Crunched the Numbers/Confessionals

Day 18
"goguryeo"

- The conversations in this game have just turned extemely more entertaintaining yesterday, as we all shared a few details about our sex lives that we might shouldn't have. It felt like Survivor Amazon all over again, just without a weird old redneck dictating us. and of course, without the hot frat girls on the opposing tribe.

If Monkey ever planned on taking credit for his plan (to flush his idol and blindside Cassels), he can forget about it after what happened before TC. Since the moment we knew we lost the challenge, Monkey has done and said EVERYTHING he possibly could in order to avoid playing his idol. A smart move on his side, but not smart when facing me. If I want you to play the idol, I will eventually make you play it. There was no way on Earth I was ready to let him go away with it and keep the idol, because had we lost another challenge, I would've become the next Cassels. But why would Monkey want to keep his idol, you ask? Isn't everyone gonna vote for him? NO.

Hunter thinks he's so smarter than me, that he can come up with a better plan to flush Monkey's idol - a plan which doesn't even include casting the majority of the votes aginst Monkey. and to think he called Eddie a moron... He thought that he, Aaron and Monkey would vote for Cassels, while me and Cassels would vote for Monkey, and Monkey would just be so kind and play his idol even though he DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO. oh yeah, "he'll be paranoid". Wasn't he supposed to "be paranoid" when Jordan went home? Since Aaron was obviously confused by that and wasn't sure who Hunter really wants out, I took Hunter's plan and made a little edit to it (so he votes Monkey instead of Cassels), and used it as a proof to Aaron and Monkey that the idol must be used. Otherwise, Monkey would've kept it. You owe me big time, Hunter..

"goguryeo"

- After the last tribal, some of us were kinda surprised. We are not surprised that Cassels goes home, but we were surprised on how the votes went. We are expecting Hunter to vote Monkey, but he voted for Cassels. Hunter told Amir that he is voting for Monkey, but Hunter told me that he will be voting for Cassels. So I think, I have Hunter's trust.

Hunter talked to me and he has a plan of using Monkey to vote with him if they both make it to the merge. He wants to turn Monkey into a Goat. Lol. It has pros and cons. If Monkey will be Hunter's goat, then it will be good to my secret alliance because protecting Monkey from targets will be lesser. The bad thing is Monkey may shift his loyalty to Hunter. Though Monkey dislikes Hunter, but it could really be a possibility. I don't want my allies to have other options.

Anyway, anything may still happen. It's still mid-game. There's a long way to go. I just hope I'm in a good spot right now.

"goguryeo"

- To be accurate, I didn't crunch them, and that's exactly my mistake. I was so concerned about our next TC and that I have to get rid of Monkey's idol, that I totally forgot we're expecting a tribe absorption. While I was waiting for that a long time, the last thing I wanted was going into it with the current tribes, and to have a challenge determine which tribe is gonna be dissolved. The problem - Silla is going to win. and win, and win again and again. The bigger problem - except for Chal, all the other people that I need to get rid of (Ben, Eddie, Max and Aston) are on Silla. If they don't lose at least two challenges before the merge, I'm going to be in huge trouble.

As for the aftermath of Cassels's elimination, it seems like nobody really cared that much. Hunter got exactly what he wanted - getting rid of Cassels and the idol, and he only told me he plans to split the votes as a distraction. Monkey's idol could've been for great help now, and I feel like in case Silla doesn't dissolve, I just helped Jake and his sheep to get the upper hand. Yes, we do have 2 masks and a ring, but so does Jake. whatever we play aginst him, he will counter with an artifact of his own. Right now I don't see a way out of this, but after all I've been through in this game, I'm gonna do everything it takes to make it to the merge.

Day 19
"goguryeo"

- Is it just me or I'm the luckiest person in this game? Every time there's a game-changing twist and I'm facing a potential dead end for my game, everything turns out exactly the way I hoped for. I got the perfect starting tribe, then a great swapped tribe, and now even the dissolve, which could've put me in a fatal situation and destroy my strategy, ended with a sign of hope.

