Episode Two - The Honeymoon is Over

[John]

We (I) had to rank our tribemembers 1-4 and all of a sudden four threads open up on our board numbered 1-4.  If my tribemates have been locked up in cages, I'm not sure I'm interested in freeing them.

[John]

Bitchfest incoming!!!

Is this where I can officially request a tribe swap? It needs to fucking happen now. I am surrounded by clowns. Tina and I have a mutual friend, my LK2 final 2 boo and iSurv1vor quitter Jason, so yesterday I told him he needs to light a fire under her ass and get this game into gear. She finally learned how to post on the forums, but still can't add me on Skype. What gives? She volunteered to help, but of course all of this happens after the deadline for sitting her out. Zavi never showed. At. All. Kurtis and I sent Skylar facebook messages (the only way we know how to contact him at this point,) which he read but did not respond to. Jacob let me know earlier in the afternoon that he'd unfortunately miss the challenge because his friends think it's been too long since he tripped on 'shrooms. Good news (for me): they can't find a dealer. Bad news (for me, but not for the dealer): they find some Molly instead. That is Ecstasy, right guys? I'm not up on drug culture. Sorry 'bout it. I only think that I know Molly is Ecstasy because of an NPR story I heard the other day about the new Miley Cyrus song. How do I always end up on tribes with the bad boys? I told Jacob to stay hydrated because I don't want anyone to die and I think I remember that E causes you to overheat or something, and he tells me that too little water and too much water are bad with Molly. So maybe I just wished him death. I really don't know.

Actual game developments - Kurtis suspects that Skylar has the vote control, and I've connected with Rich. He and I worked together in the IC last night. We agreed that the Aguila tribe is the tribe to beat, so after Sandy gave us our wonderfully obvious clues, Rich told me where my flag/first password are. I did the puzzle for Skylar because fuck. Kurtis and I failed at finding the password in the puzzle. He told me he'd already tried the larger words, so I never tried "elggurts" and took some penalties from Sandy for some more obvious hints. Then Kurtis and I took hint after hint for finding the right photograph. I shared these hints with Rich to earn some trust, basically saying that my tribe took the time penalties for the hints, but I would share them with him on the condition that if he finds the right photo first he'll let me know. Kurtis ended up finding it anyway, and I unscrambled it. I never told Rich it was. Not long after he let me know. I figure at this point, I can afford for my tribe to lose. These people don't really deserve to progress in the game. When Kurtis and I discovered another gargantuan search was in order, I just left instructions with Jacob to pick up where we left off, and we called it a night. Jacob's response was "I. loved. lived." Brilliant.

[John]

