He Can Basically Choke/Confessionals

Day 16
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- I think it's fucking hilarious how Tucker was taken out for ""playing too hard"" when I've been doing the exact same in a much less calculated manner and playing much more sloppy and yet I'm still here and he isn't because of the temple thingy <3 thank god I put my foot down to go to that place ugh im so happy

"aguateca"

- I'm very upset Tucker left. Yeah, he was aligned with me, but more personally I felt him to be a really great guy who I loved getting to know. It's more upsetting knowing that Felix is the one who got him out, and I'm fairly certain this was a personal vote for Felix, as Tucker was certainly not the biggest threat. It honestly just worsens my opinion about Felix in this game.

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- Omg we had a majority! But we still managed to vote in the minority wtf thanks to Felix. I'm shocked Joanna lied to me bc we built a strong of a relationship these last days but she saved me (I was the original target but she switched it to Tucker) and she hates Felix now after his rant againts us so I can forgive her. Btw, I hate Felix now so he can basically choke.

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- This is so good for me tbh and I didn't even think of it that way

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- So Claire and Christine are acting all buddy buddy with me still, and I find that pretty suspicious. They are even apologizing to me for lying about unimportant things that shouldn't even matter and saying she still isn't going to write my name down. Do I believe her, well no, I think theyre just smart enough to not make enemies. I'm just praying for a merge soon because I really don't want to go to rocks or risk Felix flipping to them :(

"aguateca"

- I've been playing the middle so far, but after recent events, I think I want to stick with Scott, John and Mel if my tribe loses immunity. Mel showed me how close Mary and Lexi actually are and that makes them the biggest threats in the game. It looks like they're besties and if anyone is glued to the hip on a personal level, there's no way they plan to ever vote each other out. Ladies, you managed to hide your secret so far, but you've been exposed! I'm gonna keep this on the down low for now, but I might tell Anna. I know she wants to work with Lexi at the moment, but this news will probably change her mind. I'd rather keep Anna on my side for as long as possible because I don't know if I'll ever need her down the line and lying to her about the vote could make her want to work against me. I've got my eye on Mel though. She's very observant and I get the sense that she could be a dangerous and aggressive player. I'll keep her on my side for now, but I'll probably have to get rid of her at some point.

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- I'm in a pissed off mood right now, and thats in no small part due to one of these freaking hosts (You know who you are). I'm ready to go freak the fuck out at all of of my Tikal castmates because Im overly fired up about a fucking mini. However, as the genius mastermind that I am, I'm not going to pull a Felix/Tucker and yell at people (Who haven't wronged me in any way whatsoever might I add) and make enemies for absolutely no reason.

"aguateca"

- We destroyed in that immunity challenge, 10-4! Vatanchu even had a +3 point advantage from Marie’s time at the Temple, and we still destroyed! Anna and Scott were like power shoppers, basically doing most of the work for the tribe. They really did a great job, and I’m glad we could pull off such a great win. I’m glad we don’t have to go to tribal again, because that’s too stressful, lol. I’ve only been to one out of the five tribals so far in this game, which is a pretty sweet feeling, and I’m hoping that streak keeps up! Now, Vatanchu’s tribal. I was expecting them to get out one of the girls in a 4-3 vote, easy, dust off your hands and let’s get to the reward challenge.

But no! #Blindside!

In a 4-3 vote, Tucker was eliminated over Felix. My first reaction is of course literal despair, because Tucker left, and Tucker was so awesome to talk to, and I really wanted to go far with him. I don’t think he deserved to go this early, to be honest. He was kind of robbed to, because he only left due to Felix playing his vote steal and getting to cast two votes instead of one. My second reaction was asking myself how in the hell this even happened. We discussed this in the Three Amigos chat (Mel, Scott, and I), and while it was of course clear that it was Tucker vs. Felix, we didn’t know for sure who voted for who. In the end, we kind of decided that it was Tucker who flipped to the girls to vote out Felix, and Felix, with Joanna, Linus, and his vote steal, voted for Tucker. I really don’t trust Felix anymore, and I think I want to get him out before he decides to start flipping on our allies left and right.

Our next reward challenge is some Tetris knockoff, where instead of the pieces cooperating with us and just doing what they should be doing, they decide to adhere to the laws of physics and collapse all over the place. Pretty fun game though, I ended up submitting a score of 453 so I hope we do well! We really need this reward win not only for the idol clue but for the Temple, since if we (the Three Amigos) can get control of the Temple again this cycle that would be great. I have no doubts that people are going to start taking the individual advantage, so I’m worried what’ll happen if we suddenly have 17 vote steals going around. Hopefully this Temple doesn’t prove to be too OP.

