Round 10: The Aussie and The Devil

[Jermaine]

[Jermaine]

Alright ladies and gentlemen, there has been quite a few developments within the past few hours or so.

First off, I called this episode the Aussie and the Devil because right now i think I have a pretty solid alliance going on with Jedda. Granted he could TOTALLY have me duped, but we have both agreed to look out for each other in this game and go to the end with each other. The only thing that kind of disturbs me about working with him is the fact that he seems to look to me for most of the solutions and plans. I really wish this was more of a two way street, that way I don't feel like such a dictator. Anywho, he'll be a great to take to the finals because i think he is somewhat viewed as a floater in this game...kind of like me. It should be REALLY interesting to see how he does at the final TC. But regardless he has proven to be very trustworthy and all around FUN to talk to!

Anyways, so Ricky and Nax went to Redemption Cove and I really went back and forth on who i wanted to leave from it. Either way would have worked well, but I think I wanted Ricky moreso to come back because at least me and him can strategize effectively.... PLUS, i feel like he would have been easier to get rid of later down the line. But just like in life, things can't go my way and he ended up leaving...FUCK FUCK FUCK!! So now I'm stuck with Nax *heavy sigh*

Don't get me wrong, Nax is alright, but me and him have not really built up any type of real relationship throughout this game. There was a period of time where he basically sat on invisible on skype and wouldn't talk to me at all. This was the period of time when he though his alliance had total control of the game and he felt it unnecessary to be bothered with me. Welll, the tides have turned and now he has to come out and awkwardly socialize with us common folks.

It ALLL started when Nicole got voted out, he quickly messaged me and tried to form some type of "bond" with me over the fact that he wasn't used to all the overly flamboyant talk amongst Ricky and Jedda or w/e. Basically he was feeding me bullshit, and like the little kid at the dinner table, i took it all, put it in a napkin and threw it out the window. He knew he was slowly going to be on the outs and he tried to jump ship WAYY too late. Anyways, after that he really didnt talk to me again one on one which is fine because i don't normally initiate conversations with him.

So after the Woods vote, i think he got this misconception in his mind that me and him were cool because we voted together....boy is he wrong. What he doesn't (or maybe he does)  understand is that the Woods vote was for my own selfish gain, not some type of show of unity with him and Ricky. Anyways, he messaged me this morning out of the blue to have some small chit chat and then asked if I was up for talking game..... and thats when i remembered why Ricky did all the talking for that alliance. Anyways here's how THAT convo went down.

