Post by Stephanie Valencia on May 6, 2013 16:33:54 GMT -5
Boo, Boo, Boo…where do I even start? He sent me this today and I've yet to respond because…what can I possibly say?
Boo:[/color] I'll at least start by not making excuses, but by simply apologizing. I made a mistake and I never planned to hurt you. At the time, it just seemed like it was the only way I would get further in the game. I now realize that I made a huge mistake and probably ruined my chances. I'm not necessarily sure what compelled me to do it because I want to go to final 3 with you and Rob badly…and yet I completely turned my back on that. But I hope to talk at some point.
The glaring contradictions blow my mind. How did he think voting me out and turning on Rob would further him in the game? He had a solid four-person alliance with me, Rob, and Pete. But in his mind, turning on us to work with Natalie and a completely wobbly strung-together coalition that includes the weakest and most unreliable players in the game would get him further than the final four? It just doesn't make any sense to me! There's nothing I can possibly say to him at this point, nor is there anything he can say to me to change my mind. He's done. He thought he was about to get the better of me and he completely fucked up. And now, he's leaving this round. Good riddance, Boo. In the span of two days, you completely pulverized your own game and went from sitting pretty to sitting in seventh place. Good work.
Tribal Council is seeing some major drama right now. Natalie is losing it on Pete and Rob and calling them out for being bullies, Morgan is countering that Natalie has been lying to her, and all hell is breaking loose. And I'm chillin'. I've been the target for two rounds in a row. I need to shrink the target on my back so Rob and Pete's bullying behaviour couldn't have come at a better time. Natalie is convinced that she's being voted out this round and I've done nothing to ease that fear. And it's for good reason. When she stays, I'll be the farthest thing from her mind. If she's going to target anyone, it'll be Rob or Pete. Granted, she doesn't have the numbers to take anyone out—she'll have to win immunity next round or she's gone—but this has given me the perfect opportunity to slip back under the radar and clear my path to the finals. In any case, Natalie and I had a pretty tense conversation, but I think it ended well. And it may have won me a jury vote from someone who, a round or two ago, would probably not have voted for me.
Natalie:[/color] Just please don't let those assholes win this game.
Stephanie:[/color] My goal is that I win the game.
Natalie:[/color] I know that.
[Long pause.]
Natalie:[/color] Alright, good talk.
Stephanie:[/color] What's with the attitude? I know you're upset at them and I don't agree with the group convo either, but I did nothing to you. I don't plan to "let" anyone win. Does that mean I'm turning on Pete and Rob...to help you? No. You burned your bridge with me, I'm sorry. I was willing to forgive and totally overlook the first time. (And I did; I honoured my word last round and didn't vote against you.) But you basically spat in my face. Now you want to level with me? Too late. Good talk.
Natalie:[/color] I'm not giving you attitude. I just don't understand why you'd align with people like them.
Stephanie:[/color] Because they've come through for me when they said they would. Don't get me wrong; I don't think the group convo was a nice thing to do. It verged on bullying and I wouldn't do that.
Natalie:[/color] I know I'm getting voted out and so do they. Why kick me when I'm down and make me feel like a fool? Rob acts like he's a saint.
Stephanie:[/color] I can't answer for them; I don't know why. And it really has very little do with me.
Natalie:[/color] Okay. Sorry to take up your time.
Stephanie:[/color] You're not taking up my time. I just don't know what you want from me at this point.
Natalie:[/color] I told you what I want. Vote them out. If they get to F5, both still in the game, then one of them will win. After I go, please do something about it.
Stephanie:[/color] Well, thank you for the advice. I'll keep it in mind.
Natalie:[/color] I'm serious. I actually do like you, even though you probably hate me. I'll be rooting for you.
Stephanie:[/color] I don't hate you. Personally, outside the game, I think you're great and I liked getting to know you. But in the game, there's just no way I can possibly work with you again. I have zero trust in you. But I'll think about what you said moving forward from here, honestly.
Natalie:[/color] Please do. That's all I ask.
Stephanie:[/color] The game is one thing but outside of that, I don't have any negative personal feelings towards you at all. You're really cool and I'm glad we got to know each other.
Natalie:[/color] Thanks for that. Things just couldn't fall our way. I'll be your biggest cheerleader on the sidelines. Do that dirty work.
Stephanie:[/color] I appreciate that. Yeah, maybe my hands aren't dirty enough yet. We'll see what happens.
My hands are plenty dirty but that's a different story. Natalie's planting seeds and it's all fine and good. She's definitely not changing my mind, especially when she's using the same routine with every single other person in the game. I know how I'm getting to the end and I know how I'm going to win too. The only upside of this conversation is that, hopefully, I'll have Natalie's jury vote. She and Boo leaving is priority number one. Boo tonight and Natalie in a few days. Let's just hope she doesn't win immunity. It's about time I won immunity for myself.
