MERGE
The merge came and we were all united and the twin flame fragment I found was good and Sea told me she didn’t find one and I know it is going to be impossible to find another so I asked my allies Akshar, Scott and Julio who had partners left if they found one. Akshar told me he has but was waiting for his partner, Scott had his partner found one but not him and Julio had 1 but does not like his partner. I did not want people thinking me and Julio were this close so I decided to transfer my fragment to Sea to give myself the best chance of claiming one and have Julio hand me his fragment and just like that me and Sea got our fragments together getting an extra vote thanks to Sea.
This part of the game is where my social skills from the tribe stage pays off with people coming up to tell me info and creating alliances like with Me, Jake H, Akshar, Julio, Scott and Sea and we needed 1 more to make it 7 to get majority. Here we know that Jake C, Chris and Jayson seem to be a trio that needs to be split up and we got to be careful of The Hordes of James, Michael and Pugh from teaming up with them. Well, it all started with James saying to me and Sea about being worried about the pairs of Akshar & Michael and Pugh & Scott and obviously I told both Akshar and Scott about this and both told me that James offered an alliance with these 2 pairs which shows he is trying to turn us against each other. I knew I had to do something and with Akshar telling me that Michael was willing to do Jake C was perfect to get him gone but I needed to get both Michael and Pugh to trust us moving forward and not with James as I have to break up The Hordes. I will give a better offer to Pugh by telling him about the possibility of us 3 pairs working together since Pugh trusts Sea so I would know from Sea if Pugh agrees and he did so I used that to tell Michael, Scott and Akshar this and Akshar was the one to suggest Julio to create a majority and that is how The 7 was formed as I planted the seeds and everyone did their job of the positives of this alliance.
The 7 Alliance helped me so much to create bonds with people more like Pugh and Michael who I hadn’t talked much to and helping secure my allies of Julio, Sea, Akshar and Scott a safety net of people who will vote a majority. In the Festie Besties we found out that the merge idol was gone and assumed Chris had it who got the first idol clue and in F12 we had to blindside Jayson in case he had the idol and Scott was able to talk with me having a chat with the other side doing Sea so we know if an idol is played then who we can put the idol on with Akshar here telling me he only told me and Julio not Scott and not Sea and I had to tell Sea this to calm her down and reassure her that everything will be fine.
The F11 should have been clean sailing and here I mentioned the extra vote I have to Michael who told me that he has the extra vote from finding the twin flames so we both got it and I told Scott about this news. Here I thought about Cody’s potential idol and had a plan to split the vote 4-4-4 using my extra vote and to flush the idol gone or blindside Cody as everyone in The 7 was on board as I managed to sell this idea to them to benefit us. But sadly, Julio flipped to get Pugh out and that is when I knew that my game has took a peg down as Julio told all of us being sorry and thought us 6 had a separate alliance which wasn’t true and yeah, I was mad about it but I knew I had to be nice to Julio as he is still a friend and an ally we can use in the future. Here at F10 we got James out making everyone including Julio think we are doing Jake H to test if she trusts us and, in the end, James got voted out.
That vote was chaotic and Pugh getting voted out didn’t go my way but it led to opportunities as with Pugh gone, I was able to get closer with Scott who I liked and got James out who I saw as a threat in this game who will sneak his way all the way to the end and was close with people in The 7. Also, at this moment Akshar told me he was going to tell the Zeus Idol tomorrow to Scott trusting him more than Julio and said he wanted me, him, Scott and Michael together and when he said Micahel, I knew he was still close with his partner and with that idol I knew I was playing for 2nd against him if I take him to the end.
So, the next day before Akshar woke up, I told Scott first about Akshar having the Zeus Idol and has told Julio, me and Sea (I lied that Akshar told him this) to get him to believe that Akshar does not trust him and to be loyal to me. And it worked with him being angry that Akshar would keep this and they were working together thinking he was his number 1. Telling Scott this was a game changer for my game creating an ally who I can trust with my life and told me valuable info. He told me Chris created a chat with Michael, Akshar, Jay and him with how Chris sees me, Julio and Sea being close. And he told me that Chris trusts him again thinking he voted Jake H at F11 in the split vote being an understanding between those 2 not to vote for each other but it was me who cast 2 votes for Jake H and shows a positive outcome as now I have eyes and ears into that alliance and proves my point that Akshar is a threat.
