Post by thiago on Jun 18, 2013 18:04:40 GMT -5
I feel like I'm on a tribe of 21! Geesh.
So the tribes were revealed and my initial reaction was UH-OH.
I felt better with the "Evil" tribe I had envisioned, given that there were some odd balls and people who didn't like one another. However, this Legatu tribe is full of friendships and love love love. Unfortunately for me, that makes me a black sheep and an easy target.
Ellen had already informed me of the friendship of AJ/Cassie, so that initially concerned me. She had also told me that Cassie had gone right to AJ and told her stuff Ellen had told Cassie about how she felt about AJ, so apparently AJ isn't a huge Ellen fan at the moment, and Cassie's loyalties were clearly exposed. This was revealed to Ellen via Ben. Ben also told her that Mark had told him that me and Ellen are tight. Ellen then told me to watch out for what I say to Mark. I don't think Mark told anyone besides the people he's close or knows, that being Ben/Knox, potentially Chase/Gloria. I'm sure in the back of Mark's mind me and Ellen are tight, but I'm not quite sure Mark is gung-ho for splitting us up quite yet. Time will tell.
So when I saw AJ/Cassie, and AJ's supposed other BFF Chase, and also Colleen from Season 3, and Henry who apparently--according to Ellen--was hosted by AJ in some iSurvivor(?), I became concerned.
I realize that in this game the likelihood of me lasting is slim, so being social, reminding people that I'm not a threat (in a less obvious way) given my gameplay has been revealed and I don't know many people, offering myself up as a shield of sorts, I have to play as an individual and stay away from any solid "group" alliances. I know that those tend to fall apart in All Stars, especially when everyone knows everyone and wants to work with their friends who are on other teams. Any group alliances formed on this tribe are not going to last, so I'm not looking to be in any of those. My first focus is to win challenges, my second being to build close one-on-one bonds with people so I can know if I'm in danger.
Henry was rather social with me and I offered a kind of "I'll keep an eye out for you" type thing. I tried to stress that he doesn't need to offer the same back to me, because I feel I will be a target and I would like to see him do well. I think Henry is a quiet, smart player that is put off by quick strategic pushes. I also have a sneaking suspicion that he may try to weasel his way in with AJ and whatever group she decides to associate herself with, but I do think that if he feels more comfortable with other people, he'd be willing to go that direction if need be. I also think he values strong people in challenges, and hopefully I can do that for him.
I spoke with AJ and she continues to be very social and quite friendly with me. I continue to consider her someone to be very threatened by. She has a lot of friends and I don't she really would go to bat for me over any of the people she has formed relationships with over the years. I know that Cassie and Chase on our team are probably higher up on her list of friends, and I think she has intentions to work on her friendship with Henry somewhat. I have tried to be really social with her but I think that she is very aware of the threat that I pose, given that she was a very active follower of last season, and the social game is a huge part of her game, and I was quite a social threat. Annie told me that AJ and her are friends and AJ told her she would be willing to vote off Cassie or Chase to eliminate the stigma of them being together, but it's much like me saying I am fine with Mark and Ellen going: I simply want to lessen the stigma without actually having to go through with it, which makes it pretty much an empty statement, so I don't believe that AJ would easily let either of them go. She is not that stupid. She reminds me of Andrea in so many facets, from S22 & S26.
Cassie came out of the gate hard with me. I don't think she has been this intense with other people but I think it really is a sign that she is very nervous. She has she was happy we're on the same tribe because we're both winners and she thinks that it makes me a distraction from her, which was honest enough and to me sounded like something a winner would actually feel. She told me quickly that she was worried about Chase because they had a bit of a kerfuffle after their season ended and they never really patched things up. This matches what Ellen had told me previously, so I do believe it to be true, unless Cassie is aware of the friendship Ellen and I have and she wants to tell us matching stories. She also mentioned that AJ/Chase are tight, so Cassie wanting that pair split would benefit her in having AJ completely to herself. However, I don't see AJ digging it.
However, since that revelation, Cassie has not spoken to me about her worries with Chase, which signifies to me that she probably has patched this up enough for now for her to not be worried. Instead, she has focused her attention onto Henry, which I will get to shortly.
Chase I have barely spoken with due to him being busy and me being busy as of late. Mark mentioned to me that Chase had said he has barely spoken to me, so I'm sure that Chase is pushing that he hasn't met me yet and I'm someone definitely on Chase's radar. Quite frankly, Chase is on my radar (and potentially Cassie's), so this is fine by me. I don't want to be friends with everyone to the point that I'm in a sticky situation. Mark has told me that Chase plays really hard and fast, and Ellen has confirmed this to a lesser extent, so I don't think Chase is someone I really plan on working with. In my eyes, Chase is simply an extension of AJ, which I've already addressed as a threat of mine.