[7/23/2013 10:34:36 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: weee lost
[7/23/2013 10:35:39 PM] John Larison: yup
[7/23/2013 10:35:47 PM] John Larison: can't be too surprised
[7/23/2013 10:36:57 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: lmfao NO not at all
[7/23/2013 10:37:05 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: talked to any of the others today?
[7/23/2013 10:37:12 PM] John Larison: lol
[7/23/2013 10:37:15 PM] John Larison: i haven't seen any of them
[7/23/2013 10:37:20 PM] John Larison: this is so sad
[7/23/2013 10:37:38 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: lmfao it really, reeeally is
[7/23/2013 10:38:19 PM] John Larison: and i don't like that aguila's won twice now
[7/23/2013 10:38:50 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: lol lets worry about that after we get through tribal
[7/23/2013 10:38:53 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: when is it due?
[7/23/2013 10:38:55 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: the votes i mean
[7/23/2013 10:39:15 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: opp nvm i see it
[7/23/2013 10:39:24 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: i swear i'm not an idiot, john. lol
[7/23/2013 10:39:45 PM] John Larison: i don't think that at all
[7/23/2013 10:40:12 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: so whats the plan then? I say you and i vote the same no matter what, be it for tina or skylar
[7/23/2013 10:40:21 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: OR we can even pull a fast one and do Zavi
[7/23/2013 10:40:34 PM] John Larison: i agree we should vote together
[7/23/2013 10:40:37 PM] John Larison: are you going to be around for a bit?
[7/23/2013 10:41:03 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: yep!
[7/23/2013 10:41:21 PM] John Larison: ok
[7/23/2013 10:41:25 PM] John Larison: i'm hosting a game soon
[7/23/2013 10:41:30 PM] John Larison: and i'm in a planning meeting
[7/23/2013 10:41:34 PM] John Larison: it should wrap up soon
[7/23/2013 10:41:45 PM] John Larison: and then i can probably be more responsive to plan
[7/23/2013 10:41:46 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: kk!
[7/23/2013 10:41:50 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: its cool let me know!
[7/23/2013 10:41:55 PM] John Larison: thanks
[7/23/2013 10:41:56 PM] John Larison: will do
[7/23/2013 11:18:01 PM] John Larison: heyyy
[7/23/2013 11:18:43 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: heyheyhey
[7/23/2013 11:18:58 PM] John Larison: ok
[7/23/2013 11:19:05 PM] John Larison: let's assume the worst for a second
[7/23/2013 11:19:12 PM] John Larison: skylar is lying in wait
[7/23/2013 11:19:20 PM] John Larison: and wants to bid on an idol
[7/23/2013 11:19:23 PM] John Larison: play it on tina
[7/23/2013 11:19:28 PM] John Larison: and use his vote control
[7/23/2013 11:19:34 PM] John Larison: he would only do both
[7/23/2013 11:19:41 PM] John Larison: if he thought we were splitting the vote, right?
[7/23/2013 11:20:11 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: mhm or thought we were targeting him
[7/23/2013 11:20:24 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: the question at tribal to him makes me assume that hosts dont know of any plan from his confessionals
[7/23/2013 11:20:32 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: it seems liek a "wtf are you doing" kind of question
[7/23/2013 11:20:36 PM] John Larison: oh i didn't see confessionals
[7/23/2013 11:20:42 PM] John Larison: err
[7/23/2013 11:20:44 PM] John Larison: questions lol
[7/23/2013 11:20:46 PM] John Larison: i better go check
[7/23/2013 11:21:01 PM] John Larison: proboards sucks for me tonight
[7/23/2013 11:21:03 PM] John Larison: and keeps timing out
[7/23/2013 11:21:28 PM] John Larison: lol
[7/23/2013 11:21:32 PM] John Larison: tina's posted in tc already?
[7/23/2013 11:21:34 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: yeah go check it and lemme know whachu think
[7/23/2013 11:25:49 PM] John Larison: everyone starts with so many points
[7/23/2013 11:26:02 PM] John Larison: even if they don't win them for confessionals
[7/23/2013 11:26:05 PM] John Larison: right?
[7/23/2013 11:26:43 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: mhm everyone had 100 to begin with
[7/23/2013 11:26:56 PM] John Larison: do we worry that tina would go for it herself?
[7/23/2013 11:27:09 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: yes it would be smart of her to
[7/23/2013 11:27:32 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: i guess the biggest fear is skylar and tian somehow knowing each other and working together
[7/23/2013 11:27:35 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: tina
[7/23/2013 11:27:54 PM] John Larison: so frustrated that she won't add us to skype
[7/23/2013 11:28:12 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: i know... i tried adding her on fb so we'll see
[7/23/2013 11:31:21 PM] John Larison: i don't know the best way to go here
[7/23/2013 11:31:33 PM] John Larison: does it make sense to throw votes at zavi
[7/23/2013 11:31:52 PM] John Larison: figuring the idol is less likely to be played on/by him if at all?
[7/23/2013 11:32:00 PM] John Larison: and use this round to see how trustworthy people are?
[7/23/2013 11:32:15 PM] John Larison: it's so hard to strategize when only 2/6 people are around
[7/23/2013 11:32:40 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: well 2/6 plus the idol bullshit. im asking sandy if people for sure MUST post answers to TC questiosn for their votes to count
[7/23/2013 11:32:47 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: because that will let us know who the self voters are
[7/23/2013 11:32:59 PM] John Larison: and tina didn't answer the question for everyone
[7/23/2013 11:33:04 PM] John Larison: so maybe she's self-voting still
[7/23/2013 11:34:34 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: eh she answered the question for everyone but not well
[7/23/2013 11:34:47 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: can you try PMing her on the board asking what her plan is and if she wants to make a deal?
[7/23/2013 11:34:57 PM] John Larison: oh yeah
[7/23/2013 11:35:01 PM] John Larison: rereading it, i see that now
[7/23/2013 11:35:09 PM] John Larison: i PMed her last week
[7/23/2013 11:35:11 PM] John Larison: no response
[7/23/2013 11:35:12 PM] John Larison: i can try again
[7/23/2013 11:35:18 PM] John Larison: i feel like i'm harassing her lol
[7/23/2013 11:35:36 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: lol i tried added her on fb--THATS stalking
[7/23/2013 11:35:41 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: ugh should i just bid on the idol
[7/23/2013 11:35:46 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: and then we dotn haev to worry about it?
[7/23/2013 11:36:04 PM] John Larison: but how much?
[7/23/2013 11:36:37 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: well id have to do all of it
[7/23/2013 11:36:41 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: so 120 or whatever
[7/23/2013 11:37:10 PM] John Larison: ugh
[7/23/2013 11:37:15 PM] John Larison: proboards keeps crashing on me
[7/23/2013 11:37:29 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: lol youre not missing much activity
