The Yupik Tribe

[Sam]

This where the story of the Yupik Tribe will be explained.


Conception: The Yupik tribe was made out of all the new players plus some of the more exciting applicants. It was made because all the new players should be on a tribe together (to avoid anti-new player bias). They are rather remote and thus would serve as sort of a secret tribe since they are bound to be found semi-last. The 3 non-new-players were chosen specifically to fit in well, keep a secret, and not have any connections with these new people. Ironically enough, Stacy was supposed to replace Kevin W. on Yupik but was changed at the last minute because Lisu only had one girl (Minor).


First, I'll summarize the first three Years of Yupik as I saw it. Then after I've reread all the confessionals I'll add more thoughts.


Year One:

Everyone was active and they all bonded. Except for Lexie, who posted everything she needed to but did not sign on AIM once before the challenge started. Had Yupik lost, she would have been the first boot. However, Yupik beat the other four tribes and Lexie was saved. Tilghman and Laurel, who had never played a game before but knew each other, formed a close bond and alliance. Mike was weary of Lexie from Andes.


Year Two:

More bonding. Kevin W., Lynne, and Will bonded and formed a threesome. Not because of their outsiderness, I think they just got along the best - all three are energetic. They started to begin to invite people into their alliance. First they were going to invite Laurel, but she insisted on inviting Tilghman so they backed out on that. They decided to invite Matt D instead, and he agreed, forming a powerful foursome. At this point they were still going to vote out Lexie because of her absence, but they won the next IC and didn't have to.


Year Three:

Tilghman and Laurel form a formal alliance, not knowing that their alliance is known and that they are on the outside. Attention turns from Lexie to Mike as many people find him annoying and difficult to talk to. Mike becomes the next person to vote out if they lose. However, Yupik wins (just barely after several people flub the IC) and remains at 8.


The future ~ it is likely Yupik will lose this next IC, sending home either Mike or Lexie. With Tilghman's vacation, he will be unlikely to form a counter alliance and will have to hang on as long as he can.



Now to read the confessionals...

[Sam]

Lexie:


"You got mixed up somehow in a fake alliance and other people thought you were un-trustworthy because of that even though you weren't really a part of it."

Thank you! Gosh, I remember how annoying that was. They were all flipping out about something that never even happened. Oh my, I'm going to get totally into this too aren't I?

"Then at the Final Five you kicked ass in the challenge and didn't take crap from anybody haha."

Hehe. so true.

By the way, all of this looks so awesome. You've sure put a lot of work into this!

Oh, also, I got another e-mail from that StarDragon guy, trying to apologize for being a total douche. I remember he PMed me a few times on Sucks and I ignored them. I guess he must be in your game though, so maybe I should finally accept it. Haha. (even though I'm sure its a lie)



The challenge was pretty difficult, but I was the star if I do say so myself. During the first time I was the leader on a question I got it right, and my last time I went with a hunch I had on the answer and got it right, even though everyone else was guessing the other answer. It was sort of risky, as it would have looked bad if I didn't get it, but I'm going to play this game risky! If you're not playing, and if you're not playing hard, time for you to go. I'm pulling out all the stops...I WILL win this time. ;-)



Mainly I've talked to Will and Kevin so far. I'm sort of just trying to form bonds with them. Will is really funny and nice, while Kevin and I have a lot of the same interests so theres lots to talk about. Its sort of hard for me not to say what I'm thinking, as I'm sure anyone who saw me in Andes knows, but right now I'm trying not to give out my opinions on people. You always know people will relay what you've said.

Kevin and I were bonding over Mean Girls which is simply the fetchingest movie EVER. In the middle of it I sort of throw out there who else he thought was fun...he didn't seem to think too highly of anyone. Hahaha. But he did say Tilghman or whatever and Mike were lame and boring. Which is fine by me. If someone doesn't like someone else I'm just going to use that to my advantage. Kevin then went so far as to say he wants to vote Mike out. Which is totally fine with me. I feel like he might remember the bad blood we had in Andes. I think right now I'm targetting him first just based on hearing that others don't like him, and what went down the last time around.

I also talked to Will who is just so funny. I majorly like him. He was saying that Lynne and Matt are really cool, so I need to get around to talking to those two. He also likes Kevin which is good. Will also doesn't like Mike either, so I think I'm going to continue to work that angle...Mike needs to go.

[Sam]

MATT D.



Well.. i've been meeting everyone for the most part. Everyone I've met seems really nice. I'll just talk about them each-

Tilghman- LOL he's an atarus person. =) I have heard somethings about him from other people I know and stuff but I never actually met the guy until this game. I think that he's pretty cool and we're pretty much in the same position in this game.. not being an all-star and all. I think that regardless of my own performance, I can see him going far in this game. =)

Will- LOL I was thinking that I might not like him cuz of his sn. That is so shallow i know but wazzle made me think ofs omething like turkey wattle. =X. He said that it was a childhood nickname, which makes sense and actually made the sn sound cute now LOL. Anyways he makes me laugh a lot and he's hoarding beef jerky.. if he shares with me.. we'll get along well enough =)

Lynne- She seems very mature. For some reason, she seems like the type of person who would probably be the LAST person u'd think of sticking a knife in your back.. yet she'd be prepared to do it. Something like that. I think that I would like her a lot because she's just nice to me. Nice-ness is a good thing.. just no knives in my back please! =)

Kevin W.- He's someone I actually recognized. From FGC and from another game we played together.. in Eden Falls. He was Leo L'Erotico. I remember he got mad at me cuz I refused to join his lynching party. At least i didn't lynch him either. I just stayed neutral. I hope he won't hold that against me. I doubt he will. He is interested in being a psych major which means he's nice and open minded. I like that quality in people so we'll get along well enough unless he votes me out lol =P cuz i'd be out of the game so yeah.

Laurel- Oh my heck! She is so much fun!! Another psych major so .. lol ROCk0rz! If she was in the final 2, i'd be voting for her every single time.. but SHH don't tell her that!!

Never talked to lexie or mike.. so no comment about them yet. =)






Also, I've been reading up on the old episodes.. courtesy of our lovely host/god, Sam. Lexie sounds like a real bitch. No offense to her or anything, but oh my fucking jesus, she was the first person i wanted gone from this tribe. ANNND now that I'm reading up on her.. I definitely want her gone. I dont' know if I'm going to be able to swing that since I'm up shit creek alliance-wise but I plan on offering my vote to people.. whomever wants it .. can take advantage of me for all it's worth.