I've had the opportunity to chat with Colleen and I am quite the fan, as expected. We both seem to talk around the same time which is really quite refreshing. She had expressed to me that AJ/Cassie are friends, and that she hasn't spoken to AJ in a while, so to me this is very telling that she was willing to give up this information. I told her what Cassie had said to me and she seemed intrigued. I would really like to work with her and I've expressed that. I do think Colleen will end up finding herself in many swing positions in this game.
I think the person on my tribe that I've bonded with the most is Quincy. I don't underestimate the possibility that he is playing me to some extent, but I don't really care. I really like him and our conversation is stellar. He is also Canadian which is a really cool, and Quebecois to boot which makes conversations easy. We have different political beliefs but I think that honest difference in opinion is really nice to have and makes it a genuine bond. Of course, again, I'm sure Quincy isn't gushing about me and that he's very aware of the threat I pose but for now I have been quite honest with him because I think he's a great guy, I think he's cautious and trustworthy, possibly even moreso than Mark, and I think he wants me around right now.
Quincy also told me about Cassie/AJ which again tells me he has it on his radar, much like Colleen, so it's good to know. He had mentioned possibly me, Colleen, him, Henry voting together, but then said he didn't want to be strategically aggressive since our tribe seems so nice and laid back, which is true to an extent but also gives me mixed signals. I would rather see the direction the conversations go when we are going to Judgment, and then jump from there. I was curious to see if Cassie would be aggressive and rally troops to take out Chase, but I'm not so sure now.
I thought it was interesting that, after the challenge, Cassie told me that Henry had tried to push her into going twice in the challenge, and that it rubbed her the wrong way. However, then she would it back and then say it again and then kind of take it back a bit again, so I feel like Cassie is both overly paranoid about people telling people things, but also wants to get amo to use against me if I was to agree with her that what Henry did was sly, which is similar to what she pulled on Ellen. I like Cassie but I feel she is untrustworthy and very threatening when it comes to being able to pull off big moves. I do think she has her sights shifted to Henry and I'm not sure if it's because AJ or Chase got her thinking Chase is not a problem presently.
I'm of course happy we won and we all really pitched in. I think I proved that I'm decent in challenges as I got quite a few congratulations, which I know is important with someone like Henry who really values challenge performance early on.
I'm trying to be very social without being too strategic, at least not outfront. Dare I say that, at the moment, I feel less "doomed" and a bit more on even-keel. I don't feel I am definitely an early boot and I do think I have the chance to do well this season, if I play it right.
Outside of the tribe, I hold relationships with Ellen the strongest, but also with Mark, Knox, Emily, and Annie. I've spoken to most of the cast but I feel that those four stand out as people I've had recurring conversations with. I think Mark isn't as "out to get me" as I feared, and slowly our conversations are turning into what they used to be like, but there is still an element of something being off. I've made it a point to tell people that I'm not that close with Ellen or Mark right now, and whether people believe it or not is up to them, but I think that I have been relatively convincing in my statements. Ellen tells me quite a bit. Annie and Knox have both offered helping me with people on my tribe if I needed it.
I don't know much about this idol and I don't think I will find it. I figure the Upon the Eyes of God thread has something to do with it but it's simply not enough to go on.
I want to thank the host for bringing me back, and I hope that I don't disappoint. Also, to those of you given access to my confessional, I do hope you respect it's privacy and I do appreciate you taking the time to follow along.
In terms of my story this season, I don't know where it goes from here. I've come into this game with a large target, but I feel I've done a decent job of reducing it by being likable socially. Last season was very tough of me, especially with the whole Chad business. I spoke to some of the PWs from last season about it, as some of their comments were rather rough on me, and I didn't want them thinking I was upset about whatever they said as it seems many people who PW'd seem concerned that players in that season will take their comments to heart in this game.
I had a rough time last season emotionally and this time I want to relax, play a bit more solo/free agent, and try and enjoy it. I don't want to hurt people and I really want to try and keep my focus on the fact that these are real people, and try not to forget, which happened last time, that that they can feel hurt by the actions I take. I still plan to play the same as always, which is reserved in information I give, social enough to extract information, and always make decisions which will benefit myself and the people I care about. Last season I took people I cared about to the end, and it would be nice to do the same this season. I am loyal to those I feel will always be loyal to me. I'm sure this will be a crazy game, but I signed up for it, so here we go.