[7/23/2013 11:37:36 PM] John Larison: tina's offline already
[7/23/2013 11:37:51 PM] John Larison: i don't understand how she thinks she can just show up for a minute
[7/23/2013 11:37:58 PM] John Larison: and announce that she's "around"
[7/23/2013 11:38:02 PM] John Larison: and then disappear again
[7/23/2013 11:38:15 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: [8:37:57 PM] Sandy: LOL i think my fbook message reminded her shes in a game
[8:38:07 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: haaaaaaate her
[8:38:07 PM] Sandy: i was shocked too
[7/23/2013 11:38:23 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: kk this tells us she isnt some sort of mastermind at least
[7/23/2013 11:38:45 PM] John Larison: lol
[7/23/2013 11:38:49 PM] John Larison: i don't think that was one of my fears
[7/23/2013 11:38:58 PM] John Larison: what's weird is
[7/23/2013 11:39:03 PM] John Larison: i know someone who knows her
[7/23/2013 11:39:06 PM] John Larison: and he speaks highly of her
[7/23/2013 11:39:09 PM] John Larison: but i don't get it
[7/23/2013 11:39:17 PM] John Larison: she does not seem like an asset right now
[7/23/2013 11:39:21 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: supposibly shes partners with Slayer on blue team
[7/23/2013 11:39:28 PM] John Larison: what??
[7/23/2013 11:39:33 PM] John Larison: oh
[7/23/2013 11:39:34 PM] John Larison: n/m
[7/23/2013 11:39:35 PM] John Larison: partners
[7/23/2013 11:39:38 PM] John Larison: not in an alliance
[7/23/2013 11:39:44 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: lol i doubt that
[7/23/2013 11:39:46 PM] John Larison: i was like
[7/23/2013 11:39:51 PM] John Larison: how does she have deals going outside the tribe
[7/23/2013 11:39:55 PM] John Larison: but hasn't even contacted us?
[7/23/2013 11:40:04 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: hahahhaha i think were safe from tha
[7/23/2013 11:40:05 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: t
[7/23/2013 11:40:06 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: ugh i hate her
[7/23/2013 11:40:08 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: and skyla
[7/23/2013 11:40:08 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: r
[7/23/2013 11:40:08 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: lol
[7/23/2013 11:40:23 PM] John Larison: but also
[7/23/2013 11:40:26 PM] John Larison: where's jacob and zavi?
[7/23/2013 11:40:29 PM] John Larison: where are*
[7/23/2013 11:40:50 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: i know... if zavi hasnt been online yet today i doubt he will now
[7/23/2013 11:40:57 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: and jacob... idk i think hes just all over the place
[7/23/2013 11:41:04 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: but i do trust that he'll vote withus when he does get online
[7/23/2013 11:41:09 PM] John Larison: right
[7/23/2013 11:41:13 PM] John Larison: i'm still leaning toward zavi
[7/23/2013 11:41:19 PM] John Larison: just because tina showed up
[7/23/2013 11:41:25 PM] John Larison: and it's in her best interest to bid on the idol
[7/23/2013 11:41:36 PM] John Larison: i just don't know if i want to lose zavi
[7/23/2013 11:41:43 PM] John Larison: he seems to like us
[7/23/2013 11:41:43 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: right, but zavi will have at least a peso more than her if he did bid
[7/23/2013 11:41:49 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: agreed
[7/23/2013 11:43:00 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: lemme shower, brb
[7/23/2013 11:43:16 PM] John Larison: kk
[7/23/2013 11:51:12 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: mk so lets identify our options here... were voting tina, skylar or zavi
[7/23/2013 11:51:15 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: and were voting together
[7/23/2013 11:51:22 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: option 1 is one of us secures the idol
[7/23/2013 11:51:39 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: option 2 is no idol and bank on whoever we vote for not having it
[7/23/2013 11:51:52 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: goal is to get the other 3 (who arent the target) to vote the same person
[7/23/2013 11:52:11 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: last option would be to get 2 more members online and split the vote somehow
[7/23/2013 11:52:38 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: last option is feasible (imo) if jacob comes on tonight and we get him to vote skylar, we vote tina, and just leave a message for zavi to vote skylar
[7/23/2013 11:52:45 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: then PM tina to vote skylar
[7/23/2013 11:52:50 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: and tell skylar were voting tina
[7/23/2013 11:52:51 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: lol
[7/23/2013 11:53:36 PM] John Larison: votes are due at 10
[7/23/2013 11:53:46 PM] John Larison: i guess we can keep our options open based on who we see tomorrow
[7/23/2013 11:53:53 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: mhm agreed
[7/23/2013 11:53:59 PM] John Larison: i kind of hate to spend points on an idol right now
[7/23/2013 11:54:10 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: same
[7/23/2013 11:54:30 PM] John Larison: i think we go with the vote split if we manage to catch people tomorrow
[7/23/2013 11:54:38 PM] John Larison: and then what?
[7/23/2013 11:54:44 PM] John Larison: if zavi doesn't answer his questions
[7/23/2013 11:54:48 PM] John Larison: and we know he's getting a self vote
[7/23/2013 11:54:51 PM] John Larison: we finish him off?
[7/23/2013 11:54:54 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: yes, completely
[7/23/2013 11:55:02 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: if anyone doesnt answer, we throw all votes at them
[7/23/2013 11:55:04 PM] John Larison: or skylar
[7/23/2013 11:55:06 PM] John Larison: yeah
[7/23/2013 11:55:10 PM] John Larison: agreed
[7/23/2013 11:57:35 PM] John Larison: seems straightforward enough
[7/23/2013 11:57:43 PM] John Larison: i'm not sure how i want to answer my tc questions yet
[7/23/2013 11:57:50 PM] John Larison: so i think i'm just basically doing nothing tonight
[7/23/2013 11:58:00 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: saaame
[7/23/2013 11:58:05 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: except waiting to see if anyone comes online
[7/23/2013 11:58:05 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: well
[7/23/2013 11:58:10 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: i have to prepare for my interview tomorrow
[7/23/2013 11:58:14 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: you know, that "real life" thing
[7/23/2013 11:58:16 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: lol
[7/23/2013 11:58:18 PM] John Larison: i know
[7/23/2013 11:58:26 PM] John Larison: i'm sending out my vibes for you a 11 EDT, right?
[7/23/2013 11:58:59 PM] Kurtis Roddewig: lol yes!!
[12:09:21 AM] John Larison: ok i'm not sure i can play babysitter tonight
[12:09:33 AM] John Larison: but i'll keep my eyes peeled for them tomorrow
[12:09:48 AM] John Larison: good luck with your interview
[12:09:52 AM] Kurtis Roddewig: thank you!
[12:09:54 AM] Kurtis Roddewig: nightnight
[12:09:58 AM] John Larison: good night

