Round 9: Hey Now, Hey Now, This Is What Dreams are Made Of

[Nick]

So the last tribal was fucking iconic, most importantly because it went as planned. Like on all fucking aspects, the Fuck Them Bitches™ crew (Jenn-Nick-Teddy-Don), Jeff flipping back, Steffen voting Jeff, and Aren's ass not playing his exile advantage because Sam corralled him. Just, a thing of beauty. My reaction:


And this was them:




I kicked off the Steffen vote Jeff plan with him following Tierra vote off tribal, and Jenn polished it off. That plan was an insurance policy because I didn't fully trust Jeff at that time to vote with us, but I knew (and our alliance knew) that if he didn't and the vote was 4-4-1, Jeff's ass would flip on the revote and make it 4-3, because we had warned him about they wanting to cut him. Luckily, he pulled through. 

I like Steffen and feel terrible that we basically just put his game on blast, but it had to be done to completely crumble the other side. It creates distrust between Steffen and Sam, and Austin's ass is NOT going to go down with the Titanic I'll tell you that much.


And, seeing as how Lizzie is on the verge of quitting, that side is over. Jeff couldn't flip back to that group even if he wanted to.

*AGGRESSIVELY KNOCKS ON WOOD* 

I'll talk more about the challenge and the possible Lizzie quit and the infinite downsides to such a move if it happens before Tribal Council tomorrow.

But tonight I'm feeling like...



and



(Also shout out Taylor Swift, the Nick-Jenn-Teddy-Jeff alliance is called "I Did Something Bad")

[Nick]

Also, shout out Jenn for this iconic gif representing Sam realizing he doesn't have control over this game.

[Nick]

So I really don't want to comment on this and make Lizzie feel worse should she read this after the game, but for me this is an authentic experience and it wouldn't be fair if I pretended that I was okay with her decision. But for those who don't know what I'm referring to:

    
    Lizzie has decided to quit the game. She is now the third member of the jury. As a result Tribal Council is canceled.



We talked last night about her decision to stay or go and the severe implications her decision could have. I really can't even type my thoughts right now, because while I absolutely do care about her well-being, she has shown me once again that she does not care about me. I would've had respect for her and her emotional state if she quit before the challenge or after tribal tonight, but no her "I really don't want to impact the game anymore." plea is fake. Plain and simple, it's so fake. By quitting now and cancelling tribal AFTER Jenn and I won immunity so she could fall on the sword to spare Sam is dirty gameplay, and she knows that because I told her that's how I would receive it straight up. So it hurts, again, and even a little more this time. 



And to some of you I truly am sorry because I know that you are friends with her, and while I know part of this decision is looking out for her own well being, she knows from a strategic standpoint of what she just did. And I'm kinda left feeling like I regret every hour I put into building a genuine relationship with her because it's clear she does not care about me on a game level or personal level since she couldn't even give me the decency to say "I'm quitting" before she told John to tell us. I know Sam's ass pushed her towards that decision too.  Also, Sam is apparently going to Chicago this weekend (shout out Frances) and I know from previous talks with Lizzie that she was also planning to go to Chicago this weekend, so on top of everything it's even fishier and more upsetting if you can connect the dots.

Again, I know this probably isn't what I should be saying because of the circumstances of her mental health, but it's how I feel about it. And it really makes me appreciate the friendship I"ve built and had with Jenn.