- Wed Dec 02, 2015 6:12:41 pm
#5530
So to answer your questions: Yes, I was expecting the vote to go that way, Marissa leaving means that Sophie is out of power for the time being and I'm in good with the other players because they don't think I'm up her butt anymore, and I've been considering Jury votes. I might not have Lil's, at least right now, but that's why I've got to work on my game in order to convince her I deserve it. I'm working my social game the best I know how, but I'm also playing multiple sides right now, so that could all explode very easily. I'm in good with Kelly, Gabe, Mookie, maybe Sophie (I suspect she secretly hates me now but is keeping it under wraps. She is probably laughing her head off that I gave her back the idol but I stand by that decision. If I didn't, the chances of her outing me with it were very good and after the last outburst of one Kim P at tribal when she threw me under the bus and after all the work I've done to undo that view of me, I'm not going through that again. I can't afford to. So I took a calculated risk and gave her back the idol. I figure I'm no worse off than I was before she gave it to me, and now I might actually have her trusting me a little bit.)
Ok, so I think that move was really good for me. I saved Flicka's butt and she's got reason to be grateful. I proved my loyalty to Mookie and now he's got more incentive to watch my back, especially with his partner being gone (which is exactly what I wanted to happen), I've got a pretty good ally in Kelly, even though I think I'll have to take her out somewhere down the road, and I think things are actually ok with Sophie, even if the wind has been taken out of her sails a bit. She's still pretty gung-ho and wants to make a move on Sugar now, but that would undo everything I just did so I'm not gonna be stupid and go along with that. But I'm not gonna lie to her this time, so I'll just try to talk her down. It's like trying to keep a rottweiler on a very thin leash. I don't know what she's gonna do but I hope I can reel her in. She's not the "laying low" type, I know, but if she wants to survive she's gonna need to, I think. Big moves are all well and good but you have to do them at the right time, and I think after last round we need to let the dust settle a little. People aren't stupid and they'll be willing to turn the tide again in a round or two, we just need to be patient.
In the meantime, I'm not gonna be able to make the challenge on time tonight so I'm gonna be vulnerable for sure. I guess we'll see where people's loyalties are then.
