Alright, so I made it to the merge. Let's be honest, that's not that shocking. I was on one of the most dominant tribes in Stranded history and I felt good about my alliance with Ralph/Shawn and then I had a good thing going with Katie and then Coby too. So while it was boring as hell, it was safe. But like you said, this is where the ~real~ game starts and this is where the action happens because no one really cares about the pre-merge at the end of the day. With Katie being the first to go....I'm kind of mixed on that. My impression of Katie was that she could be cutthroat strategically, but personally, she was such a sweetheart.
Well, reading over those PMs....she seemed like she actually had a cold side to her? But so do I so I mean, more power to her! I think I had a good thing going with her so it sucks in that regard because I think we could have worked together for an extended period of time. But jury.
I also cleared up whatever happened on Tapoli with Ibe/Caryn/Semhar. Rachel explained her side to it too, and obviously they're all still shit for voting off Laura, but I told them I understand they did what they had to do, it's water under the bridge, and we'll move forward. So I'm just being fake as hell with them right now because it's pretty clear Cochran/Vytas need to be split up as soon as they're not immune. There is still that whole story with the idol that both don't want to talk about and Cochran is so tight lipped about Bracari dynamics that it adds a layer of mistrust between us. So while my intent may have been working with them initially, I'm kind of leaning against doing that right now. Obviously they are both immune this first TC, but the next one....we may decide to just go after them. Shawn is definitely down for that, and I imagine everyone else will be too, especially since it's common knowledge they're friends anyhow. With Vytas and Marissa though, I told them some bullshit about how Laura
L O V E D them and therefore I am going to trust them, but that is clearly a lie although I do think Laura and Marissa liked each other? Don't quote me on that. But I'm just hoping I can get everyone on my side, and I'm also selling that I am partner-less and friend-less, so I am no immediate threat. And I don't think I am.
But Survivor is all about allowing yourself to have options. The worst thing that can happen is you being forced to make moves because you have no other options. So I am trying to treat each of these people as pawns on a chess board and getting people out which allows me to have a more flexible strategy going forward where I don't have to be sold to just one alliance...I can have my pick every round of where I want to fall. As far as enemies, I don't really have any at this point. Rachel is probably the person I'd be most comfortable with going because I have no connection to her. There was the whole Ibrehem tie but based on what happened on Tapoli, it seems like they don't even give a shit about each other and I already told Ibrehem in our "group message" I heard Rachel's name, and I think that could be an easy merge boot for all of us. Rachel hasn't put in any effort with me when she's around so I don't give a shit about her. Caryn's name was also thrown out there, but I think I can use Caryn for just a little. But I do
not trust her, and I won't be in any rush to save her. She is untrustworthy and makes up stupid lies about people. For instance, I heard she actually told people Laura was her partner early on.....
and then there there was the whole thing where she told Cochran Ralph hated him or something, which wasn't true. So those little lies will catch up to her stupid ass at some point, but I think it's too early to get rid of her. So as of right now, I'm pushing Rachel as are some other people, so let's hope it sticks. But we still have two days.
So, let's just track what alliances I do have at the moment:
Becky/Ibe
Becky/Ibe/Caryn
Becky/Shawn/Ralph
Becky/Shawn/Ralph/Coby (nuLimici)
Becky/Coby/Ibrehem/Cochran/Semhar/Ralph/Caryn (oldLimici)
Becky/Coby
Becky/Coby/Semhar
I think that's the ones that have at least been discussed since merge. At this point, my *closest* ally is probably still Ibrehem? But it could also be Coby, but I actually need to talk to Coby about some stuff in terms of finding out which alliance we're sticking too because I think we have three chats going on right now?
Don't ask me which I put more stock in just yet, because I need to PM a bit more before forming a long-term plan here, but as of this moment, I trust Coby and Ibrehem the most.