I've been exploring the map. I decided to follow the southern river..w hich i think is named Zwei. I wanted to go that way because water is the sourc e of life. The tribe that has water shall emerge the victors. Plus i think there may be something nifty along the river.. something that can help me with my tribe. Oh great gods, please grant me something. =)




wazzle19: haha u can have the ladies kev
l3tters to y0u: :-p
l3tters to y0u: you and matt can have eachother
MaDTiGeR: lol not only parlor gmes made me nervous though
MaDTiGeR: i was reading about lexie
l3tters to y0u: what did she do?
wazzle19: yeah i didnt read anything :S
MaDTiGeR: i dont know
wazzle19: what did she do
MaDTiGeR: sam didn't go into detail
l3tters to y0u: i think she made f4 in andes?
MaDTiGeR: but her voting strategy made me uncomfortable lol
MaDTiGeR: maybe it's just me lol
l3tters to y0u: what do ya mean
MaDTiGeR: yeah she made final 4
MaDTiGeR: i think i'm going to have to re-read and see if i was just being paranoid that day
MaDTiGeR: but it seemed like she switched a lot
l3tters to y0u: ooh yeah i seem to recall taht
wazzle19: ohhh yeah i think i read that too
l3tters to y0u: shes hardly around now..so that seems like a difference
wazzle19: maybe she thinks she can just float by
MaDTiGeR: i bet =)
wazzle19: and then jump like a little cricket everywhere
l3tters to y0u: uhmm exactly like a cricket
l3tters to y0u: good word will haha
MaDTiGeR: well. if the 3 of us stick together
MaDTiGeR: i'm sure there's nothing she can do anyway lol
MaDTiGeR: except get 5 of them to gang up on us
MaDTiGeR: lol
l3tters to y0u: Err....that wont happen
l3tters to y0u: were toocol
l3tters to y0u: :-p
wazzle19: lol i doubt she will be able to do anything SHE IS NEVER ON








MaDTiGeR: lol.. the parlor games thingy made me nervous though lol
Groovy Chik 02: really?
Groovy Chik 02: I need to answer those sometime...
MaDTiGeR: lol the part about the alliances
Groovy Chik 02: ooooh
Groovy Chik 02: yeah, my answer's going to be lonely
MaDTiGeR: lol
MaDTiGeR: well i'm starting to think nobody has even discussed alliances yet
MaDTiGeR: or they plan on leaving me out of their plans lol
Groovy Chik 02: same here
Groovy Chik 02: I'm hoping that no one has discussed them, lol
MaDTiGeR: lol not without you anyway right? haha
Groovy Chik 02: right! :-D
MaDTiGeR: lol well if there are any alliance talks going on i'll definitely let you konw.. i want you to stick around!
Groovy Chik 02: awwww thanks! :-D
Groovy Chik 02: hey, I need to go return some movies and then get back to studying
MaDTiGeR: okay.. lol i'll talk to you later then =D
Groovy Chik 02: definitely! lata!

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so Laurel didn't return the sentiment. I sure am glad I didn't tell her about my possible alliance... and something else interesting came up between Will and I...


basically he was telling me that he thinks Laurel, Tilghman, and Mike have an alliance brewing. We can't have that happening so we're hoping to recruit lynne onto our side. =)

I'm probably just a pawn in all this, but I'm a willing pawn lol. Nobody else seems to want to utilize me... so their loss? =D

[Sam]

MIKE:


Well, it's definitely been a while. I'm defintely excited to be back after a long time away, but this game really needs someone from Andes, I've got the time to spare for now, and it just looks like a hell of a lot of fun.

On the mysterious storyline

I've always been a big fan of more storyline intensive, RPG-style Survivor games as opposed to simple "solve the puzze and vote people off" games. Hell, why else would I have continually subjected myself to Xylanic's games? The idea of truly being alone on uncharted lands is a great way to start a game. The only thing I am a bit worried about is being stuck with a dead-end tribe, but hopefully with All-Stars I won't need to worry.

On exploring the island

Now this is where the strategy is really going to start. How do we decide where to explore? Who will take a leadership role, and who's going to idle, not explore much, and make themselves a target?

As a supervisor at the store I work at, I have real-life experience in quarterbacking these kinds of situations, so I know I'll be tempted to take over. But especially in a game where I'm an unknown, that's a bad idea.

Not to say that I'll be keeping quiet though. It is true that you can win the game by being a rather useless third wheel, but you're more likely to be cast off halfway through by more active players, and in any case, that's just now how I play the game. I'm going to make myself known, but as a positive force and ally. I can't afford to keep quiet, or else I'm just going to be cast aside.

On the big question: Who are you?

Yes, I am probably an unknown to pretty much everyone here. That's deliberate. Going around telling everyone "I'm Mike/Amy from Andes and I was the best player and finished 2nd!!" before the game started wouldn't have brought any real notice upon me, and any notice it would have gotten wouldn't have been the kind I wanted.

It's true that there will probably be pre-existing alliances and friendships in the game (it IS All-Stars), and I'll miss out on those. But how solid do people expect these to be? There are just as many pre-existing enemies and people seeking revenge, and more important, most of the people in this game already know not to trust one another. They won't just trust me off the bat either, but I think I'll easily be able to work my way into the group, especially if someone else is either making themselves a target or making a target of another.

The unknown quality also works when the tribes will meet or switch. It's often easier to re-introduce yourself in a new situation when you aren't carrying the previous baggage the other players will.

The fact that no one else knows how Andes went down is also an advantage for me, as I can pretty much spin it any way I want. As for what other people will know about the game, Amy was a strong player throughout, but got voted out fourth when Lexie won immunity. Lance was the mastermind who got to final two, but lost to Samantha even though I voted for him. That sets me up as a strong player and loyal ally, but not someone who will randomly stab people in the back and thus should be voted out early.

Of course, what I'm guessing is that I'll be able to keep this story up. I think I will be, as even if there are one or two other Andes players in the game (which there might not be), they likely won't be in my tribe to start, and I won't be going aroung blabbing this story to everyone within earshot in any case. And if the worst does happen, I'll just have to adjust to the new situation.

On the death of an alias

I will admit, I'm disappointed that I won't get to play as Amy again. Survivor is infact a women's game, and I actually preferred roleplaying as the fairer sex when the opportunity arised. I just feel it makes it to get into an alliance, especially one with mostly guys, even if they knew you were only roleplaying.

On All-Stars

All-Stars doesn't have to be only the best players, but it's going to be tougher than any other game I've played because everyone is probably going to be active. There won't be any dead weight, and I could easily just never get my footing and be voted out early. If it happens, it happens, but I'll do everything to prevent that. My goal is, like Andes to make the final two. That means I've done everything I can.

