Stuck in Purgatory/Confessionals

Day 9
"baku"

- It really, really, REALLY sucks that Tom just went home. My #1 who most likely would've stayed my #1 for a long time in this game just got voted out. Worst of all is how near-unanimous of a vote it was. 7-1-1. It was probably 7-1-1 because they feared he had a potential idol or somethin', so basically everyone was against him. But I can't dwell on that for too long. I knew coming into this swap that I had to focus on myself, and not on my previous allies who are no longer with me on this tribe. I've got to be in it to win it, only from now on out it'll be with purpose; it'll be in Tom's name. I refuse to let the memory of him being in this game fade this early. I will carry on my game for him from this point onwards.

"baku"

- I've slept amazing, it's a great feeling to be safe for another three days. But I get extremly annoyed by Joseph. His attitude is just horrible. Like, he's not listening to people at all. And he thinks he's the funniest of all. It just annoys me a lot and can't wait until I get the chance to vote him out. But he trusts me so I have to keep him. Anyway, we reached the reward challenge and saw that Tom got voted out. That really, really sucks! He was loyal to me and we started a alliance. Now he's gone I have someone less on my side. If this continues this game will end very bad but let's not worry about that. I love this challenge, it's pretty easy to do so who knows we'll win reward and then immunity, being safe for another three days!

"baku"

- So this Sheki tribal COMPLETELY changed what I had planned if we went to tribal next, Nifty was closest with Tom and I know that from Skype chats we had right when new Baku began, so him acting upset is not at all acting, im not really concerned that Nifty is gonna flip on us if we get back to those Sheki now that they voted Tom out, Nifty doesn't realize this now, but that Sheki tribal could've just saved him, I didn't want to vote him out in the first place, and now that I have persuasion not to and we have a lot of ammo, I feel the 5 Guys alliance can make some big moves.

"baku"

- It is time for the next round in the game. Tom was voted out and I'm very surprised. I thought that either Baku or a returning player would be targeted but it turns out Tom was voted out. Eh, Who Cares? Moving on with my game. At this point, I just want to win win win no matter what. Let go!

"sheki"

- So the seed has been planted. I have just proposed the idea of a me, Hunter, Jake R, Angie, Jared and Jess alliance to Jake R and he seems very on board which is so swag, but once he told Hunter he got so taken back. He thinks that its a bad idea to pick off Sheki one by one, but if we have that solid 6 person alliance moving forward we can do well. Baku definitely already has rifts in their tribe and we can infiltrate them if we make the claim that they targeted all of the formed Sheki members and Hunter and I were on the outs. I think now he's understanding its not about the tribes you were placed on in the beginning, its about the new connections you make that help you move forward in the game. Lets just say we don't go to tribal again, we can still have Jake N on our side and strategizing with everything on that island including the coconut trees.

"baku"

- (I apologize to anyone reading this). *takes a deep breath* YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, so I found the idol. God is real. I don't need it at this moment, but it could be useful for later. If anything it's nice to know where it's at so that I can rest easier. I want to tell my alliance, I really do. However, seeing how they've reacted to all these Ella idol rumors I'd rather not. I'll ONLY be using this if there is absolutely nothing else I can do to save me. If I can keep this Bakara thing going strong that should be a long time from now, if at all. For now, I'd like to keep winning challenges and keep this good position I have.

"baku"

- I'm honestly really likin' Austin. He's so fun to talk to. I guess it also helps that I'm one of the people he trusts the most at this stage of the game. However at the same time it feels like he's the type of guy who you can get to know really well and talk to a lot And then out of the blue they just take ya out from behind. So, I mean, I'm hopin' I can have him as some sort of a replacement for Tom since he's now outta here but I'm not entirely sure on what he'll do down the road. Although I'm not sure on what anyone will do down the road; not even myself. All I truly know is that there's a road and that a lot of us are going to be driven off of it over the course of these next few weeks.

"sheki"

- Bye bye Tom frown emoticon You should have told me you were voting Jessica in time tho.. I kinda feel left out of your failed plan. But then again, I was a part of the plan that didn't fail so it doesn't really matter. Jake told me he thinks I'll be safe even if we lose again, so I guess I'm fine for now lol. Tom told me to watch out for him, but he's always been good to me so for now I trust him. I'm also bonding with Jessica and the other Jake (why do we have two Jakes in one tribe that's so inconvenient omg) and I've been talking to Hunter and Rob, so the only people I haven't talked to yet are Angie and Jared, but I haven't seen Angie at all so I don't really know if she's really here gasp emoticon she did vote, tho. Anyway, maybe it's time to talk to Jared. Let's improve my social game yay grin emoticon

"baku"

- Clifford is trying to much to be liked. He makes annoying jokes about useless things. He is nice and I want to work with him but why is everyone trying to be so funny here. It's a game, play it serious. Joseph and Clifford are really annoying me atm, if they don't shut up soon I'll get mad What the heck is going on with that Nifty boy, trying to call me out? Like, I'm going to submit what I want, ok. Why is this tribe pissing me off so much!!!!!!!!