As for what’s upcoming in the game, we have plans to vote out either Mary or Lexi in case we lose this tribal. Mel has stated that Michael would be fine getting rid of either of them, so it’s going to come down to either inactivity or activity. Mary, who doesn’t really step up and do anything, is a massive weak link, whereas Lexi is a very strong competitor with strong ties to both girls, and could be a big threat. Mel has also speculated that, instead of swapping at 12 (after this upcoming tribal) like I thought, she thinks this is going to take the Gabon route, and swap at 10 after a double tribal at 12. Whether or not this is the truth we’ll have to wait and see, but it seems kind of likely given the fact that both Tikal and Gabon had a swap at 15 with one person going to exile. I don’t know, I’m excited to see what happens though!

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- So Felix's coming to me, wanting to make a deal with me, he clearly wants me to flip you know. I see through his bs tho, as soon as Christine/Claire are out, I'm out too! But he kinda helped me with some info he gave me, he told me he was the one to save me, Christine and Claire but I know that's a flat-out lie bc HE was the one targeting me last vote and JOANNA was the one who switched the target on Tucker and saved me. So, if I say that to Joanna, she'll be pissed! And the next thing you'll know, Felix's going to Ponderosa.

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- Ok, so hi. I feel like I’ve taken enough time to avoid writing this to clear my head and everything but here we go. I’m just so…..mad. Angry at what happened, sad because I kind of saw it coming. Not towards Tucker though, I would’ve thought it would’ve been me or Claire leaving. The fact that it was my vote that sent Tucker out just makes me so upset cause he was one of my biggest allies. I trusted him, not like Claire level of trust, but I knew I could trust him more than Linus. Especially when Linus told us in our alliance chat he didn’t want to vote out someone who gave him so much information. Like, after he said that I lost hope cause it was just a huge red flag.

And then, we have Felix….Honestly this guy needs to take several seats himself and get off his goddamn high horse. He’s so incredibly arrogant yet acts as though he’s an absolute angel. It’s disgusting, annoying and I’m sick of it. Like, after Tucker left he told me, Claire and Marie that we were fucking stupid. You got your way dude, you got caught along the way, but you got your way. He could’ve left it at that but no. He went and pretty much asked me how I could trust Tucker over him when he told me “everything”. First of all, Tucker was wayyy more trustworthy and actually told me about the vote stealer. Second of all, Felix literally tells everyone the same thing so it’s nothing special. He’s a snake and the second we can get him out will be my favorite day.

That actually might be way easier too considering Claire told me that she found the idol! I’m honestly screaming, I hope it’s a cookie idol cause she deserves that cookie! But seriously I love her so much and whew. The game’s just getting started friends!

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- Felix has to calm down. His gloating is going to destroy my game...

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- Fuck you, Christine. You are so shady and if you think I could ever trust you, you are mistaken.

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- I hate bitches like Mel or Christine. I want only vote them out with first occasion to do it. But I don't now who I want to vote out next. Felix is so tempting... And gaining Christine's false trust... But she is worse than Felix. I'll like always decide later. With whom to play the game. I don't care about this people. No one should trust me. Maybe a blindside for Linus? ♥

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- Michael's decision is watched very closely. I s2g if he picks Christine I'm ending it

"aguateca"

- I had to bring Claire or Christine with me to the temple to give them any opportunity to get ahead on their tribe. Claire, YOU BETTER HELP YOURSELF GIRL! We’re not allowed to discuss our choices, but I’m gonna head palm myself so hard if she helps her messy ass tribe over herself. I talked with her at the temple and I learned a few things. Apparently Linus and Felix are super close and Claire, Christine and Marie are trying to get Joanna to join them. I was considering giving my idol to Claire, but it doesn’t seem like they’re absolutely desperate for it so I lied and told Claire I don’t know where it is on my tribe. Felix somehow told Claire that I flipped to work with Mel, John and Scott. I haven’t flipped yet hun and the fact that Mel or John told him that after Mel told me she basically hated Felix concerns me. I’m worried that the original Vatanchu is working together with the exception of Mary. Mel really pushed for me to vote out Lexi over Mary because she said that Lexi had more ties with people. However, I’m the swing vote. That means I get to call the shots and I’d rather vote out Mary just to keep up the original Aguateca numbers. I might not even side with them after all. Sure Mary and Lexi are a threat, but they’re only 2 people and there are 13 people in the game right now. I’ll decide when I have to, but I don’t want to worry too much just yet. As for my choice for the butterfly effect, I think I’m gonna go and help my tribe once again. I’m in a decent position and don’t want to ruin it by being selfish.

