Stranded with Allies

Another round of Stranded, another blindside...

What did you make of the events of tonight and how do you plan on acting on them moving forward?

predictable ! I saw it coming , sorry I haven't updated much, a lot shit went down the last 12 hours, I'll do a recap soon

Heidi wrote:I definitely appreciate you trying to deflect the votes off of me. If it means anything, your name never really came out of anyone's mouth...

if this is indeed true, I played my UTR role very well


okay I'll work on recap now!

Hayden wrote:

Heidi wrote:I definitely appreciate you trying to deflect the votes off of me. If it means anything, your name never really came out of anyone's mouth...

if this is indeed true, I played my UTR role very well


okay I'll work on recap now!

Too well? Are you worried you'll be sitting in the end and be seen as a goat?

RECAP

So few fours before the vote, I tried messaging Dan, Sierra and everyfucking-one in my alliance and my goal was to make sure that we vote Penner and not Heidi and duh no one listens to me aside from Rocky because he had similar concerns. My main arguments were that if we kept Heidi here, it would have given us more options for the next vote, because assuming we were to vote Heidi and she were to go , Tammy is immune and I know Ozzy is DYING to waste his idol on someone and so that wouldn't give us a lot of option , and my ass would be vulnerable for the upcoming vote because King and Queen of Indonesia would have had their immunity necklaces.

So I pitched this concern to both Dan and Sierra and obviously they shut it down and they were dead set on getting Heidi out, and right there I was a bit frustrated with Dan, Sierra understood my concern but I can tell she was leaning towards getting Heidi out, and I wasn't surprised because they were acting a bit greedy with the necklaces.

Anyway, so after the challenge what a clusterfuck result and I WAS PANICKING because after Heidi got her immunity which she boldly expressed that she was going to give it to Penner, I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really thought that my alliance was going to switch the vote to Tammy and I would have been in an uncomfortable position because me and Tammy we have a good relationship and I wasn't going to turn on her. But these people decided that it was either going to be Penner and Heidi depending whether the bitch kept her necklace or not and I was floored because WTF any good strategist would have pushed for Tammy to be the boot , If I never had this deal with Tammy or never came up to her since the merge , in theory I would have pushed for her to go ! I mean it makes sense, you're not going to target someone who's on the verge of giving up her immunity..

so, few minute before tribal I told Tammy she wasn't going to get any votes and I said that because I wanted to prove my loyalty to her and even though it may have cost Drew to go which I don't think it did because it was only less than 2 minutes before deadline. anyway Ozzy came to me and he said everyone's voting for Sierra including Val. I'm like what? what are you up to now you shit stirrer!!
That does not make sense, I don't see Nate voting for Sierra over Drew , I knew he was up to no good and there was going to be an idol in play

During tribal, it was so predictable Ozzy was more vocal than his usual self so I knew he was going to play his idol, and he was getting so sure of himself, got really arrogant and referred to all of us as "Dan's bitches" which I confronted him about it after, and he said it wasn't directed at me WHATEVER!
I mean I'm playing a better game than person calling the shots, yes I'm probably hiding behind a shield instead of taking him out, but why would I do that?!
Sure I could have just flipped to the other side and make this vote 7-5, AGAIN why would I do that??
it would have been stupid of me, and of course anyone who plays UTR you want to see all idols getting flushed so obviously I think that what made Ozzy upset because no one was flipping and he was FORCED to waste his idol on someone and at the same time , he's going to expose himself and he has a great move on his resume and now he's an amazing contender to win this game gotta boot him before he makes it to the end, that's probably what drove him more mad haha

but I felt very bad for Drew, he didn't deserve that whole bash of being under someone's command, I was irritated by that comment

and now I'm in the minority and that's... okay! because I have put the work that I needed to do on Tammy since the merge, and I've always played the "I'm your #1 fan" card to Ozzy, and I know that's what he likes to hear and I'm going to keep feeding him that shit!!

and now I think I'm going to play the "I'm goat, I haven't done anything" card with Penner and who knows let's go to the end together bla bla bla BS

I dont want to be a name tossed around and that's my main goal and so far it worked out really well
knock on wood, hope it continues <3 but as of now NO moves until time is right

Jeff Probst wrote:

Hayden wrote:

Heidi wrote:I definitely appreciate you trying to deflect the votes off of me. If it means anything, your name never really came out of anyone's mouth...

if this is indeed true, I played my UTR role very well


okay I'll work on recap now!

Too well? Are you worried you'll be sitting in the end and be seen as a goat?

there's 3 or 4 goats left, I just gotta pick 2 worse than me to sit next too

seriously, it's all a matter of perception, but to me this merge beats the Nepal one which is a big improvement. Sure, I did not find any idol , did not win any challenge, nor did bust a move, but there's a lot of game left to be played and on top of that I've played this on my own without a partner, did not know anyone aside from Chris who got booted already, and you have Val who in my opinion had the biggest advantage out of anyone in this game. She has ties her original tribe and ties to her former Indonesia which she just used and screwed them over for a ~move~ , but do I think she's deserving? not really, I still view her as a goat who just got lucky with her position and same goes with the Indonesia crew . It's so easy to be in power when you know a lot of people in these games.
I think Nate and Ozzy are the only two solo players. (well I think they know each other) but those two I'd say are the only ones that are worthy of being contenders because of idols that they found and good for them but if it wasn't for that, Nate would be gone
sure UTR is boring, but I know I can't win challenges yet , or find the idol so it's what I got left and it's better than Portugal & Nepal combined