However, my way into the merge is definitely not paved with roses yet. Jake was absorbed to Silla, and that's a great relief. He never seemed to care too much about the tribes he's not part of, and drawing his attention away from me and my plans is crucial for their success. I can count on Eddie to keep him busy over at Silla for now, while I'm manipulating his sheep aginst each other. My first target is Chal, who thinks he, Jake, Ivan and Ryan has an alliance called The Four Horsemen. With Jake now on Silla, the horsemen may seem powerless, but let's not forget there's a fifth horseman - Hunter, who will happily join his friends to bring an Apocalypse on my game.

On the other hand, according to information I got from Aaron yesterday, Hunter has some plans for Monkey that the rest of the horsemen may not really like. He wants to turn him into his goat and drag him to the merge, for reasons I have yet to figure out. This might be exactly what I needed in order to make him vote for Chal over Monkey, and with Aaron on my side - I have a good chance of pulling that. The problem is that the target may move from Monkey to me rather than Chal, but I count on Aaron to watch my back if that's the case.

Is it just me or I'm the luckiest person in this game? Every time there's a game-changing twist and I'm facing a potential dead end for my game, everything turns out exactly the way I hoped for. I got the perfect starting tribe, then a great swapped tribe, and now even the dissolve, which could've put me in a fatal situation and destroy my strategy, ended with a sign of hope.

However, my way into the merge is definitely not paved with roses yet. Jake was absorbed to Silla, and that's a great relief. He never seemed to care too much about the tribes he's not part of, and drawing his attention away from me and my plans is crucial for their success. I can count on Eddie to keep him busy over at Silla for now, while I'm manipulating his sheep aginst each other. My first target is Chal, who thinks he, Jake, Ivan and Ryan has an alliance called The Four Horsemen. With Jake now on Silla, the horsemen may seem powerless, but let's not forget there's a fifth horseman - Hunter, who will happily join his friends to bring an Apocalypse on my game.

On the other hand, according to information I got from Aaron yesterday, Hunter has some plans for Monkey that the rest of the horsemen may not really like. He wants to turn him into his goat and drag him to the merge, for reasons I have yet to figure out. This might be exactly what I needed in order to make him vote for Chal over Monkey, and with Aaron on my side - I have a good chance of pulling that. The problem is that the target may move from Monkey to me rather than Chal, but I count on Aaron to watch my back if that's the case.

Day 20
"goguryeo"

- I got confronted by Eddie about spreading a rumor I told to people. Which I really didn't spread. I was told this rumor that he has an idol. Ugh. Now I wish he was out. Blah Blah. Like I care if he is targeting me. Probably lying to my face about stuff. I ain't out yet. Jake should be blindsided next. Eddie should be going then. But I will most likely be on the chopping block if our tribe loses. But I have a Mask. So that can come in handy. Hunter has to go. No offense. But he is way to comfortable and telling Eddie proves he has a game..

"goguryeo"

- I can't believe that I'm saying this but Silla has finally lost an immunity challenge! Alejandro and Aston finally got to experience a TC, however this duo is becoming extremely dangerous (not to mention megalomaniac) with every day they survive in this game. I know Alejandro has no intention to take Aston to the F3 (that's what he has Aaron and Miggy for), yet Aston blindly trusts him and so did Cassels. Although he's not officially a member yet, you can count him with the Secret Society. He's unable to see that Alejandro is manipulating all of the non-American contestants still left and he's not even trying to hide that. He just moved to Silla and all of a sudden announces "I have Miggy and Ben!", like he had Max, and he had Monkey, for god's sake he even had Eddie and Crtha! I guess there's some things people just don't WANT to see.

As for the Eddie vs Jake feud, if I had to choose a side I would definitely pick Jake's. He's a much nicer person, and he's NOT A *BLEEP*ING THREAT. I can't stand people saying that, because it's so far from the truth. Jake made an alliance with 8 people on the first day, and he never hid the smallest piece of information from any of us. All he ever done in this game was for the alliance, rather than himself. We all owe him a lot, and voting him off before Eddie is just cruel and ungrateful. If Silla won't lose another immunity before the merge, you can add stupid to the list.

Lastly, I think I've managed to come up with a plan that could somewhat weaken the Secret Society and balance the loss of Jake. It involves flushing all three artifacts the Society have, and eventually getting rid of Hunter. I still have to make a few adjustments, but it all depends on if we lose and when the merge is coming.