14 [there are storms we cannot weather]

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[Host Lex]

Gotcha!

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So I'm doing my best to navigate the merge, and I think I've kind of figured out a way in which I can be a little safer from Vee and her idol. Unfortunately, it involves one of the least trustworthy players in the entire series: Sean!

Sean and I have a close, close bond from the original Baci tribe - or we did. Either way, I'm cultivating it like crazy right now, because Sean very obviously wants nothing more than to be in the inner circle of Alexis and Vecepia. So much, that he THANKED Chase for voting out Kim, because it saved Alexis. Additionally, he wants Wanda gone now! He knows that in that alliance, he is the fourth person, and they'll gladly drag Wanda to the finals before they bring Sean to the finals for his second time. So my idea is this - I need to play with the trio, through Sean.

I know a lot can change in a round, but I need to make sure I'm safe so I'm trying to be on top of where everything's going. This vote already looks like it's going to boil down between Kim and Wanda, because they are the least deserving to be here. Kim's a huge target, but at the same time, a big old jury goat, so I really don't want her leaving. I would much prefer Wanda goes! Sean also wants Wanda to go, but I doubt Vee does. So my thought is this - maybe I can concoct a plan with Sean, wherein most of the votes go toward Wanda, and Vee idols out a huge threat? This is a dumb move for Vee... she will have lied to a lot of people, and then wasted her ally to save an obvious ally and a goat. I don't know if she'll fall for it, or even if Sean would go for it, but it's an opportunity to remove a huge threat from the game. Wanda can always go next round, or something. Ultimately, I just want the idol gone and I don't want my life in this game to be the consequence of that.

Additionally, maybe Vecepia wouldn't play her idol on Wanda and then Wanda would just be voted out? That also works for me!

Before, I was playing an aggressive game. I was gunning for Alexis and rallying the troops to do so. However, Alexis (I think) has backed off of me, and I am trying to back off of her as well. My focus right now is to just lay back a bit, and try and make sure all my connections are solid so people don't want to vote me out. I'm a big fan of character arcs, and I believe they almost always come into play in ORGs. It's not my time to peak, because if I do, I won't make it to the end. Right now, the game is about fortifying my relationships and ensuring my safety.

Oh yeah, I am going to try and get Sean to come up with the idea of Vecepia idoling Wanda, and we will just vote out Wanda next round!

~subtlety~

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this is insane

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Alright well... I suppose I can begin my update for this round! Things started off being Wanda, and I kind of figured that wouldn't last long, at all. Sydney and I discussed doing someone else - she wanted to do Chase and I wanted to do Alexis. We got into a group chat with Alex and Kim, and Alex, Kim and myself agreed to vote off Alexis.

We knew we needed to get 8, and make sure it was a group of 8 people who would tell no one besides who's in the 8. We agreed on adding Miki, Judd, Shawna and Kourtney to our current foursome. Shawna was okay with it, and agreed we couldn't tell Chase. People were most worried about her and she was the easiest to bring in! Judd wants to do Chase, but is getting over it. Miki wanted to tell Candice, but Kim told her not to for now. Kourtney was just being impossible in general because she wasn't choosing the target. I told her we would vote off whoever she wanted next round. Spoiler: Odds are, we won't.

So anyway, we have our 8 and we start laying out the plan. Well in the meantime we had told Vecepia that the vote was for Wanda. We figured we can't really lie to Vecepia about this one, and Vecepia said it best herself when she said she can't make Wanda be active in this game. So we knew Vee wouldn't idol her, and all seemed to be glorious... and then Wanda signed on! No, Vee, you can't make Wanda be active, but you can snapchat her when her name comes up and tell her to get her ass online.

So now that Wanda's online, everyone who was supposed to vote Wanda is freaking out, and suddenly like no one wants to vote for her. Well that seems to settle down quickly, and people return to being okay with voting for Wanda. Unfortunately, Wanda did way more damage than that! Wanda told Chase that Sydney, Kim and myself want him out this round. That's only 2/3 true! I don't want Chase going anywhere because he's on people's radars, and I'm not on his. He's a great meat shield in a lot of ways. But now he believes that I'm against him, even Shawna told him I'm not, and told Vecepia he'd vote for me. However, I only know that because Vecepia told Sydney, so that makes me think Vee isn't going to vote for me. They may vote for Kim, but I also doubt that!

Ugh, annoying.

So after Vee and Wanda left, the 8 kind of reconfirmed our votes for Alexis and we're not going to tell anyone. I have no idea how Chase and Vecepia are voting, but I hope they just vote for Wanda. I really don't want to leave this round.

Additionally, Vee was talking about getting rid of her idol because she feels it's making her a target. Little does she know it's the only thing that's keeping her safe! Anyway she may play it this round, so I PRAY that if she does, it's on herself. If she plays it on Alexis, I have to pray that they decided to roll with the punches and just vote for Wanda this round. If she plays it on Alexis and they don't vote Wanda, I have to pray they voted for Kim. Lots of prayer! Anyway, if they don't go for Kim then it's likely me. But if I'm idoled out, I at least know that my allies will be able to decimate them without much trouble.

I just would wish I were still in the game to make it happen. So yeah, I think that's all for now. I'm sure another update will come!

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My vote looks like shit but whatever. Love the GIF. I trust the 8 that we have to vote Alexis, and I don't really intend on being on much today because I just don't want to be involved with the fury that will be Wanda. She needs to go back to not playing, so we can just use her as a dummy for the blindside. Here's hoping.

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Well basically, I think it'll be myself or Alexis who leaves the game tonight. I am pushing hard for Alexis to go and I'm just praying that no one leaks. I know I'll leave if they do.

It's a risk but I wanted to play this game strongly and I think I have. I am proud of the way I've played the game so far, and if I go home then I will do so with my head held high. I am going who I have been going at for a while now, and at this point I need this move. I need to take Alexis down to strengthen my case with the jury. If I survive tonight, I'll certainly be taking a backseat with my alliance.

Anyway, this will probably be my last post barring a vote change. Here's hoping I don't go home tonight! It'll be a sad night if I do.