Boo:[/color] I'll at least start by not making excuses, but by simply apologizing. I made a mistake and I never planned to hurt you. At the time, it just seemed like it was the only way I would get further in the game. I now realize that I made a huge mistake and probably ruined my chances. I'm not necessarily sure what compelled me to do it because I want to go to final 3 with you and Rob badly…and yet I completely turned my back on that. But I hope to talk at some point.
The glaring contradictions blow my mind. How did he think voting me out and turning on Rob would further him in the game? He had a solid four-person alliance with me, Rob, and Pete. But in his mind, turning on us to work with Natalie and a completely wobbly strung-together coalition that includes the weakest and most unreliable players in the game would get him further than the final four? It just doesn't make any sense to me! There's nothing I can possibly say to him at this point, nor is there anything he can say to me to change my mind. He's done. He thought he was about to get the better of me and he completely fucked up. And now, he's leaving this round. Good riddance, Boo. In the span of two days, you completely pulverized your own game and went from sitting pretty to sitting in seventh place. Good work.
Tribal Council is seeing some major drama right now. Natalie is losing it on Pete and Rob and calling them out for being bullies, Morgan is countering that Natalie has been lying to her, and all hell is breaking loose. And I'm chillin'. I've been the target for two rounds in a row. I need to shrink the target on my back so Rob and Pete's bullying behaviour couldn't have come at a better time. Natalie is convinced that she's being voted out this round and I've done nothing to ease that fear. And it's for good reason. When she stays, I'll be the farthest thing from her mind. If she's going to target anyone, it'll be Rob or Pete. Granted, she doesn't have the numbers to take anyone out—she'll have to win immunity next round or she's gone—but this has given me the perfect opportunity to slip back under the radar and clear my path to the finals. In any case, Natalie and I had a pretty tense conversation, but I think it ended well. And it may have won me a jury vote from someone who, a round or two ago, would probably not have voted for me.
Natalie:[/color] Just please don't let those assholes win this game.
Stephanie:[/color] My goal is that I win the game.
Natalie:[/color] I know that.
[Long pause.]
Natalie:[/color] Alright, good talk.
Stephanie:[/color] What's with the attitude? I know you're upset at them and I don't agree with the group convo either, but I did nothing to you. I don't plan to "let" anyone win. Does that mean I'm turning on Pete and Rob...to help you? No. You burned your bridge with me, I'm sorry. I was willing to forgive and totally overlook the first time. (And I did; I honoured my word last round and didn't vote against you.) But you basically spat in my face. Now you want to level with me? Too late. Good talk.
Natalie:[/color] I'm not giving you attitude. I just don't understand why you'd align with people like them.
Stephanie:[/color] Because they've come through for me when they said they would. Don't get me wrong; I don't think the group convo was a nice thing to do. It verged on bullying and I wouldn't do that.
Natalie:[/color] I know I'm getting voted out and so do they. Why kick me when I'm down and make me feel like a fool? Rob acts like he's a saint.
Stephanie:[/color] I can't answer for them; I don't know why. And it really has very little do with me.
Natalie:[/color] Okay. Sorry to take up your time.
Stephanie:[/color] You're not taking up my time. I just don't know what you want from me at this point.
Natalie:[/color] I told you what I want. Vote them out. If they get to F5, both still in the game, then one of them will win. After I go, please do something about it.
Stephanie:[/color] Well, thank you for the advice. I'll keep it in mind.
Natalie:[/color] I'm serious. I actually do like you, even though you probably hate me. I'll be rooting for you.
Stephanie:[/color] I don't hate you. Personally, outside the game, I think you're great and I liked getting to know you. But in the game, there's just no way I can possibly work with you again. I have zero trust in you. But I'll think about what you said moving forward from here, honestly.
Natalie:[/color] Please do. That's all I ask.
Stephanie:[/color] The game is one thing but outside of that, I don't have any negative personal feelings towards you at all. You're really cool and I'm glad we got to know each other.
Natalie:[/color] Thanks for that. Things just couldn't fall our way. I'll be your biggest cheerleader on the sidelines. Do that dirty work.
Stephanie:[/color] I appreciate that. Yeah, maybe my hands aren't dirty enough yet. We'll see what happens.
My hands are plenty dirty but that's a different story. Natalie's planting seeds and it's all fine and good. She's definitely not changing my mind, especially when she's using the same routine with every single other person in the game. I know how I'm getting to the end and I know how I'm going to win too. The only upside of this conversation is that, hopefully, I'll have Natalie's jury vote. She and Boo leaving is priority number one. Boo tonight and Natalie in a few days. Let's just hope she doesn't win immunity. It's about time I won immunity for myself.