The auction I didn’t get anything which is a positive thing as people won’t target you and I showed proof of my late bid that I didn’t have it and all that probing got me to have Akshar spill he has the secret item being a steal a vote along with the half idol making him a huge threat.
At this time, I was talking to Sea and trust her about having Scott in the F3 and mentioning we have to cut Akshar and Michael at some point. Scott then told me of that alliance with Akshar telling everyone I wanted him gone and telling Scott Sea told as that shows Sea is more loyal to them not us and means we lost a potential number as we need a blindside at F8 before the half idol gets used.
I took this opportunity in the merge at the start to talk to Jay as someone I can use as an ally down the line when were together but being on opposite sides we talk with each other if were getting votes or not as talking is the greatest weapon. To show his trust I gave proof I didn’t have the secret item and that he will get 2-3 votes if an idol was played looking out for him and making sure he will be with me.
The biggest problem in pulling of the blindside is we need Chris to listen and choose to target him and trust me not being with Julio and Sea. I started earlier talking about casual things and in this company I used this opportunity to help him by saying I don’t want him gone and letting him know when I’m posting. Here I gave him a 30 second head start and won immunity thanks to me and this helped me willing to help him win by not letting Akshar win and Scott confirmed being grateful.
After the comp Scott told Chris the plan on my behalf being closer and it has to be done here at F8. Scott told me that he wants Akshar out at F7 and Julio out now. This is where I worked my magic convincing Chris that Akshar has all 3 advantages and is close with Sea and Michael and I proved why I’m not close with Julio and Sea doing a convincing job.
Doing it now eliminates the threat of those advantages ruining our plans and Akshar was throwing my name as an option but Scott turned it down and wait till F7. Here The alliance Scott was in wanted to split the vote between Julio and Jay with Julio getting a majority so we need only 4 votes. To fill that number would be Jay who Chris talks to and I do the same with the bond created and having an alliance will help and we created The Blindside Crew and blindsided Akshar a dangerous player.
The Blindside Crew was essential to my game creating bonds that people don’t expect with and especially Chris as you have to work with the enemy to help get far. Scott was my rock and an ally people didn’t think of with no previous relationships using my social skills to have full trust in me and being kind to Chris and Jay as doing that goes a long way.
I made a promise with Chris I vote Julio out at F7 in exchange for him voting Akshar out at F8 and I stuck by it even though I didn’t want to do it but I got to prove my loyalty. I thought me and Scott were on top but Michael revealed Akshar gave him the half idol and steal a vote used on me and Scott was voted out seen as a big threat and close to Chris. I know it is sad to lose a friend that helped me and I helped him and that blindside shows that Michael is the biggest threat to win.
At F6 I wanted Michael gone but people feared Akshar gave him his idol and here me and Julio got close and I saw Julio as someone I could trust trying to not get the votes on him. This tribal was chaotic with Chris revealing an idol and thought I would do Jay not be with him. That was a scary part but I wasn’t going to let Chris intimidate me as I trust Julio and did Michael not voting my friend Jay out. By the end Julio got voted out but I wasn’t getting any votes and wasn’t seen as a target anymore with people seen in the spotlight ahead of me.
I knew I needed safety at F5 if Michael had the idol and I knew Michael and Sea would vote me gone as someone Chris won’t play an idol on. Little they knew me and Chris made up with that intimidation last tribal trying not to vote Jay out and thank the lord I won immunity deciding how the vote went. I thought of doing Michael being the biggest threat but Jay suggests what if he has an idol and I did Sea to prove my loyalty and I will vote my partner out. Sea tried to get me to spill as I said Michael who played an idol on himself but Sea went and that benefit me as Chris and Jay see I can be trusted 3 rounds in a row.
Chris even offered a final 3 if Michael wins sending Jay home who would split the votes so I would be hear no matter what. At F4 Chris won and Michael the biggest threat was out as The Blindside Crew me and Scott created achieve the Final 3.
