Confessionals (Episodes 5-8)

[Lucas]

Losing IC #5

Empires crumble. Big deal. Big fat fucking deal. We have dominated so far and, frankly, I was up for the idea of losing one. Everyone always goes into these things so afraid to lose. Well that just means you're a big baby who is scared to go to tribal council. I'm not scared. I don't give a rat's ass. And I already have votes! Everything in this game is a potential oppurtunity for you. It's up to the smart player to seize it and run with it.

[Lucas]

Little Steve vs. Tony

In this tribe there are two people just floating by. The fact that they outlasted four others is due entirely to our winning streak. Not because of any great skill or ability.

With the losing of this most recent immunity challenge we are now in a posistion to trim some of the fat. The question is this: which go for nothing schlub do we want to keep around?

The great benefit of Little Steve is that he has no ties or allies on ANY level. He will literally do whatever you ask. "I want you to vote Mitch." "Okay!" Not a question of why or wherefore. Just a good little soldier doing what his general tells him to.

The drawback is he doesn't know SHIT about the tribe or the dynamics or even who we are. He is just as likely to vote for someone I don't want him to vote for because someone else got to him first.

Tony though? Ah, Tony. He clings by his itty bitty fingertips on the precarious ledge he made for himself. I control Tony. His life is mine. I can use Tony and when I'm through with him I will cut his throat.

I realize I have an alliance with him. But I was never afraid of having blood on my hands. Some people are bakers. Some are candlestick makers. To get to the end though you have to be a butcher.

And I brought a knife and it's long and sharp.

[Lucas]

Throwing the Challenge(IC #5)

We are at a point where I think we need to trim some of the fat. The closer we get to a merge the less necessary I am. It would be harder for me to justify voting off the floaters if people think they're going to be our competition at individual immunities. Would you rather go against me or Little Steve? I am not going to be Joel. It's time to scrape these little barnacles off our ship while I still have value as a contributing member of the tribe.

[Lucas]

Chaos/TC #6

That was a miserable situation. First -and foremost- because my name was mentioned. True, I did not recieve votes but I almost did. I do thank and appreciate Taylor for shifting the vote to Tony. Tony, after all, is expendable and not in my long term plans. Better him than me.

If anything bugs me about this tribal council is that we still could have removed Rami from the game. Me and Taylor recognized the oppurtunity but...ultimately I felt that we need to keep Kyle on board and faithful to us. We might need him. The sword was hanging over Rami's head though. And man oh man I would have liked to have cut the string. But I have to wait. It's like Christmas. I know I'll get my most wanted present but not a second sooner.

[Lucas]

My Precarious Posistion

Within moments my world has crumbled.

I was barely AWAY and I was almost voted out. Now I am a sensible person and I do realize things do change. There is no one here that I have a tried and true pact with. Zero. I have alliances but they have made it clear that they do not have faith in me. I have to accept the very real possibility that I might be the next ine gone unless I do something. And in a pit of snakes my options are limited.

[Lucas]

Coming Out to Taylor

More then any move I consider my revealing my true indentity to Taylor to be most important move until we reach a merger -- assuming there is one on the horizon. While he did stick his neck out and save Lucas once I know he would be disinclined to do it a second time. I can not afford to gamble that Taylor will keep Lucas around. Tenzil though is a good friend of his and Jenne's. For Tenzil he will fight to the bitter end. For tenzil he will take bullets. He is my rock and savior and my one true ally in Arrow.

[Lucas]

Winning IC #8

Truth be told I think the name Orleans sorta kinda sucks. I just wanted something a little bit intelligensia. If I can be frank or if you prefer, Lucas, I expected maybe one vote at most. When I got three I sat back and said well it must be Gracie, Jamie, and Annette. They knew my name. Maybe Jenne if she talked to them. So colour me surprised when I found out Ryan and Kyle voted for me. Oh the irony. Two people who will die at my hand voting their nemesis immunity.

I wonder two things though. The first is if people will remember my initial win and hold this against me. Will this make me a threat? Will I be a vote magnet next tribal council?

The second is what, exactly, will Ryan do. I have no doubt he planned to vote for me again if he could. I am his reason for being. I am now out of reach. All he can do is glare and yell at me. I predict he will kiss my ass. It's something I could enjoy. Sooner or later he was going to learn to kneel and call me master.

[Lucas]

The Merge

Thank god. I'm with the people I want to be with. But in every silver lining is a dark cloud.

The problem is we are not secure as a group yet. We are five and still be picked off by a united six. Fortunately for us we have a convenient scapegoat in Ryan. He was too close to Mitch, Kyle wants to save him, and the girls think very very low of him. For all intents we have a target that unites us.

The second stage will be trickier. There isn't a nail to hammer down as obvious as Ryan. In theory Ellie or Kelley are expendable. But people might fight that.

Still, I see victory within our grasp now. The road to victory is set and the prize is within sight.