Episode 12 (part two)

[Host Rob]

Episode 12 Part two
Survivor Holidays
Valentines Day


Day 35
Taylor shares a few of his thoughts as the game winds to it’s end:

Lucas is being very cocky lately. TOO cocky. He told Gracie she has done nothing to get here, and that we've dragged her along, which is actually what we've done forever, for him, that is. He told Jenne she wouldn't be here , and that she would have went first if he hadn't fought for her, which is ridiculous in it's self. He's making an ass of himself, which is great for me. I haven't wanted Lucas in this game since the Tony vote. I saved his ass that vote because I knew he was in our alliance, and that he needed to be saved, but I knew he would cause trouble. The Jamie vote was horrid. He totally bought into her fake prim princess personality that we had to roll out the red carpet and carry her to the end. And He's wanted Kyle gone, which is partly my doing because I shouldn't have ever told him what Kyle told me back at the Tony vote. As quiet as Tony was, his vote has probably been the most pivotal for me so far. So basically in order for us to stay on top I've been baby sitting Kyle to make sure he isn't to pissed off by Lucas, and Jenne is going the same with Lucas
and it's really started to get on my nerves the last few tribal councils, and I am just fed up with his antics. So finally after winning a hundred immunity challenges Jenne and Gracie have FINALLY figured out that he needs to go if we want to keep our final three in check. So as soon as Lucas losses immunity, his ass is gone and I get my way! Kyle makes it to the final 4, which makes me happy. So who knows, but right now I would like to state if Lucas ever says any crap about me not deserving this I will tell him to shut it, because his ass wouldn't be here if it wasn't for me you know?
But Annette went last night, Lucas hopefully tonight.



Lucas reveals a stunning fact to Jenne:

Lucas: I told Jamie everything!
Lucas: she knows all that went on
Jenne: ?
Jenne: about?
Jenne: with all us knowing each other?
Lucas: yup
Jenne: she isn’t going to spill to anyone right?
Lucas: nope
Jenne: how'd she take that?
Lucas: she was fine with it because she *likes* me
Jenne: lol
Jenne: i am sure her feelings for the rest of us don’t quite match that sentiment
Jenne: lol
Lucas: I know. But as long as she wasn't mad at *me*
Jenne: i think you should have waiting till the end of the game. But it is your relationship
Lucas: she respects the game too much to do that.
Jenne: you need to tell the others. They should know
Lucas: I will.
Jenne: blegh!




Jenne sees Gracie after her talk with Lucas, and spills it all:

Jenne: Lucas told Jamie everything!
Jenne: ugh
Gracie: WHAT?
Gracie: told her WHAT
Jenne: EVERYthing
Jenne: bout all us knowing each other
Gracie: fuck him
Gracie: did he tell her who I am too?
Jenne: he said everything
Jenne: but that she was cool with it cause she *likes* him
Gracie: <sigh>
Jenne: seriously!
Gracie: before the game started
Gracie: he told Lis I was playing
Gracie: I was TICKED
Gracie: yes
Gracie: and told you that I "may" be playing
Jenne: Lucas: I know. But as long as she wasn't mad at *me*
Gracie: FUCK HIM
Jenne: he is being sooo selfish here
Gracie: I'm sorry
Gracie: but that pisses me off
Gracie: he has NO right
Gracie: can I say something to him?
Jenne: no!
Gracie: okay
Jenne: say it with your vote!
Gracie: yell at him then
Jenne: :-P
Gracie: I'm mad, Jenne
Gracie: seriously mad
Jenne: i told him i didn’t think it was his right to do that
Gracie: does he think that Jamie won't pass that on
Jenne: he said she wouldn’t
Gracie: Jamie MOST certainly will
Gracie: right
Jenne: but i don’t trust that necessecarily
Gracie: I don't trust it at all
Gracie: and I'm mad that I can't obviously trust HIM
Gracie: I seriously MAD
Gracie: he's not supposed to be talking GAME with Jamie at all
Gracie: and that definitely falls UNDER GAME
Jenne: I’m going to tell him he needs to tell you, its only fair
Jenne: then act surprised and ream him if you chose to
Gracie: I'm so spitting mad
Jenne: he has been pulling this shit all game you know that
Gracie: how DARE he
Gracie: well
Gracie: his number just may be up
Gracie: I mean
Jenne: he has been our weak link the whole game
Gracie: he has just done the one thing that allows me to vote him out
Gracie: he's not telling me
Jenne: i just told him he needed to tell everyone else
Jenne: he said he will



Ellie read the tree mail at breakfast:

"For this, your aim must be true.
Last one standing will not feel blue.
But before you take sight,
A question you must answer right."


About 15 minutes after she reads it, Rob arrives in camp and asks the castaways to follow him to challenge beach. When they arrive, they see a target area set up.

Gracie: I WANT THAT NECKLACE
Ellie has entered the room.
Lucas: I'm having it permanently grafted onto my body
Gracie: err; hello
Gracie: meh ... come on guys .. help me take the necklace away
Jenne: we will just have to kill him then and take his flesh with the necklace
Gracie: ooh .. I like that, Jenne
Taylor: Final 6 guys
Taylor: Way to go!
Lucas: there's no killing in Survivor. unless you're a pig
Karen: ok looks like everyone made it here
Gracie: meh .. Think creatively
Karen: First of all…congratulations of you all for making the final 6!
Lucas: *beams*
Kyle: thank you
Jenne: *cheers*
Gracie: yay to all of us
Karen: OK…Let's get this challenge started!
Ellie: Congrats on f6
Karen: Here are the rules… Welcome to IC #13. I know you're all eager with anticipation on what this challenge will be and what will happen.
Lucas: 1. Lucas gets to keep it
Karen: This challenge will be like the one you have seen on TV Survivor where each player has 5 plates hanging from a rope.
Karen: You will be targeting the other players' plates. The last person who has a plate left will win immunity.
Karen: Each round begins with a question. Because the theme of this season is Valentine's Day, we will give you one celebrity's name, and you have to list the person they are currently hooked up with.
Karen: Before you is a buzzer, the first person to buzz in gets to answer.

