Round 1: Back to School

[Jermaine]

Woooow, so guess who decided they'd take the plunge and play another ORG??? 

I must say, this already seems like a surreal experience. It's been about 2 years since I last played a game, so im already feeling rusty coming into this thing. Anyways, I was skeptical (and actually considering pulling out) about returning to a season that was full of newbies.

As not only a previous player, but a winner, I feel like this is going to really be a test to see if i can still hang with the ORGers of present day. I'm not saying I'm old or anything, but the last time i played, i do believe i was one of the younger ones and it was all relatively new to me. Now that I've been through a handful of games and have watched several iSurvivor seasons, i feel like i know a little bit more as far as what to expect.

For those of you reading/viewing, you guys should just know up front that I am by no means a strategic genius. If you're looking for a super complicated, overly calculated game, go ahead and exit stage left. HE (as in him as in me) is not the one for that. What you CAN expect from me is probably a lot of eye rolling, side commentary and gifs to explain whats going on.
I MIIIIIIGHT do some video confessionals if I'm up for it, but honestly, i hate the way i sound/look on camera...plus i have a tendency to ramble and jump from subject to subject on a whim.

I will say (and have already) that my introduction totally made me sound like an asshole so now i have to work extra hard to be sweet and approachable (but not fake). I am genuinely interested in getting to know these people...but i can't say I'm going to love them all. That could change though

My confessional will most likely be updated in the morning since thats usually when my brain is functioning at its best, or on weekends when im not working.

Anyways, this is not a very long introduction but im sure you guys are tired of reading so more is to come later

[Sandy]

EXIT STAGE LEFT. looool.

[Jermaine]

So it's been a couple of days since the game started and I guess its time I go ahead and do my cast impressions.
I've talked to ALMOST everyone at some point since our first night we had a huge skype call that was confusing as hell. Anyways I'll go in alphabetical order HOLLA

First Impressions


Aaron: We've only talked once, i just know that he's engaged and is a lumberjack. He also likes history which means he reads a lot. Seems normal enough, but we'll have to wait and see. So far he's pretty cool though.

Animal: Person number 1 that I already knew before this game. I've always found him to be an odd one. The last game i played with him, he voted me out, womp womp. I really don't know what to expect from him, but i probably need to talk to him more. 

BK: Ehh....this is his first game and he can't carry a coherent conversation to save his life. He is alllllll over the place and just from the few people I've talked to, he seems to annoy them. If us returning players aren't targeted first, he'll most likely be an early boot due to the fact that he's hard to communicate with.

Brenda: I like her so far! She's a facebook ORG player but seems to actually be social which i like. We talked a bit last night, and I think she could be someone to align with. She seems logical and chill....my type of person. She said she was friends with someone who played before, but didnt say who. Hmmmmmm

Brookie:  I swear this girl would scream alias if i hadn't heard her talk on skype. It seems like every game has that one girl whose just fucking loopy and goofy. She definitely fits the bill and just says whatever the hell she wants to. 9 out of 10 times, its usually an act....the jury's out on her so far.

Fei: Person number 2 that I've already known before this game. Last game i played with her, she was super super social, just like she is now. She claims to suck in challenges, but is super likeable, so that's probably going to be her way in. So far she has talked to me the most, which means shes probably also talking to other people a lot. It should be interesting to see how she does since the caste system is based off challenge performance.

Greg: So far he's probably been the funniest person in this game. I haven't really had a chance to talk to him one on one. All i know about him is that he is apparently Bill's boyfriend? I think thats what he said. I think i heard him right. It was a group skype chat. He seems cool so far though.

Honey: Oh lordy, she is a character! Loud and hilarious, she called Quanz a child the first night. She makes me laugh, but I still need to talk to her. She's another one who said she sucks at challenges. For some reason, i dont fully believe her.

Jedda: Umm...he's an aussie? I don't remember him really saying all that much, but then again i might not have been paying attention. I still haven't talked to him one on one. That probably needs to change soon.

