodhi with him, but I discussed with Nehe that I didn’t want to choose, and being 95% sure that Jacob was going anyway, I got him and Lily to switch their votes to Nicholas to make it seem like I was saving Bodhi, when in reality I was saving my own ass. After that, Bodhi and Nehe still had strong trust in me and we were able to go from there. I needed to keep the peace between a lot of my allies not because I wanted a peaceful final 5 or 6 alliance to just waltz to the end of the game, but more so that I could stay out of the conflict and be trusted even more.

I think with all of this taken into consideration, I hopefully played the best game out of the 3 people sitting at the end. Both people next to me are obviously deserving, but I hope you see the strategy in my game that got me here enough to possibly give me your vote to win. I’ll be happy to try and show you any more that I can in any questions, statements, tasks, or downright drags you have on my gameplay. Thank you jury and I’m looking forward to your statements.

BODHI’S OPENING SPEECH

Hello Jury!

I'm excited to be here and plead my case to y'all, because I'm relatively certain that I played the best game, and I can't wait to get in to it.

My game was a combination of a social game that got me in almost everyone's good graces at almost every vote (with glaring exceptions of course), and a strategic game in which I flipped back and forth and cut everyone who I needed to in order to get to the end against two people who played poor games.

Before I keep talking about the foundational aspects of my game, I'm gonna run through a quick overview of the events in the game, the alliance structures, and how I fit in to it/used it to my advantage.

This entire game since the merge has been an extension of the Jay vs Trixie feud. This feud wasn't completely my doing, but I will take partial credit. Jay and Trixie were my two closest allies at the beginning of the merge. However, my goal was never to make them work together.

When the merge hit, I hinted to Trixie that Jay had a bit too much power, and right when Trixie said that getting rid of Jay was a good idea, I ran to Jay and told him that Trixie was considering voting him out. Trixie eventually caught wind of the fact that I had told Jay about her targeting him, which wasn't great for my alliance with Trixie. Unfortunately this caused her side of things not to trust me as much as I would have liked at first. Jay was voted out, which was not great for me, but I went to work.

After this vote, I needed to replace Jay as my number one ally on the anti-Trixie side. Andrew, Jay and I had made a final 3 deal right before Jay was blindsided, so Andrew was the natural replacement.

As for the other side, I immediately went to QuilLynn and apologized for voting for them. I also went to Trixie and told her how incredibly surprised I was that they voted her rather than Q, and that if they had told me it was Trixie they wanted out I wouldn't have gone along with it. I said that the only reason I was left out of the plan was how hard I was defending Trixie.

All this time, I'm not quite fitting in with a majority, but I have as many people as possible wanting to work with me. I'm in good with Nicholas, Roxy, and Nehemiah on personal levels, and the only people I didn't feel like I was actively working with were Jacob and Lily.

That is why I decided to target Jacob on the next vote. It was going to be Q, Trixie, Lily, and myself all voting for Jacob, and the majority splitting their votes between Q and Trixie. I had planned on voting for Jacob until right before the vote when Trixie mentioned that she knew who had the last idol. I concluded that it was Q right away, and confronted them. Q said that she did have it, so I decided that i wouldn't throw away my trust with Jacob/Andrew/Nehe/Nicholas/Roxy, and I would instead vote for QuilLynn because the split that we were planning on never ended up happening.

Unfortunately, Q didn't play the idol, and I don't think she even had it. Even more unfortunately, Roxy+Nicholas+QuilLynn+Trixie were all voting for Andrew, who was my way in to work with the other side. Nehemiah's super idol saved Andrew, and took out Q, which ended up being perfect for my game.

This vote defined more clearly who was on the two sides. Trixie's side was Nicholas+Roxy+Trixie, while Jay's side was Andrew+Lily+Nehemiah+Jacob+myself.

After trying to vote out Jacob last vote, I decided to be completely open with him and tell him why I did it. I lied a little bit to make it look better, but for the most part I was honest. Based on what I knew about Jacob, he was a fairly rational player who would understand my reasoning for wanting him out. I said that the plan was only there in case Q were to play an idol, I wanted the person that I spoke to the least in our alliance to go home. I was completely blunt with him, but said that I also really wanted to work with him going forwards. After this vote, I was actually starting to be loyal to Jacob.

The next vote was the only one in the game where I didn't play both sides. After Q had been voted out, Trixie was being rude to me in my PMs, which made it clear to me that I didn't have her as an option to work with anymore. And based on the previous two votes, I never really had. Trixie was voted out incredibly easily, and I used the opportunity to build trust with Nehemiah/Jacob/Andrew/Lily.