And it won't just be that the players are strong and active. There are going to be a lot of tribes and a lot of players, and I'm guessing that Sam will want to thin it down a bit early. Which means I don't think there are going to be Immunity idols for every tribe except one. So being a mediocre tribe just isn't going to cut it here. And like I've done in the past, if I need to again take a more leader-ish role to make sure we can win as much as possible, that's a risk I'll have to take.

There's no way to know exactly what's going to happen. You just have to roll with the punches.

Well, I guess the plane is about to go down. I'll see you all on the island. May the best player win.






Random thoughts: Why has every single person I've talked to been a psych major or looking to be a psych major? Do those people just gravitate towards Survivor?

Well, we're here. And already I'm going back a bit on my promises and setting myself up a bit by being visable. But I think it's something I needed to do.

I guess I first realized that I was in for some fun when I arrived at camp and saw Lexie of all people there. My jaw just hit the damn floor. Or rocks, or whatever. I didn't think in a million years that Sam would have been able to find her, and not only that, but here she is, back right next to me. I literally have no idea how this is going to play out.

Exploring this area

Well, we've started checking out the area, but we don't seem to really have a plan outside of "fan out". I'd like for us to get some sort of idea how we'd like to be going about this, but I can't come across as being someone who shouts out orders, so I'm sticking to more subtle suggestions rather than trying to marshal the troops. Just an example, Lynne moved off the map, but I don't think there's anything above the number 1. She should know that. But what can I really say that won't make me too visible.

I can't say I don't like my tribemates, but we as a whole seem a bit disorganized. Maybe we're all holding back (or our schedules are holding us back). In any case, I've already sort of come forth as a strong presence, which is something I think I need to do at this point, leader or not. I haven't been overbearing, but I've started things like working out our schedules that I needed to do, and I think that the tribe will remember that I'm a player who will help this group in the long run, ESPECIALLY if we don't win immunity tonight.

Will

Will, I dunno. I think he's holding a lot back. When we talked, it was really not much more than exchanging pleasantries. "Oh hi, I'm from Canada, so are you, that's cool". Sure, that's how pretty much every first conversation goes, but this one felt a bit stilted. I'll have to talk to him some more.


Tilghman

Tilghman just seems like a great guy. He's obviously strategic, and you've got to be careful, but he's smart and we got along well. Right now if I do any alliance building, I'd like to have him by my side. He can be visible or he can be behind me, but he's definitely the kind of guy to make a good partner in some way.

Kevin

Kevin's a good kid AND a previous winner. And you can tell that he's a bit scared. I'm not sure of his strategy at the moment, mostly because I need to find out just how he managed to win his game. He could be too much of a threat to keep around. I'm sure he's already got a lot of plans, and he's either going to be quickly on the chopping block or strongly alligned not to far into the game.

BUT, if the tribe's going to target him, I can think they'll target me next. Like I said, he's a good kid, but he is still a kid, and like all people that age, you have to talk to him in a certain way. We had a really good conversation to introduce ourselves, and I think that we could ideally make a pretty good team if that would be beneficial.

Lynne

I know people like Lynne, I work with several of them. She's the typical twenty-something party-girl, and lots of them just never grow up. College was a couple years ago for you, Lynne. Anyways, she's always eager to talk, but she's definitely not the most intellectual type, and she's the kind of person who will find an alliance quickly and just lay back and let them lead her.

Laurel

Laurel and I talked just briefly. She seems like a nice enough girl, but she's not one to talk very much. I had to do pretty much all the talking in our conversation, and that was just to introduce ourselves to each other.

Matt

Can't really say I know anything about the guy. I haven't gotten much of a chance to talk to him. He's active at camp, but there's just something about him that I don't like off the bat.

Lexie

Oh boy. She's back at camp, and just like Andes, she's got her happy-go-lucky cheerful face on. Some things never change. We've sort of been avoiding each other, I think, neither of us wanting to make a move first. I don't know if she'll target me or be willing to put the past behind her and work with me again, and I really am hoping that it's the second option.

But I don't know if we'll even be able to get that far. Because out of anybody, she's been the least active around camp. And that might just be enough to make her a target. Which I don't really like. Because I actually would feel bad if I had to vote her our first.

Well, guess we'd better get going to the immunity challenge. Hmmm, that's something. Laurel, Lynne, Kevin and Matt all returned at the exact same time, and Will just a couple of seconds later. I don't like that. I really don't.




Post-Immunity Challenge

Well, I don't really think that went as well as it could have. Running out of time was dumb dumb dumb, and it reflects poorly on the four of us that did it. You can tell Tilghman was getting frustrated, he's definitely someone who keeps an eye on the ball.

Do I think we're going to tribal council? Yeah, I do. 60% or whatever we got probably won't cut it. And the worst thing about that is that there isn't anyone that you could point at for slacking off and vote them out. But then again, I knew that would probably happen. It's All-Stars.

And the next time I'm talking to Tilghman, I'm going to jump in headfirst and propose an alliance, unless some circumstances pop up. I want him on my side. It's the early going still, but if there's anyone that I think would be a Lance to my Amy, it's definitely him.

Lexie showed up in time for the council and performed well. She got along with everyone and I'm happy for that. But she took a LONG time answering some of those questions, and unfairly, she might take the blame for that. Maybe she'll still be a target, but if she and anyone else is willing, I'd want her on my side.

And I think I was wrong about Laurel. She seemed like a really cool girl during the challenge, especially sticking around with me and Tilghman until the end. I noticed that she didn't know that Tilghman was another new player, and vice versa. That means that I knew more than both of them did, and that is an encouraging thought.

As for Will, maybe there isn't actually more to him after all. He's a bit of a goofy guy, but I still can't really get a handle on him.

Maybe I'm just being paranoid because I haven't been around them LATELY, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if Kevin, Matt, and Lynne were together already. I haven't talked to them recently, they all arrived at the reward challenge at the EXACT SAME TIME, and it, for whatever reason I don't know, seems like a natural threesome. That alone, plus the fact that I really don't like Lynne and haven't talked to Matt at all, makes me want to consider them last when I'm looking for allies.

But could there be a fourth and fifth person with them? I know Lexie's not in an alliance yet, but maybe Tilghman and Laurel are really good liars and they are. Or Will.

Meh, whatever. If there is an alliance and they target me, it happens. If I'm just blowing smoke, then at least I'm keeping my brain working.