[John]

I'm trying to trust Kurtis and work with him now, because I really feel like I have no other options on this tribe. It's still just so unsettling to me, that any time I point out that Jacob is missing, Kurtis excuses it. Kurtis is considering every other member on the tribe a potential target except Jacob. Just because Jacob showed up to let me know he'd be too busy getting high to participate in the challenge doesn't mean I consider him any more present than Skylar, Zavi, or Tina. For Kurtis to keep defending him and reassuring me that Jacob's with us when neither of us have been in contact with him for days is highly suspect. I'm beginning to think that the name of my tribe is quite apropos, and I'm surrounded by snakes. The safest course of action is to vote for whomever doesn't submit TC responses. Tina and Zavi have posted now. I'm going to vote for Jacob if I have to, and I'd feel better if Kurtis did too. Then we don't have to worry about coordinating with anyone else. The target gets a self-vote plus our two votes and at the very worst, we've tied. The only way that could get screwed up is if Skylar uses his vote control.

[John]

I feel so stupid voting out my final 2 ally in only the second round. I know it's not a deal I intended to honor, and it's probably for the best if Skylar was truly inactive, but I can't help but wonder if Kurtis and Jacob feel pretty smug right now knowing that I have one less option here. Not to mention, it's so silly that the vote control's out of the game. I wanted it. It turns out Skylar told Kurtis that he had it. Kurtis is no doubt going to run with some story about having it himself down the line. I also feel stupid because Kurtis is so damn likable, super nice to me, and yet I write about him like he's an adversary. For all I know, he's writing in his confessionals about how solid things look for us, and I'm just making something out of nothing. Still, I can't shake the feeling that he's withholding something.

Tina finally decided to add me on Skype last night, but we only talked for about ten minutes before she said she had to go to bed. She seems okay. Jacob continues to antagonize her, so honestly I would be okay if this next round we let her buy another idol and idol his ass out of the game. The idea of her bidding again is on the group's radar, so the plan at the moment is to just outbid her. I'll be damned if I'm wasting my pesos on an idol I don't need. If I'm not the target, she can do what she wants.