At the final 7, we were going to have another easy vote, and take out Nicholas. I talked it through with Jacob, and we had a bit of a split vote in place, but after a little while Jacob started becoming distant. The strategic relationship I'd been building with Nehemiah was built on the premise that he was incredibly loyal to just a few people, as we saw when he played a super idol on Andrew. This paid off when Jacob told Nehemiah that everyone was on board to vote out Bodhi. Nehemiah came right to me, and then we both went right to Nicholas and Roxy.

I knew that Nicholas and Roxy were huge jury threats since they flipped, because it made them underdogs. The worst thing to have at a final tribal is an underdog. You need to trim everyone who is on the bottom, or you need to be on the bottom yourself. But at the same time, you can't rely on a huge majority alliance, because someone has to be on the bottom, and I didn't want 4th or 5th place. My plan was to get rid of one person from my alliance and then bump myself up to be in the top 3 of the alliance.

Voting out Jacob at the final 7 wasn't fun, because Jacob/Nehemiah/myself had been my ideal final 3 at that point, but if Jacob wasn't loyal to me, I wasn't loyal to him. I made a funny voting confessional to make Nicholas and Roxy feel good about me sticking with them, but I never planned on doing that. However, Nehemiah showing me his loyalty at this vote gave me someone to trust while I needed to.

At the next vote, there were two well defined sides in Roxy+Nicholas vs Andrew+Lily. I made sure that Andrew and Lily knew that I was good with them, and I planned on voting Roxy out. However, Nehemiah came to me saying "hey let's tie it up 3-3 between Roxy and Lily and then on the revote flip to voting Lily out. I tried to explain how that was a bad idea, but he wasn't listening so I just flipped on his 3-3 plan to make it 4-2 against Lily so we wouldn't have to deal with a revote. Unfortunately, Nehemiah ended up flipping on this plan after I had already gone to sleep, and it became a 3-3 tie specifically because I had flipped on it.

Nehemiah did NOT want to go to rocks, so I easily convinced him that we should vote out Roxy. However, I used this opportunity to fully solidify my alliance with Lily which we had been struggling to do for the whole game. I had kept contacting Lily and trying to get her to trust me, but she wouldn't give me enough info to make me completely comfortable going to the end with her. Had she been better at convincing me that she was telling the truth, I wouldn't have voted for her at the final 6, but unfortunately she wasn't excellent at making me comfortable.

On the way out, Roxy accused me of playing a bad game, and that I was basically ensuring that I wouldn't make it to the end. I'll touch on that later, because I believe that it was an unfair criticism. To touch on it briefly, I used the vote to convince Lily that Nehemiah was completely against her, and to convince Andrew that Nehemiah was not to be trusted. This happened in order to ensure myself a place in the end.

The main criticism waged against my game was that I didn't guarantee myself a spot in the end. However, I did everything that I could to ensure that I would be in the end with Andrew and Lily once it got down to it.

After I told Roxy that she was going home, she asked "did nehe vote me too?" followed by "i mean for him its an ok move cause he has lily and andrew  xd." I wouldn't have voted out Roxy and Nicholas if I weren't confident in the final four I would be safe over Nehemiah. Roxy misunderstood who was "in" with Andrew and Lily, and based her attacks on my game on that. I had enough control to get Nehemiah, my closest ally, to slowly throw his game away for me, while I built up my final 3 bonds to ensure that I'd be sitting here at the end.

At the final 5 vote, Nehemiah voted for Lily. This was such a blessing, because it made Nehemiah into an obvious target for my new final 3 deal of Lily+Andrew+myself. I told the two of them that Nehemiah was just trying to get the jury votes of Nicholas, Trixie, QuilLynn, and Roxy. Nehemiah had been my closest ally for the past two votes, but I knew that I needed to get to the end with a pair. It's no secret that Lily and Andrew would vote for the other one to win the game, and I'd rather they weren't on the jury.

The Nehemiah vote was quite hard but I'd been preparing myself for this ever since Roxy went out. I love Nehemiah, but I had to ensure myself a spot at the end, and that unfortunately was at his expense. I threw him quite under the bus because I knew that Andrew/Lily wouldn't vote each other out, and I also knew that I'd have an easier time beating them at the end.

Nehemiah called me a coward for not forcing a fire making tie breaker challenge, but in reality it was not even close to that. I knew who would be easier to beat, and I knew that if I was at the end with Nehemiah who had just taken Andrew down in a fire challenge, I would be at a disadvantage. Many of my moves in this game can be split between Nehe and myself, and I'd rather not have anyone else sitting at the end and claiming credit for my moves.

