Zac:
Pre-Finale Confessional:
Ok so a LOT has happened since my last confessional so let me recap
Last time I checked in was the Drew vote. I was very conflicted here since the vote my alliance had come up with was Hadley, which I was not on board with since I wanted to work with Hadley on the side. I tried to push them to vote Clair, but Tiffany pushed for Hadley hard so it was really out of my control. I knew we didn't have the numbers to take out Hadley so I voted for Sanda. I did this for two reasons. 1. It would make my swap tribe alliance look like we were not all together, and 2. Just to start some chaos with Sanda who I felt would go crazy if she saw her name written down.
Next was the Tiffany vote. This round was really weird. There was like a group of 8 people and we said we’d all vote Sanda. Of course it was leaked to Sanda because having 8 people in a plan is not typically the smartest in Survivor. Sagar was the leaker and mastermind to this plan along with Hadley. They played my alliance like a fiddle and took out Tiffany. I was honestly very ok with Tiffany leaving, they were causing drama and trying way too hard to be the leader of our alliance. With Tiffany gone I felt so secure. I was Brady’s number 1, Daniel’s number 1, and I also had strong bonds with Hadley, all three had other connections within our tribe and kept me safe from being targeted by anyone else. I felt my game was going on the upswing and I wasn’t wrong.
Sadly, next was Hadley’s vote off. Similar to Drew, I just could not change the numbers to save her. Brady was the main one wanting her out, and I had already blindsided him once before during the swap so I didn’t want to do it again and hurt my game. I was in the middle for this vote (much like every vote oop I-) and had the option of teaming with Hadley, Sagar, Sanda, and Clair, or Brady, Daniel, Newz, and Jigsaw. I ended up voting Hadley out which was honestly the hardest moment of my game. I stand by this decision because if I had tried to save Hadley I would’ve exposed my whole game.
The game took a slight hiatus when Jigsaw was medically evacuated. RIP a legend forever in our hearts. With Jigsaw gone we were in the top 7. I was still surrounded with huge threats like Sanda, Sagar, and Newz and knew I had to make some moves to get to finale night.
At the Final 7, The Agency was formed. Sagar made an alliance chat with myself, Brady, and Newz and they wanted Sanda gone. You want Sanda out? I’m your guy. This group kind’ve worried me since Sagar and Newz were both people I wanted gone, but I knew working with them on this vote would help me gain their trust in the future. During this time Daniel wasn’t chatting with me much, I found that to be a bit odd since we're supposed to be a f2. Eventually, he came to me wanting to make a “big move”. His big move was Brady...like girl what. I was confused by this. Brady wasn’t a threat to Daniel or myself. He’s made enemies and I know that Daniel and I had outplayed him in the past. So I ask Daniel more about the numbers of the vote, this man says oh well Sanda, Clair, Sagar, and Newz are all on board. Mind you I know that Sagar and Newz are lying to him, but whatever, I play along. I got to thinking while we were talking..this man told 4 other people about making a big move before he came to me, his “#1 alliance”. Noted. From this conversation I learned I wasn’t Daniel’s number 1 and it reinforced to me that Sanda had to go, so that way Daniel doesn’t have any other options. Sanda was voted out 4-2-1. The Agency 1. Daniel 0.
Final 6 time!! My number 1 goal this round was to win immunity. But girl, I always have work during these damn challenges. So I’m at work and it’s a pretty slow day, so I look at the challenge to see if maybe it was possible for me to at least stay in the comp until I get home. Luckily for me it was. I was deadass helping customers, then telling them “give me a second” and pressing that damn button. I was NOT losing that challenge. I made it through work without losing somehow, and knew it was over for them. If I could stay in the challenge while literally serving ice cream to the elderly, I could do it from the comfort of my bed. The problem here was Daniel. He was not gonna step down and bragged about staying up till 6 every morning. Im like girl..go home. After all his bragging Daniel falls before Sagar and I. Once it was down to us two Sagar dropped, with the deal that I had to give them the idol clue. I was fine with this because I was honestly starting to trust Sagar more in the last few rounds so sure go get a clue. I was ready to make a move against Newz this round...and then Newz drops that his family may have COVID. So I’m like wow im a terrible person but..ok thanks this works, now I can relax a day.
My trip to Egypt has been great and I’m sad it going to come to an end. I feel I played a pretty good game. I’ve only received one vote so far, and that was at my very first tribal. I’ve made close bonds with most of the final 5, with the exception of Clair who has been a nonfactor this whole game. Here’s hoping I’m sitting next to her and Brady in the end for potentially my first survivor win?? Jk I know ill be a 0 vote finalist again lets be real.
