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Ok so last round ended in spectacular fashion! There was all kinds of lying and jockeying for position in the final hours of the vote. The 2 sides were Hil, Hal, Brant, Badger vs Zooey, Brittany, myself, with Kristen claiming to vote with each side.
Hal was strongly campaigning to keep Tom when I thought the votes were signed, sealed, and deliverJiggle. But noooooooooo Hal being a little paranoid and frightened little girl had to try and rally to save his butt buddy because he knew Amy was on the verge of returning. Well dumbass if you hadnt ran around taking credit for her demise when all you did was throw her name out there then you wouldnt be in the position you were in.
Originally Badger had told me and zooey he was on board with the plan but hours later he reneged and we found ourselves still in a complete deadlock. After talking with Kristen and feedin her the line about Jiggle and Shay going after each other if they stay I felt confident. Because yeah Jiggle is an ally but who isnt at this point and him staying is smart because Shay and him burned a bridge beyond repair and will nominate each other. Kristen seem pretty agreeable about the idea and I felt like I might pull a rabbit out of my hat.
Then the whispers from the other side begin an voila Tom pops up t let me know that he has his 5 votes and Shay will keep him. In addition he lets me know that he will forgive me for leading the charge against him if I change my vote and dont send it to a tie. Well first off I dont like threats asshole, secondly I dont like being called an asshole joke or not and then being asked for my vote by that same person, and lastly I dont give a rat's ass about your forgiveness and dont believe you would keep me.
All in all I did contemplate what was the smart move and decided that there was no point n just being a number to keep Tom. You gotta take risks sometimes to win this game and I stuck by my guns and kept the vote on Tom and low and behold Kristen was telling me the truth. Sayonara Tom! But the little jackass couldnt just leave and go quietly, he told me that he commended me on controlling every vote an proceeded to try to tell people to be weary of me because Im trying to control everything. Well too late Tom I already have these people brainwashed like an army of oompa loompas at my command and last time I checked voting out enemies/potential threats wasnt trying to control the vote; it was was trying to win the game and well having things break in my favor.
So after the other side saw that they had lost the ass kissing began and the shock that they had been bamboozled set in. Hal began trying to kiss my ass and do damage control and was all kinds of scared with the announcement that Amy was coming back. He had every right to be I wanted Amy to win and further continue getting rid of allies as the spiderweb needed to be trimmed back a bit.
Hilarie was next to come to me someone frustrated that I got my way again and embarrassed that she was so confident that Tom was staying. She's not being very follower like as I had hoped but shes still not an enemy so I will keep her in my playing deck for now.
Going into the HoH I liked the variety of the groups that ad been selectJiggle. I didnt really want to win HoH because I believed that I could get the noms I wanted no matter who won except for maybe Brant. So I had one goal and that was to knock out Hil and Kristen just to give whoever else that won their group a 50/50 shot. Low and behold the person I wanted most to win pulled it out.
Hal began scrambling the best he could and I took this time to pick Amy's brain. I found it kind of funny that almost everyone approached me to see what Amy was gonna do. I feel like the mainstream media and the other players are like the public I can spin the information that I give them and push them toward a certain angle and keep the info that I dont want them to have. I told everyone the same thing when in reality Amy was bouncing idea after idea off me.
As the hours ticked on I decided to make a game changing move and see what Amy thought of a final 2 between her and I. The pros far outweighed the cons as she is a challenge threat and loyal for the most part once she sticks her mind to it. We have repaired any bad blood from early in the game and I was brutally honest with her about how things went down. She agreed that it would be highly beneficial for us both as we could run off challenge wins and agreed as long as she was my one and only. Of course I told her she was what fool would say otherwise.
When it came down to her nominees she went with a suggestion I hatched in Kristen and Hal. Me and Hilarie had talked about flushing out a possible veto if Kristen has one and that is the only reason she is on the block. She would be a fool to use it as Hal will be headed home either way unless he wins veto. All in all it could be another stellar round for me and I could eliminate another person within my web without actually pulling the trigger. I am the one in the shadows pulling the strings but never being pinned with the crime or catching the wrap for it.
So this puts my final 2 tally at 3: Zooey, Amy, Brittany. Brittany and Amy are challenge threats and Zooey well shes zooey. Ive built my strongest rapports with the stronger players in the game because if I am able to influence them when they are in power its just as good as me having the power. I feel that I have put myself in a very solid and guarded position to win as those close to me think I have their best interests in mind. Really Im looking out for myself first and foremost and giving myself options so that I can move from plan A all the way down to plan Z if the elements of the game called for it. Trying to divide the house is perfect for me because it keeps people from talking strategy with one another and allows me to cover my tracks. Im starting to see the paths open up to the end and ideally I would win a last challenge to secure it but having someone win a challenge that I have influence over and a deal works just as well.
Sorry for the length and the delay on this work has kicked my ass of late
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