There is clearly a perception that Andrew had "puppets." I don't think that's true at all. Andrew might have had one puppet in Lily, but he wasn't controlling anything about the game. There were certainly two sides, but I don't think that my game (or Nehemiah's game) can be classified as one of those two sides. Nehemiah and I played more of a ping pong type game. We both flipped when we needed to but tried to play it off like we were loyal. The biggest difference between our games is that I ended up voting Nehemiah out.

From the very beginning of the merge, I was never truly loyal to any one person. I constantly was aligned with many people on both sides. I always had as many options open as I possibly could, and I was constantly trying to open up new doors to work through. I didn't get dragged to the end by the people I'm sitting here with, rather, I gave them permission to sit here because I am confident that I played a better game than either of them.

There were many points in the game where people expressed their dislike of Lily to me. Personally, I don't get it, and I think Lily is a wonderful person, but I knew that there were problems that people had with her socially that would make her easier to beat than some of y'all.

Andrew was playing a bad enough game that there was a tribal in the early merge where he received the majority of the votes. I can't think of a single thing that Andrew did all game aside from being nice. I don't think that is an inherently bad strategy, but the night that Nicholas was voted off we had a long conversation in which Andrew TRASHED under the radar gameplay. He believes that to deserve to win, you need to have made big moves. I don't completely buy in to that belief, but if we use Andrews criteria to judge who played a "good game," there is absolutely no way that Andrew or Lily deserve to win. Neither of them made a single move this game aside from sticking to their majority alliance and their pregame relationship with each other.

I played a game in which almost no one wanted to vote me out despite my being the player in the middle who posed the biggest threat to the stability of both sides. I played VERY visibly, to the point where a tribal question accused me of being a very vocal played, but I was able to shield myself from being voted out with my social game.

I deserve to win because I made the moves that I needed to make and controlled the direction of the game better than either of the people I'm sitting next to, while I still made great personal connections with almost every single juror. I never did anything that I didn't need to, but I didn't just let myself get dragged to the end either. My social connections were strong enough that people never went through with voting me out, despite knowing that I was a threat to win.

Since I won't be here to answer all of the questions (I might be able to fit a few in depending on when FTC starts) I'm going to do a brief Q&A session where I answer questions that y'all might ask me. (This is really just me asking myself questions and pretending I'm clever and important)

Q: Why did you vote for __ at _ vote?A: Here's a brief answer for every vote I cast this entire game:

Cole boot -> I voted for Kelsey because I wanted to create some drama. I knew that it was Cole or myself going home, but I was confident enough in my relationships that I didn't feel like I needed to vote for Cole. I wanted to create some chaos surrounding the sole vote for Kelsey, and not have anyone know who did it. However, when we swapped, I took the opportunity to call out Trixie and Nehemiah to my new tribe and ask for an explanation to the tribe chat of what happened at the vote from both Regan and Kelsey. This made everyone on my new tribe think that I was alone on my original tribe, but it was also just a really fun time for me because I knew that none of what I was talking about was actually real.

Regan boot -> everyone was voting Regan and so did I.

Kelsey boot -> I voted for Kelsey because I was on the bottom. Being sent to exile and then joining a tribe of 3 who have all been to tribal together very recently, at which they all voted together is a terrible position to be in. They were planning on voting me out, and I knew this, so I decided to ask Jay to get on call, where we had a pretty good conversation about a variety of topics, and then when I asked about the boot, we had bonded to the point where he was willing to flip it. Kelsey was my only option to vote and stay safe.

Jay boot -> I voted for QuilLynn because I thought that was what the majority was doing. Q and I hadn't really talked at this point so I had no regret. Before that was the plan I was going to vote out Lily, but Jay got me to vote for QuilLynn because she was playing both sides.

QuilLynn boot -> I was going to vote Jacob but Q said that she had an idol so I voted Q to keep my bonds with the majority alive.

Trixie boot -> everyone was doing it, and I was happy with Trixie leaving.

Jacob boot -> he wanted me out so I wanted him out.

Roxy boot -> I felt more comfortable going to a final 5 that didn't have both Nicholas and Roxy.

Nicholas boot -> with only one more challenge left, I knew Nicholas would work his ass off and have a guaranteed 3 votes. Letting Nehe vote with Nicholas gave me the opportunity to get folks to distrust him.

Nehe boot -> I don't know if this has happened yet because I'm writing my tribal answers before immunity results are even up, but at this very moment I think that it's what's gonna happen.

Q: Why did you call yourself Porcupine? A: Dana asked me to apply as a catfish. However, I didn't want to sign in and out of two different skype accounts for this game, and I've never been a catfish before. So I decided to play a character on the same skype. Porcupine played a very different game than Bodhi would have. I was a lot more sloppy as porcupine because I thought that would be a lot of fun, and it absolutely was. However, my sloppiness subsided after the final 9 tribal, and after that I tried to clean up my game but still play the same style of being on everyone's side.