Karen: Note…only the FIRST person who buzzes in and has the correct answer will get to shoot a plate.
Karen: The player who answered correctly first will then shoot out an opponent's target. You cannot shoot out your own plate.
Karen: You each have 5 plates. As long as you have at least 1 plate left, you can continue to advance to the next round and play. But once you have no more plates left, you can no longer play.
Karen: Does anyone have any questions?
Gracie: yes
Ellie: Nope
Gracie: can I have 10 plates please?
Gracie: *grin*
Karen: lol sorry no
Gracie: drats
Karen: any more questions?
Lucas: can I just concede now?
Taylor: one second
Karen: if anyone doesn't want to participate, you don't have to LOL
Taylor: k is it only the first person
Taylor: or everyone that gets it right?
Karen: yes only the first person gets to shoot a plate
Ellie: Good luck all
Karen: this is contrary to what we have done in our previous season
Karen: trying to shake things up a bit
Gracie: *shakes my booty*
Karen: lol
Karen: any more questions?
Lucas: not from me
Karen: OK…let the games begin!
Karen: Round 1…everyone has 5 plates…Ellie, Gracie, Jenne, Kyle, Lucas, and Taylor
Karen: Here comes the first celebrity…looking for their "lover"…get ready!
Karen: Jessica Simpson
Ellie hits buzzer first.
Ellie: Nick Lachey
Karen: Ellie that’s correct
Ellie: yay
Karen: Ellie...whose plate do you wish to shoot?
Gracie: *cheers for Ellie*
Taylor: great job Ellie
Ellie: Hm.. Lucas
Jenne: stop sucking up!
Karen: ok...Lucas is down to 4 plates...everyone else has 5
Gracie: <-- is impressed when someone knows celebrities
Lucas: yeah, I'll just take this off now
Karen: next celeb...
Taylor: this is going to take a while
Karen: Charlie Sheen
Ellie buzzes first again and says Denise Richards
Karen: correct Ellie
Gracie: wow Ellie
Ellie: Thanks... *hugs people magazine*
Karen: lol
Karen: whose plate are you shooting?
Taylor: I say we just give it to Ellie right now
Ellie: I'll go with Kyle this time. Spreading the love
Kyle: shocker
Karen: ok...next celeb...
Taylor: Am I next?
Taylor: lol
Again Ellie is first to buzz: Demi Moore
Karen: Good job Ellie!
Karen: who are you shooting this time?
Ellie: Lets go with Lucas
Karen: ok next celeb...
Gracie: shall we all just stand here and wait for Ellie to shoot us down *giggle*
Karen: Kate Hudson
ellie answers correctly with Chris Robinson
Jenne: <---soo impressed
Ellie: I'll go with Kyle.
Taylor: MY god
Karen: you all are going to have to catch up with her...she's blowing you away
Gracie: I know nothing about celebs
Taylor: GO Ellie*
Karen: Kyle and Lucas have 3 plates left...everyone else has 5
Karen: next celeb...
Gracie: I think I'll braid Ellie's hair while she's winning this
Karen: Leonardo DiCaprio
ELLIE got it with Gisele Bundchen
Taylor: MY GOD
Karen: lol
Gracie: who the heck is THAT
Lucas: a model
Jenne: the model?
Taylor: She is a model
Taylor: but Ellie is just winning this thing
Gracie: *throws hands up in the air*
Karen: Ellie...who are you shooting?
Ellie: I'll go with Lucas
Karen: ok...next celeb
Karen: Tom Hanks
Karen: you're getting faster but she's still a step ahead of you
Jenne: wow!
Gracie: wooot!
Karen: Ellie...
Karen: who are you shooting
Ellie: Kyle
Taylor: can we just say first names?
Karen: no need the whole name
Karen: makes it harder heehee
Karen: ok next celeb...
Karen: Matthew Broderick
Karen: Ellie strikes again...who are you shooting?
Ellie: I'll go with Taylor
Taylor: AWW
Taylor: noo
Taylor: lol
Karen: next celeb...
Karen: ok next celeb...
Karen: Garth Brooks
Karen: Ellie is correct once again with Trisha Yearwood
Kyle: do you have a Teen Beat in front of you?
Taylor: we all suck
Karen: whom are you shooting?
Ellie: Heh, no I don't read that.
Ellie: I'll go with Kyle
Kyle: i should have just shot it myself
Taylor: who has what left now Karen
Karen: ok...
Jenne: with the teen beat crack? What you expect
Taylor: <--- Maybe you should have done it with everyone who got it right
Karen: Ellie 5, Gracie 5, Jenne 5, Kyle 1, Lucas 2, Taylor 4
Lucas: i sense a theme
Gracie: lol
Taylor: HMM
Karen: ok next celeb...
Karen: Tony Curtis
Gracie: *sings a song*
Ellie: No clue on this one
Ellie: Too old for me, lol
Karen: you're all still in...no one's got it yet
Jenne: Tony Curtis is gay
Taylor: FOUND IT
Karen: and Ellie found it first with Jill Vandenberg
Gracie: lmao
Karen: LOL
Taylor: HEY NOW
Jenne: *giggles*
Karen: who are you shooting?
Ellie: Lucas
Taylor: YOU DIDN"T SAY WHAT MARRIAGE
Lucas: the most recent
Jenne: she implied it was current
Lucas: is my guess
Taylor: well then
Gracie: can't we do this based on cartoon characters or something?
Karen: that is correct
Ellie: lol Gracie
Kyle: how bout survivors?
Karen: lol...<a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=22&k=mickey%20mouse" onmouseover="window.status='<a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=22&k=mickey%20mouse" onmouseover="window.status='mickey mouse'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">mickey mouse</a>'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">mickey mouse</a>...j/k
Taylor: kidding Karen
Gracie: *grin* or sitcom characters
Karen: ok...next celeb...
Karen: Vince Gill
Karen: Ellie got it first with Amy Grant
Karen: who's your target?
Taylor: that’s it
Ellie: Kyle
Kyle: * humbly takes a seat
Taylor: Ellie is really the people magazine editor
Gracie: I'm taking all those away from you now, Ellie
Karen: Kyle is now out of the game
Karen: here are the current standings...
Jenne: *waves to Kyle*
Karen: Ellie 5, Gracie 5, Jenne 5, Lucas 1, Taylor 4
Karen: next celeb...
Kyle: *waves back*
Karen: Reese Witherspoon
Karen: Ellie get it again with Ryan Phillipe
Gracie: hey I'm trying!
Taylor: Fudge
Gracie: *grin* Karen no likey my answers
Karen: who's your target Ellie?
Ellie: I'll go with Taylor
Taylor: *glares at Ellie*
Karen: ok...next celeb...
Taylor: kidding
Karen: Pierce Brosnan
Karen: i never dreamed we'd have such a powerhouse celeb fan here!
Gracie: <-- starts harassing the Hostess now
Kyle: *makes room for Lucas
Jenne: you didn’t ask that in the app did you?
Karen: Ellie got it correct with Keely Shaye-Smith
Kyle: come sit beside me big fella
Jenne: lmao
Lucas: don't give the lovely and wonderful Ellie ideas, please
Ellie: Lucas
Taylor: I won't be long you two
Karen: ok...that's it...Lucas is out of the game
Kyle: sorry...there was a pattern
Gracie: *waves at the guys on the bench*
Lucas: *puts immunity around Ellie*
Karen: next celeb...
Lucas: just saving Karen the trouble
Kyle: *consoles Lucas
Karen: Kevin Bacon
Jenne: 6 degrees baby!
Karen: Ellie just beat Jenne by a second
Jenne: damn!!!
Ellie: aw
Jenne: i wanted ONE
Gracie: what!
Jenne: just ONE
Gracie: I'm shocked
Karen: correct answer Kyra Sedgewick
Gracie: my guess wasn't RIGHT
Taylor: do it to me Ellie
Jenne: he likes it when you do it to him hard
Taylor: lets get some variety in here next time though
Karen: who will it be Ellie?
Taylor: Taylor
Ellie: I'll mix it up and go with Gracie
Gracie: oooooooooooooooooh
Taylor: ooooooooooooooh
Karen: lol
Kyle: *gapes
Jenne: rawr!
Taylor: You went and done it now
Gracie: *chin up* I can take it
Karen: current standings...
Jenne: *puts out saucer of milk*
Karen: Ellie 5, Gracie 4, Jenne 5, Taylor 3
Karen: next celeb...
Karen: Jaime Lyn Bauer
Kyle: *thumb wrestles Lucas
Karen: Ellie strikes again with Jeremy Swan
Karen: Taylor is getting close now
Karen: on Ellie's heels
Gracie: I want points for knowing where she started from!
Taylor: WHY DID YOU SAY THAT KAREN
Taylor: lol
Ellie: lol
Karen: lol sorry
Ellie: I'm going to go with Taylor
Taylor: I don't care, we will never beat the android that is Ellie
Taylor: she is a machine
Karen: don't give up!
Taylor: and that's not spelled right
Karen: next celeb...
Lucas: I'm hoping for an outcast twist where me and Kyle come back
Kyle: haha
Karen: Linden Ashby
Jenne: oll
Karen: Ellie again with Susan Walters
Ellie: I'll go with Jenne this time
Taylor: spreading the love
Karen: ok...next celeb...
Jenne: *throws back handspring*
Kyle: i didn't know you could tumble
Jenne: i love spreading the love
Karen: Catherine Zeta-Jones
Jenne: *giggles*
Karen: by just a half a second, ellie got it again
Jenne: <---gymnast all my life honey
Rob: *grins at the back handspring*
Karen: Michael Douglas
Gracie: LOL
Taylor: ugh
Taylor: don't cut me
Gracie: *twirls thumbs*
Taylor: I only have two!
Karen: who will it be?
Ellie: I'll go with Taylor
Kyle: awww
Taylor: You are sooo predicable
Kyle: we'll warm the seat up for you buddy
Karen: Taylor now has 1 plate left
Lucas: scooch over kyle...got to make room
Karen: next celeb...
Kyle: *scooches
Karen: Susan Sarandon
Karen: she is FAST I’m telling you...Ellie got it with Tim Robbins
Karen: i love the Tim Sarandon answer btw
Karen: whoever it was that said that lol
Ellie: lol
Taylor: I was me
Jenne: oll
Ellie: I'll go with Gracie
Taylor: I forgot his last name
Gracie: woo
Jenne: i knew it
Taylor: BEGS TO ELLIE
Jenne: I’m just slow!
Karen: next celeb...
Taylor: DON'T DO ME NEXT
Gracie: *does the happy dance*
Karen: Tamara Clatterbuck
Gracie: I officially suck at this
Jenne: we all do dear
Karen: she was a bit slower but got it right anyway with Alexander Farkas
Jenne: cept that one *points at Ellie*
Ellie: Jenne
Gracie: who the HELL are these people?
Kyle: that's what I’m screaming
Jenne: *cheers Ellie on*
Karen: current standings...
Gracie: *go Ellie, go Ellie, go Ellie*
Taylor: I'm next aren't I Ellie?
Karen: Ellie 5, Gracie 3, Jenne 3, Taylor 1
Karen: next celeb...
Taylor: LOSE ONE
Karen: David Arquette
Karen: Ellie again with Courtney Cox
Karen: yes had to put a Friend in lol
Jenne: :-P i knew it!
Taylor: BAH friends
Karen: who will it be Ellie?
Ellie: Gracie
Taylor: * walks over to bench*
Lucas: *sings* I'll be there for you.....
Taylor: GASPS
Karen: next celeb...
Karen: Sharon Osbourne
Ellie: eep
Ellie: I don't think I got this one
Karen: so close!
Jenne: she gave us the last name?
Taylor: FUDGE
Karen: but Ellie still got it
Taylor: HOW
Jenne: jeeeez
Taylor: HOW
Gracie: lol
Karen: who will it be?
Jenne: miracle worker
Taylor: I couldn’t have taken over .5 seconds
Ellie: Jenne
Taylor: what is it now
Taylor: 5 2 2 1?
Jenne: *cursties*
Karen: standings...
Karen: Ellie 5, Gracie 2, Jenne 2, Taylor 1
Karen: next celeb...
Karen: Mary Steenburgen
Karen: Ted Danson it is
Karen: answered first correctly by Ellie
Jenne: duh
Taylor: CHOP
Karen: who are you shooting this time?
Taylor: Taylor
Taylor: Can she miss?
Ellie: Gracie
Taylor: is that an option?
Gracie: *grins*
Karen: no you're all expert target shooters lol
Jenne: suweeet
Gracie: um, you mean Ellie is
Karen: ok...Gracie and Taylor both down to 1 plate left now
Kyle: haha
Karen: next celeb...
Lucas: we're getting lonely, Ellie. we need company
Karen: come on get those fingers ready
Karen: Calista Flockhart
Karen: that was definitely a close one
Jenne: *prays*
Karen: but Ellie still reigns
Taylor: but it was still Ellie
Jenne: dammit!
Karen: who will it be?
Jenne: just one!
Jenne: ONE
Ellie: Jenne
Taylor: I'm next!
Gracie: lol .. take me out of my misery Ellie
Jenne: she is an orderly lady after all
Karen: you're each down to 1 except for Ellie who still has 5
Karen: next celeb...
Karen: Pamela Anderson
Jenne: doesn’t that change weekly?
Ellie: hm I don’t know this one
Karen: ok i need to check something...one sec
Ellie: lol Jenne
Taylor: I got the first guy she was married to
Karen: we have a winner and it is NOT Ellie
Ellie: That's all I could think of too but I didn't say it till later
Jenne: wow!
Gracie: *faints*
Taylor: HOLY COW
Karen: congrats to...
Karen: Gracie!
Jenne: yeah Gracie!!!
Karen: the answer is kid rock
Gracie: OMG
Taylor: HOLY SHIT
Ellie: yay Gracie
Lucas: Ellie...is human?
Karen: (i had to double check who she was currently with when i saw Tommy Lee...it worried me I might be wrong lol)
Jenne: i thought she dumped him
Jenne: they were engaged, she broke it off?
Jenne: am i behind?
Lucas: you need a scorecard
Ellie: What was the answer?
Karen: Kid Rock
Ellie: Hm, I think he's dating a model now
Karen: he's the latest anyway as far as i know
Gracie: lol
Jenne: she got back with Tommy after kid rock
Taylor: Ellie would know
Jenne: i demand a recount
Karen: ok Gracie...who will it be?
Gracie: welllllllllllllll
Karen: LOL
Ellie: lol Gracie
Gracie: we can't let Ellie go through with NO broken plates
Gracie: one broken plate for Ellie
Karen: ok...
Jenne: awww, tis fair
Karen: current standings
Jenne: she broke 4 of yours!
Jenne: one on the way!
Karen: Ellie 4, Gracie 1, Jenne 1, Taylor 1
Gracie: *grin* Ellie is rocking this
Karen: next celeb...
Karen: Justin Timberlake
Taylor: gives up
Karen: this was extremely close
Jenne: but Ellie wins it again...
Gracie: *begs* put me out of my misery
Karen: Jenne beat Ellie by a half a second
Taylor: GASP
Jenne: *jumps 10 feet into the air*
Ellie: you jinxed me Jenne! lol good job
Jenne: YES I FINALLY GOT MY ONE
Jenne: I CAN DIE NOW
Taylor: Now I have to win one
Karen: Jenne who will it be?
Taylor: and then Ellie can have the rest
Taylor: Deal?
Gracie: lol
Jenne: lol, i have to give it back to Ellie. i don’t want to knock anyone else out
Jenne: that’s her job!
Karen: ok...next celeb...
Karen: Celine Dion
Karen: Jenne is on fire!
Jenne: oooo sweeeeeet
Karen: who will it be Jenne?
Taylor: WOOT
Jenne: Ellie, I’m not taking anyone out
Jenne: lets make this close!
Taylor: Ellie down to two
Kyle: how ya doing over there Lucas?
Taylor: I have to win one!
Karen: well what seemed like a for sure thing is now looking like there may be hope
Taylor: she’s letting it get close
Taylor: I know it
Karen: Ellie has 2...Gracie, Jenne, and Taylor have 1
Lucas: just waiting for the inevitable, Kyle
Karen: next celeb...
Ellie: lol no, I'm really not
Karen: Chad Lowe
Karen: and Ellie got it right
Taylor: shocked
Gracie: mercy me out, Ellie
Taylor: I want to get one right!
Karen: who are you kicking out of the game ellie?
Ellie: Jenne
Taylor: Gasp
Gracie: lol
Jenne: *joins da boys*
Karen: ok...ellie is out
Lucas: well our side just got prettier
Kyle: *scooches over
Karen: down to...
Karen: Ellie 2, Gracie 1, Taylor 1
Ellie: You mean Jenne lol
Kyle: too much testosterone over here
Karen: *Jenne out*
Karen: sorry LOL
Gracie: *waves to the bench*
Karen: typing Ellie a lot tonight
Jenne: i shoulda gotten knocked out earlier
Jenne: *blows Gracie a kiss*
Karen: ok...next celeb...
Karen: Paul Hogan
Karen: Gracie answered correctly first
Karen: who will it be Gracie?
Taylor: gasp
Gracie: *gasps*
Taylor: gasp
Ellie: good job Gracie
Gracie: Ellie ... then we're all even
Ellie: kk
Kyle: the games getting exciting!
Karen: already this is as close as it's going to get!
Karen: next celeb...
Karen: Tim McGraw
Karen: by a split second...
Karen: Ellie got it
Ellie: phew
Karen: who are you shooting out?
Taylor: crud
Ellie: Gracie
Gracie: <whew>
Taylor: eww ahh
Ellie: sorry girl
Gracie: *bows down before Ellie*
Taylor: it's me and you Ellie
Karen: ok...this is for all the marbles now...
Gracie: you rock girl
Gracie: <--skips over to da bench
Karen: either Ellie or Taylor will win this challenge based on who gets this next question
Jenne: sit on my lap!
Karen: final celeb...
Lucas: *sits on Jenne's lap*
Kyle: welcome Gracie
Jenne: lol
Karen: Kurt Russell
Gracie: *snuggles in with the guys*
Karen: wow it took a few seconds for the answer to come in but...
Karen: Ellie got it correct
Taylor: YAY
Karen: with Goldie Hawn
Taylor: oh really
Kyle: *applauds
Taylor: wow
Jenne: whoooooo hoo! Go Ellie!
Taylor: Way to go Ellie
Gracie: *cheers for Ellie*
Gracie: Way to go!
Ellie: Yay! Thanks
Kyle: congrats Ellie
Taylor: dammit if I would have just looked down one
Kyle: pop culture Nazi you
Karen: *places immunity necklace around Ellie's neck*
Karen: Congrats!
Ellie: isn't that my job being a teenage girl? ;-) lol
Gracie: Congrats!
Ellie: Thank you, Karen
Kyle: hahaha
Taylor: Great Job Ellie
Jenne: congratulations!
Karen: Rob and I will see you all at tribal council tonight when our next survivor goes home.
Taylor: k
Gracie: we'll be there
Kyle: it was fun guys
Karen: thanks for being here!
Taylor: it was fun

[Host Rob]

Kyle lets what’s in his mind out when he sits on a rock after the immunity challenge:


It's been an in interesting yet very quiet past several days around tribe Orleans. I finished the number 12 challenge late Thursday night so I didn't have to worry about anything game related all weekend. Just checked in a couple of times to make sure nothing drastic had happened or changed. After Lucas won immunity it was no surprise that Annette got the boot because she was actually planned for the last TC except that Steve had to go nuts on us. Another things that weren’t a great shocker was that guess who got the floating votes.

