Post by jeffharris on Jul 30, 2019 22:15:18 GMT
I'm feeling.... okay this week. I hesitated to state that "I feel good" because once you feel that way in this game you're usually the next to go. But after conversations today with various people and seeing where their heads (supposedly) are leaning, I think I stand a good shot of making it out of this tribal alive.
Quick rundown on who I'm working with, whose in the game and how I feel about them:
My current allies (in order of how comfortable I am working with them)
1. Jake - Jake has been a fun ally to work with. To others he's simply a shield in this game, technically he is for me too but I'm not using him in the same way others are1. Many people have outright said that they want to keep Jake in longer just to help keep themselves safer. Not a bad strategy, but I think (and hope) that I'm doing it better by genuinely working "with" him. It's a game but I like the guy, he's not as bad as others have made him out to be, that and we have a lot in common. We're both from DC, both commute out of state to the SAME CITY and METRO STOP for work, both work in non-profits, and we're both sarcastic assholes2. So I feel good about working with him. Sure I've heard of his past but that's in the past, I'm working in the now, and I've run the scenarios with him, he stands a much better chance working with me than against me.
2. David - David is still my OG #1. I've wanted to continue working with him from the moment I got swapped to the moment I got back. I'm assuming (at this point at least) that my working with Jake would spook David away from wanting to trust me, so for now I'm keeping this on the low while feeding him as much information without putting Jake or my game in jeopardy.
3. Ashley / Brian - These two are about even right now. Ashley and I have been working with David since day 1 and, as I've said time and again, I like her vibe. I came clean to her about throwing a vote her way but assured her that she was never in any real danger to go home. I feel like she understood what happened but I could see a skeptical twinkle in her eye, so I'm going to continue to work on reassuring her that I still like her, want to work with her and trust her. Brian, on the other hand, is also a gem of a teammate and ally. We bonded during our time on New Palma and I've been working closely with him AND Jake in a DC based alliance, one I think will help us all go far as we each have a finger in each of the original tribes. He has had the benefit of being on the same tribe as me since merge with Ashley and I having taken a week apart from one another to build new relationships. For this reason they're tied with one another; I don't want either to go home.
4. Sean / April - Another two new friends I made on New Palma that I've enjoyed. Though I don't share truly pertinent information with either of them, I do like their personalities and I could see myself allying myself with them along the way. Hope I get the opportunity to work with them moving forward.
5. Logan / Jenn C - I don't know much about Logan or Jenn C, having only spoken with them on video once in this game so far but they both seem like sweet ppl who want to compete.
6. Jenn F. / Duke - The two I know THE LEAST about and haven't gotten on a call with at all. Jenn is safe this week and is the ONLY name I've heard this week in discussions about who to vote out but she's safe... again. The girl has skills. She's apparently won two of these before so she could feasibly take a third if ppl let her get far enough. Duke is a mystery. I've gotten nowhere with him and I don't know if there's time left to start anything there, making him an easy pick for someone to go first (that isn't me)
Hoping to make it out of this tribal to bring you more juicy updates.
Until then!
1 Re-reading this makes it sound so naughty, hahaha It's not like that!
2 Him moreso than me of course
Quick rundown on who I'm working with, whose in the game and how I feel about them:
My current allies (in order of how comfortable I am working with them)
1. Jake - Jake has been a fun ally to work with. To others he's simply a shield in this game, technically he is for me too but I'm not using him in the same way others are1. Many people have outright said that they want to keep Jake in longer just to help keep themselves safer. Not a bad strategy, but I think (and hope) that I'm doing it better by genuinely working "with" him. It's a game but I like the guy, he's not as bad as others have made him out to be, that and we have a lot in common. We're both from DC, both commute out of state to the SAME CITY and METRO STOP for work, both work in non-profits, and we're both sarcastic assholes2. So I feel good about working with him. Sure I've heard of his past but that's in the past, I'm working in the now, and I've run the scenarios with him, he stands a much better chance working with me than against me.
2. David - David is still my OG #1. I've wanted to continue working with him from the moment I got swapped to the moment I got back. I'm assuming (at this point at least) that my working with Jake would spook David away from wanting to trust me, so for now I'm keeping this on the low while feeding him as much information without putting Jake or my game in jeopardy.
3. Ashley / Brian - These two are about even right now. Ashley and I have been working with David since day 1 and, as I've said time and again, I like her vibe. I came clean to her about throwing a vote her way but assured her that she was never in any real danger to go home. I feel like she understood what happened but I could see a skeptical twinkle in her eye, so I'm going to continue to work on reassuring her that I still like her, want to work with her and trust her. Brian, on the other hand, is also a gem of a teammate and ally. We bonded during our time on New Palma and I've been working closely with him AND Jake in a DC based alliance, one I think will help us all go far as we each have a finger in each of the original tribes. He has had the benefit of being on the same tribe as me since merge with Ashley and I having taken a week apart from one another to build new relationships. For this reason they're tied with one another; I don't want either to go home.
4. Sean / April - Another two new friends I made on New Palma that I've enjoyed. Though I don't share truly pertinent information with either of them, I do like their personalities and I could see myself allying myself with them along the way. Hope I get the opportunity to work with them moving forward.
5. Logan / Jenn C - I don't know much about Logan or Jenn C, having only spoken with them on video once in this game so far but they both seem like sweet ppl who want to compete.
6. Jenn F. / Duke - The two I know THE LEAST about and haven't gotten on a call with at all. Jenn is safe this week and is the ONLY name I've heard this week in discussions about who to vote out but she's safe... again. The girl has skills. She's apparently won two of these before so she could feasibly take a third if ppl let her get far enough. Duke is a mystery. I've gotten nowhere with him and I don't know if there's time left to start anything there, making him an easy pick for someone to go first (that isn't me)
Hoping to make it out of this tribal to bring you more juicy updates.
Until then!
1 Re-reading this makes it sound so naughty, hahaha It's not like that!
2 Him moreso than me of course