Damn, I'm really anxious about these challenge results. But win or lose, it's time to make some moves.



Nightdreammare: So which game are you from?
Atarus47: I'm actually not...I've been wanting to play in one of Sam's games for a while but never had the chance, and since this was my last opportunity I decided to apply anyway.
Nightdreammare: cool
Nightdreammare: I'm from Andes, waaaay back in history
Atarus47: ooooh. that was one of his very first games, right?
Nightdreammare: yeah, the first one. it was like three years ago or something
Nightdreammare: makes me feel old, esp since I haven't played any games in like a year or so
Atarus47: ahhhh. yeah, I play like one game at a time now...I used to play a lot. -_-
Nightdreammare: that pesky real life stuff tends to take over
Atarus47: yup! real life is a bum. *kicks it*
Nightdreammare: A Sam game is a hell of a lot of fun though (although I still call him Wario). Andes was great for a first game and they've just got better from what I've heard.
Atarus47: oh yeah. I've watched a few of the games...they seem just absolutely amazing. why I wanted to play so bad.
Atarus47: anyway. I should probably head out. nice meeting you though!

[Sam]

Kevin W.



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So, here I am again. I am kind of wondering why, but I suppose there are a few reasons. There is a one in a million chance that I will be the sole survivor again, but I can't resist a good challenge, I want to meet some more people, and I want to see some of my friends do better than their last performance.

Although in the back of my mind I think it would be awesome to survive another game, I am going to play this one like there is no chance. I am going to play like each day is a struggle to survive, whether it is or isn't. This is a totally different game than last time, especially for me and the three other winners. If I want to last more than a day here in Asteria, I need to realize that this won't be a walk in the park again.

My strategy is going to be to do anything to survive. I know I know, I said I wouldn't lie again but this is Survivor. I want to get far in this game to prove to everyone the first time wasn't just luck, I am going to do it again. I want to make alliances, break alliances, win challenges, lose challenges, and vote people off.

I am going to have allegiances, but if a better offer comes around then I am going to take it. A lot of people say stuff like this before a game starts but I mean it. Ninety nine percent of the people in this game haven't won yet, and I am the one percent who has...so being desperate and doing whatever I can to survive is a must- I have no other choice.











Asteria is a lot different than what I expected. I thought I would be bombarded with ghosts of my past and people who hated me for how I played in Paradise, but those people are nowhere to be found. Atleast three people in my tribe didn't play in a game before and all of the others were not in my season. Big bonus!





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Things are heating up around camp! I am starting to talk to everyone and I'm really happy about the way things are turning out so far. I really like Will and Lynne a whole lot, I can definitely see myself sticking with them for a long time. I talked to Matt more today, along with Laurel...both of them are great too.

Will was the first one to ask me for an alliance, and of course I accepted and then later in the day Lynne asked me for one too- which I also accepted. Then, at the challenge tonight (which I don't mind if we lose) those two alliances turned into Kevin, Lynne, and Will. We are a threesome now!

Our plan is to get Matt and Laurel with us throughout the next few days, using (as Lynne calls it) the networking strategy. We can't let Matt and Laurel know the three of us are together, but rather make seperate alliances with them so they don't get worried.







We won the immunity challenge! Things are off to a good start, atleast I won't be the first one voted out of the game. Last night was very interesting. Will, Lynne, and I were planning to start our little networking strategy by making an alliance with Laurel, but when we invited her into the room...she started to get suspicious and when we were clearly headed towards asking her, she asked why Tilghman wasn't there. Busted.

So, we needed a change of plans. Now it seems that Tilghman, Laurel, and Mike might be alligned...fat chance in my opinion but you never know, maybe they even have Lexie with them. That's Will's conspiracy theory. In my mind, we need to secure Matt's vote to be safe and then if all else fails at the first vote, go for Lexie and then we'll have a four to three majority anyway.







l3tters to y0u: not to be rude but some of these people just suck
l3tters to y0u: laurel is to nie to say anything, mike just plain ol sucks, lexie is never here and tiglhman is a wierdo!
l3tters to y0u: AND THEY ARE ALL ALLIGNED!
l3tters to y0u: lmfao
wazzle19: ummmmm PLEASE BE RUDE. LMFAO!!! ya at least it wont make things conflicting in my mind when i vote them out lol
l3tters to y0u: they cant be alligned though
l3tters to y0u: hwen will tey talk!?
l3tters to y0u: never lol
wazzle19: dont u find it is like they are different ppl when they post in our forum?
l3tters to y0u: yeah! they are so active and explori-ous
wazzle19: i want to be like "wow mike, you can string together sentences. good for you im so happy for you!!!"
l3tters to y0u: *pats on back* you used ELEVEN words this time..aww congrats!
wazzle19: they LOOOOOOVE to explore
wazzle19: LOL
l3tters to y0u: they really do..they explore their hearts out.
wazzle19: ahahahahaha
l3tters to y0u: maybe theyll find a personality




l3tters to y0u: i think im decided on lexie going first
l3tters to y0u: shes REALLY never on at all
wazzle19: yeah i think that would be our best bet too, also just because it would give us a reason to tell the other side
wazzle19: we can always get mike out later and his cronies
wazzle19: lol
l3tters to y0u: yeah...im glad laurel rejected i really think shes sneaky
l3tters to y0u: her and her little tilghman bf
wazzle19: lol yeah i can always tell when ppl are sneaky cause they are happy ALL THE TIME, and dont really tell u anything or avoid questions. kind of like her . . . lol
wazzle19: not to mention she wanted to invite tilghman . . . that was kind of a dead giveaway




Will and Lynne are the best! It's so awesome to have people that I can actually relate to and have a conversation with out here. I know it's wierd to say this but I think it's fate we ended up on the same tribe together. The three of us get along really well and even outside of all of the strategy, they are genuinely great people and just so much fun to be around. I can say the same for Matt except I just don't talk to him as much.

The four of us have an alliance now, so I feel relatively secure. If we were to go to Tribal Council I think Lexie would get the boot. I can't imagine Laurel, Mike, Lexie, and Tilghman teaming up to vote for one of us...that just seems weird. Who knows though. I want to win as many immunity challenges as possible because I don't want the possibility of me, Lynne, Matt, or Will going home to even exist.




When I started this game I said I would do anything to get farther and I still believe I am sticking to that. When it came to forming alliances, I always put my head out there to be the one to ask, or to be the one to have multiple deals going on. Being that person is okay with me because it's exciting to live on the edge and if I think it will benefit me, I'm going to do it!