Day 17
"vatanchu"

- Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Pagliacci.

"vatanchu"

- It would be funny if Felix is giving me all the time incorrect guesses. 🙂

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- But tbh I don't care if he is honest with me or not. Survivor is to enjoy. And I'm bored of looking for the names in Wiki. And I have one big problem. I'm going on a trip around the Europe on Thursday. And I don't know if I can be available at all. : < It sucks, I know but I didn't expect that I'll be still in the game for now.

"vatanchu"

- Only 3 people on our tribe are doing the fucking challenge and I wanna punch the other 3 but I can't because two of them are my allies ugh

"vatanchu"

- Soooo, Im like 95% sure the idol has been found already. Felix and I pooled our guesses and now Im at a point where there our only like 5 contestants that fit the criteria of the clues that Felix and I haven't guessed :/. Tucker was threatening people with an idol, so that would be amaaaazing if he left with it in his pocket. If it is still here than Im hoping like, John found it before the swap, or even better, Joanna found it and just is keeping it secret :O.

Day 18
"vatanchu"

- I'm safe??? This is a new feeling!

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- It's also gonna be interesting because half of that tribe haven't went to a srs tribal with a afk so I hope they don't crack and Michael being the swing is lovely~

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- We won the challenge and that's really cool but tbh I wouldn't have mind to go to TC bc I really want to boot Felix. I really hope the merge won't be next round bc I don't want a merge with him still being here.

"aguateca"

- well. we lost the challenge. i feel like we haven't established much teamwork due to the tribe swap. i think we need to strategize more. also, i think Mel might be onto the fact that Mary and I know each other and that makes me uncomfortable. does that put a target on our back? i would hope our team would see otherwise considering i was active in the challenge and mary had no choice because she was sitting out. does that make mel a subconscious target for me? well. that's a secret i'll never tell. xoxo gossip girl💋

"aguateca"

- No matter which way I vote tonight, I’m pissing two people off. My alliance with Mary, Lexi and Anna is voting out Mel tonight. Anna thinks she’s a bitch, Lexi hasn’t talked with her at all and they all think she’s less strong in challenges than the others. On the other hand, my alliance between Mel, John and Scott wants me to vote out Lexi. I suggested voting Mary instead because Lexi has performed better in challenges (and also because I have a relationship with Lexi from my original tribe, which I left out of my reasoning obviously), but Mel was NOT having it. She was so persistent that we need to get Lexi out because she has ties with the other tribe. That was what crossed the line for me. Mel is turning into a dictator and I’ve pleaded my case, but she wasn’t flexible. Later on, she started saying she didn’t care which one went and was asking us for our opinions, but every time I said we should vote Mary, she shut it down. She was totally just trying to make herself seem open minded, but she’s the type of player that wants total control. I don’t know what she was thinking. Survivor 101: treat the swing vote like royalty! Mel will be a threat down the line if she makes it to the merge. Plus, she could easily team up with Linus, Felix and Joanna if they are reunited. I think it’s important for me to keep the original Aguateca numbers high and at the merge I can work with Christine, Claire, Marie, Lexi, Mary and Anna. I’ve told both sides that the other side wants me to work with them, but that I’m actually just lying in case one of them has an idol. Mel, John and Scott are going to be so blindsided! I feel so guilty, but it’s the move I need to make. Mel asked me to tell her if she was going because she’s been honest with me, but I had to lie. For all I know, there could be a second idol that she has or she could have a vote stealer. She’s gonna be so pissed at me, but I can take it. As for Scott and John, I don’t know how they’ll react. I might tell them how controlling I found Mel or apologize for leaving them out of the loop. But if they’re still really pissed at me, I’m gonna get us to throw the next two challenges and take them out so I don’t have to risk them being bitter jurors towards me. I’ve thought this through in great detail, but now it’s time for a blindside and we’ll see what happens from here.

"aguateca"

- I honestly have no idea what to say at this point. I have to play a game that's best for me and those loyal to me. once I found out I was on Mel's target list, I knew I had to weigh my options with my alliances. I'm loyal to my new Aguateca members because they're not shady and they're honest with me. But much like Michael's strategy, I'll have to put up a front until Mel is gone. And we'll see how the cookie crumbles after the tribal council.