Hmmm.....could it be.....KYLE? What the heck? Why me of all the people left? Jennie and Gracie are the ones lying to Ellie and Annette about the alliance and stuff, and it should be clearly obvious by now that there is an alliance. I just don't talk to them at all. But STILL....there is still Taylor! I'm not saying I want Taylor, Jenne, and Gracie to have these votes against them, but it just stings that I've been the target for 3 TC's from the minority group. Oh well...maybe I should wear it like a badge that I'm that much of a threat. *SIGH* Maybe I am the villain as Taylor and I were talking about.

Well today’s immunity challenge was another kick to the shins as Ellie barely even gave any of us a chance. I mean several of those questions I couldn't have taken more than a couple of seconds to send in my answer to Karen, yet Ellie still won! Yeah....and guess who was the first eliminated from that challenge. Let's see....if Ellie is dominating, then....yeah.....ME! So it was me first, then Lucas. Then Lucas and I had to sit there while she spread the votes out between Taylor, Jenne, and Gracie....keeping them alive till the last of the game. Seemed a little bit fishy to me. No, seemed a lot fishy to me. I even asked Gracie about it......Ok so here are the dynamics leading into the challenge. Taylor messages me with some good news. We are going to eliminate Lucas from the challenge and vote him out on Thursday. Apparently Lucas is throwing comments toward Gracie and Jenne. So, NOW it's time for him to go. I should be grateful because I've wanted him gone since Mitch left....but I am nothing more than a pawn! I feel like I'm here for numbers. Gracie, Jenne, and Taylor have been great friends to me through out this game and it has been an honor playing with them. But in the back of my mind....I'm thinking that I'm the 4th man out. I am 99.9% sure that Taylor wouldn't do that to me but you never know. I just need to quit being a spoiled brat and be thankful I've made it this far....and they have had my back throughout this whole game. I guess I'm just venting because I wear my feelings on my sleeve. So Lucas it is tonight.




Later back at camp, the conversation between Kyle and Jenne takes a turn into ugly.

Jenne: i'm ok. not looking forward to this TC
Kyle: do we ever??
Jenne: no!
Jenne: but this is the worst yet
Kyle: does he know?
Jenne: no
Jenne: he doesn’t
Kyle: I’m sure he has to have some idea right?
Kyle: well I guess I know who the floating votes will be for
Kyle: sigh
Jenne: Ellie and Lucas are voting for you
Kyle: shocker
Kyle: can you let me in on why I’ve been the minority target every tc since the merge?
Kyle: have I done something?
Jenne: lol, no you haven’t. I don’t know why they chose you
Kyle: every single one except for Steve’s
Kyle: and Ryan’s but still
Kyle: its unsettling
Kyle: and I’ve actually made the initiative to get to know everyone
Jenne: well you know Lucas’s issues. i talked to you bout that last night. And Ellie isn’t your biggest fan either. So I think that may be the route of it
Kyle: i know she doesn't like me...I just wonder why.
Kyle: I’ve always tried to talk to her and get to know her....she has NEVER messaged me
Jenne: comments like the teen beat one i think did it
Jenne: but it went further back
Jenne: she never talked to me about it , i just found out
Kyle: oh that was all in fun
Kyle: and she laughed it off....but I’ve never made any other comment like that before
Jenne: i think she felt you felt superior and put on airs. the age-difference thing. i dont think you did it purposefully. more how she took it
Kyle: yeah...not something i can worry about though
Jenne: i don’t think its your fault
Jenne: i think it was her own issue with the age thing
Jenne: nope
Kyle: well....just as long as they are the only 2 votes I get tonight!
Kyle: but those are the only 2 votes I’m getting right?
Jenne: we need to talk
Kyle: Jenne
Kyle: what are you trying to tell me
Jenne: that I have to make a very hard decision tonight. One i don’t want to make.
Jenne: i talked to Ellie for a long time
Jenne: and Lucas too
Kyle: and you're going to vote for me
Jenne: and they broke me
Jenne: i am Kyle
Kyle: Jenne i can't believe this
Kyle: I cannot believe this
Kyle: you broke our alliance
Jenne: I needed you to know
Kyle: you broke it like you PROMISED you wouldn't
Jenne: and you can do what you want with that. I was planning on voting for Lucas this whole time
Jenne: but I just don’t feel I can do it
Kyle: why did you let him change you
Jenne: and i don’t want to vote for you
Kyle: why?
Jenne: i want to self-vote to be honest
Kyle: i can't believe you
Jenne: but I had to make a decision.
Kyle: I can't
Kyle: is Taylor going to vote me too?
Jenne: no he isn’t
Kyle: I can't believe you Jenne
Jenne: I’m not proud of myself right now
Kyle: I can't believe you
Jenne: cause I care about you more than you probably realize
Jenne: that’s why I’m telling you this now
Kyle: what has Lucas got that you have to keep him over me?
Jenne: cause I cant be vote Lucas tonight
Jenne: and you deserve to hear it from me
Jenne: because I am your friend. And I care about you. And I hate that I’m doing this
Kyle: obviously not
Kyle: you picked Lucas
Kyle: LUCAS of all people
Kyle: I should have known from the start
Jenne: i hope you will understand why i am doing this once this is all over
Jenne: i know you cant now
Kyle: no i don't
Kyle: and i won't
Kyle: what made you change?
Kyle: just how good with words is he?
Jenne: they had me in tears. both of them
Kyle: because they were playing a game that you had already won
Kyle: and you let them beat you
Jenne: how had i won?
Jenne: im the biggest loser here
Jenne: i cared about too many people
Jenne: and set myself up to be emotional sobby snot nosed mess


Later, Gracie and Lucas chatted
Gracie: Kyle was looking for us earlier
Lucas: I was "Away"
Gracie: lol
Lucas: wasn't in mood to dance that dance
Lucas: (mostly because for appearances sake I have to target someone with him)
Gracie: yeah
Gracie: lol .. feel free to target me if ya want
Lucas: not that'd he'd vote for anyone other than me of course
Lucas: but I still have the motions to go through
Gracie: I think he was surprised that Ellie took him out first
Lucas: i would have taken him out too the way he kept needling her
Gracie: I was begging to be mercied out
Lucas: hey we gave it a good go at the end!
Gracie: lol .. with YOUR help
Gracie: I actually knew the very last question
Lucas: as did I
Gracie: I almost told it to Taylor .. but didn't want to in case I was wrong
Lucas: I didn't want a window popping up while typing
Gracie: Kyle thinks we planned it last night .. giving immunity to Ellie today
Lucas: oh hell we did
Lucas: I was just as frustrated as him
Gracie: me too!
Gracie: I don't know that kind of crap
Lucas: I knew all except, I think one, but I type with two fingers versus her ten--no contest
Gracie: heck . I didn't even know who half the people were
Lucas: darn kids have too much time on their hands
Gracie: I told her I was taking away her people subscription
Lucas: i think I know why she gets so little sleep now! *L*
Gracie: LOL
Gracie: she was telling me the other night all the places she's traveled to
Gracie: for such a young girl .. she surely is well-traveled
Gracie: I get the impression that she comes from "money"
Lucas: she may well be.
Lucas: until she talked about the game yesterday all we've done is chit chat about stuff
Gracie: ooh
Gracie: Ellie talked "game" with you?
Lucas: about voting Kyle...but uh...I didn't commit since I wasn't sure if I wanted to tip Annette off
Gracie: *nods*
Gracie: I felt awful lying to Annette last night
Lucas: she never got a chance to talk game with me.
Lucas: not sure what I would have said
Gracie: I like Annette
Lucas: she's nice. I like her too
Gracie: I've actually liked most of the people in this game
Lucas: as do I
Gracie: lol .. I just want one challenge I can win
Gracie: I'm still ticked at myself for those questions
Gracie: I wasn't careful enough
Lucas: I'm stunned. no one seemed to double-check their answers
Gracie: I surely didn't
Gracie: lol .. I never even saw the 2nd page for best man
Lucas: I know I didn't...Ellie says she didn't...and we didn't bother for the same reason. we were sure it was going to be someone else
Gracie: I was sure it was going to be me or Annette .. and most likely Annette
Gracie: since we worked together on it
Gracie: I never would have found that stupid Russian bride info
Gracie: info*
Gracie: I still don't know where she found it
Lucas: don't ask me. i forget
Gracie: lol
Gracie: don't matter no more
Gracie: I just hope this next challenge is more up my alley
Lucas: and not a typing contest
Gracie: ooh
Gracie: that would be up my alley
Gracie: <-- is very fast

Later Jenne went to Lucas to find out if had had told Gracie and Taylor the scoop he had informed Jamie of:

Jenne: have you talked to Beth and Taylor about Jamie knowing everything and stuff?
Lucas: no but I did get a whack on my knuckles from someone else
Jenne: huh?
Lucas: I'm not allowed to explain anything about myself, apparently.
Jenne: you got in trouble from the hosts for telling Jamie?
Lucas: yup
Jenne: cause you talked game with someone who got voted out huh
Lucas: well it was just in regards to who I was but that wasn't cool. it wasn't like I was telling her plans and shut but oh well. I just shut up now
Jenne: well telling her who you are was one thing, but you told her potentially game effecting stuff
Jenne: i understand their position
Jenne: i was kind of upset you told her myself
Lucas: I know
Jenne: and i do think you owe it to Taylor and Beth to tell them
Lucas: I will
Jenne: when?
Lucas: um....after the vote?
Lucas: I don't want to piss them off more then necessary
Jenne: why would it piss them off more or less depending on when they know?
Lucas: I'm not sure if it will. but I'd rather wait if its ok?
Jenne: i no like it mike. *sighs* this game is hard
Lucas: i mean, they don't know how much I like Jamie. so they don't appreciate why i felt I had to tell her anything like you do
Jenne: i know how much she means to you. i can understand why you needed to be honest with her
Jenne: even if i don’t like it
Lucas: it's ok. I got my knuckles rapped. and I wouldn't blame you if you punished me for it
Jenne: what did they do?
Jenne: knuckles rapped?
Lucas: if I say anything else to her AT ALL about ANYTHING I am gone. period. not even on jury
Jenne: you cant talk to her at all anymore?
Lucas: we can talk. just NOTHING about the game
Jenne: well that’s good
Lucas: she just has to wait two weeks before I can finish the cleansing
Jenne: cleansing?
Lucas: there's more to say and do. but it has to wait
Jenne: with Jamie?
Lucas: yes
Jenne: Mikey you are talking around me in circles. i'm getting dizzy
Lucas: I'm sorry
Lucas: there's just a bunch of questions she has that I can't answer now until the game is done
Jenne: bout you are all us?
Lucas: both
Jenne: well i would love to "come clean" with her too. if she still wants a friendship with me
Lucas: I'd ask her but I'm scared to too. I just won't talk about anythign remotely related to the game now with her
Jenne: it can wait. game is close to over. there will be a lot of repair work needed when all is said and done i am sure
Jenne: how this game is
Lucas: I know


Gracie had this to say to the camera about her gamplay:


I am a dumb fuck. I could have screwed up the game last night for everyone.

