- Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:53:06 pm
#1039
Omg I must be so boring, I feel like I never have anything going on but I also feel like I'm just positioned really well for some reason that there's never too much to update on. But yes I will do this now!
1) Could you give me a ranking of your tribemates in terms of trustworthiness? Also, could you explain why for each of them?1. Heidi - Heidi is obviously my tightest ally. We've been friends for years, and even though I don't see much of her or talk to her too much these days I trust her completely and I think she's hilarious. I think the advantage that Heidi and I have over all of these other pairs is that we're one of the few pairs that isn't willing to throw the other one under the bus to get by, and I think that's what's made us the last pair standing from the original Saipan and one of the last three pairs standing in this game. We're stronger together and we work well off each other, and we're
so close to getting those immunity necklaces that now it's almost become a priority for me. I just think it would be so awesome if the old school girls came into this knowing nobody and having no connections and ended up being the last pair standing.
2. Richard - right now I feel like Richard has burned so many bridges that he's going to feel extra attached to Heidi and I moving forward, and I feel especially good with him because we've been together since the beginning. I know that Richard has a lot of connections in this game: Penner, Nate, Mookie... so obviously, I want to cut as many of those down as possible to make sure that I'm a top priority for him. He's offering to use those boys as numbers come merge but then when do we get rid of them? and I'm not willing to put myself in a position where I have to depend on Rich to choose me over them, no way. I'd rather make the choice for them and cut those boys out as soon as possible.
3. Penner - I trust Penner for the time being because I think it benefits him to stick with Saipan and with Heidi and I but I still think he's shady as fuck and can't be trusted in the long run. I don't know if what Cassandra said about him wanting to betray the alliance and get rid of me is true or not but it's stuck with me this whole time. I also don't like that he has so many connections all over the place, and I feel like he's been calling the shots for a long time. I definitely feel like with Penner, I have to cut him before he cuts me. It's just about timing.
4. Val - I've been getting a lot closer with Val recently, and I am starting to feel like I can trust her a little more. Right now we need Val to just stay the course and work with us until the merge, and then once we merge I think she could be really valuable in shaking things up and splitting up these boys. The boys are definitely going to be dangerous come merge and having Val in our corner would be huge. The problem is that I just can never tell if she's lying or not. She's hard to read.
5. Ozzy - I guess Ozzy worked really closely with Heidi and Val on NuPohnpei, so now we're kind of setting up an alliance here between the four of us. Ozzy is also someone who could be useful later on, but his connection to Mookie makes me nervous because it means he could eventually be part of that boys club later on. and I don't necessarily think it's a gender thing, but I just think all of those boys are obviously tight outside of this.
6. Dan - I like Dan, and I feel like Dan and Sierra could be really valuable allies to me later on. The thing is, Sierra alone could be really valuable to me later on too, so cutting out Dan isn't a terrible option here, but I'm not sold on it. I know Richard and Penner would rather do Dan which is a huge red flag to me. If Dan isn't close to them, that makes him someone that would be willing to turn on them later and that might make him really pivotal to making a big move later on. The other thing I'm weighing is that if Dan leaves, Heidi and I are
another step closer to those idols. I don't know though... I feel like I have to weigh the long term versus the short term here. Do I go for that idol and have that protection, or do I build a relationship with Dan that I can use later on to make a move that could win me this game?
7. Hayden - Hayden is sweet but he's not the sharpest tool in the shed and he's useless at challenges. Like his contribution to this challenge was keeping a list of guesses
thanks, I guess? but I guess that's the only way he felt he could contribute but like, honestly, he's just not a huge factor right now. I don't see a downside to getting rid of Hayden other than that it doesn't cut down a pair. but Hayden is Pohnpei which needs to be split up anyway so I think I might rather get rid of Hayden than Dan? I just don't see Hayden as ever being useful to me personally.
2)How comfortable are you with your position in the tribe?I feel really comfortable in this tribe -- the original Saipan holds a majority right now, and I feel like we're all aware that it's in our best interest to stick together here to get to the merge. On the other hand, if someone did want to flip... I don't think I'd be their target? Heidi and I have done a pretty decent job of building relationships with people and I feel pretty confident that she and I are at the center of this tribe and are deciding how things go, at least for right now. And also we're killing it challenges, so I have that extra buffer for protection too.
3) How do you feel you're doing so far compared to the last time you played?I think I'm playing much better than I played the last time I was on Stranded. Before, I focused kind of just on my alliance and didn't really feel the need to branch out or make other relationships or keep my finger on the pulse of what was going on. I never questioned what other people were thinking, and that's really what cost me the game. This time around I feel like I've done a good job of keeping tabs on everyone. I think I came into this with a different approach than other people because I had been out of the loops so long. Instead of coming in guns blazing I needed to kind of form relationships and take it from there, and that got me into alliances that have carried me up to this point. But now I feel like it's time to start using those relationships to make the moves that I need to make to get myself to the end of this thing.