"baku"

- Time to strategize. I talked with Jaylen about alliances and we both came to a decision we dont want Joseph in it. He also don't know if we should include Clifford which makes me more happy. Getting rid off those two would be pretty handy but I don't know, Clifford is pretty fun. So, I got to talk with bryce and if he agrees we have already a 3 person alliance. 2 more and we have majority. Lets do this slow and smart

"sheki"

- So I have a potential strategy I can use for the pre-merge part of this game. Last episode i voted out a member of my previous tribe when they strategized too much and tried too pull so much too quickly.

I think I need to do the same for Jake and then now Rob. Rob has gotten way to powerful and probably feels he has a 100% set path to the end of this game. I need him gone before merge because at merge all I can do is vote him out and watch him grow bitter at ponderosa.

Jake I can tell isnt trying to pull as much, its kinda sad hes just going to go down. I want to pull something new but Rob is too sketchy right now. I need to wait for merge or another switch to get members from Baku to get him out.

I feel I can be good with Ella, Nifty and possibly Jaylen from the other side. Also I feel other Jake and Jessica are good with me but I need to get one of them out first because I know theyd rather take goat Angie to the end.

So pretty much right now I have to slowly let one threat vote another threat out one by one for a bit then pull through at merge.

"baku"

- Belated Swap Post

I just won the swap lottery! I got Nick and Austin who both want to use me for their long game plus Joe and Bryce who I have a past-connection with. No matter how I split this, I'm going to be in the majority! I like those odds.

"baku"

- Sloppy Cinderella I couldn't be less impressed with Ella's gameplay. She's making all these covert alliances with what I can only assume is the idol as a future bargaining chip but everyone is instantly selling her out. You can't maintain relationships if you never connected in the first place. It's like the real world if someone came up to you and said: ""I want you to work with me but there's no pay, no benefits, and I just think you should do it."" I think Ella is a doll of a gal but the only Prince Charming she has in this game is that idol in her back pocket. And the only Prince Charming I have is the idol in mine. Sorry Ella. But my prince can beat up your prince any day.

"baku"

- For the Love of God The two people I trust most in this game are Austin and Bryce and it's for the same reason: they're Christians. If anyone else betrays me, sure, it's on them. If these guys betray me...oof...God be like: ""NAHHHH DUDE"" And then they get stuck in purgatory with Banksy and Kurt Cobain and James Dean and everyone is God was unsure about.

"baku"

- Anyway I drank a few beers so let's talk about original Baku or to translate to Australians ""Those Cunts"" Pretty early on there was a divide between The 5 Guys and the Baku/Ella bunch I had a hunch that they were targeting me and by ""hunch"" I mean they did literally everything except tell me none of them will talk to me However there's a wrinkle in my plan and by plan I mean my continuation in he game which is the 5 guys I'm afraid of 2 aspects - Nick and Cliff nick bc he's quiet and hasn't spoke to me either and cliff bc he's a wildcard and I got idoled out by him in our last org and he got rid of Alex who he worked with in that game, so idk where that leaves me

"baku"

- Does the other tribe suck that much? Like I was throwing it and they still lost. I don't want anymore clues to be out there. I'd like to keep the idol hidden, but I looks like it may be coming out sooner than I thought I'd we keep getting clues.

"baku"

- I feel like I should tone it down with the challenges. I got 19.000 points, and the next best got 10.000. If I keep going like this, I'll immediately be targeted come merge time.

"baku"

- Like while waiting for results I actually got the chance to talk with Clifford more and more. He told me a lot. He's bonded with the people from Astara. I think I'm in a amazing position. Besides Bryce is acting weird, he's friends with my boyfriend. If I get voted out thanks to him my bf will be so pissed. Jaylen and Austin are also very open to me. But idk, Clifford said he thought I made some mistakes in my gameplay. Maybe I'm playing too hard but I have to put myself in a good position. I have to socialize with people now

Day 10
"baku"

- We won reward challenge again and we got a big idol clue. I have to hurry with guessing right or the idol will be found by someone else if it isnt found already. Well, it's time to sleep now tomorrow we have a new challenge. Would be amazing to win this one again because if we do I'll be safe for another 3 days. Also I hope there will be a second swap. Even though I feel great about my solid alliance with Clifford and my other Major alliance with Bryce, Jaylen and Austin I just have the feeling the tables might turn and everyone will come after me. Let's just focus on the idol now. I have to find it.

"baku"

- After I closed my eyes I thought about something. I'm not here to make friends or something. You never hear something of them after the season besides if you play again with him. But for now I just try to be fake even it's something I hate. I stated to joseph he is annoying and he took it as a compliment like lmao, he thought I was joking around. Let's see what tomorrow's challenge will bring. Like if we lose I should be fine.

"sheki"

- I'm honestly happy that Tom went just because he never talked to me and he was targeting Jessica which is basically targeting me because old tribes still matter a lot at this part of the game sooo sorry but see ya.