I was actually honest with Ellie .. well, as honest as I could be. And she hates me now. I guess I don't blame her much. Last night I hated everything about this game. All of it. Every part of it. I truly do not like hurting people. I KNOW what that feels like. And honestly, out of everyone left, Ellie is someone I just haven't been that close too.

I told Jenne, Taylor and Kyle that if they needed to they could vote me out. I truly don't care. Well, maybe a little I care.

Taylor, Jenne and I had decided to vote out Lucas tonight. I felt truly sick. I didn't want to. I considered taking a self-vote instead. Voting out Tenzil - in spite of what he's done, just doesn't feel right. It doesn't feel good. And I didn't think I could do it.

The other option is to vote out Kyle. There just aren't any good options. Why can't there be someone in the game that I hate and would love to vote out? Ellie would have been the easiest person for me to vote out. I just don't have a connection with her. But she won immunity = lol in fact, she kicked our asses at that challenge. She deserved that win.

So what will happen tonight. I have absolutely no idea. I know that Lucas is safe. The ones in danger right now are probably me and Kyle.

Jenne - I absolutely adore her. She is my counterpart in everything. Sometimes we think so much alike all I can say is GET OUT OF MY HEAD. We truly approach this game on a very identical level. We *know* it's a game, and yet we both care too much about the people in the game. Jenne rocks and I would be thrilled to see her win this game.

Taylor - Taylor has played a steady, great game. At first I wasn't too sure how he would do because he kept calling Ashlee-Lis and then would try and counter it awkwardly. But, he is very solid. I have enjoyed playing in Holidays with Taylor a great deal.

Lucas - I adore Tenzil. Lucas I haven't been too sure about at times. But I still adore him too. I'm very loyal to my friends and Tenzil is my friend.

Kyle - omg .. I have so enjoyed getting to know Kyle. He's a great guy. He may hate me soon and I will have to live with that. Kyle is someone that I truly hope to get to know, and be friends with after the game.

Ellie - I just don't have much in common with Ellie. Our conversations are forced. She's very young and very pampered. Neither of which I am. Ellie is still a good person. She just didn't play much during the first part of the game. But she certainly won immunity when she needed it.

Kyle went and founf Gracie, none to happy with what was goning to happen:

Kyle: i'm gone tonight
Gracie: .. I know
Gracie: I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to say that
Kyle: and you are gonna vote me too?
Gracie: I'm thinking of taking a self-vote
Gracie: I like everyone and don't want to vote anyone out
Gracie: I never knew it was this hard
Kyle: i can't believe either one of you
Gracie: I know
Kyle: you promised me Gracie
Kyle: choose Lucas over me?
Gracie: I wish I had words
Gracie: and I'm sorry .. words are all failing me
Kyle: i don't even want to hear them
Gracie: I know
Gracie: this isn't a vote against you though
Gracie: it really isn't
Kyle: whatever
Gracie: and I know you don't understand that.
Gracie: and I know I can't even begin to explain that
Gracie: and I'm sure you totally hate me now
Kyle: just stop
Gracie: okay

Gracie:
People truly do not understand and I can't explain. This is NOT easy on Jenne and me. It simply is not.

[Host Rob]

The castaways filed into the council area and took their seats.

Karen: *TRIBAL COUNCIL BEGINS NOW*
Karen: ok...
Karen: And here enters our jury…
Kelley, Steve, and Annette quietly walk in and take their seats on the jury area.
Karen: Welcome Tribe Orleans to tribal council #13.
Karen: Only 6 of you left and soon to be down to 5. Unfortunately one of you will be leaving the game tonight and joining the jury.
Karen: As always, I will begin by asking you each a question. When you are finished with your response, please say "done" so I know you are finished.
Karen: Gracie...
Karen: What were your thoughts about the last immunity challenge? Do you think Ellie deserved to win immunity?
Gracie: *grumble* who WERE those people?
Gracie: Ellie deserved that win more than anything.
Gracie: lol I was begging her to mercy me out.
Gracie: She showed us all up and definitely deserved the win and I was very happy for her.
Gracie: done.
Karen: thanks Gracie
Karen: Kyle...
Karen: After tonight, your tribe will be down to the final 5 of the game. What must everyone here, including yourself if you were to escape tonight's vote, keep in mind as you all strive to become the Sole Survivor?
Kyle: Ally yourself with the right people
Kyle: only the final 2 will know if they've done that
Kyle: done
Karen: thanks Kyle
Karen: Lucas...
Karen: Twelve have left before you. You still have five more people to beat out to become the sole survivor. Is there anything you WON'T do to win? Do you have it set up so that you can go the distance?
Lucas: The nature of the game is that even if you dominate and play a flawless game in all aspects the jury can still say "nothing doing, smart guy". (more)
Lucas: This game is won through how you impact people be it in a positive or negative way and you have to keep that in mind at all times. (more)
Lucas: It's all well and good to be ruthless but winning at all costs very rarely wins you the final vote. (more)
Lucas: It's hard because, obviously, you have to go to the limit but present it in such a way that people won't resent you in then end. (more)
Lucas: Having said that I really want to win and I will try my hardest at all times.
Lucas: (done)
Karen: thanks Lucas
Karen: Jenne...
Karen: same question…Twelve have left before you. You still have five more people to beat out to become the sole survivor. Is there anything you WON'T do to win? Do you have it set up so that you can go the distance?
Jenne: I think this question comes at a very poignant point in the game for me. I have love for every person I came to TC with today. Frankly these are the five people I could never bare to vote off. And yet here I am today, prepared to vote one of them off. It’s an impossible choice at this point and yet I have to make it. I have played this game up until this point as logically and removed as possible. I tried to make decisions based on strategy over emotional attachment but I can no longer do that. I can not separate my emotions from those that are left. So there is a LOT I would not do to win this game. If I win, I want it to be admirably, so i can be proud of what i did, rather than ashamed. I never wanted to hurt anyone playing this game and i never wanted to be the person that everyone hates.
I wanted everyone to be happy and have fun. But I know I have hurt some people at this point and am ashamed of that. Whoever wins at this point I will be happy for and proud to have played by their side. If it is me, I hope the others can feel the same way. I care about these people and am not willing to hurt them in order to win. I would rather be voted off now then to hurt them. With that said, to play this game you have to vote people off and it is my hope people won't take it personally when that happens because it is the fundamental backbone of this game, a game we all signed up for. As for setting myself up to go the distance...Honestly, I don't think its a sure thing I will make it to the end. I think my chances are the same as each individual left. I have played this game to get myself there and think i have done a good job of it, but in reality my fate lies in other peoples' hands, not my own. This is a great group of people who I respect and admire. The only thing I am sure of is that I will be happy with the winner of this game. done
Karen: thanks Jenne
Karen: Ellie...
Karen: Congratulations on winning immunity. Do you feel like you needed immunity tonight to stay in the game? Why or why not?
Ellie: Hm, that's actually an interesting question. On one hand, I realize I was on the outside of this big alliance and quite possibly could have been voted out. However, I have been told by a few people that had I not won I still would
Ellie: have been ok but it's always great to have the security knowing I can't go and will make the final 5.
Ellie: done
Karen: thanks Ellie
Karen: Ellie…As the immunity winner, you also have the option of either keeping immunity for yourself or giving it away to someone else on your tribe. Please state now whether you are keeping it or giving it to someone.
Ellie: I'm definitely keeping it.
Karen: OK…Ellie has immunity, so you cannot vote for her. Everyone else is vulnerable.
Karen: With that said, it's time to vote!
Karen: When I call your name, please head to the voting urn.
Karen: Gracie
Karen: Lucas
Karen: Kyle
Karen: Ellie
Karen: I'll go tally the votes…Once the votes are read, the decision is final and the person voted out will be asked to leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes…First vote...
Karen: KYLE
Karen: Second vote...
Karen: LUCAS
Karen: Third vote...
Karen: LUCAS
Karen: Fourth vote...
Karen: KYLE
Karen: Fifth vote...
Karen: KYLE
Karen: Sixth vote...
Karen: KYLE
Karen: KYLE, the tribe has spoken. *snuffs torch*
Kyle gets up and walks out after his torch is snuffed, not even looking back at the remaining survivors.
Karen: The rest of you can head back to camp.
Karen: *END OF TRIBAL COUNCIL*
Ellie: Congrats on final 5, you two
Gracie: you too Ellie!
Gracie: *hugs Ellie*
Gracie: *hugs Lucas*
Ellie: *group hug*
Gracie: come on Lucas
Gracie: *hugs*
Gracie: Ellie .. we may have to tackle him
Gracie: he's not hugging us!
Ellie: lol
Gracie: *kicks lucas to hug US*
Lucas: *hugs*
Gracie: *smiles*
Gracie: much better


How they voted and why:

ELLIE:
Once again I find myself voting for KYLE. I really don't have much to say. I think you're a strong player and for me to have any shot whatsoever of overcoming this huge obstacle (aka this alliance of 4 I'm going to be in the final 5 with) I need you gone at this point.

GRACIE:
~Kyle~. This hurts. I'm sorry.

JENNE:
*tearfully* My vote tonight is for Kyle. There are a lot of things you don't understand right now and I am not able to explain. You mean so much to me and I hope that you won't let a game come between the friendship that we have built. I care about you but i have to vote for you to do the right thing right now. From the bottom of my heart, i hope you find it within yourself to forgive me. If not, than our friendship never meant to you what it did to me. I would never let a game interfere with a friendship. If we never speak again, good luck in your life and I will miss you!

KYLE:
Lucas. I should have voted you out when I had the chance...it was supposed to have been you and not Tony. But out of respect for a supposed friend in Jenne, I kept you. You don't deserve to be here because you're a neurotic puppy dog who keeps getting off his leash. So now because of that fatal mistake, I'm going. I hope you enjoy it all the way.

LUCAS:
My vote is for KYLE. Oh man oh man. I have been waiting for this for a while. A real long time in fact. You've been a tremendous headache with your stupid answers, your wishy washy nature that put me in danger, and just telling me even once that you would vote me off. I mean....I can not tell you how much I am enjoying this one, buddy. Best of all, I got you back for Jamie. I took awhile but I did and I can die a happy man now because you were not one millionth the player she was. It's pissed me off you were here and she wasn't. So Kyle. Good-bye and good riddance.

TAYLOR:
Lucas- This is the hardest vote I will probably make all game, you are to much of an immunity threat to go forward. I really like you and I've known you for over two years, so this obviously isn't a personal vote. I've kind of felt like we've dragged you along even though you've made mistake after mistake. Again, I wish this didn't have to happen, but for Jenne and I to get to the final two, you need to leave. NOW.


Kyle’s final words:

Well, I learned a valuable lesson tonight and that was the only person I could trust in this game was Taylor. He told me early on that Jenne was not altogether trustworthy. I suspected early on that Jenne and Lucas had something going on. Ryan was right. Rami was right. I'm an idiot. Jenne and Gracie I can't believe I put so much trust in you two. I just don't understand what could've possibly happened or what Lucas could have possibly said to turn you against me unless the two of you were stringing me along all this time. Props to you on that one. You made an ass out of me. I hope it was fun for you.

Here's a little something for those left:

Ellie: I tried to get to know you. You never messaged me once. When we did talk our conversations seemed to just fade away without any real ending. Seems like you were too confident in your "girls alliance" which is fine. Just don't proclaim to a game full of people how much you don't trust someone if you won't talk to them. Secondly, the Teen Beat comment was all in fun because, well, you're 18, which happens to be a "teen age", which typically reads "Teen" Beat or the like... AND you are the greatest at pop culture lover details of anyone I've ever known. So I see nothing demeaning about that. I was 18 once, and I flipped through them on occasion. Sorry that you found me acting superior to you. That's all I have to say about that.