Jeffy: Person number 3 ive already played with. I used to think he was fake because we he was hard to talk to. Now....well idk, im still suspicious about him. He did talk on skype but yeahh. The game I played with him, i was playing as a girl so he probably doesnt even remember me

Joe: Joe is a slut, nobody cares about him. AUTO ALLIANCE

Jordan: Person number...4 now. He was in the same game as Jeffy and I, but he was also pretending to be a girl. He was very good at challenges but not always available socially. I've yet to talk to him in this game and he was mysteriously absent from our iLive chat. I'm still waiting for him to show up.

Lexi: She was one of the first people who actually tried to talk to me. I like her so far, she seems pretty cool and chill. We'll see as the game goes on though

Nax: This guy talks....ALOT. LOL, which is good cause it means we can actually carry a conversation. He seems pretty cool, but he's already trying to talk strategy with me. I have a feeling he might OVERTHINK everything. He's trying to formulate some strategy based off this twist. It sounds like he wants to get a big alliance together so that they all stay in the same class. I'm probably going to be posting our convos so I can keep up with what we actually talked about.

Nicole: My god this girl looks and sounds so young. I just realized this morning she was 19. We talked a bit the first night and shes pretty nice. I still can't believe the first thing i heard her say was "Honey looks like Aunt Jemima" x__x

Quanz: So i never actually talked to Quanz before this game, but umm yeah i don't really know what to make of him. He's very worried about being targeted first because of being a returning player....but then he says in our iLive interview that me and Joe are the biggest threats so far in the game. I'm keeping this one at an arms length.

Ricky: I've been told to watch out for him and that he is crazy (Joe's words not mine) but i do seem him as a strong presence in the game right off the start. I need to actually talk to him one on one (i keep repeating myself). I get the impression that he is quite cutthroat. He's also very OTT from talking to him on skype.

Tabatha: I've yet to talk to her.....

Woods: Haven't talked to him yet either....

Zack: So when i first heard him on skype...i thought he was Corey. Anyways he seems pretty nice. I could see myself aligning with him but i need to talk to him more.

My god, this ended up being wayyy longer then it should've been >__>

[Sandy]

Zack IS my xbf Corey. Shhh.

[Jermaine]

Sept 14, 2013 14:46:14 GMT -5 Sandy said:

Zack IS my xbf Corey. Shhh.

Ohhh the conspiracies continue!!! But am I lying? He sounds like him!

[kirin]

Sept 14, 2013 14:41:40 GMT -5 Jermaine said:

Brookie:  I swear this girl would scream alias if i hadn't heard her talk on skype.

Don't forget that "Taylor" talked on Skype, too!

[Jermaine]

Sept 14, 2013 15:47:55 GMT -5 kirin said:

Sept 14, 2013 14:41:40 GMT -5 Jermaine said:

Brookie:  I swear this girl would scream alias if i hadn't heard her talk on skype.

Don't forget that "Taylor" talked on Skype, too!

She did indeed! But Brookie talked for quite a bit....at first she meow'ed but i didnt hear that

[Jermaine]

So its been a couple of days (i think) and nothing really SUPER MAJOR has happened.

When the game first started, Joe did say he felt like he was being ignored/frozen out of group convos and individual convos. I, luckily, was greeted pretty instantly by several people. IDK? Maybe I'm just more approachable or maybe he just perceived it that way? Who knows.

Anyways, so right away me and Joe pretty much formed an auto alliance, since we are the only two winners playing and we are friends. I'm glad to have him on my side because i know he is a challenge monster and challenges are sooooo not my thing. Right now he is my number one ally, but this can change in the drop of a hat.

Yesterday night, after the twist was revealed, Fei approached me with a plan to form a large alliance that could sort of always have each other's backs and try to stay in the same class level or whatever. Anyways it was her and Nax that apparently discussed it, although Nax quickly said it was Fei's idea. I don't know what to make of that yet but i do know that Nax thinks A LOT just based off the few convos I've had with him.

So, the proposed large alliance MIGHT consist of: Nax, Fei, Me, Aaron, Brenda, Nicole, Greg and Ricky.