"sheki"

- I swear to god Jake N is giving me Joseph flashbacks and its TERRIBLE. Like do these people not understand that we barely know each other and telling us personal stuff just makes things super awkward.. I mean I feel bad but that was just a bad time and place to bring up that kind of stuff

"baku"

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"baku"

- Felix impressed me a lot and I have the feeling I created a friendship with Felix. We're both europeans and he would be a amazing fifth wheel! So far I have Jaylen, Bryce, Austin and Felix. Clifford is amazing but i dont know, he's so... intimitating or something like that. He's actually kinda scary. But i think we'll be fine. I have the feeling we might win this challenge again. Ok, minke, I really want to work with you but you have like this whole tribe on your feet. I have to survive some episodes and then we will reach merge. Just let me make merge people and this Ella is a happy Ella. I havent been strategic since day... 8? And it feels pretty good. I just keep away from the problems now and hoping i'll be the swing vote again like I was in khizi.

"baku"

- So for now me and Felix are doing amazing in this challenge. Which means IF we go to tribal council I'll be not targetted for being the weakest tribe member but Clifford will be targeted. For now I've not been the sit out and that feels good. I don't want to be seen as weak. I want to compete in everything and I want to fight for my spot. If we lose I will fight as much as I can to let me stay in this game but now I just hope we'll win.

"sheki"

- HUNTER JUST BECAUSE ANGIE GOT THE CLUE TO THE IDOL, DOESNT MEAN SHE HAS IT!! YOU GOT ONE TOO BUDDY AND HOWS THAT WORKING OUT!?!?! Well he could have it and just not tell me, but as far as I know, your clue isn't helping you all that much! If anything, we are planning on aligning with her. I actually don't want to go to tribal anytime soon because I don't trust Hunter or Jake N and they can easily turn on me and vote me out, but I trust Baku and Khizi for that not to happen. Oh god I feel like Monica

"baku"

- 2 hours or something like that before challenge results. I have the feeling we might win again. Felix his score improved everything! But it has been so quite today in chat. Idk why but I don't feel like people are feeling confortable or something like that. Also I hope my score is good enough to be high on the tribe list

"baku"

- But... what if we lose? Will they come after Clifford, after Joseph or maybe after me? If we go to tribal council it will draw the lines for sure. I will take a big risk because I trust Clifford. I trust Jaylen. I trust bryce and I trust Austin. Us five against four. And it's not even sure if the other four are all working together. Let's hope I can kick Joseph under the bus so I'll be safe. I have to do this. I have to.

"baku"

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Day 11
"baku"

- We just won another challenge!! I'm ecstatic we don't have to put all this strategy we've talked about into action, if we ever end up going to tribal, it will be pretty crazy, but if everyone is being honest, Ella is gonna feel secure & not play her idol and get 5 votes and a Baku 3 member will get 2 from Nifty & Joseph to account for idol play, I feel that's the best plan because the 5 guys alliance is still concealed and we have multiple bases covered, but I can't be completely safe, you never can in this game.

"baku"

- I'm happy we keep winning, but I'm also just sitting back and waiting to cause some chaos

"sheki"

- Ok this is going to be a short one cause my roommate is passed out drunk. Go with the flow Rob is going to play this week. Everyone agrees that Angie is a huge liability and she does not deserve to be here since she onset do anything, but then again Minke did not do the challenge so Jake R is considering her too. My best bet for now is to just vote with the majority and start playing harder at the merge since playing too hard will just screw me over, I mean look at Varner and Monica

"baku"

- It feels wonderful to wake up and to think we won again. It feels incredible. Even these peeps are all lying to me and trying to get rid off me, if we keep winning challenges we have not to worry about that. So if I make merge I'll put all my energy in all challenges so I can win the neckless and being safe from the votes. That sounds easy but I have to do a lot of work to make that happen. I was quite impressed by my score yesterday. Second highest of our tribe and third overall. Feels good and I have to keep up to good work.

"sheki"

- Angie doesn't submit. Angie doesn't talk. Angie isn't here at all. It's a shame she's still here, and I feel sorry for Tom he had to go first, but I couldn't talk Jake N out of it frown emoticon At least I didn't vote him, so my loyalty game is still good. This vote should be easy, as far as I know everyone is voting Angie. Would be really bad if we didn't, cause we can't win anything with her in our team :c If we lose immunity again after this vote, I'm not sure what we'll do, cause I think until now all people except Angie are kinda connected (at least they all vote the same), so I'm kinda curious what'll happen. Tho I hope we'll never know haha

"baku"

- We won immunity! I'm so excited and so pumped because I have officially beat my previous amount of challenge wins and I've only been here 11 days! Crazy how different things are this time around. I just love winning it is so much more satisfying then what Sheki is going through right now.

"baku"

- This idol thing is getting on my nerves. Felix and I have been through nearly every player and I'm like what the crap. I'm like 96% positive that someone already has it but I want to know for sure.

"baku"

- So, at this point in the game, I feel pretty good. I got the Bakara alliance and Ella is wanting an alliance with me as well. Little does she know of the plan to flush her idol out. wink emoticon hopefully it works but at this point who cares because we are winning! Plus no unnecessary blood and who knows what could happen!!!