Overall, I am just a bit tired of our tribe. I feel as if no one is ever around and especially working on the challenge, me and Lynne are the only ones who are really doing anything. Tilghman and Mike are making suggestions, but if they have such good ideas, they should just edit the puzzle themselves instead of telling me to do it.






I finally met Lexie yesterday and I think she is the bomb. I have been unsure about her since she has hardly been around, but once she said she liked Mean Girls I knew I could never write her name down anytime soon. I'm really glad I got to talk to her because she is really cool and she wants to vote Mike off too. Pretty sweet deal if you ask me.

So it looks like if and when we go to Tribal Council Mike will be the first casualty. If Laurel and Tilghman don't vote with us there will be some animosity I imagine, but come on...Mike is never around either and isn't exactly sociable so I think in the back of their minds they will understand. I am really starting to love this game and I don't know if this is a good or a bad thing, but I really don't want to leave anytime soon.




Well, anyway the last challenge was frustrating for me. No offense to anyone on the tribe, but I think some of them have a few screws loose. Just the repeated questions and asking stupid stuff that was in the directions in the first place. We waste ten minutes asking stuff we should know if we did what Sam said. Ah well, not everyone can be born with common sense I suppose. That lack of common sense almost cost us the challenge when everyone besides me and Laurel posted their scores in the wrong thread.

I want to find someone or something on the map, it's killing me not knowing what is out there. I want to meet another tribe and find out what happens when we meet them. War, peace, who knows? Only time will tell.

[Sam]

TILGHMAN


Now, there's no way of me knowing if any of these people are actually in the game unless I stumble across their campsite. We'll see...

Onto the people on my tribe....

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Laurel: OH MY GOD. This is the BEST coincidence ever. I recently met Laurel and we've talked off an on. About a month or two ago, we had a conversation that (I kid you not) revolved around the possibility of this game. We were both taking breaks from ORGs just because we were tired of them...but we were discussing games we WOULD want to play in. We both mentioned that we hoped Sam has a fifth game before All-Stars because we saw it was a good game and wanted to play in it. I figured she might have applied for this but wasn't sure if she was still on break and caught the same little "you can apply if you think you're a great player" caveat at the end of the All-Star announcement. Well here she is! It's like the Luck of Asteria shines down on me. Not only is there an ally that I know I can trust already, but she's a non-returning player as well! I know some people will have prejudice towards people that aren't officially returning...final 2 with Laurel? Both non-returners? AWESOME! So we'll see how that works out. Plus, she'll be helpful in the whole "I'm gonna be away for an extra week in Hawaii" fiasco that I'm sure will happen.

Matt D. - Well the initial gives way to the fact that there's probably another Matt on this island. Hmmmm.... but anyway. I've heard a lot of things about Matt and all the things I've heard have been nice. He's one of those people that all my friends know but for some reason I don't know him. Like....he knows Ben, Blaine, Natasha, Sam(other Sam, not you host Sam...), Lauren, Karen....basically everybody that I've made good friends with from ORGs on EZboard. I've just never talked to him. So he's another friendly force I would like to work with.

Kevin W. - Okay.....I know Kevin W. won Paradise. I also know that he screwed over people to do it. I ALSO know he screwed over Stacy to do it. I won't trust him....I don't want him to get the upperhand.

Will, Mike, Lexie, Lynne - I don't have any prior opinions of them....I will have to talk to them to see what's up.

Although I find it interesting all three girls on the tribe have their names beginning with L.

If all goes well, I would like to make an alliance with Laurel and Matt...and hopefully rope in two others that aren't Kevin W.

*cracks knuckles*

Let's get this party started.






12/10

The big observation I've made right now (that I hope everybody else on the tribe noticed) is the big bolded phrase in the tribe forum. This one:

You notice that the group looks to be a good, medium size.

Now. This could be a red herring or it could be an indicator. What if the tribes are different sizes? There might be small tribes, medium tribes, and large tribes. Obv. it would be advantageous to merge with a smaller tribe immediately so we can have a numerical advantage, but it would be better to try and let a larger tribe destroy itself and cause rifts before merging.

Or maybe every tribe is a "medium" tribe and this is just to throw us off and make us speculate and wonder. Very tricky....very very tricky indeed.





General Thoughts:

Mike is okay. He seems generally cut and dry, not very animated. Not boring, just...lacking enthusiasm. It could be just the fact that it's introductions/beginning of the game. Anyway, we'll see how it goes.




WiLDSHocK: so
WiLDSHocK: werent u with blaine and natasha
WiLDSHocK: when they ran over ben's foot?
Atarus47: yes, yes I was there for that. lol.
WiLDSHocK: lol i wish i was lol
WiLDSHocK: that would have been funny to see
Atarus47: haha. it was interesting for sure. one minute, Ben was leaning over the car talking to them, next minute, Natasha's driving away and Ben's on the ground...I was like, WTF just happened??
WiLDSHocK: lol i thought it was amusing that ben kept saying that it was blaine that drove over his feet
WiLDSHocK: when natasha was driving?
Atarus47: oh gee. now I can't remember if it was Blaine or Natasha....I'm pretty sure it was Natasha driving though....yeah, she was the one visiting.
WiLDSHocK: don't get me wrong
WiLDSHocK: i like ben just fine
WiLDSHocK: he's a nice person.. we used to not get along though
Atarus47: ah. yeah, Ben's nice, it's just hard to get along with him in a game. >_>
WiLDSHocK: YES thank you!
WiLDSHocK: we just played ONE game and it was enough to make bad blood between us for a long time
WiLDSHocK: and i dont normally get like that with people
WiLDSHocK: people vote me out and i'm like UGH but i move on lol
WiLDSHocK: but BEN.. lol
WiLDSHocK: oh well =D
Atarus47: teehee. yeah I'm the same way, with the whole moving on thing.
Atarus47: I got Ben though, in the only game I played with him. muahahaha. =P
WiLDSHocK: lol good job
WiLDSHocK: i knew i'd like you lol
Atarus47: hehe.
Atarus47: *thumbs up*
Sorin the Seeker: hahahahaha #roll#





Alright, time for real first impressions.

First the challenge. I think we lost, honestly. The group I was in had the coordination of a one-legged man doing the hurdles while blindfolded. I tried to tell them about the time but people were like hmmmdumdeedum ladeeda let's take FOREVER to decide on anything. Sigh. So if we win, that's good. But I think we lost. -_-

Now on to people. First off: Will and Kevin got on my nerves in the chat today. It's like OMGZORZ BOOBIEZ LOLZ. Well that's what it seemed like to me. All the kissy faces and the calling them out specifically. "hold me Lexie!" Blah blah blah. The blatant sucking up to the females really irritated me.

