Okay let's start with
Cherry Berri here because I never really talked about her exit.
What an amazing avatar even in death
Checking out with her finger & byebye slip. I even rewatched her movie the night before she left and I'd forgotten what amazingly schlocky fun it is.
She is gone now and that is sad and all, but it's good for my game too. I
like to play in a pair like that, and it is fun to me to see how people deal with it. Like, the big ORG playbook says to hide your tight relationships but
to playing by the playbook. People had to work with us both, or around us both and this time it went the latter. Like it always does
But inside of that I managed to be seen as the saner one and one willing to play smart and safe and that was beneficial to me even as they blindsided me with her boot. And whatever threat level I had before gets negated all of a sudden after she leaves because people forget there is more to my threat level than just the pair deal. Oh help me out I'm sooo alone in the world and single now and harmless
And at least I can know there is one bitch on Jury voting for me if I get there.
As to why she left, that bit did surprise me. I thought the way it was set up they'd look to cut like, Claire or Xena or someone and keep the Cherry/BBDoll feud alive but nope. Cherry said some headstrong things that made her look like a bad future option to work with, and these three Green don't like to take a backseat to anyone. They like their control even though they also like to try hide that they are doing anything, and Cherry forgot or refused to play into that.
As for these two, if two out of three were leaving last night, these were the right two. I am glad
Kaylee is out. That girl got bitter toward the end and like, stupidly obstinate. That is no fun to play with and just plain difficult. Like BBDoll would probably been down for shit. Selene will do what gets her further so long as she can stand with her people, but Kaylee was just like, nope, Xena said a mean thing that was too close to being true I am not interested in
playing now. So good riddance, the game will be more fluid for her exit. Plus, despite her last minute claims, I think I have a shot at her vote here? Not as much as Selene obvs, but probably on par with Green or at least above the other Blues. We never had beef and I steered well clear of stuff when I mutinied and I can always fall back to the Auntie Noxy stuff from early.
I know I am talking too much about Jury votes when it's only Final Eight. People say don't make plans too early. But what better time to start thinking about who you want to be sat beside at the end and what you need to do between here and there to give the best chance of it working out like that?
As for
Babydoll I won't miss her challenge threat status. Like, that's a nice shield and reason for a target but I am pretty good myself and with her out, that is all the more chance at me winning some things. Right up until I too get a threat label and leave for it
I
do think she would be easier to work with now than Selene will be, but the fact that Selene sucks at every challenge is a boon and reason to keep her in.
More realistically the way the vote went the way it went was because we were playing into Green's interests. There was some worry about Claire's closeness to Babydoll and whether that would be an issue now or later (which I certainly helped fan the flames of
) so between that and challenge strength put a target firmly on BBD. Plus with how Kaylee & Xena were locking horns all the more reason to not do her first and that would ensure for Green that Blue weren't going to quickly reunite in the mid TC window.
And if one of Green were packing an idol I'd be more worried now than I am? Like, the only game-reason to play to this split is because they have that as a get out of jail free card for now. And now that they don't have it and Xena does wtf are they at
They could and should have whittled us down another member or two before doing this. Or forced us to keep Kaylee alive last. Or something
Because now the obvious play is to take out at least one Green if not all three.
Now it's awkward because there is trust built up. Between all the game lies and the posturing I
do think there is some truth when
Alice and
Jessica say part of the reasoning with how things have gone is just that they like our style more than the Kaylees and the Selenes. But cutting Mother Russia would have made so much sense and it confuses me.
And then there is
T-X . Who would have happily cut me out if not for 1) immunity and 2) immunity. Also I think Jess and Alice might have shut her down before that and said no to a Noxy boot, but idk for sure ofc. Still, shame on me if I know that now and still let her do it later.
So now with the knowledge of where the advantage is, and numbers to do shit about stuff at last, it makes a lot of sense to take out at least one Green. And TX is the one I am least close to. So my heart & gut say take her out because no way you and her work together afterwards and you never know when Jess or Alice come in handy. But that is exactly why I stayed over Storm and Cherry and I know that game plan. They are both decent in challenges and both super smooth socially and I'm not the only one falling for their charms. Which is pretty damn good reason to cut either one. Probably Jess first but idk yet. It's going to have to be a Group decision between the other four of us.
One last thing weighing in here on this for me is back to endgame thoughts. Like, everyone talking now about how dangerous these three are and now is the time to quash them or one will slip past and just win all the votes at FTC .. but idk about that? Like, there are votes lost obviously, but no matter who you sit beside there are votes lost (except maybe Mother Russia). And in fact it might be a thing to sit beside
two of them. But in that case it would have to be TX & another so TX catches Cam's vote and the others split to the other. Kaylee's & w/e one doesn't make it. Ofc that is hugely risky but to keep it as a maybe option it's another reason to not vote TX despite all the rest.
What is great though, is that they are
three threats. And with each one that gets taken out the others get more threatening. And when every game I play I get taken out for just that reason it is a sweet relief to have other people bearing that grindstone around their necks. This could be a ticket to F5 and hell I can win the last two. Or flag Selene/Claire as threats then. Or we stuff some easy boot up somehow and maybe I even make Final Four just on the backs of the Greens. Like the little sparrow hitching a ride on the eagle.
But like, there is no walkover F3 for me from the Keith Nale Appreciation Society either
Claire Bear got game and fans of said game.
Mother Russia gets Kaylee's vote probs
if there's no other option and she still bitter (calling this this far in advance just watch, nothing as predictable as a bitter betty). And I would vote for
Xena from Jury so why wouldn't others? It's rare to see that honest open style of play ever work and get to the end, and that's worth a vote.
Also that advantage is hothothot. It's not an idol but rather like, a cockblocker? Let's call it a Clamjammer
She can use until F5 and when she play it, she gets to chose one player to sit out of TC. Cannot cast a vote, can't be casted against either. I'm the type of girl to be suspicious of even my closest ally's with an advantage like that, but not Xena at all. Like no way she (purposefully) fucks me over with that.
I think if I had to pick an F3 there I would look to cut Mother Russia. She has done nothing but show up and vote as best I can tell. Maybe she secretly working some long-game but if we're "close" and I don't see it, well Jurors ain't gonna either. Slaughter the goat and give me a three way fight between me and the other two. I will play the Go! Team United! speech while hoovering up Cherry & Green & bitter Blue votes for the sweep
One more pic so some comment on
Selene here
Without knowledge of where the idol was, my thought was to ask her to vote with us, tell her one name and then pounce on another. With the knowledge, idt that's necessary any more. I am still fearful of the shenanigans Green can get up to because they
are good at this sort of thing so I am telling them I am approaching her to smooth over chance of her whipping out an idol. Still waiting on her to even answer me so I don't really know. She don't even have to vote with us, all she gotta do is not vote in a way it become 4-4 now.
I am a little wary of slipping into the trap of forgetting that she pretty savvy and no dumb ass ho either. Just cos she's in a bad spot now doesn't mean she more than capable of figuring a way out of that. So treading softly while carrying my big stick is the order of the day. I've been more reckless since Xena told me about the advantage but still, softly softly catchee monkey.
Noxy out bitches, that's longer than any PMs I'm sending. Y'all better appreciate.
Go Xena I guess.