Thanks again and let's see what happens!
So the tribes were revealed and my initial reaction was UH-OH.
I felt better with the "Evil" tribe I had envisioned, given that there were some odd balls and people who didn't like one another. However, this Legatu tribe is full of friendships and love love love. Unfortunately for me, that makes me a black sheep and an easy target.
Ellen had already informed me of the friendship of AJ/Cassie, so that initially concerned me. She had also told me that Cassie had gone right to AJ and told her stuff Ellen had told Cassie about how she felt about AJ, so apparently AJ isn't a huge Ellen fan at the moment, and Cassie's loyalties were clearly exposed. This was revealed to Ellen via Ben. Ben also told her that Mark had told him that me and Ellen are tight. Ellen then told me to watch out for what I say to Mark. I don't think Mark told anyone besides the people he's close or knows, that being Ben/Knox, potentially Chase/Gloria. I'm sure in the back of Mark's mind me and Ellen are tight, but I'm not quite sure Mark is gung-ho for splitting us up quite yet. Time will tell.
So when I saw AJ/Cassie, and AJ's supposed other BFF Chase, and also Colleen from Season 3, and Henry who apparently--according to Ellen--was hosted by AJ in some iSurvivor(?), I became concerned.
I realize that in this game the likelihood of me lasting is slim, so being social, reminding people that I'm not a threat (in a less obvious way) given my gameplay has been revealed and I don't know many people, offering myself up as a shield of sorts, I have to play as an individual and stay away from any solid "group" alliances. I know that those tend to fall apart in All Stars, especially when everyone knows everyone and wants to work with their friends who are on other teams. Any group alliances formed on this tribe are not going to last, so I'm not looking to be in any of those. My first focus is to win challenges, my second being to build close one-on-one bonds with people so I can know if I'm in danger.
Henry was rather social with me and I offered a kind of "I'll keep an eye out for you" type thing. I tried to stress that he doesn't need to offer the same back to me, because I feel I will be a target and I would like to see him do well. I think Henry is a quiet, smart player that is put off by quick strategic pushes. I also have a sneaking suspicion that he may try to weasel his way in with AJ and whatever group she decides to associate herself with, but I do think that if he feels more comfortable with other people, he'd be willing to go that direction if need be. I also think he values strong people in challenges, and hopefully I can do that for him.
I spoke with AJ and she continues to be very social and quite friendly with me. I continue to consider her someone to be very threatened by. She has a lot of friends and I don't she really would go to bat for me over any of the people she has formed relationships with over the years. I know that Cassie and Chase on our team are probably higher up on her list of friends, and I think she has intentions to work on her friendship with Henry somewhat. I have tried to be really social with her but I think that she is very aware of the threat that I pose, given that she was a very active follower of last season, and the social game is a huge part of her game, and I was quite a social threat. Annie told me that AJ and her are friends and AJ told her she would be willing to vote off Cassie or Chase to eliminate the stigma of them being together, but it's much like me saying I am fine with Mark and Ellen going: I simply want to lessen the stigma without actually having to go through with it, which makes it pretty much an empty statement, so I don't believe that AJ would easily let either of them go. She is not that stupid. She reminds me of Andrea in so many facets, from S22 & S26.
Cassie came out of the gate hard with me. I don't think she has been this intense with other people but I think it really is a sign that she is very nervous. She has she was happy we're on the same tribe because we're both winners and she thinks that it makes me a distraction from her, which was honest enough and to me sounded like something a winner would actually feel. She told me quickly that she was worried about Chase because they had a bit of a kerfuffle after their season ended and they never really patched things up. This matches what Ellen had told me previously, so I do believe it to be true, unless Cassie is aware of the friendship Ellen and I have and she wants to tell us matching stories. She also mentioned that AJ/Chase are tight, so Cassie wanting that pair split would benefit her in having AJ completely to herself. However, I don't see AJ digging it.
However, since that revelation, Cassie has not spoken to me about her worries with Chase, which signifies to me that she probably has patched this up enough for now for her to not be worried. Instead, she has focused her attention onto Henry, which I will get to shortly.
Chase I have barely spoken with due to him being busy and me being busy as of late. Mark mentioned to me that Chase had said he has barely spoken to me, so I'm sure that Chase is pushing that he hasn't met me yet and I'm someone definitely on Chase's radar. Quite frankly, Chase is on my radar (and potentially Cassie's), so this is fine by me. I don't want to be friends with everyone to the point that I'm in a sticky situation. Mark has told me that Chase plays really hard and fast, and Ellen has confirmed this to a lesser extent, so I don't think Chase is someone I really plan on working with. In my eyes, Chase is simply an extension of AJ, which I've already addressed as a threat of mine.