Obviously, it's bad for me in two ways. One, I have no boobies. Two, three females + suck-ups Will and Kevin = 5-3 majority. I have Laurel in my corner though so I'm not worried. But argh. That kind of stuff irks me. The down side is, outside of their blatant boobie prejudice they're not bad people. And what a prick I would look like if I voted them out because they were paying attention to girls. Sheesh.

Mike is cool. He doesn't seem to be full of humour but he seems straightforward. I would like to keep him around just because I don't think he's the type of guy to cause chaos and backstab. I could be 100% wrong but hey.

Lexie is nice. I was kind of banking on her not showing up in hopes we'd have an easy first vote but no such luck. Sadly though, she'd probably be my first suggestion for the boot just because she's the only one I haven't talked to one on one could probably get away with that suggestion.

Laurel = awesome. I don't really need to go any further there. Definite alliance mate.

Matt is also really cool. I get along with him real well as well...we talked for a long time. Possible alliance mate.

Lynne I didn't get to speak to for long, but when I did it felt very natural and she seemed cool. Another possible alliance mate.

Kevin W. and Will....I talked with them briefly, and I feel like I can really enjoy their company and talk to them...but I also get the feeling they'd turn on me with a smile and a shrug. Hm.

If I had to list a boot order for this tribe right now, it'd be Lexie first, then Will, then Kevin, then Mike, then Lynne, then Matt, then Laurel. There we go.

Good stuff.







Call me crazy, but I WANT to go to TC before the break. Why? Because I need to establish my position in this tribe before I'm gone for an extra week. If we stay a tribe of 8 and don't go to TC until I'm in Hawaii, they'll use me as an easy no-hard-feelings boot. I WANT to stay in this game. I just have to jump that one obstacle of Hawaii and I'll be good I think.

I did some reading up on the people I'm playing against. I already knew about Kevin's winning and his strategical stuff. I looked at Lynne's forum in Wonderland....she seems like she'll ally with you and be loyal to you if she likes you and as long as you don't bore her or be rude to her. I don't think I'll bore her, but I hope she didn't take my "I don't drink" comment the wrong way in the chat. I also looked at the Andes summary: Mike is an upfront player, but he'll do what he feels is best for him. So he's good for now, but in an individual cutthroat situation I'm not going to trust him. Lexie sounds like she'll be pissed if she gets backstabbed. So take her out early. I've still seen little of her so she's still the name that's closest to my tongue if we have to vote. Will I don't know about, he's the only mystery since Carlsbad was deleted.

Right now I think my position is good in the tribe. I think Laurel and Lynne are in the best positions because everybody likes them. Me and Kevin have the next best positioning...everybody else is about on equal footing I think.

This is looking to be an interesting tribe.










Atarus47: =) okie, I'll keep that in mind. =P
Groovy Chik 02: lol
Atarus47: a friend of yours is a friend of mine at this point. =P
Groovy Chik 02: well, you're the only person I would call a friend on our tribe
Atarus47: well yeah, same here. I guess friend isn't exactly the word I should use...hmmmm...
Groovy Chik 02: I understand the gist of it
Atarus47: =) I didn't expect to have so many cool people on the tribe to begin with.
Atarus47: this reminds me of FanASS. which didn't end up going so well for me. -.-
Groovy Chik 02: me either. There's normally at least one inactive and one overly annoying person...
Atarus47: yes, exactly! in FanASS there was at least both of those...but this time....grrrr! *shakes fist at Sam* why'd he have to make our tribe so good?
Groovy Chik 02: well, hopefully it will make our tribe unstopable if we all like each other, that gives us a little extra effort to put into challenges, whereas if we have people to vote off, it's easy to coast
Atarus47: exactly! and hopefully we can dominate other tribes that we run into.




Soooo...what happened this round. Well, let's see. I talked much strategy with Laurel....I talked more with Kevin and Matt about general stuff. There was ninja flirting action with Lynne. Made a deal with Mike to watch each other's backs. And spoke to Lexie in person for the first time, even though she forgot I existed after five minutes and then just left. And I'm under the assumption Will doesn't like me much.

Anyway. The parlor games scared the crap out of me. Some of those answers I just did not like at all. Like the one that specifically mentioned us newbs. And the two people that said they have an alliance. Laurel thinks it might be Kevin and Will. I personally think it's Lynne and either Will or Kevin. Laurel and I have decided to work on Matt first....then hopefully Lynne. We'll see what happens.

I really don't think I'm gonna make it through my Hawaii trip if we lose an IC. I'm just going to be cannon fodder. *cries* Hopefully I can make it through, though. I know Laurel will help me, and so will Matt once I get in touch with him and tell him.

There really isn't much else to update on as of this moment. This next round the wheels of strategy will be put into motion.

There is only one question on my mind now.....why are there German settlers in Asteria? *looks suspiciously at the Rivers Eins and Zwei*

[Sam]

LYNNE:


Lynne's thoughts...there is no rhyme or reason to the order...

Once more I'm back in the game. I think it say wonders of the host and the competition that I am back to play when I'd thought I'd sworn off an online social life.

I'm moving to Burlington the week after Christmas. I received a job offer that I couldn't pass on. It will be interesting to face Jai with this information.

All-Stars means you're playing against your reputation. Those who can overcome or outgrow it move on. Those who are bound to it are at risk of playing the same game all over again.

I made a few mistakes in Wonderland (and the old games: SWU and Senkaku).
- Visibility: I am often portrayed as a power player and as such there are expectations I have failed to meet. A power player who is barely visible and minimally online is shady and not to be trusted.
- Trust/Loyalty: If a person jumps at the right time to gain my alliance-my loyalty- they'll never need to doubt it. In SWU that was Reno, who I did eventually cast a vote for at F4 because I'd been convinced he was voting me. In Senkaku it was Aurelia, who had faith in me from early on and even brought me back from being voted out, and who was probably one of the nicest people I've played the game out with. In Wonderland it was Chuck, and in that case (1 out of 3) I was wrong in giving him my loyalty.
- Self-Sacrifice: Self-sacrifice never felt so good. I want to win, never doubt it, but the next best thing is an ally winning. I practiced this in Senkaku for the aforementioned Aurelia and I was more pleased with her making the F2 then I ever would've been making it myself. I know in a game like this I'll never find a sweet, naive, newbie to mold like I did with Lia but I'd love a chance to get a real relationship behind an alliance, one that I would be happy sacrificing for.
- WoT: How many times have I sworn to play by the rules of WoT (Wheel of Time for all those literary-impaired)? “The truth an Aes Sedai tells you is not always the truth you think you hear.” Maybe I’m not witty or crafty enough for this tactic – in fact after watching Kelly (Avalon) play with it I know I’m not. Back to the drawing board for a more Lynne-friendly strategy.
- Unexpected Alliances: I gained the upper ground in SWU by aligning with the one person no one expected me to align with –Reno. I’d hate to recycle that strategy but retro is so in style I’m almost tempted to.
- Friendships: Do I have any close ones? No. Does that mean I’m more likely to have enemies? Yes. If I can get to Jai I’ll be safer for it. She is well liked but more importantly could become my worst enemy. Jai is better as a friend and ally than as an enemy. Everyone would do well to remember that *lol*