Lucas: pppfffftt! I had you pegged day one. I knew you had all kinds of schemes going on, but because I gave you my word I defended you all throughout the game. Let's see...I went against Ryan, Rami, Steve, Mitch...all for you. Then because you just suspected that I told Ryan of our alliance, you ACTUALLY voted for me the first chance you could get. Yeah sure I was willing to vote for you at Tony's TC, but I confronted you about my questions and told you what was going on...I didn't lie a single bit to you about why you made me nervous. I guess you're playing a really good game. And I'm finding the only way to get to the final 2 in this game is to play a slimy, conniving, friend-pitting game. If that's the title you have to bear to get there...I gladly give it to you.

Gracie: There was only 3 people in this game that I actually looked forward to talking to everyday the most. And that was you, Jenne, and Taylor. I had a blast talking to you and "pouncing" you and being "pounced" upon. And the present situation doesn't change that. I have no regrets befriending you. It just kills me to no end knowing that of our 5 i was the fifth one out, especially when you told me you would never let that happen. Now I’m just wondering how much of a "role" all your "paranoia" was this week or anything you said to me or any way you acted towards me.

Jenne: Refer to my comments for Gracie. You really had me believing you cared for me more than most. What a slap in the face to know I was always the 5th one out, although I knew I should never and didn't want to ever take Taylor's place to you. I really have nothing more to say. There's nothing more I can say. Just know I don't regret a single minute we spent getting to know each other. I just regret you found something in me you couldn't trust.

Taylor: Kick some butt. I guess I messed up by not keeping it a secret to Jenne and Gracie how tight you and I were. It's like you can never learn enough in this game. And if I’ve messed up your game, then I don't even have words to express how sorry I am. I have many regrets with you, not that we became friends, but that I spent the whole game practically questioning you when you never wavered. What else can I say?

So with that....I'm very glad I signed up for this game. All 46 days from Monday, January 10th 2005 to Thursday, February 24th 2005 were a blast even with all the highs and lows. I did make some great friends in Rami, Ryan, Steve, Taylor, Jenne, Gracie, Annette and yes even my archrival Jamie. Thanks for making it a memorable time.

Kyle is signing off.

Night 35

As son as they got back to camp, Taylor hunted down Gracie

Taylor: WHAY HAPPENED TO VOTING LUCAS?
Taylor: WHAT*
Gracie: I just couldn't do it
Gracie: neither could Jenne
Taylor: so you changed after I left and you told me it was him
Taylor: now I look like the asshole
Gracie: nooooooooo
Taylor: thanks
Gracie: let me explain
Gracie: for one Lucas totally understands that you voted him
Gracie: and I never would want you to look bad
Gracie: but I just couldn't do it
Gracie: I knew you'd be pissed at me
Taylor: Well I am a little
Gracie: i understand
Taylor: considering now Lucas wants me gone
Gracie: I don't blame you
Gracie: no he doesn't
Gracie: he really doesn't
Taylor: sure
Gracie: he wants to vote out Ellie
Taylor: and if Ellie wins immunity?
Gracie: probably me
Gracie: that's what he's been saying anyway
Taylor: THEN WHY DO YOU KEEP HIM AROUND
Gracie: 'cause my heart was bigger than the game
Gracie: Kyle hates my guts
Taylor: Well obviously his isn't
Gracie: I know
Taylor: I'm talking about Lucas not Kyle
Gracie: i know
Gracie: Lucas totally was not upset about your vote
Gracie: he knew that you couldn't vote kyle
Gracie: if I could have gotten an alone moment with you .. I would have told you what I did
Taylor: I'm sorry if I sound upset
Gracie: no its okay Taylor
Gracie: you have every right to be upset
Taylor: I just don't appreciate people going behind my back and changing the vote, I would have been fine with it had Jenne or you told me
Gracie: and I'd rather you tell me that you *are* upset
Gracie: I didn't do it to make you look bad or anything ... please believe that
Gracie: i just couldn't pick Kyle over Lucas
Gracie: for what its worth ... the jury is full of Gracie and Jenne haters
Taylor: well that's not what you both told me before we left
Gracie: i know
Gracie: I was so pissed at him
Gracie: I'm still not happy
Gracie: but
Gracie: my loyalty
Taylor: I just don't get the logic
Gracie: and my heart
Taylor: I understand loyalty
Taylor: and that's fine
Gracie: there wasn't logic to that decision
Taylor: but if someone told me I was the first one out at the final four
Taylor: I would have voted him off then and there
Taylor: but that's me
Gracie: yeah .... I'm weird
Taylor: because ultimately he would have gotten rid of all of us to save jamie
Gracie: I'd rather him vote me out .. than me have to face myself in voting him out
Taylor: and you know that as well as I do
Gracie: Jamie *had* to go
Taylor: For us yes
Gracie: that's why I felt not bad at voting out Jamie
Taylor: but I still think he would have voted us out to save her
Gracie: definitely
Taylor: in fact I know it, since he told her about our plans
Taylor: that's not showing loyalty Beth
Taylor: sorry
Gracie: no is okay
Taylor: I've just wanted him gone for a while
Gracie: I'm sorry Taylor ... I really am
Gracie: I just ... couldn't do it
Gracie: it may cost me the game
Gracie: but .. I just couldn't
Taylor: well at the final four could you vote me out over Lucas
Gracie: no .. at final four .. I'm perfectly willing to vote him out
Gracie: i know that sounds weird
Gracie: but at final four .. it's what I'm good with .. if that makes sense
Taylor: like you were perfectly willing to vote him out on wed.
Gracie: I deserve that ...
Taylor: sorry Beth, I know I'm over reacting
Gracie: no .. its okay Taylor
Gracie: really .. it's how you feel
Taylor: no it's not
Taylor: Beth I just want you Jenne and I as the final 3
Gracie: so do I
Taylor: and Lucas is the biggest threat
Taylor: and I kind of felt like I was set up last vote
Gracie: i never meant to do that
Gracie: I wouldn't have deliberately done that to you
Taylor: I know
Taylor: I know
Taylor: it's just very odd
Gracie: I know
Gracie: I voted with my heart instead of my head
Gracie: probably not a good survivorish thing to do
Taylor: it was just odd to come in, sit down, and see that happen
Taylor: it kind of felt like I had been backstabbed
Gracie: I can imagine
Gracie: I'm sorry ... that was never my intent at all
Gracie: and I didn't think about it ... I'm sorry for that .. I really am
Taylor: it's okay

[Host Rob]

After talking to Gracie, Taylor went and found Jenne

Taylor: You do know I'm really upset
Jenne: i know
Jenne: you do know why we did it though right?
Taylor: because you felt bad
Jenne: i was crying over it
Jenne: it just wasn’t worth it to me
Taylor: when will it be worth it Jenne
Taylor: this is my thing with this
Taylor: it makes no sense , it's an online survivor game
Jenne: so why cut a friend over it?
Taylor: it's not real Jenne
Jenne: so what if we lose?
Jenne: i couldn’t do it to him
Taylor: oh so cutting a friend and stabbing him in the back by lying to him is okay]
Jenne: i just couldn’t
Taylor: well you just lost me
Taylor: I am really pissed at this
Jenne: i talked to Kyle before hand
Jenne: i had to go with my hear
Jenne: all game i ignored it
Jenne: i couldn’t do it
Jenne: i just couldn’t
Taylor: please
Taylor: if you were going to go with your heart the final six is not the time to start
Jenne: all game it was the four of us to the end
Taylor: especially after you lied to your supposed final two partner
Taylor: and didn't bother to let me know
Jenne: i wanted to
Jenne: i said that to beth though
Jenne: it was very last minute
Jenne: i napped today
Jenne: Lucas
Jenne: i woke up and i felt awful
Jenne: talked to Beth
Jenne: she felt the same
Jenne: we thought it was fine you voted with Kyle
Jenne: you told us you had wanted to
Jenne: i knew you would be pissed
Jenne: but we talked to Kyle before we did it
Taylor: yes but I would have liked to have KNOWN what was going to happen
Jenne: i told him
Taylor: good
Taylor: but you still stabbed me in the back
Jenne: this was not against you Taylor
Jenne: this was following my heart
Jenne: and not playing selfishly
Jenne: mikey has been my friend as long as you have
Taylor: I understand that Jenne
Jenne: and when i didn’t think of that, i could do it
Jenne: but i talked to him the night before
Taylor: but he would have voted all three of us out over Jamie
Jenne: and it was mikey Taylor
Jenne: mikey
Taylor: you know that as well as I do
Jenne: i dont care if you all vote me out now. i would not change that vote
Jenne: i hate that i did that to Kyle
Jenne: and i may lose someone i really care about over it
Jenne: but i still know voting mikey out would have put a black spot on my heart
Jenne: and that is not worth it
Taylor: well It's nice to know who you really care about
Jenne: don’t even act like you know i wouldn’t have been the exact same way over you if it were reversed
Jenne: you know that
Taylor: well you obviously didn't have the heart to at least tell me what was going on before I sat down at Tribal Council tonight and was blindsided
Taylor: well I would have been nice to know from the two people I thought were on my side, now I don't even know
Jenne: Taylor, i had to do what i had to do to feel right in myself
Jenne: you do whatever is right for you
Jenne: only you know what that is
Jenne: just like only i knew what was right for me with mikey
Jenne: you know me
Taylor: that's fine
Taylor: I'm not mad that you kept Lucas
Jenne: if we had found an alone moment, we would have told you
Taylor: I'm mad that you either a went behind my back so I wouldn't fight to keep Kyle or b. just forgot to tell your final two partner of a huge game change
Jenne: it wasn’t like we were trying to hurt you or undermine you
Jenne: HELLO it didnt happen until last minute
Jenne: AND YOU WERENT HERE
Jenne: what am i supposed to do Taylor?
Jenne: send a telepathic message
Jenne: i knew i would talk to you when you got back
Taylor: fine go ahead
Jenne: and i understand why you are so upset
Jenne: but we are all still here
Jenne: this close to being the f4
Jenne: Kyle is gone
Jenne: he hates me
Jenne: you hate me
Jenne: but this is what we were always trying to do
Jenne: i was just naive in thinking playing a game with friends could ever go well
Taylor: I don't hate you
Taylor: I just don't think you see that is was a mistake to keep him around
Taylor: I would have probably still voted for him had I known
Jenne: only if winning is the only thing that matters
Taylor: I'm OKAY with Kyle going
Jenne: i know strategically he should have gone
Taylor: Winning isn't the only thing that matters, but when Lucas I KNOW would have screwed me over for Jamie I don't feel loyalty there
Jenne: if i didn’t have 2 yrs history with the man, lord knows he would have been the first guy gone
Jenne: i guess selling out a friend wasn’t worth winning a game like this
Taylor: well he sold you out to Jamie
Jenne: no he didn’t
Jenne: she is gone
Jenne: and we are all here
Jenne: the four of us are all here, he never went against any of the 3 of us
Jenne: EVER
Jenne: he fell for her. what’s the surprise there?
Jenne: but he knew we would vote her out
Jenne: and he let us
Jenne: he chose us over her
Taylor: he would have Jenne he told her about our alliance he sold out Beth to someone who will reveal it to the jury
Taylor: no he didn't
Taylor: we forced her to leave
Taylor: he didn't vote her out remember?
Jenne: he couldn’t
Jenne: but he let us
Taylor: we never told him
Jenne: he has made mistakes
Jenne: i don’t deny that
Jenne: the only reason he made it this far is the rest of us
Jenne: we know that
Jenne: i just couldn’t unload him early
Taylor: he's almost cost us the game about 4 times now
Jenne: i know this wasn’t a rational decision
Taylor: for such a crappy game play method he sure has made it far
Jenne: it was the first emotional decision in the game for me
Taylor: oh really
Taylor: Lying to me the first half of the game wasn't emotional , the three of you all hid this big secret from me
Taylor: how do you think that makes me feel Jenne
Jenne: i respected their wishes
Jenne: i was urging them to tell you all along
Taylor: well I wish you could have respected mine
Jenne: but it wasn’t my secret to tell
Jenne: Taylor i was in a hard situation
Jenne: i did what i thought was right
Jenne: i didn’t like hiding anything from you
Jenne: but it was their choice
Jenne: not to tell you
Taylor: whatever
Taylor: you do have to understand why I haven't been as close to mikey tenzil or Lucas as you two seem to be
Jenne: why?
Taylor: he lied to me for the first 7 votes of the game, even though I saved him twice, he told Jamie about our alliance, and he wanted Kyle go for no reason past keeping miss princess here
Taylor: I don't exactly have the most respect for him
Jenne: *sighs*
Jenne: i don’t know what else i can say
Jenne: you are going to be upset with me
Jenne: i cant change that
Jenne: Beth and i made sure to take any heat off you from him you know
Jenne: made sure he understood your vote
Jenne: we made sure to cover
Jenne: so he understood
Taylor: OH so your okay with lying to him about why I made my vote without my consent?
Jenne: we did what we could to keep the four of us together
Jenne: i told him the truth
Taylor: really
Jenne: what you told us when you had wanted to vote for him
Jenne: we were covering for you?
Taylor: the whole truth, what did you tell him
Jenne: would you rather we let him be pissed at you all that time you weren’t in board?
Taylor: Jenne: made sure he understood your vote
Jenne: we made sure to cover
Jenne: well we felt like we left you hanging
Jenne: i said to her i didn’t want you taking any heat for our change of heart
Jenne: would you rather you had a pissed of Lucas waiting for you when you got back?
Jenne: i told mikey you had talked to me and Beth
Jenne: cause we had had that conversation
Jenne: that you wanted to vote with Kyle, cause we didn’t need your vote
Taylor: well I would rather Lucas known why I really wanted to vote him out
Jenne: and you didn’t feel right bout it and all
Jenne: well that’s your right
Jenne: and you can do that now
Jenne: we were trying not to leave you hanging
Jenne: we do care about you
Jenne: we weren’t trying to screw you
Taylor: but it just seems so fishy
Taylor: I've felt like this " GREAT MIKEY" has been hovering over us the whole game and we have to make sure we don't piss him off
Taylor: because we can't harm a friend, yet he reveals our alliance to Jamie and lies to me for a month
Jenne: look i was pissed off at him bout Jamie too
Jenne: and i didn’t like him or Beth hiding who they were from you
Jenne: cause i knew you would be hurt
Jenne: and i told him that
Jenne: *them
Taylor: I'm not upset with you Jenne, I'm just upset with the situation
Jenne: i was feeling the same thing bout him as you,. that’s why i agreed to vote him off
Jenne: but i couldn’t do it without talking to him bout how i was feeling
Jenne: and once i did, i wasnt pissed off at him anymore
Jenne: and i couldnt do it
Taylor: well then I'm glad you feel better
Jenne: Taylor, you know i would have the same feelings over you
Jenne: and i would hope that that is something you like about me
Taylor: I do
Taylor: but on the other hand, I understand you feel so bad and everything, and I would 100% understand , if he hadn't broken our trust before
Jenne: do you know how awful it was with kyle?
Jenne: it broke my heart taylor
Jenne: he was so mean to me
Taylor: well it should have
Taylor: and he should have been
Jenne: he wanted to know why lucas over him
Jenne: and i couldnt tell him
Jenne: because the one thing we all agreed to was not telling bout aliases and past relationships
Taylor: so did that help your heart at all
Jenne: i feel like crap taylor
Jenne: like a big pile of dog crap
Taylor: oh well one person certainly didn't hold up there end of the bargain
Jenne: and i am never playing this game again
Jenne: period
Taylor: Jenne, we have all made friends in this game, and it's very hard to vote anyone out, to end anyone's shot at the end, at advancing, but we are in the final 5 and were in the final 6, we've been with each other for a while