Once again this is subject to change because thats just what Fei said that Nax wanted. Fei then alsoo told me that she wanted something on the side with just me, her and Joe. She said she doesnt feel good about her challenge abilities and she wanted to work with me and Joe because she likes us both. (On a side note, the three of us played in a game before and we felt she was sorta shady so we voted her out, oops)

I got all this info back to Joe and he was a little irritated (understandably so) that he wasnt included in the proposed alliance. He said he'd have to break it up if it did come to exsist but that he wouldnt associate me with it (hmmmm).
I told him we'd try to work him into it but Fei has to do it because i can't go around trying to openly help Joe. 

Joe then told me that he wants to get rid of Brookie first:

[9/14/2013 6:22:22 PM] blizzaga1988: I think of all the people in this game... I sorta want Brookie gone first?
[9/14/2013 6:29:21 PM] Jermainey: LOL
[9/14/2013 6:29:25 PM] Jermainey: over BK?
[9/14/2013 6:29:49 PM] blizzaga1988: I don't really think anyone takes BK seriously.
[9/14/2013 6:30:25 PM] Jermainey: yeaa
[9/14/2013 6:30:41 PM] Jermainey: i think Brookie is acting dumb
[9/14/2013 6:31:55 PM] blizzaga1988: Oh, more than likely.
[9/14/2013 6:32:08 PM] blizzaga1988: I also just don't like the idea of her attaching herself to people like Ricky and Jedda.
[9/14/2013 6:32:16 PM] blizzaga1988: Like she seems like prime fag hag material.
[9/14/2013 6:32:21 PM] Jermainey: hahaha
[9/14/2013 6:32:25 PM] Jermainey: attack the hag first
[9/14/2013 6:33:56 PM] blizzaga1988: Mmhmm.

Soo, I guess that means he wants to work with Jedda and Ricky, but not with Brookie. I don't think thats going to work, but I'll leave that up to him. I personally don't see Brookie as a huge threat, socially, but then again she might just act dumb in public and be a genius in private. Thats on him.

Right now i need to solidify this alliance thing and make sure everyone is on board. I did want to bring Zack in on it, but then we decided it might get too big. Thats fine, I'll work on Zack on the side. I need to have all bases covered.

More to come later, I assure you :3

[Jermaine]

So we had our first Immunity Challenge last night and can I just say UGGGGHHHH.

I knew this challenge would basically come down to if people actually followed instructions correctly which is why I sort of did it as a slow and steady pace. Being somewhat behind several people, I witnessed their mistakes firsthand and often times made sure I didn't make them myself. It also allowed for me to not have to repost my pictures. If I hadn't missed ONE thread, I very well could have landed in the highest caste and been safe. 

But no, with my "LUCK", i fucking ended up getting 8th place when the top 7 were safe......FML!!!!

So now I'm going to tribal with a bullseye painted on my ass for being a returning player AND for being "mean".
I put mean in quotes because thats what Brookie said I was.......

Anyways, the only GOOD thing is that 4 people out of our group ended up in the same caste together, Me, Ricky, Brenda and Nax so we can control the vote in whichever way we please.

I spoke a bit extensively with Ricky last night and he pretty much let me know that Brooke, Lexi and Jeffy have already thrown my name out there. Luckily, homeboy started to DEFLECT DEFLECT DEFLECT, but the only person I think he maybe got through to was Lexi.

So then he proposed something I was thinking, why not tell Lexi (who in turn will tell Jeffy) that everyone is voting for Brookie and then the 4 of us will just vote Jeffy! While I like that this plan will in turn only leave me with my name written down once, it does essentially isolate 3 other people and piss them off.

It also outs the 4 of us as part of our group (sigh).....But now the real question is who do I want to see gone?
Brookie or Jeffy?

AND, who is most likely to return from the redemption cove???
ANDDDD, who is most likely to be given immunity by Animal if he chooses to use it at all?

There are so many questions and my fate is ultimately left up to Ricky, Nax and Brenda.
We need to get together and come upon some mutual agreement so that my ass isnt grass O__O