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Post by Jonathan Penner on Mar 24, 2012 16:38:04 GMT -5
I've been getting around to talking with Anthony and I'm very happy with how this relationship has been shaping up.
I trust him the most around here and he says he feels the same; obviously that is a good thing.
To have strong trust so early in the game between two people can be very powerful and I hope we will prove to be a strong force in this game.
We've spent the past half hour or so discussing the vote- how it got there, how seemed to be the main orchestrator, and why all of last night seemed so damn fishy to us both.
Last night's vote was nothing short of fishy and I plan to dig into it much deeper and figure out a few things.
Angie should have been an obvious one but there were a few people trying hard to keep Angie here and shift the vote elsewhere. One of these people that were noted was Michael. His actions this last round were extremely ambiguous and I'm not entirely sure what to think about it.
This game is starting off so odd and intense right away. I am not even focused on the fact I received a vote; I'm worried about an already big alliance (Possibly pre-game) that I am not even included in. That's a scary thought. I'm not sure how logical or equitable my assumptions are, but it is always something to think about and now I need to figure out how to survive it. [/color] All I know is something is a bit fishy, and it sure as hell ain't a fish![/size][/center][/color] |
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Post by Jonathan Penner on Mar 25, 2012 14:50:05 GMT -5
Quick Update:
I've been speaking more and more with Anthony. We've talked about all the suspicious stuff we found about last round and what we can do to counter it.
We're suspecting being split into tribes and captains might be made this round. If that is the case we talked about getting myself, Anthony and Yau Man on the same tribe to battle the other forces.
I've also talked to Chelsea and we got along very well and already made an "I'll watch your back, you watch mine" type of deal. Later in the conversation we came across the word "alliance" and I think I've created my first one of the game.
And how do you figure, it came across by talking about all the boring people we've come in contact with this game. Other contestant's bad social skills brought together two social players; I see this working out well.
I am very optimistic of my future in the game. [/color] |
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Post by Jonathan Penner on Mar 26, 2012 12:39:08 GMT -5
As I am doing this dreadful challenge, I got around to talking with Anthony and Yau Man some more.
I think I'm slowly solidifying a threesome with Yau Man and Anthony which is great as I talk to them the most and I get along with both.
We've still been discussing suspicious acts of last round but this time I've been discussing it deeper with both and what we can do to work past it all.
I think I've officially decided a few of these people know each other; their actions wouldn't seem straight otherwise.
This worries me, but I feel I can still persevere.
Now to the challenge:
As it stands I don't see myself getting one of the shards, although I would like one. Being on vacation leaves me with limited time, especially when I'm with two other friends and we are trying to fill our days with activities. I would like to get a shard, but I don't see that happening as we plan to leave home in a bit to head on a bit of a road trip to the capital.
It's been said that Anthony, Yau Man, Ace and Chelsea, as of right now, will be receiving a shard. 3/4 I am close with and consider at least a low level of ally. This sounds great to me. I would like to have a shard of my own, but I have a feeling there will be other times to receive one, so I am not too stressed.
I am nervous to see if we split into tribes or not. I feel, at this point in time, if it's another double tribal with all of us, it could go any way and I include myself in that. I'd feel entirely vulnerable and the fact that I still haven't talked to 4 people is a bad thing. Even some of the people I have talked with so far have only replied a few times to my messages- Brenda, Michael, Jen...this definitely worries me.
I feel my social game is slacking, but it's not even my fault. It's out of my grasp which is a scary thing to realize. I just have to hope the people I have made bonds with are strong ones and can keep me safe. [/color] |
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Post by Jonathan Penner on Mar 27, 2012 0:47:16 GMT -5
I will update more later-- don't have much time.
Anyways, I came on and heard the vote was between Angie and Alicia. But what do you know, Michael was very protective, once again, of Angie and tried hard to shift the vote to Shawna.
Well I am getting very tired of this load of bull and I decided "to hell with it" and I just let go of what I was feeling.
Long story short, I was in a chat with Jen and Yau Man and I just said "Why can't we just get rid of Michael and stop all this crazy stuff?" They both paused. I thought I had made a bad move, but they both responded in the way I hoped they would.
They jumped on it right away and we decided we would work tog et numbers. I left our chat about 11:30 and when I did, there were a total of 9 of us on board ready to vote Michael.
It seemed I wasn't the only one who was thinking it, but I seemed to be the only one ballsy enough to say it. We were all thinking it, we just needed someone to put actions to words and take the bull by the horns. I did just that and it started a train.
The only down side is we won't be losing an inactive, someone who should be leaving, but rather an active member of the cast who just showed his cards too early. He was pushing to keep a borderline inactive, not once, but twice. It was too fishy and there is obviously something going on there.
I just couldn't let my game be handled that way any longer and I was sick and tired of watching people follow blindly into someone else's promising finish. I won't stand for it and I want this game to run its course based on game play, not pre-made alliances. [/color] "I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good."[/center][/size][/color][/b] |
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Post by Jonathan Penner on Mar 27, 2012 18:34:26 GMT -5
Just for reference of the major happening of this round: Not to say I deserve all the credit, but I did have the cahones to speak up and share what I was feeling. It all benefits me as well since I will get out someone who personally did something to me last round however small it may be. Michael said something about me that wasn't even true and I could have paid majorly for it.
On the contrary, stuff does leak out at times if you're not careful, but his actions were completely careless. He is getting on my nerves and I am not enjoying how he implements his strategy. He has connections it seems and best to take that out now than later.
This could position me as a leader in the game and, although it may be a bad thing in some cases, it is not here and it's right where I was hoping to end up.
Hopefully people start coming to me to figure out votes. But also people saw that in Michael and didn't like it; they decided to overthrow it, so I have to be very particular and careful with how I go about this role.
I don't think I will have any problems though.
A man with power can easily be dethroned if they are not careful with how they use it. [/color][/size] |
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