I've had the opportunity to chat with Colleen and I am quite the fan, as expected. We both seem to talk around the same time which is really quite refreshing. She had expressed to me that AJ/Cassie are friends, and that she hasn't spoken to AJ in a while, so to me this is very telling that she was willing to give up this information. I told her what Cassie had said to me and she seemed intrigued. I would really like to work with her and I've expressed that. I do think Colleen will end up finding herself in many swing positions in this game.
I think the person on my tribe that I've bonded with the most is Quincy. I don't underestimate the possibility that he is playing me to some extent, but I don't really care. I really like him and our conversation is stellar. He is also Canadian which is a really cool, and Quebecois to boot which makes conversations easy. We have different political beliefs but I think that honest difference in opinion is really nice to have and makes it a genuine bond. Of course, again, I'm sure Quincy isn't gushing about me and that he's very aware of the threat I pose but for now I have been quite honest with him because I think he's a great guy, I think he's cautious and trustworthy, possibly even moreso than Mark, and I think he wants me around right now.
Quincy also told me about Cassie/AJ which again tells me he has it on his radar, much like Colleen, so it's good to know. He had mentioned possibly me, Colleen, him, Henry voting together, but then said he didn't want to be strategically aggressive since our tribe seems so nice and laid back, which is true to an extent but also gives me mixed signals. I would rather see the direction the conversations go when we are going to Judgment, and then jump from there. I was curious to see if Cassie would be aggressive and rally troops to take out Chase, but I'm not so sure now.
I thought it was interesting that, after the challenge, Cassie told me that Henry had tried to push her into going twice in the challenge, and that it rubbed her the wrong way. However, then she would it back and then say it again and then kind of take it back a bit again, so I feel like Cassie is both overly paranoid about people telling people things, but also wants to get amo to use against me if I was to agree with her that what Henry did was sly, which is similar to what she pulled on Ellen. I like Cassie but I feel she is untrustworthy and very threatening when it comes to being able to pull off big moves. I do think she has her sights shifted to Henry and I'm not sure if it's because AJ or Chase got her thinking Chase is not a problem presently.
I'm of course happy we won and we all really pitched in. I think I proved that I'm decent in challenges as I got quite a few congratulations, which I know is important with someone like Henry who really values challenge performance early on.
I'm trying to be very social without being too strategic, at least not outfront. Dare I say that, at the moment, I feel less "doomed" and a bit more on even-keel. I don't feel I am definitely an early boot and I do think I have the chance to do well this season, if I play it right.
Outside of the tribe, I hold relationships with Ellen the strongest, but also with Mark, Knox, Emily, and Annie. I've spoken to most of the cast but I feel that those four stand out as people I've had recurring conversations with. I think Mark isn't as "out to get me" as I feared, and slowly our conversations are turning into what they used to be like, but there is still an element of something being off. I've made it a point to tell people that I'm not that close with Ellen or Mark right now, and whether people believe it or not is up to them, but I think that I have been relatively convincing in my statements. Ellen tells me quite a bit. Annie and Knox have both offered helping me with people on my tribe if I needed it.
I don't know much about this idol and I don't think I will find it. I figure the Upon the Eyes of God thread has something to do with it but it's simply not enough to go on.
I want to thank the host for bringing me back, and I hope that I don't disappoint. Also, to those of you given access to my confessional, I do hope you respect it's privacy and I do appreciate you taking the time to follow along.
In terms of my story this season, I don't know where it goes from here. I've come into this game with a large target, but I feel I've done a decent job of reducing it by being likable socially. Last season was very tough of me, especially with the whole Chad business. I spoke to some of the PWs from last season about it, as some of their comments were rather rough on me, and I didn't want them thinking I was upset about whatever they said as it seems many people who PW'd seem concerned that players in that season will take their comments to heart in this game.
I had a rough time last season emotionally and this time I want to relax, play a bit more solo/free agent, and try and enjoy it. I don't want to hurt people and I really want to try and keep my focus on the fact that these are real people, and try not to forget, which happened last time, that that they can feel hurt by the actions I take. I still plan to play the same as always, which is reserved in information I give, social enough to extract information, and always make decisions which will benefit myself and the people I care about. Last season I took people I cared about to the end, and it would be nice to do the same this season. I am loyal to those I feel will always be loyal to me. I'm sure this will be a crazy game, but I signed up for it, so here we go.
Thanks again and let's see what happens!