Taylor: your going to be voting off friends and stuff that will pull on your heart strings every tc
Taylor: it's shit, but it's this game
Jenne: have you not noticed i was putting off having to do that?
Jenne: the f6 were the 6 people i cared about the most
Jenne: and never wanted to vote for
Jenne: it was dumb but i put off the inevitable
Jenne: and now the rest of this game is gonna kill me
Jenne: i didnt know how much it would
Jenne: i never wanted to think about it
Jenne: put it off!
Taylor: well I just want to know that it won't just be to much for you to handle at the final four to vote off Lucas or Beth and ( I know I'm pissed and being a jerk tonight) have to switch to me
Jenne: taylor, it will hurt me to vote for any of you. but i'm not gonna wimp out
Jenne: i can do it
Jenne: Taylor?
Taylor: yes
Jenne: can we hug yet?
Jenne: i dont want you mad at me
Jenne: *pouts*
Taylor: I want an apology
Jenne: *gets down on hands and knees* Taylor, i am absolutely sorry that I did this to you. and it no means mean that anything has changed between you and i. i did this to satisfy my conscience but i am sorry i didnt call you or warn you somehow. and i am soo sorry to kyle to cause i suck for doing that to him. you should see the "i'm soooo sorrrrrys" in my confessional. cause i am soooo sorry.
Jenne: *kisses toes* PLEASE FORGIVE ME!!!! *WHINES*
Taylor: okay
Jenne: really?
Taylor: yes
Jenne: may i stand up now?
Taylor: yes
Jenne: *stand up though bows head in presence of the magnificent taylor*
Jenne: ;-)
Taylor: lol
Jenne: *cheers* i got you to laugh! whoo whoo
Taylor: sorry I went off I just felt you needed to know how I felt
Jenne: i expected nothing less but i appreciate the apology
Jenne: i forgot how hard this game was

Day 36:

Lucas read the tree mail right after breakfast:



"With words, with actions, one never can tell,
What exactly it takes to do exceptionally well.
One word at a time will the story unfold
And possibly lead you to get the gold."

[Host Rob]

Taylor approaches Lucas after breakfast:

Taylor: hey
Lucas: hey there
Taylor: how are you
Lucas: tired but ok
Taylor: sorry about tribal council last night
Lucas: its ok. just would have liked to have been warned. they didn't tell me!
Taylor: I told them to!
Lucas: I know!
Taylor: I should have done it myself but I didn't see you
Lucas: well its ok. it just freaked me out when I saw it. I almost went off on Ellie.
Taylor: well I'm glad you didn't
Lucas: nope. Beth told me *after* results*
Taylor: well that was nice of her, I just hope you understood that I wanted to honor my promise to Kyle, and I knew we had the votes
Lucas: no, its all cool
Taylor: ok
Taylor: man we are down to the wire now
Lucas: twas a long journey
Lucas: but we did good
Taylor: agreed
Taylor: although our series will probably be boring
Lucas: eh...you never know
Lucas: lots of ups and downs
Taylor: true
Taylor: although the Kelley Steve Annette episodes are just pagonging
Lucas: well there are surprises--the switching of Annette to Steve
Lucas: really depends what they have to work with
Taylor: true
Taylor: and ass this summer man
Lucas: huh?
Taylor: All-Stars
Lucas: oh...
Lucas: assuming we all do it, we're toast
Taylor: that's not 100% true
Taylor: since only final 5's qualify kay awesome
Taylor: Ellie wants me to talk you
Lucas: lol
Lucas: figured
Taylor: I'm really tired and I don't feel well can you just say you'll think about it so I can go take a nap
Lucas: lol
Lucas: go nap
Taylor: I hate to be rude because I really like ellie
Lucas: so do I
Lucas: but...trying to think of a way to let her down
Taylor: but on the other hand it's so not going to happen
Lucas: i don't want a big betrayal so soon
Taylor: agreed


The survivors made their way to the beach for the immunity challenge


Ellie, Gracie, Jenne, Lucas, and Taylor...congratulations on making the final 5! As you may or may not be aware, we invite the top 5 of each season to participate in the All-Stars season which will follow this season and take place this summer. So you've made All-Stars...

Now to continue trying to make the Sole Survivor of Season 4...I give you your next challenge...


STORY TIME

Please write a romantic story. It can be whatever you want, but the more romantic the better. Here are how the results will be determined...

We have lined up 2 judges (one male and one female...both heterosexual) outside of Survivor Holidays who will score each of your stories in four categories. The judges do not know who you are and will not even be given your name. The story that has the highest cumulative score judged will win immunity. Here are the four categories your story will be judged on:

CREATIVITY
DRAMA
ORIGINALITY
ROMANCE

There are no length limits or length requirements. That is totally up to you as the individual writer. Too short could be bad, but too long could also be bad...so use your best judgment. Please take your seats in the booths before you and begin writing. Survivors ready??? Go!

You see all of the castaways furiously writing. After an hour Rob calls TIME!. He collects the stories and goes over to the booth that has a curtain on it. He steps inside and hands the stories to the mystery judges. They begin to read them.

Finally, Rob steps out and announces the results.


Your stories were judged in the following categories:

CREATIVITY
DRAMA
ORIGINALITY
ROMANCE

Each category is worth up to 10 points x 2 judges meaning that there is a total of 80 points possible in this challenge. Here are the results:

Ellie - 70 points

Gracie - 59 points

Jenne - 70 points

Lucas - 52 points

Taylor - 69 points


WE HAVE A TIE!!

Ellie and Jenne will participate in a tiebreaker challenge.

Before we do the tiebreaker here are the stories and who wrote them:

ELLIE'S STORY:

I will always remember the exact moment I knew the man I was meant to be with forever was Eric Hudson.

I had fallen in love before. Or what I thought was love. Every relationship ended the same – with me being deeply hurt and that little voice in my head telling me I would never find true love. I had all but given up when I met him.

We started out friends. I had no intention of getting involved with Eric. He was not going places, I told myself. He was a philosophy major. What stable career could he hold? He was content with playing local gigs with his band. This completely contrasted with my goals of taking the world by storm. He was unconcerned with how everyone perceived him. I, on the other hand, was concerned. I was always trying to please someone and always falling short of pleasing myself.

A few months into our friendship, it became obvious to me that Eric wanted more. He started writing me songs and poetry. While his words were warm and beautiful my heart was still cold as stone. He would leave me little cards and gifts. They were sweet but I wasn’t going to be swayed by this. Eric was a romantic at heart. I, too, had been one before my heart had been broken too many times. It would take more than some pretty words and a pretty face to convince me.

I finally couldn’t put up with his attempts to woe me. I sat him down and told him our relationship could never and would never go beyond a friendship. Eric, not even flinching, said, “Christine, if the only way I can have you in my life is through our friendship then by all means we’ll be friends… best friends.”

Eric and I would be friends. I could handle that. He no longer left me any gifts. He no longer wrote me any poetry. This is the way I wanted it, I thought. But I must admit a part of me did miss the attention. To have someone want you, to have someone feel so strongly about you is a wonderful feeling. If only I could feel the same for Eric, we could have had a beautiful relationship.

My head was telling me I couldn’t have those feelings though. When you live your whole life listening to your head and ignoring your heart you become accustomed to fooling your heart. This was the case for me.

I had a perception of what my life was going to be like. I’m not talking picket fences but not too far from this. Certainly, Eric and his ways didn’t fit in.

One day, I drove Eric to the airport. He was going to study abroad in Japan. On the way there, I suddenly came to the realization that I wasn’t going to see Eric for a long period of time. I can’t tell you what this did to me. I had an internal breakdown. I was going to miss him more than he could ever know. I was feeling physically ill at this point. I didn’t know if it was love but my heart had won out.

Before he left, I kissed Eric. I told him I wanted him to write to me. Over the next few months, I received countless letters from Eric and every now and then a phone call. Once again, his beautiful words filled my head.

I was happy.

When he returned, we had a blissful reunion. We were officially a couple. I even moved in with Eric much to the chagrin of my parents.

Eric never changed. Each day he would tell me how much he loved me. He would say, “I was never a religious man but with you, Christine, every day I thank God.”

It was at the most unlikely moment that I knew Eric was the man I was meant to be with. The man sent to me for a purpose. My angel.

We were driving to my parents’ house in Maine for a Christmas party. Along a stretch of highway, our car blew a flat. Well, anyone who knows Eric or me knows we are not mechanical people. We both were a little clueless on how to handle the situation. I began to cry from all the stress of the situation.

Eric said, “Don’t worry, sweetheart, we’re both college grads. I’m sure we can handle a flat.” After 10 minutes or so of fumbling around we both knew he was wrong.

We decided to wait for a car to drive by and flag them down. The highway wasn’t the busiest but someone would come around sooner or later. Eric was embarrassed by the situation but he also tried to make the best of it, just like everything he did in life.

Typical of bad days that just seem to get worse, it began snowing. Eric put his arm around me and pulled me towards him. He reached behind the seat where we had a bottle of wine we were saving for my parents’ house. After managing to open it up, he took out a Dixie cup and poured a glass for me.

Eric reached over and turned up the radio. While rocking me in his arms he sang along to “Endless Love” by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie. Now, Eric had a beautiful voice but he wasn’t using it at this time. He was singing purposely off-key to Diana’s part. When it came time for Lionel to sing, of course he expected me to take that. And I did. Eric did his best impersonation and kept me laughing when just 30 minutes ago I was crying and feeling hopeless.

It was in that moment that I knew we would be together forever.

Well, forever has a way of creeping up on someone when they’re least expecting it. As was the case with Eric and I.

After being married for 8 wonderful years and having two beautiful children, Cassandra and Nicholas, Eric passed away at the young age of 34.

So here I stand delivering the eulogy of the love of my life. Summing up how much he meant to me, summing up how great of a person he was, and how he touched my life. The truth is I cannot even begin to describe the ways Eric Hudson touched my life. Given all the time in the world, I wouldn’t be able to convey what he meant to me.

Growing up, we dream of what falling in love will be like. All the ideas we carry as children carry over in to our adult lives. We have this romantic, idealistic view of how it’s going to happen.

The truth of it all is that we don’t know how it’s going to happen and what it will be like.

The truth of it is we shouldn’t know how it will happen and what it will be like.

The truth is when real love comes along its more beautiful, funny, unexpected, and good than anything anyone can ever imagine.

Eric Daniel Hudson
(1971-2005)

GRACIE'S STORY:

There Is Always Someone Who Will Make the Difference


Leading a lonely and sometimes sad life, Gracie was simply surfing the internet one rainy, wet Saturday. One of the leader bars was an advertisement for a “meet your partner” website.

Gracie sighed. Knowing that these sites could be dangerous, she was a trifle bit afraid to venture around it too much. But on this particular Saturday, Gracie decided she would use an alias and no one would HAVE to know it was her. She could hide behind that fake name.

A little more confidently Gracie entered the information need to join the site for a free membership. Thinking for a moment, she entered “Bethany” for her name. The site was pretty thorough in the questions and even had a place where you could take additional quizzes to help find a match.

Giggling to herself and the information submitted, Gracie waited to see if anyone would respond to her.
Wandering out to get a pop from the refrigerator, Gracie jumped when she heard the computer “ping” announcing a response already!

“Click.” Gracie went to read her very first response.

Amazed, she found she had two responses already.

Taking a deep breath, she opened the first e-mail.

Harold was the person responding. A little shocked, Gracie read the e-mail which gave detailed information on what Harold thought he could do to Gracie in a sexual manner. She deleted that e-mail without even bothering to respond.

“I hope they all aren’t like this,” Gracie said aloud to herself and giggled at herself.

She clicked on the second response. It was from a man named Bill. Gracie read, “I’m a postman. I’m 52 and I decided to write back because I liked your sense of humor in your ad. Write back if you want to.”
Smiling to herself, Gracie thought of how to respond to this nice little e-mail. She started typing, “I’m 44 and I like to laugh.” She thought to herself, “Let’s see what he does with that.”
Slowly the two ~ Gracie and Bill ~ exchanged more e-mails and more information about themselves. Many of the e-mails Gracie received made her smile, made her giggle and just made her think that Bill was a nice person all around.

Eventually Bil gave Gracie his phone number. Trying to be respectful of Gracie he left it up to her completely on whether to contact him. Struggling with this decision, Gracie finally called him. After that they talked on the phone daily and for hours on end. Gracie finally had to admit a secret to Bil.

“Bill, I have to tell you something. My name isn’t really ‘Bethany’. I used that to protect myself online. My name is really Gracie.” Gracie held her breath waiting for Bill’s response.

“That was a might smart thing to do, Gracie,” Bill replied. “How do you feel about meeting in person? Somewhere public so you can feel safe. I don’t want to scare you.”
Thrilled, Gracie said, “Yes!
“Let’s meet for brunch on Saturday,” asked Bill.

Bill arrived early – and he came with a single, white rose to present to Gracie. Taking the rose, Gracie was weak inside and wondered, “How DID he know how I felt about a single rose? And a white rose at that? How could anyone know?”
That one gesture of a single, white rose told Gracie everything she wanted to know about Bill at that moment. Her heart was dancing and her soul felt renewed. THIS was it. This is what all those swarmy, smushy movies meant. THIS was the feeling that everyone wanted. Everyone talked about feeling THIS. And now, finally Gracie understood what it meant to have someone care for HER. Someone who thought about HER. Bill had taken the time to think of something that would be special to Gracie. And it would take Gracie a while to be able to explain to Bil what that rose meant to her.

When they met at the restaurant, it was like meeting an old friend to Gracie. She couldn’t believe how well they get along. Like they had known each other for practically all their lives. They clicked as possible new best friends, and became just that. They admired and respected the individual qualities within each other.

Gradually Bill started confiding in Gracie. He had had a pretty rough life and about two years ago he had a liver transplant. There were a lot of medications and such he had to take and check-ups to go to. Gracie felt bad for Bil and offered whatever encouragement she could.

Gracie and Bill spent a lot of time together. They would go out to dinner and go to the theatre as they both adored live theatre and especially musicals. They cared deeply about each other and had even begun discussing the possibility of living together. Taking things slowly as to not scare themselves or each other, neither Gracie nor Bill jumped into things or made rash decisions.

One sunny day, Bill came to Gracie’s house. He wasn’t looking so hot. Coming into the house, Bill motioned to Gracie to sit down.

“I have something serious to tell you,” Bill said looking deep into Gracie’s eyes.

Frightened, Gracie sat. She was still and quiet and pulled Bill down beside her. Holding him tight, Gracie whispered, “What’s wrong?”
“I just came back from Chicago. The doctors told me that my body is rejecting my liver.”
Tears welled in Gracie’s eyes as she struggled to comprehend what Bill ~ her love ~ was saying to her. “No. That can’t be. There must be some mistake.

"There must be something more to do,” Gracie cried.

Bill embraced Gracie and held her tight against his chest. They each tried to calm and soothe the other. “There’s no mistake right now. All there is now is hope,” Bill said. “And Gracie, I simply cannot go through another transplant. I just can’t do it.”
Crying, Gracie looked at Bill, hearing the truth to his words and desperately wanting to make things better. Gracie wanted to make Bill better. His words torched every fiber of her being.

Holding Bill’s hand Gracie vowed, “I will be here with you. Whatever it takes, I’m here.”
Not knowing what the future holds for them, Gracie and Bill live each day knowing there may not be many more. Their days are filled with laughter and love.

[Host Rob]

JENNE'S STORY:

"THE ISLAND PASSION"

After being left stranded on the tropical island for a day while the rest of the group headed to the mainland to retrieve supplies, Aiden and Siena were left not only to fend for themselves but were left entirely alone with nothing but the island and each other to keep them company. Once the expedition was complete all the members of the group would be forced to return to their normal lives back at home, but for these last few precious days all Aiden and Siena wanted to do was make the most of their depleting time together.

Siena and Aiden returned to camp for their last night on the island. Both were filled with an aching loneliness knowing this could possibly be their last night together. Even though the two had denied their passion up to this point the boiling point had been reached and overflowed like the rivers in hell. Siena had suppressed her growing feelings for Aiden up until this point but tonight was the time to finally come clean with her innermost desires. She could no longer deny her subconscious desire to make love to this man.

The two made straight for the waterfall to wash the stress of the day from their bodies. With the rest of the group gone, they could finally truly be alone with one another. Without worrying that their growing bond would be watched with prying eyes.

Siena snuck up behind Aiden and splashed then dunked him then promptly swam away, jumping out of the water and hiding behind the waterfall. Aiden chased after her yelling, “You’re not getting away this time!"

Behind the waterfall Aiden slammed Siena hard against the granite wall. He took her into his arms and into the kind of kiss one loses themselves in. Once the two had separated some minutes later their growing heat and arousal were reaching an all time high. Siena promptly shoved Aiden back into the depths of the pool, but Aiden grabbed onto her and took her down with him. Siena, wrapping her legs around Aiden's waist, pulled him into a wet kiss, gyrating her hips leaving them both highly aroused.

The two decided to climb to the highest peak of the volcano to get one last view of their whole island. Aiden and Siena zipped up the side of the mountain as if their very lives depended on them making it to the crest by sunset. Siena spread out her blanket and she and Aiden just cuddled watching the sun set over their beautiful island. When the sun had finally slid below the horizon the two finally looked at each other- Intensely looking into the depths of each others hearts and souls and connecting on that level that man and woman were intended.

Their bodies met as their lips and tongues explored one another’s, their bodies moving together in unison. Feeling the warmth and closeness, their clothes were shed quickly. Aiden kissed Siena with such a warming passion she could feel the growing wetness between her thighs. Aiden bit down hard on her nipple causing Siena to writhe in pain. Aiden, grasping her wrists, held her down firmly with one hand while with his other arm he cusped behind her lower back tilting her pelvis up to him. As he entered her, she shuddered in excitement. This moment that had been suggested and alluded to by the both of them since they had met on their first day had finally come to fruition.

Below the stars and waning moon Siena and Aiden came together and were one. If in all their lives they thought they'd never have a moment like this, Siena and Aiden reveled in every kiss, every gyration, every moment they had left to share. As their shared passion reached its climax the two looked deeply into one another's eyes and shared a kiss as their joined pleasure rocked their bodies. Tired, sweaty, and terrifically happy the two wrapped their bodies together under their blanket under the stars. Siena pulled Aiden to her placing his head on her tender breast pillows as she ran her fingers through his hair, scratching here and there, just listening to him breath. She felt at this moment a kind of bliss she had never known.

The two made love all night intermittedly with fits of sleep here and there. They awoke happier than they had ever known. thoughts of the long journey home furthest from their minds, the two just held on to moment; held on to each other.


LUCAS' STORY:

It's strange how things happen. You trudge through the lanes of life. A burden of mundaneness and normalcy on your shoulders. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a love enters your world and effects your life. It's in such a way that you know...you just know it's for the better. A way that is unique and almost uncommunicable.

Think of some romantic fable; the types that have cliched lines like "...And there will be a knight in his shining armor. His journey is one that wil end at the spot before your feet." I think I found my knight.

When you think how love develops or at least how people expect it to it is strange, or it was once at least, to think that this romance came not from some busy intersection of life like my place of work or a busy italian resterraunt. I found love online.

My name is Melissa and his is Andrew. I was passing the time of day on a chat server called MIRC. As is usually the case when you're a woman online (and not a fake one!) guys were bombarding me with private messages wanting answers to their stupid, and occassionally, intrusive questions. (There is a fascination with a woman's bra size that makes my head shake in dismay in thoughts of the future for the male species.)

One question in particular caught my attention: "Good evening. How are you doing this fine night?".

I was, of course, stunned. It was almost like I was an actual person.

I looked to see who messaged me and his handle was POLICEMAN. I am no exception to the many women who have something for a man in unform. It's something about the bravery and courageness that they do with little or no thanks from a jaded public. I told him how much I admired and respected people in his posistion.

"That's all we ever ask for."

We just took off from there and we chatted for hat seemed like hours. Eventually he got to a point where he asked for my telephone number. He wanted to call me.

Waiting for him to call I felt a mixture of anxiety and a sense of bewilderment. For heaven's sake this was something that I had never done before. He was a complete stranger and here I was waiting with mixed feelings to talk with a man I had never known before these last few hours.

He called and to cut a long story short, we just took off. After that he called me twice a day. He now tells me that during those days his telephone bills dramatically shot up. The poor sweetheart lived in another city at the time and had to call me long distance! Well after having talked for three or four days I was casually chatting with him when I said that I have this special protective feeling towards him. The kind you feel for a brother you have never had. And that --to my surprise, just blew the lid off him. I still quite remember how he curtly responded "I have one sister and I am grateful to god for her, I don't need anymore, thank you!"