Jai. Am I sorry? Yes. When I see her I’ll have one thing to say: “We always said if we ever faced off in Survivor we’d work together to go forward. Why not try that for old time’s sake? I know we disagree but I’ve been told many times that you still respect me as a player.”

This will be a damn-fine game and I anticipate it being a full out brawl. May the best Survivor win (yup and its going to be me)!









Will: Adorable! I quite like conversing with him, flirting with him and I’m sure that playing with him will be great. I think that it would be natural for me to desire to align with him because we hit it off so well. And I much prefer someone I can converse and joke around with than someone who I cannot. Which might’ve been the mistake I made in originally aligning with Chuck in Wonderland.

Kevin: Cute kid, and he’s made a point through Paradise that he is not to be underestimated. I think he’d be a great choice for my main alliance, but I can’t believe that I would be his only choice even if I were the only one on the tribe that he recognizes.

Matt: He’s never played in the series before and his communication skills are severely lacking. He’s pleasant enough and I give him props for being online and even IMing me. But its one thing to make that move and then totally go lax in the conversation. Asking questions like “where are you from” don’t quite do it for me considering its on the profile for the tribe members anyways.

Laurel: I can already tell I’m not going to care for her. I can tell we’re going to clash. I’m the alpha female of the group and I’ve always found it difficult to clash with another woman who would vie for the male attention. I’ve gotten along with many alpha women in games but I knew before I met them that I would happily share the spotlight with. But I don’t see that happening. That’s not to say I won’t try and make it work, but I could easily become irritable around her and that could be dangerous for me.

As for the rest? Not a single familiar face. Should be interesting when I do get to talk with them. I am going out tonight, which is Friday, but I should have plenty of time to get to know people when I get home, tomorrow night or on Sunday.










Step 1: Secure Alliance
Step 2: Numbers Game
Step 3: Make Merge

At the moment I’m at Step 1, having securing my alliance and am transitioning into Step 2, waiting to play the numbers game out. If we can Network this tribe it’s a winning strategy. I watched it done in SWU and it would’ve worked if JN and DK didn’t have to quit. It’s a loose alliance with an unknown core. You vote based in your best interests of self preservation. And self preservation? Well isn’t that just the key to winning survivor – OUTLAST.

I really almost hope we lose this challenge to stretch my wings, crack my knuckles and test these gears. I’ve been in situations before where you forgo Tribal Council and the tribe goes limp, it gets slack, and you’re sitting there itching to vote someone out. So that when the time does come it’s a hundred times worse because you’ve been building and building and building to that moment.

Best thing is to lose that first immunity, sack someone and buckle in for a long haul. Normally once drama is averted its easier to find a flow and a groove that can win you challenges.

As of now the most disliked person on the team, for me is Mike. I really hate how he doesn’t talk in IMs, posts on boards and what not. I hated how he took control of the challenge thread. Look I’m sorry you have to be accommodating to all types of people when you play Survivor. Lucky you you’re still in school and can accommodate a challenge until midnight. I can’t handle that, and neither can Kevin. You need to read into people. My occupation is a Real Estate Agent, obviously I’m not going to be waking up at 11am.

To sum up Mike: He can’t hold a conversation but he’s aiming for a leadership role. Failing strategy.

I may have made a move too soon with Kevin and Will but you know what I’m thinking about that? I’m thinking that these are 2 people whom I recognize, who have played this series and who I can converse with at ease. I never struggle to find words to say, its smooth flowing and entertaining. If it weren’t for them I may have checked out of the game early.

So lets see what the other tribes can manage in this task and lets see how we fall. Tribal Council or Immunity? We know which I’d prefer.









have some catching up to do with my Confessional. I've had a few notes written on various pieces of paper that needed to make their way into a formalized confessional. This is from the first year.



This signing online thing is harder than it looks. If I can survive until and through the move it should be a lot easier. And if I can convince my tribe to partake in earlier challenges I'll be golden.

- Challenge:
The first group (Laurel, Kevin, Matt and myself) worked well together. We got 8 right with 18 minutes left for the second group. They didn't get to the bonus question and only got 7 right. Its clear that we had a system that worked. Its a shame that Laurel is suddenly acting very distant to us now.

- People:
I don't think I can be clearer about who I trust than to say the following: I ONLY trust Kevin and Will.
Mike is a scumbag, Lexie hardly exists, Laurel is distant, and Tilghman too. That leaves Matt, who is a nice enough guy.

- Alliances:
So the boundries appear to be drawn in the sand.
Mike/Lexie/Laurel/Tilghman
VS. Kevin/Lynne/Will
Matt?
The good nws is I am best at playing the underdog. The role was made for me. I owned it in SWU and Senkaku. Its when I'm in the majority power that I lose.


- Immunity:
Winning immunity means that we won't have to scramble. We can now spend our time cultivating a close knit alliance rather than cultivating paranoia. It also gives the opposing alliance time for cultivation too though.
However it could be good-if we continue. Seeing very little of Lexie we can aim our target at her w/o suspicion. So long as we remain active and drama free we'll give them no excuses to aim our way.








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- General Observation:
I don't understand how some people play this game. UTR requires you to at least be sociable. I've had more interesting conversations with my toilet when I was drunk than I've had with Mike or Laurel. Where's the strategy? Alienation?

You know I had a great piece of advise given to me by the runner up in my first game:

Quote: Next time, watch a little Survivor, read some Machiavelli, and get a good plan on day 1, not a bad one on day ten.



And if one of these morons thinks that Alienation is a great strategy (and don't come back and say that I didn't talk to them either, 'cause I tried, boy did I try and it just made me yawn!) then let them take that advice.


