back from the dead and ready to rumble

[Lizzie]

pregame!!

youtu.be/ucnWxak1PIY

[Frances]

good luck bb we're rooting for u <3

[Lizzie]

First impression ratings of my tribe:

1. Teddy- Super SUPER chill guy. He is from Minnesota so we easily bonded over that, and does kid stuff as well so thats another easy in. He seems logical and like a solid ally. He just seems like a friendly guy, not someone to backstab or act crazy but he could just be an incredibly actor so don't get me wrong, to answer the seasons question; I TRUST NO ONE. He is new to Skype games so I could build a relationship based on giving him the scoop. He seems to know a LOT about Conquest 8/ the ORG community in general. This guy does his research. Gotta keep that in mind.  

2. Sam- We immediately bonded a bunch (shoutout to nick demott and sams theatre degree, and his amazing taste in musicals) and basically chatted the entirety of the call roasting people and just trolling. He says he was only talking with me for the most part (which I kinda believe), but it's odd that he doesn't seem to want to integrate himself into the tribe with other people. This could be a good thing, makes him more tethered to me. For sure calling with him tomorrow. 

3. Carly- She seems super smart, funny, could be a good shield (because first impression tells me she's someone who will speak her mind). I might be able to be more active than her and make better bonds, yet be perceived in a similar way as her. She left early, so I didn't get to hear as much from her but she definitely left a good first impression, likely on everyone, which is even better for me tbh. 

4. Donald- surprisingly was the highlight of my night. super funny guy and led the group in conversation. seems easy enough to work with and honestly kind. could be an unlikely duo, i think i am going to work on getting close to him. My only concern is I've see how Donald is when he blows up (woof woof if anyone knows what I am referencing) and it could be dangerous to have someone who can't seem to take a breath and let somethings go (Is Andrew back?) Regardless, Donald has proposed working with the three ladies, which is interesting. We shall see. 
Fun Donald moment: 

[11/11/17, 1:05:31 AM] Patrick: Sorry I can’t talk I’m in bed with my friend
[11/11/17, 1:05:35 AM] Lizzie Esposito:
[11/11/17, 1:05:38 AM] Donald Boudah: Patty daddy!
[11/11/17, 1:05:48 AM] Donald Boudah: Can we get pics!? 

5. Aren: Aren is sweet and easy to read. He is here to play, and I don't want to see that crushed, I like his spirit. He's extremely young, which would typically make him a target but I'd rather use that to my advantage. If i can get away with protecting him I'd like to. Initial idea; him, Donald and myself could make a smaller secret alliance, with me acting as if my true allies within a larger alliance are Sam/Teddy??  Too bad it seems that Donald wants to stay close to Tierra, who I'm not as sure about. 

6. Tierra- super quiet to the point it made me extremely nervous. It makes me feel uneasy to give and give and give and have her sit there. I hope she doesn't get away with that, could be very Adam 2.0. She seems very awesome as a person though (reminds me a lot of Mimi, but shyer) so I am still very drawn to her. Maybe on a 1 on 1 call we would click more. 

7. Steffen- Something just rubs me the wrong way about that guy. I am still figuring him out. 

8. Michael- No show. Also ignored my message saying I'd look out for him when he said he was nervous about missing night 1. 

Connections I know of: 
-Donald and Carley played together and Tierra hosted them (major scare factor- probably will feed this to someone impressionable like Aren if the time is right).

-Teddy, Michael and Jermaine I think are all active mini players and potentially friends.

-Sam was just a f2 with Holly in WGE which was hosted by Austin (not that he really played that) 

-And oh yeah....Austin and I are great friends I can get pre-mades too, what the fuck! (said in sandra style obviously). 

-There is probably a connection between Jeff and Steffen through Leah/BB Hell

Okay. Not to fixate on that stuff just wanted to put it out there. And to keep it on my mind (unlike in Egypt where I literally forgot until it was almost too late).

So, how did I do night one?

Could have done better! I was probably way too outspoken. It was just a quiet bunch, and I found myself in that role, along with Teddy and Donald primarily. I said a LOT about conquest 8 which was probably obnoxious and maybe rubbed people the wrong way, but also could help people view me as more transparent. I definitely tried to frame it as a tool to help the entire tribe. We'll see. Also I won a few of the games which I try to avoid (don't want the attention) and it was especially troublesome that one was literally a lying game (don't necessarily want to showcase that skill). however, I think Carly won like 3 and Donald 2 as well so it probably didn't stand out too much. I stayed on call for almost the entire night, there was about 20 more minutes after I left which was definitely not enough time to form an alliance or anything. I also feel like I tried to ask a lot of questions and make everyone feel special, and like we had some kind of unique bond. However, this is not done best in a group call. So that is where I missed the mark aha. 

Night one could have gone worse! I am feeling a bit better after meeting these people, and yet a bit more afraid! The cast is strong, but hey, I've been to egypt! Don't think you can top that. Game plan is to talk to everyone as much as I can one on one tomorrow and work that Lizzie charm. Wish me luck viewers! 

[Adam]

aweee, love you sooo much and rooting for you to take home the win <3

[Lizzie]

Major events of today:

I jump on a call with Aren, which goes pretty well; mostly we discuss how great the tribe is, how fun it is, how he wants to win this immunity, kind of non-talk. But regardless, I can tell Aren is happy to be on a call with me and that he trusts me.