Q: Pick a number between 1-10 A: 5

Q: Pick a number between 1-100 A: fuck you

Q: Compare yourself in the context of this particular game to a survivor player A: After considering Sugar and Adam Klein, I've settled on Johnny FairPlay. I had a sloppy start, but when the merge hit, I had the opportunity to pit people against each other and work with everyone I could. I had a bit of a mean edge in a few voting confessionals here and there, which I'm not exactly proud of, but my goal was to entertain the people left in the game to the point that they would feel good about working with me. I used the fact that I won't even be around at FTC as leverage to make people more willing to take me to the end, which can be perceived as a little bit cheap, but I could have decided to just not use it, which would've been bad gameplay. That doesn't completely correlate to the grandmother lie, but my using anything that I could to gain an advantage even if it didn't directly stem from the game can at least kind of compare. I was able to play a visible game, but one that didn't make me a target instantly.

Q: What was your favorite moment in the game? A: There are a few that I could point to, but my absolute favorite was Furbygate. This was an incredible fight after I learned that it was staged. Watching this absurd fight break out in the chat and having everyone fall for it was absolutely legendary.

My second choice is one that didn't happen because the hosts wouldn't let me. At final 6, I was attempting to convince Andrew/Lily/Nehemiah that I had an "immunity negator" advantage which stated that people would have to not cast their votes in the time leading up to tribal, and then live at tribal I would steal Nicholas's immunity and we'd all pile our votes onto Nicholas. But in reality, this didn't exist, and I just wanted Andrew/Lily/Nehemiah to self vote because it would be funny. Eventually I realized that the hosts would keep hounding people to cast their votes go the point where they would know that it wasn't a real advantage, and they might try to flip on me. This plan was only ever a consideration because the hosts were unclear as to whether they would let me get to the end or not, seeing as though I wouldn't be around at final tribal. For a little while I thought that they wouldn't let me win the game, so I figured it would be fun to explode my game in that type of way. However it turned out later that they would let me get to the end as long as I didn't accumulate too many strikes, so I turned this plan around and claimed it was just a joke. And it was just a joke, but it was one I wanted to go through with.

Q: Of the other two sitting next to you, who would you vote for? A: Andrew and it's not even close. Lily played for Andrew to win. She gave him an idol because of their pre-existing friendship. Andrew didn't do much of anything for his own game other than get into an alliance and hope for the best, while Lily actively did things for his game. Andrew didn't even use the idol that he was given well. He essentially threw it away, just negating one vote and proving to everyone that he and Lily are tight.

Q: you told me that you didn't want to win, is that true? A: there was a point earlier in this game where I just assumed that I would be away from final 7ish to the end and that my best path would be as a goat. However I always wanted to win, I just knew that telling people "hey I'm just here for you to win" would make them want to keep me around.

Q: How many continents are there? A: FOUR

Q: how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck had a will to live (Lily gave me this one) A: an adequate amount

Q: Why were you so mean to me on my way out? A: this is something I couldn't figure out how to fit into my main part of the speech, so I'll just throw it in as a question. I wanted folks in the game to think of me as playing a bad game, so I made cocky statements about porcupines and rewrote Dr Seuss books as voting confessionals so that people would think I was an easy beat at the end, and would want to take me farther. I capitalized on every possible thing I could think of to get myself to the end, and played a far more nuanced and creative game than the two people I'm next to. Sure, Andrew might have been more likable, and Lily might've won more immunities, but at the end of the day I worked harder at playing from every angle of the game and using every single aspect of how people think to better my own position in this game.

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Final Four Immunity Results

By a wide margin, congratulations....

Lily! You have won final four immunity and earned your spot at final tribal council. 

Which means Nehe, Bodhi, and Andrew, one of you will become the final member of our jury. 

Here are the scores: 

Lily- 50 Bodhi- 10 Andrew-13 Nehe- 34

Tribal Council time TBD.  

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Final immunity challenge

Welcome F4 to your last immunity challenge. Today you’ll be playing a simple challenge...

Hang onto the immunity necklace for as long as you can. Here’s how it works.

The challenge starts IMMEDIATELY . In your host chats please message the phrase “You put your hand on the immunity necklace.” Every 20 minutes from then, you are to send the quote “I am still holding onto the necklace.” After you send that, the timer resets and you will send the same message in another 20 minutes. The more frequently you send this message, the higher your score will be.

At 3pm EST August 5th, the person with the highest score will win individual immunity and is granted a spot at final tribal council. 

Good luck!

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