[5:17:41 AM] David Oberholzer: I've never been on meds, except pain killers after I've done something monumentally stupid.
[5:18:34 AM] David Oberholzer: So, are you up to a little game talk?
[5:19:07 AM] Jermainey: oh i take meds to keep me from having seizuress
[5:19:15 AM] Jermainey: suree thing, whatsupp
[5:20:10 AM] David Oberholzer: Well, as you can imagine, I'm looking to survie a bit longer. Go fig, right?
[5:20:49 AM] David Oberholzer: And I'm trying to draw a picture in my head of where people are, how they're situated.
[5:21:11 AM] Jermainey: understandableee
[5:21:25 AM] David Oberholzer: And I know who I LIKE the most, but I frankly have no idea who I can trust, or who is actually willing to work with me.
[5:21:55 AM] David Oberholzer: Straight up, though, I've been talking with Jedda. Just generally about what might be possible.
[5:22:12 AM] Jermainey: mmhmmm
[5:22:40 AM] David Oberholzer: I'm getting the idea that Animal and Brenda have bonded over the Woods vote - or rather, they've bonded more.
[5:22:54 AM] Jermainey: oh really?
[5:23:01 AM] David Oberholzer: It looks like that.
[5:23:29 AM] Jermainey: makes sense, they both seemed to like him
[5:23:40 AM] David Oberholzer: I know Brenda did, for sure.
[5:23:59 AM] Jermainey: Brenda has alayws been a mystery to me
[5:25:04 AM] David Oberholzer: She doesn't talk much, but remember, she was aligned with Ricky, Nicole, you and me for awhile, and stuck with Rick, Nicole, Jedda and I after that, for like one vote.
[5:25:17 AM] David Oberholzer: So I got to know her a little bit.
[5:25:37 AM] David Oberholzer: She flat out defended Woods in like round three.
[5:25:53 AM] Jermainey: when she gave him her amulet?
[5:25:58 AM] David Oberholzer: That's right.
[5:26:22 AM] David Oberholzer: She was supposed to give it to Jedda, and (as I understand it) said she would do so.
[5:26:51 AM] David Oberholzer: Then she found out that Woods was a possible target that round, and saved him.
[5:27:11 AM] David Oberholzer: I *like* that she never lied about it - I respect that a lot.
[5:27:32 AM] Jermainey: yeah, i don't really take her as a liar
[5:28:12 AM] David Oberholzer: In any case, there's also this split of opinion that Animal's either working with, or refusing to work with Joe.
[5:28:39 AM] Jermainey: oh??
[5:28:47 AM] Jermainey: why is that?
[5:29:12 AM] David Oberholzer: Either they'd been working together for awhile, or Animal is pissed at him, again over the Woods vote.
[5:29:34 AM] Jermainey: so joe went behind his back with the Woods vote?
[5:29:56 AM] David Oberholzer: Yup. Animal and Brenda both voted Ricky. Everyone else voted Woods.
[5:30:47 AM] Jermainey: so now thats caused tension between them?
[5:31:00 AM] Jermainey: since they've been so united on everything
[5:31:09 AM] David Oberholzer: That's my surmise, anyway. Something that Brenda said set off that thought.
[5:31:36 AM] Jermainey: what was that?
[5:32:17 AM] David Oberholzer: She was talking about how they'd been working together, and how tight they were, then said something like, "well, not anymore".
[5:32:26 AM] David Oberholzer: I didn't want to push her on that.
[5:32:52 AM] Jermainey: ohhh, understandable
[5:33:02 AM] David Oberholzer: So, this is a F6. Way easy for there to be a 3-3 split.
[5:34:03 AM] David Oberholzer: I think Jedda is willing to work with me. I think it's to your advantage to work with me (I mean, let's face it - At FTC I MIGHT get Ricky's vote).
[5:34:24 AM] David Oberholzer: The sticking point is Joe. I've never been able to get ANY kind of commitment out of him.
[5:34:57 AM] Jermainey: lol i remember Ricky having the same problem with him
[5:35:14 AM] David Oberholzer: But then, he DID come through on the Woods vote.
[5:35:41 AM] Jermainey: hell he doesnt even really give me any type of commitment either
[5:35:56 AM] David Oberholzer: I think that's his personality, more than his game.
[5:36:08 AM] Jermainey: i think Woods rubbed him the wrong way
[5:36:37 AM] David Oberholzer: Well, if there's trouble in paradise between him and Animal, that rubbing might be happening again.
[5:36:55 AM] Jermainey: hmmmm
[5:37:01 AM] Jermainey: come to think of it