- Immunity:
It looks like we did something right. But looking at the times it doesn't look like we did something overly amazing. We did something mediocre enough to slip by is my guess. I'm feeling less confident. TC foreshadowing?

- People:
They're real lame and maybe I should have some voodoo princess resurrect Machivelli to knock some sense into their heads. Only change from my previous confessionals about the people is:
Matt: got another chance to talk to him and I'm glad he's one of the good guys

- Alliances:
More secure, less paranoid. Kevin thinks that Lexie is eager to axe Mike. Once he's gone our 4 rule the coop and the remainder can go in any order we please. I was obviously paranoid but I think it spurred us into action earlier than we would've done on our own. The paranoia in this case wasn't necissarily a bad thing. Maybe Mike & co. need a little paranoia to light a fire under their asses.

- Exploration:
Hey! I was the 1st one up in the north! Go away! Jerks. Find your own territory.



I've also decided that my complaints don't originate from bitterness but from the lameness of a handful of my tribe mates.

[Sam]

LAUREL



Well, I don't know what to say yet. I'm a newb to the series, so that's kind of scary. I do recognize some of the people who might end up in the game, so hopefully they will love me and won't be all like, "DIE NEWB!" Also, there should be PLENTY of new people for me to meet, which is always exciting.

I think right now I'm going to ease into things. I'll definitely try to slip into the majority on my tribe, but I think this time I'll let other people be more vocal than me at first. I don't want to draw too much attention to my self.

My confessional will probably be a mixture of structure and randomness. I've been trying to find a style that suits me the best, and so far I like the random/structure combination.

So yeah... I think I'm going to try to focus on having fun this game, instead of letting myself become obsessed with winning. Of course, that doesn't mean I'll be any less competitive.

That's all for now!








With Will, on Friday-

OMG I REALLY DO LOVE HIS FONT! That's my COLOR! The name Will seems very, very familiar (re-reading that, I know it sounds stupid... but it still stands). I know I've seen him somewhere. I must investigate! But yeah, he seems awesome, just like the others. I have no doubts so far that this tribe will be great.


6:13:53 PM wazzle19: hey laurel!! this is will from asteria. are you drunk yet??
6:14:27 PM groovychik02: Hi!
6:14:33 PM groovychik02: No, not yet, teehee
6:15:24 PM groovychik02: I like your colors. Very aqua/green
6:18:17 PM wazzle19: haha thanks, yours are pretty sexy too. im incredibly turned on right now by them
6:18:20 PM wazzle19: CREEEEEEPY.
6:18:23 PM wazzle19: :-P
6:19:03 PM groovychik02: hahaha
6:19:14 PM groovychik02: I know... I bring in the riveting font conversations
6:19:57 PM wazzle19: they are usually my most fun type of conversation and i dont talk about anything else
6:19:58 PM wazzle19: hahaha











Sunday, With Tilghman-

I'm going to love having Tilghman around. He's a fun guy, and a great player. He should be good competition, and a good ally, should I choose to make something more solid with him, other than my whole deciding to look out for him thing.



12:38:25 PM groovychik02: Saying hey real quick
12:38:38 PM atarus47: hey real quick.
12:38:46 PM groovychik02:
12:38:57 PM groovychik02: I was really surprised to see you on my tribe
12:39:27 PM atarus47: me too! I wasn't expecting to know anybody.
12:39:47 PM groovychik02: same here
12:40:44 PM atarus47: so yeah! who else have you talked to?
12:40:54 PM groovychik02: Umm, Kevin, Matt, and Will
12:42:12 PM atarus47: I think the only person I haven't spoken yet is Lexie, I think, but all the introductions were brief.
12:42:31 PM groovychik02: I haven't had a lot of time this weekend
12:42:46 PM groovychik02: in fact, I should be in the shower right now... cuz I need to leave in less than an hour ><
12:43:23 PM atarus47: yeah. I should be studying right now...I will probably go in a few minutes.












Tilghman went away (3:02:20 PM)
Away Message: TILGHMAN VS. THE EXAMS PART III: SOCPSYCH-ETHICS DOUBLE TROUBLE!

Tilghman returns to battle in this exciting conclusion to the exam trilogy. Watch as he battles not one, but TWO opponents with ninja-like skills. The most action-packed series yet! (3:02:20 PM)














Well, I guess you could say that I'm in a half-spoken alliance with Tilghman. Matt wants me around. Lynne, Will, and Kevin all seem to really like me. I feel comfortable, but I don't have anything really solid that will get me some positive numbers. I need to figure that out soon. I want to get Tilghman in to whatever alliance I'm in, so that might require taking something that I might not otherwise take if I were to seek something on my own. My reasoning for this is that I feel like I can trust Tilghman, and I've found that it's very important to have someone you can trust, and to try to keep that person around. Plus, I would NOT want to have him on the other side. He's very clever, and figures things out extremely easily. So, I feel it's best to keep him on my side no matter what. And he's fun to talk to. I've never actually played a game with him, so that should help keep suspicion low if I do ally with him.

I think I'm actually doing a fairly good job of remaining unthreatening while still being endearing. Huzzah! I think I can at least survive this tribe. *crosses fingers*




Kevin on the 17th-

Parts of this chat were mildly uncomfortable.



7:13:31 PM groovychik02: yeah, so I suck at word puzzles
7:13:45 PM l3tterstoy0u: omgrofl im voting you out if you make us lose immunity
7:13:48 PM l3tterstoy0u: just letting you konw =/
7:13:55 PM l3tterstoy0u: no pressure though! =D
7:14:35 PM groovychik02: lol, well since I already posted my very bad puzzle, there's no pressure any more! lol




Will on the 17th-

Will isn't around enough any more. We hit it off well at first, but now our convos are short and, yeah, he's not around much. I still like his font.





Tilghman on the 17th-

Things are getting a little more solid with Tilghman. Hopefully his vacation and my possible trip won't screw us both over.





Kevin on the 19th-

Sometimes it feels like we're both just meeting quota...

[Sam]

So Yupik up to Year Three in review...


seems Mike and tilghman have an alliance. Along with Tilghman and Laurel. But they haven't started to form a dominant alliance. Normally that would be a problem, but in the circumstances they are going to be in trouble. Laurel/Tilghman are becoming distant from the group of Will/Lynne/Kevin who just have different conversational styles (way too giddy even for my taste) than the others. Matt is in the middle, and Lexie and Mike could be on their way out soon.


They've got a little ways to go before they meet another tribe. Probably either one or two people will leave, meaning there will be a few people on the tribe who aren't happy with the situation. That could prove interesting when they meet other tribes.