Hey Hayden, I see you're very consciously playing an UTR game, does it trouble you that the main alliance you've attached yourself with appears to be in the minority at this point?

it does trouble me but I'm confident enough I can survive, I just gotta recover from this and maybe try working with the Saipans. I know Tammy would put a good word for me. These people are not going to hand in the win to Nate and Ozzy , they're going to be dealt with at some point and same goes with the Saipans I'm sure Ozzy is thinking that he can't go with the Saipans

no one likes witnessing others with power and Dan had to be taken down a peg at some point, because he was getting way too confident with the power he had.

Dan wrote:i have a plan

Dan wrote:i'm still working on it, but i think it's a good one. we can use it as a last resort, but let's just say an idol that may or may not be fake is involved.

yeah sure let's just go with the same tactic when you've already posted a fake/expired idol at tribal less than 24 hours ago...WHEN THE VOTES WERE ALREADY IN!!

luckily Sierra doesn't like the idea too <3
I think our only shot is to get Val, and in theory she should flip because she's not winning at all by sticking with that side! What the fuck are you thinking mama ? I do not see you beat Ozzy, Tammy, Heidi, and Nate at FTC , it's best you stick with us , but the whale is not even here and I don't want to come too shady because she could leak to everyone and I want to remain in good terms with Tammy, and especially Ozzy who the fucker just misted half the tribe, so I'm trying to get Sierra to go to her and convince her lol

Hayden.gel so you're an UTR angel. Who do you plan to get to the end with that you can beat? And also, what happens if they start making moves or getting voted out? How will the plan change?

if FTC was tonight and I had to pick one or two, I'd say Rocky, and Sugar but yes obviously they're probably going to be on the chopping block very soon

I know I can't beat Ozzy , and Nate they have solid resume, great moves people will respect that
and I've seen Ozzy maneuvering himself into a good position multiple times back on Pohnpei, and I do not want to sit next to someone like that, he's an adaptable player and that's scary

Tammy is playing a very good UTR game too, we get along great and she's a bit sneaky but I would define her as a contender to win, and she will most likely get the Saipan votes

Heidi, big question mark, but like Tammy she's going to get the Saipan votes, but I'm not sure if she's the ringleader of her alliance or not or what makes her a contender other than an entertaining personality

rocky and Sugar , I don't think they have strong relationships to anyone, they were probably close to Drew but that was it , but if they were jurors I do think I'd get their votes if I were to sit next to a Saipan because I don't think they're close

Dan, polarizing character, not many people like him but I think I could beat him , only problem here is that I'm going to be seen as his follower , but he's on the verge of getting booted

Sierra, the cons of going to the end with her is that she's very articulate, well-spoken and sweet, I believe many people may find her personable and endearing. The pros of going with her is that it feels like she's barely here and her PMs sound like she's in a hurry, so it may have annoyed some , I don't know .. but me and her are quite safe for now

Penner I don't think Penner has done much in this game, he just won his first individual immunity yesterday kudos to him, but he was barely here and not a lot of people are close to him. My only concern is if I were to sit next to him , he'd get votes from his former Saipan tribe , and he's probably very close to them

Val, I personally wouldn't vote for her, I think a lot of people have expressed their frustration with her cryptic PMs, I'm not entirely impressed by her gameplay. For me personally, if you're just going to flip back and forth and then be vague as hell to everyone, which makes you very shady, you're not really making a good case for you ... but I wouldn't be opposed to be sitting next to her but I fear that the Saipans will reward her..

but honestly, I don't know what my plan is if they start getting booted , for me personally I need to be surrounded by people that I can trust first, which I'm working on with Tammy, after tonight I'm probably going to propose to her an end game deal, so she could hook me up with Val and Heidi we'll see
(ok that sounded really naughty )
and I still have Sierra, 2 of Rocky/Dan/Sugar and Ozzy with me gotta be careful
I just wish these people would wise up and boot Ozzy, I'm sure the Saipan girls are considering it, which is why I'm leaning towards aligning myself with them but we'll see

Oh look, you finally made a merge. Or did you do that before? I forget.

Do you think shrugging off the potential that you might be a goat is a good idea, or do you think perception is reality in a game like this?

Would you rather be a goat who beats two other goats or a winner who beats two other goats?

I made the merge in Nepal! lol

Do you think shrugging off the potential that you might be a goat is a good idea or do you think perception is reality in a game like this?

it's not a good idea, but I don't know I feel like that's what people view me as and because I haven't really done anything that is outstanding it doesn't really help me much. So yeah I do feel like this whole concept of ~perception is reality~ heavily applies to this game.

I obviously would rather be a winner who beats 2 goats, but I don't have that title yet , I have to play with the card that I have now

sorry for short answers this tribal is not going to be an easy one

Hey Hayden, setting aside any future plans for the final 3 (which you technically still have to get to), the previous tribal council didn't really bode well for your alliance, how confident are you that you can survive if they fall? Have you made any provisions just in case?

omg these questions, I'm going to die tonight right? :S

I have none yet, but Im leaning towards making a deal with Tammy