[5:37:10 AM] Jermainey: i haven't really heard him mention animal much lately
[5:37:44 AM] David Oberholzer: So, do you think he can be pulled in? At least for the F6 vote?
[5:37:59 AM] Jermainey: hmmm
[5:38:11 AM] Jermainey: if Animal shuts him out enough
[5:38:15 AM] Jermainey: probably
[5:38:35 AM] David Oberholzer: OK, then there's this: Who do you think has the best chance of winning jury votes?
[5:38:43 AM] David Oberholzer: We already know that it's not me.
[5:38:53 AM] Jermainey: oh i think Animal hands down
[5:39:02 AM] David Oberholzer: There you go.
[5:39:05 AM] Jermainey: he has at some point worked with
[5:39:10 AM] Jermainey: almost every member
[5:39:15 AM] Jermainey: on the jury
[5:39:27 AM] David Oberholzer: So, we need to give him one more chance to do just that.
[5:39:41 AM] Jermainey: do what?
[5:39:53 AM] David Oberholzer: Put him on the jury, so he can work with the jury members.
[5:40:01 AM] Jermainey: X__X
[5:40:09 AM] David Oberholzer:
[5:40:19 AM] Jermainey: that is going to be
[5:40:24 AM] Jermainey: a VERY tough sell
[5:40:30 AM] David Oberholzer: To Joe?
[5:40:50 AM] Jermainey: yesss
[5:40:54 AM] David Oberholzer: Hmmmmmm.
[5:41:23 AM] David Oberholzer: The arguments are good ones, though:
[5:41:31 AM] Jermainey: i guess the thing
[5:41:40 AM] Jermainey: that needs to really be done first
[5:41:45 AM] David Oberholzer: 1) Animal isn't happy with you and could turn on you, like, RIGHT NOW over the Woods vote.
[5:42:08 AM] David Oberholzer: 2) Animal will win hands down if you let him in FTC>
[5:42:20 AM] Jermainey: well we need to make sure that Joe and Animal stay on the outs with each other
[5:42:57 AM] Jermainey: so that Joe is more OPEN to voting him out
[5:43:36 AM] David Oberholzer: He's going to be hung over when he wakes up today - he was drinking at home, alone, tonight.
[5:44:05 AM] Jermainey: lol Joe always drinks by himself
[5:44:18 AM] David Oberholzer: Dude, that is SO fucking sad.
[5:44:49 AM] Jermainey: yeaa i can't do that lol
[5:44:57 AM] Jermainey: i don't even keep alcohol in my apartment
[5:45:18 AM] David Oberholzer: I don't either, mostly because I can't afford to, but also, not really a heavy drinker.
[5:45:22 AM] David Oberholzer: Never liked being drunk.
[5:45:33 AM] Jermainey: i get drunk to easily
[5:45:45 AM] Jermainey: but i also drink socially
[5:45:59 AM] Jermainey: by myself....my god, that sounds depressing
[5:46:08 AM] David Oberholzer: I know, right?
[5:46:32 AM] David Oberholzer: So, I'm just going to put it out there:
[5:46:55 AM] David Oberholzer: Do you want to push for you, me and Jedda in the F3?
[5:47:14 AM] David Oberholzer: And if so, would it depend on whether Joe was in for the F6 vote?
[5:47:40 AM] Jermainey: hmmmmmm
[5:48:13 AM] Jermainey: how would we pull that off?
[5:48:24 AM] Jermainey: ohhh
[5:48:32 AM] David Oberholzer: All we need is for Joe to vote with us one.
[5:48:34 AM] David Oberholzer: once
[5:48:41 AM] Jermainey: yeah Joe would basically have to be on board for the Animal vote
[5:48:55 AM] Jermainey: oh boyyy, thats gonna be a tough one to sell
[5:48:58 AM] David Oberholzer: But here's the thing, it could be Brenda, instead.
[5:49:13 AM] David Oberholzer: Because at F5, you me and Jedda have majority.
[5:49:32 AM] Jermainey: do you think Brenda would be on board for that?
[5:49:38 AM] David Oberholzer: Haha!
[5:49:39 AM] Jermainey: i feel like she would be more OPEN
[5:49:45 AM] Jermainey: to it
[5:49:52 AM] David Oberholzer: No, I meant the vote could be for Brenda.
[5:50:02 AM] Jermainey: ohhh
[5:50:08 AM] David Oberholzer: But the other option is Brenda voting Joe. I don't know how hard that would be to get
[5:50:18 AM] Jermainey: hmm
[5:50:25 AM] Jermainey: brenda could be an option
[5:50:39 AM] Jermainey: h/o i gotta run to the restroom real quick
[5:50:47 AM] David Oberholzer: Brenda would NOT agree to any plan to vote out Animal, though.
[5:50:52 AM] David Oberholzer: Go!
[5:51:09 AM] David Oberholzer: (I'll destroy a few hundred more lung cells in the meantime-
[5:53:54 AM] David Oberholzer: back
[5:56:03 AM] David Oberholzer: Hey, do you mind if I bring Jedda into this convo?