I was shell shocked. I just failed to fathom what exactly had I said to him to expect THAT sort of response. I conveyed my thoughts to him and he said that right then at that moment he wanted to talk to me urgently. There was something that he desperately wanted me to know. I was confused. The turn of affairs was baffling me. He called and guess what he said.

In plain and simple, short and painfully straightforward words he told me that he loved me. And you know what?

I laughed. Not at him. At the sheer stupidity of the moment. The whole concept of internet love and all was something I looked at with serious contempt before. I just could not fancy the whole idea of two strangers falling in love without even knowing who it was they were falling in love with.

I asked him that neither had he seen me nor did he know the real person I was. My sweetheart was quite unfazed. <BR

He retorted "So what? I will know now."

That was it. So simple and plain for him him to say. I was evasive. I needed a little time to sort out my thoughts.

After that day we talked as usual and after seven days he came down to meet me. Unil then I was in love with this splendid , handsome and extremely courteous police officer.

When we first met, to be honest, not one person alive could claim that it was our first meeting. We were old buddies. Longtime sweethearts. That's how others perceived us. That was the first time we met and so far we haven't left each other's side.




TAYLOR'S STORY:

It was early morning and the eight members of Ras Momi were slowly waking up in the cold mountain air. They still hadn’t made it to camp, they’d slept outside, their packs were wet with morning dew…things were just a mess.

Chase Adkins and CJ Blake had been eyeing each other from the moment their eyes locked back in the hotel. They were like two lions in the jungle, circling around, unsure of how to react. It was only fitting that they found themselves wandering off into the jungle, followed only by cameras, which neither of them seemed to mind.

Chase broke the ice. "So what’s up?"

CJ grinned at Chase and bit her lower lip. "I made a bet on who was going to try and get in my pants first - you or Dan."

"Well, Dan's just a little boy. He doesn't deserve the honor." Chase flashed a cocky smile. "I think I'm the man for ya baby."

CJ blushed, but her mind began working quickly. CJ did like Chase, but she never passed up an opportunity to use her sex appeal as a weapon.

"Well, you won't get many opportunities unless you're in an alliance with me."

And so it began.

"Hmmm. Are you offering?” Chase arched an eyebrow. He only half believed her. “Because if that was the prize then I think I would accept."

"It's an offer. I can't 100% promise you'll get some, but you'll have the opportunity to try." CJ gave Chase her trademark stare that could stop a man dead. "I can be charmed… So you'll ally with me?"

"Sure will, you lovely sex kitten."

CJ nodded. "I'll agree to an alliance. And if I say I won't screw you over, I won't." CJ paused and smiled coyly. "You would know flirting is my weakness. Now, I'm wondering if you're to be trusted."

Chase formulated a good answer. "You can trust me. You may have heard some things about me or maybe not, but I'm playing this game differently. You can definitely trust me. I'm sticking with you CJ. I swear it." Grinning, Chase looked into the Pennsylvanian’s eyes. It was a shame they were getting along so well since he would probably have to write her name down sometime.

CJ knew all too well how good someone's word was in this game, but she didn't go there. “You know, intelligent people should stick together. Not vote each other out. They do that so much in Survivor and it makes me mad." CJ smiled. "Hardcore players to the end!"

"Yes, and then we'll make sweet love all night long."

CJ held up a hand in mock protest. "Whoa. I better not go making those kinds of promises. Promising sex is a BAD, bad thing."

Chase ran a hand through his long hair, and struck his sexiest pose. "Just promise that I can bathe you or something on the last day."

She grinned. "You can bathe me on the first day."

"Yes ma'am!" Chase perked up.

"Hey now…I'm not THAT good in bed," the twenty-two year old teased. She leaned over and gave Chase a peck on the cheek. "Actually,” She fluttered her eyelashes, “I am.” The brunette giggled. “I'll bet you five bucks of my million that you try to cop a feel by the time we go to the first immunity challenge."

Chase was always up for a challenge. "Your million? I see. Hmmmm. Yeah. I probably will, sweetie"

CJ was a sucker for pet names. "Sweetie? Oooh….you are winning points boy."

"Anything for my sweetie." Chase was pouring it on.

"Misjudged people," She laughed, "And we're both too horny for our own good."

Chase smiled, though trying not to let her get to him, "Exactly."


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They mutually pulled away from each other, but their eyes locked in the process. Both were aware of what might happen if they didn't look away or otherwise interrupt the silence.

The camera crew was a nervous wreck. What could potentially happen would give them footage gold.

To their delight, today happened to be a very lucky day. The lips of CJ Blake and Chase Adkins met. It was like the beginnings of an adult video in the middle of the jungle. Hands were roaming. Toes were curling. Chase started tugging at CJ's shirt and...

…she stopped.

It wasn't the cameras. CJ didn't care about cameras. She didn't care about the jungle animals nearby. This was a familiar situation. Meet a guy. Get close to him. Get physical. Get heartbreak.

The wounds were still very fresh from another member of the Socotra cast. Not to mention her ex-flame, Tenzil Goodman, was not too far away back at camp.

Chase was puzzled. "What's wrong babe?"

"Chase, I like you," CJ started, "But we barely know each other and doing this here, right now, well, it would be bad."

He raised an eyebrow.

"I mean," she smiled, "Not bad. Really good actually. BUT -- outside of the sex, it would be a bad thing right now. You don't need to be hurt and I don't want to hurt you. So... let's just stick to flirting until we know each other better. A LOT better."

Chase appreciated her honesty.

"I think that sounds like a good idea."

CJ smiled as she remembered something.

"By the way Chasey, you owe me five bucks."

[Host Rob]

For the tiebreaker, Karen and Rob asked the three not taking part to head down the beach and they would come get them when it was over. Taylor, Lucas and Gracie headed away.



Karen: hello ladies
Jenne: hi mistress Karen
Ellie: Hello!
Karen: first of all, congrats on both placing the highest on the challenge!
Ellie: thank you
Jenne: *curtsies*
Karen: are you ready for your tiebreaker challenge?
Ellie: Yep!
Jenne: as much as i ever will be
Karen: ok...first things first
Please take a seat in front of the computer in your booth.
Karen: OK...now let me explain this challenge
Karen: I will give you a link
Karen: you are to solve the puzzle
Karen: and then count how many hearts there are in the completed puzzle
Karen: the first person who gives me the correct answer will win
Karen: you will answer here in the chat
Ellie: how many guesses do we get?
Karen: you can guess as much as you'd like
Ellie: ok
Karen: but the first person who gets it correct will win
Karen: any questions?
Ellie: nope
Karen: questions jenne?
Jenne: none
Ellie: Good luck, Jenne!
Jenne: goodluck ellie!
Karen: ok...good luck to you both
Karen: here's the link...
Karen: www.primarygames.com/puzzles/jigsa w/valentine/ValentineJigsaw.htm
Karen: partial hearts DO count
Ellie: 14
Karen: no
Ellie: 18?
Karen: no
Ellie: 35
Karen: no
Ellie: 34
Karen: no
Karen: remember...partial hearts DO count
Jenne: 81
Karen: yes!
Karen: congrats Jenne!
Ellie: good job jenne
Jenne: omg
Jenne: wow
Karen: good job to both of you
Jenne: wow
Jenne: im just in aw that was right
Ellie: I don't get how it's 81
Ellie: if partial hearts don't count
Karen: partial hearts DO count lol
Jenne: they did count
Ellie: omg
Karen: good try though

Rob whistled to get the other three’s attention and waved them back up to the challenge area.

Karen:
*places immunity necklace around Jenne*
Congratulations to JENNE for your immunity win!

I will see you all at tribal council tonight.

When they got back to camp Gracie pulled Lucas aside

Gracie: be prepared for an ellie ambush
Lucas: I have no doubt
Gracie: are you going to vote with her?
Lucas: hell no
Gracie: did you help her with the challenge?
Lucas: nope
Gracie: hmmmmmmmmmm
Gracie: she's telling Taylor that you did
Lucas: saying and doing are two different things
Gracie: I know
Gracie: that's why I asked
Gracie:
Lucas: i call it sucking up just in case
Gracie: you sucked up to ellie?
Lucas: yes
Gracie: by helping her?
Lucas: no
Gracie: or saying you would
Lucas: I said I would if i could
Gracie: ah
Gracie: that makes sense
Lucas: and this was after it was clear to me i wasn't winning
Gracie: why would you want to help her though?
Gracie: instead of one of us?
Lucas: saying and doing are two different things
Lucas: I didn't do anything to help her
Gracie: true enough
Gracie: she's pushing hard to get you and taylor to turn and vote me out
Lucas: idiot
Lucas: I told her she needed YOU to do anything
Gracie: LOL
Gracie: she never even said a word to me
Lucas: cause she's an idiot
Gracie: lol

No sooner did Gracie walk away from Lucas, Ellie showed up.

Ellie: It's ok. I got an offer from *someone* (can't say who) and they said if you were willing to vote with us they would but they weren't going to unless you were.
Lucas: i'd have to know against who.
Ellie: it would be Gracie
Ellie: if you and this person did vote for me there would be no tie at the f4
Ellie: for=with
Lucas: hmmm...
Lucas: what are your plans at f4? and f3? (if you get that far)
Ellie: If I make final 4, I'd vote out the person who didn't vote with us. Then final 3 I dunno... I was going to ask you for some kind of deal, if you wanted.
Lucas: how soon do you need to know? this is one I have to think over. I'm going to be even more unpopular with the jury if I betray another person.
Ellie: Well, I'd like to know by tonight but before the vote would be fine too... you know Jenne and Gracie want Taylor in the final 3 with them. I have a conversation where Gracie flat out told me. Plus, Jenne and Gracie have barely any past votes.
Lucas: can you get this other person to come to me? I'd like to know what I'm throwing in with if I commit
Ellie: sure
Ellie: i'm serious when i say final 3... i was basically lied to by those two women since day 1 and they continued to feed me bullshit even after the alliance was revealed. i'm sick of them.
Ellie: take me or dont' take me to the final 2 - i don't care. i just want to beat them.
Lucas: I don't doubt you. I do know your back is against the wall.
Ellie: yep, and there's a good chance if you vote me out you'll be in that position next week
Lucas: also something to keep in mind, I agree
Ellie: Has Taylor talked to you?
Lucas: yes
Ellie: Ok. It's just to me if I was you it wouldn't even be betraying these people who if I had won immunity would have wanted you gone... and will want you out next.
Lucas: I know, I know.
Lucas: this is my problem
Lucas: those three have always been together
Lucas: they apparently even knew Taylor was voting for me
Lucas: so I am not sure if i can trust taylor 100% to vote Gracie
Lucas: you? I trust
Ellie: That's just it... Taylor is pissed off that they did that.
Ellie: He feels like they are setting him up to always be the bad guy
Ellie: He wouldn't lie about this... I mean, he knows how much I'm pissed at them. So if he lied to me about this he would be in the same boat and he wants my vote at the end.
Lucas: he's lied to *me* twice though
Lucas: its...i mean...one way i have everything to gain
Lucas: the other everything to lose
Ellie: If Taylor is lying to me and does vote for me, before I left the chat I'd be like "Thanks for backstabbing me Taylor" lol
Ellie: er
Ellie: thanks for voting with me
Ellie: so they think that he did
Ellie: and not you
Ellie: Regardless, they would still want you out since you're a threat with challenges.
Lucas: I know
Lucas: I don't see me winning this thing
Ellie: I don't want to see Gracie/Jenne in the final 2 and at this rate it's going to happen
Ellie: Me neither... so why don't we do something about it
Ellie: Right now I have no chance in hell
Lucas: its the basket I'm putting my eggs in
Lucas: he's lied twice about voting kyle
Lucas: he's very close to jenne
Ellie: Yes, but he's not voting out Jenne... he's voting for Gracie
Ellie: and he was mad at both of them
Lucas: I know
Lucas: I know
Ellie: As dim as he may seem sometimes, he's not stupid enough to lie about something like this
Lucas: I have to think about it
Lucas: I don't want to say no because I'm not 100% no
Lucas: I don't want to say yes because I'm not 100% yes
Lucas: and i don't want to mislead you one way or the other
Ellie: Ok... well, at least you're considering it. But if you want a chance at making final 2 it would be in your best interest to vote for Gracie. