Rhys confesh
As the buffs were handed out, I felt like I had one stuck down my throat, as I saw names like Robin, Brittany, Ollie and Tim appear for the Nagoya tribe, all who are certainly LIVELY characters to put it fondly.
But I wasn't out the woods yet, as the next tribe, Okazaki, seemed relatively tame, and almost exciting, until Bingo's name came up. If this really was Bingo that would be the equivalent of having 5 numbers in a row, and all you need that is that 6th, and it doesn't appear. In fact, the Bingo caller drops down dead and the event is called off. Bingo is good, real good.
And then Tahara comes up, and every player are ones I've never met. They seem good, competent in fact. I'm thrilled. But then 3 names come up and not mine... another name, and it's not mine. The penultimate name comes up and suddenly I'm thinking, "Oh goodness, put me with Jarod, put me with Brittany, Tim, even ROBIN, just anyone!'
But - relief - my name comes up, and I'm on a tribe I not only feel really excited by, but I feel proud to be with them. I love teams of 6 because it homes in your sense of loyalty, and I'm not a loyal fella. But it feels like the 6 of us against the world, (or the 4 of us if you discount Blake and Broniak, already on the outs it would appear to me) and I'm ready to get both hands stuck in.
I'm playing for the team in this one. NAGoya won't win. The tribe Bingo is on won't win. Tahara all the way baby.