"aguateca"

- My entire tribe heard my confessional and it’s time for damage control! At first, I was thinking I’m a complete disaster and I have NO CHANCE at winning the game, but there are some positive aspects. Anna, Lexi and Mary know that I’m with them and I fully intend to go to the Final 7 with them, so hopefully that means they’ll stick with me. Also, I’ve already started justifying my position to Scott, so I might be able to mend that bridge. And once Mel and John go, the target on my back will decrease. Also, I’m sure my massive mistake made for some great TV!

"vatanchu"

- This tribal over on Aguateca is really going to determine a lot of how the game will end up. If Michael/Mel/John/Scott go home, there will be like no hope of Me/Linus/Joanna getting the numbers at the merge.

Anna or Lexi really needs to go home. They're going to be solidly working with Christine/Claire/Marie and that's not good. Hopefully we merge next and we find like 2-3 idols, we'll need that

"aguateca"

- Lexi is ridiculous. She sends me this long speech about how she's so upset that she was a target and how she just feels really hurt and how I'm such a hypocrite if I'm upset about Mel going and I'm just "????" Like, it's survivor, please don't try to play the sob story with me and act like a victim. Obviously I'm not going to be upset with them voting Mel because, surprise, its survivor! Voting people out is how you win the game!

"vatanchu"

- Scott, Michael, Joanna, and Claire were sent to the Temple following the reward challenge. What was interesting was Michael picking Claire. I knew he likely would do that, but I was hoping he would’ve picked one of old Vatanchu. I’m hoping he did this with the intent of making it look like he wasn’t working with us, but of course I wasn’t sure. In the end, both Scott and Michael picked the tribal advantage, which was great! They each gave us a 10 point addition to our immunity challenge score. As expected, both Joanna and Claire took the individual advantage. I hope this isn’t anything as powerful as the vote steal, because that would suck if so many powers were going around. (John from the future note: I found out that the advantage they each got was a Light Pearl, which negates one vote automatically at the first tribal they get votes. This is good, because it’s not as powerful as a vote steal, and can easily be gotten rid of by just throwing a vote their way.)

Our sixth immunity challenge was another stupid endurance thing. I’m still recovering from PTSD from Trololol, so this wasn’t going to be fun. The challenge was to post names of Survivor contestants, where the first letter of a castaway’s first name had to match the last letter of the castaway’s last name before it. This was actually pretty tough, because there weren’t a lot of N names and I kept getting stuck with finding an N name, and having not planned it out it was tough to make much headway. In the end, I posted around half of all the posts, but it was really all for naught, since we lost really badly, even with our +20 advantage. Oh well.

Tribal! I hate tribal. I really liked everyone, so I didn’t want to vote anyone out. Of course, I wanted it to be one of the girls, but I didn’t really care who, I just was going to go along with what everyone else wanted. But, no one else was putting out ideas. In the end, Scott, Mel, Michael, and I decided to vote Lexi, since she has a strong connection with Mary (they’re irl friends) and Anna (close allies from Aguateca 1.0). Lexi is actually really nice though, so I felt bad having to vote for her. The night of tribal, I promised her and she promised me that we would tell each other if our names came up, but I didn’t tell her that we were voting her immediately. I was going to definitely tell her, but just not until a while later because I didn’t want her to get totally blindsided, but also didn’t want her to have a chance to sway Michael out of voting for her. Everything was all set, ya know? Pack your bags, go home. But no.

No no no.

Michael, this idiot (http://i.imgur.com/qrReiiT.png), posts his confessional in the tribe chat. This is, like, gold. I’m literally just laughing my ass off when he does this, like it’s just such a hilarious mistake to make. Also, it brings some drama! In it, Michael calls Mel a “dictator”, in that she wouldn’t even consider Michael’s proposal of getting out Mary instead of Lexi. To be honest, I do kind of agree with Michael, because Mel wasn’t being very receptive of it at all. Scott and I were trying to tell her that she needed to treat him well, because he was the all-important swing vote, but she just kept going, which was rather annoying. Anyway, he mentions that he and the three girls were planning on blindsiding Mel in the vote (and Scott and I in the process). So, of course, Scott, Mel, and I all plan to vote Michael, and we try to convince Mary to do so as well. Of course, she didn’t go with it, and Mel was not blindsided in a 4-3 vote. It’s upsetting that she left, because she was good to work with, but she did crack pretty quickly under pressure by not listening to (e.g.) Michael’s opinions, and attacking Mary when she became the swing vote despite Scott and I trying to tell her to stop. Still though, she was fun to talk to, and I’ll miss her. Two baes gone back to back!