As Joe would say *le sigh*....... I had to bullshit my way through this conversation. It was so hard to get through.
Animal and Joe are on the "outs" according to...Brenda?...over the Woods vote. LOL i thought that was funny because Joe even told me that he told Animal we were voting for Woods and Animal was fine with it. The only reason Animal didnt vote Woods was because he had a prior commitment that night and had to cast his vote early. AND THEN, you go and take a shot at Joe for drinking by himself?? Does he realize that me and Joe are FRIENDS? I can't with this one....I can'tttttttt. 

Anyways its pretty clear he wants Animal and Joe OUT, but I told him that Joe voting for Animal is probably next to impossible. So I got him to divert his attention on to Brenda.....Oh and I had to make a final 3 deal with him and Jedda.

This final 3 deal is NOT HAPPENING and he must think I'm a grade A idiot to think he's not a final TC threat. How many jury members was he aligned with in this game??? Like seriously, and he would sooo play the "I was an outcast and made it to finals card"...sorry homegurl but thats MY CARD to use at final TC if I so choose.

Anyways, our alliance chat was a 2 sideded conversation since Jedda didnt really talk in it. Who can blame him tbh?
Nax is tiring to talk to and im getting tired just writing about him. Anyways, we'll see what comes from this mess but as far as I'm concerned....Nax needs to go ASAP!

[Jermaine]

This has been a fairly slow weekend for sure...not a whole lot of chatting going on with me anyways. That could be a very good thing or a very bad thing...hmmm

Brenda did message me on here to say "hi" and that she hasnt had a chance to get to talk to me a whole lot lately, which is true, but I wasn't really sure what to make out of that.

Nax continues to run his rounds on Animal and Brenda and I guess they're entertaining him? He made it seem like Animal isn't really doing all that much talking and that Brenda is the one whose trying to strategize with him...but on a limited capcity.

Maybe I'm just projecting my feelings onto everyone else, but judging by people's actions towards him, it seems like everyone is pretty much dead set in the idea that Nax needs to be the next one to go....and I'm perfectly fine with that.

Me and him talked for awhile on skype about personal stuff, ya know. He has some interesting experiences to share so that was nice to have a conversation that wasn't so game heavy. The only problem with these conversations is that it makes you slightly attached to these people, but I still know what has to be done and I constantly remind myself of that afterwards.

It does still ring in my head that people keep saying Animal is a threat at the final TC and that he would win hands down, but I try not to let it bother me too much. I mean just brainstorming it, he has been more social then any of us left but would that be enough to warrant him a win? Hmmm, I don't know, I think all of us left face a VERY difficult path to claiming the title...especially Brenda and Jedda. I feel like they would be heavily criticized for their social skills and maybe even Joe as well?

Obviously going through my mind I realize that 2 of those 3 need to come to final TC with me, but the difficult part is getting Animal out. Is that even possible at this point? Would JOE go for it? I mean Joe is closer with Animal and I'm closer with Jedda so how would we decide who went between the two? Hmmmm

And where does Brenda fit into this grand scheme? Would she side with me to get out Animal, or would she join up with him and get rid of the two winners?

I think it would be pretty spectacular if me and Joe made the finals....I think it would be an iSurvivor first!

But yeah...sooo much going through my mind. Hopefully Nax DOESN'T win immunity tomorrow and we can promptly send him to jury....FML, it WOULD be a live TC too >_<

I already feel slimy about doing ANOTHER blindside, but especially on skype call...it makes it so awkward >__>