So then since Sam and I basically act as if we are working together without ever calling, we decide to go ahead and do that. We chat for a while about tv, theatre (what he wants to do is actually so cool and sweet, what a swell guy), Alex Rico (shoutout) and sequester/other games. He talks about how he doesn't really play games because there are always too many people that he knows, and that he only knows Holli from this which is refreshing etc. (by the way, this guy has hosted Holli, played sequester with her and played WGE with her. DAMN). Anyways, eventually, I just drop the XTC connections. He freaks. Thinks one of them has got to go at the first TC. I push for working with Aren which he is down for and we not so naturally bring him in (I discuss immunity comp with Aren, do the whole; oh, Sam just chatted me wanting to talk about results, mind if I add him? routine). 

Sam, Aren and I form a solidified alliance. Aren seems pretty into it. We discuss splitting up for the challenge into the three group so we can each have eyes on a different group of people and report in case of a temptation twist or trust twist: operation divide and conquest. The main thing will be making him feel included, staying super active in that chat and framing it as if my tight pair within it is Aren. 

I later call with Carly who comes clean about her and Donald (apparently there is nothing to tell between her and Tierra) and I buy it. She says she wants to work with me and Sam but honestly she looked at me so skeptically the entire time we were speaking that it made me quite uncomfortable. I don't think she has anything else going on, however so I'm here for it. Carly brings up the exact same split plan that Sam and I have already made with Aren which makes me LOL. 

We do a tribe call which is boring and I accidentally blow off Teddy which is kind of stupid considering I want him to be my #1. I also need to work Steffen tomorrow, I want to be tight with him in case of a swap as I'm pretty sure he'll be safe until then. I am sure I have more to say but biddy is tired so maybe i'll make a video confessional in the morning. Hasta luego losers!  

[Lizzie]

Day 3

I called with Teddy, we got along super easily, agreed on a lot of major game philosophy/theory kind of stuff that we discussed which was a really good sign (and it actually felt genuine, not just like people who say over and over again that it's never good to flip blah blah blah aka i'm trying to please you). Teddy seemed to feel pretty comfortable with me, enough to tell me all the connections he knew of (even though I pretty much knew them all as well, apart from I think some I-survivor thing, which I already forgot). He hinted pretty hard at Michael being the first boot, and we shared our general frustrations with how Michael hasnt been around. We talked about the twist and how we plan to play it and just the game in general. We said nothing super concrete but I think it's pretty clear we were on good terms and will potentially work together. I also noticed Teddy said he had called with Aren, and remember numerous times Aren raved about liking Teddy, so I gotta remember that.

I talked with everyone a bit on chat, nothing too exciting. Joked around with Steffen quite a bit but still haven't been able to get a time to call him, which I'd really like to do again because I definitely see Steffan being around long term.

Carley really wanted to have a group call with Sam and I, and we never got it together which makes me extremely nervous. I feel like she might be losing a lot of trust with all my being slow to respond and such. I'm not sure, I just find it really hard to read her.

I don't really talk to Donald or Tierra that much, but I don't necessarily think they talk to anyone that much. I don't think they necessarily need that much contact to feel good about someone, but I can't tell for sure. I should probably try and call one of them during this round. 

During the challenge, my competitive ass was killing it. I was at like 1 hour and 50 minutes and honestly didn't see any end in sight, but the more time went on the more I realized that it was a bit unnecessary for my game to go so far with it (as I likely had already done enough to beat the other player). Plus, I could tell Michael is a good person to play to their ego, and he probably needed a hero moment to be taken seriously on our tribe. So I decided to drop at somewhere right under 2 hours. I probably got too much attention for even making it that far tbh but oh well, as I said, girl likes to win.

During the challenge, Michael and I got along super well. We talked a bunch and kept each other motivated which was great aside from the fact that I think it made me lose trust with Teddy. I think Teddy maybe could have interpreted that as 'what Lizzie and I have isn't as special, she can talk with anyone, even who we just discussed being the boot'. This is not what I want his perception to be. It's just frustrating, like I want to play this UTR, more quiet game but I just can't bring myself too lol I think I'm too extra as a person. Honestly, if this loses me trust with Teddy I still really like him as a person and will continue to talk to him all the time lol. 

Talked with Sam after the challenge for a long ass time. He and I are brutally open with each other about the tribe, which gives me good vibes but sam is definitely a potential villain in my opinion and just knows soo much about how things play out in games from hosting etc. He also criticizes survivor for being predictable and is so against big alliances and pagonging which is like not something you should openly admit in these games probably? We are good for now, but Sam is smart and always has the literal exact same plans as me which makes me nervous. Idk man

Thoughts about exile: as its looking more and more like Michael will be leaving, it could be good for him to go to exile so I can force a Tierra boot without looking so obvious about it. I think michael has the potential to be a dangerous player, but so far isn't showing it and likely has the strongest connection with me out of anyone and something I have learned is don't cut a connection thats good for you for the good of others (alex, leah). That could be risky however and the safer bet may be hoping its Aren, assuming we can get enough votes for michael without him around (surely we will). I think Aren having a potential advantage is good for my game and I certainly don't want to be sent there just yet so he's a close second. As for the other tribe my strategy is to try and target whoever I think would be the likely first boot and send them, to try to force some further divisions and tension on the other side, and keep a potential advantage out of the hands of the powerful. It's just a matter of figuring out who that might be...

This likely makes no sense I haven't actually read over it and its like 3am so good luck reading. Anyways, until tomorrow viewers! 

[Lizzie]

WOOWWW JUST WAIT FOR ME TO POST A CONFESSIONAL I AM STRESSED AS FUCK 

THIS IS HONESTLY ME OVERPLAYING MYSELF OUT OF THE GAME AND THINKING OF EVERYTHING THAT COULD GO WRONG IF I DONT DECIDE WHO TO TRUST IN THE NEXT HOUR PROBABLY 

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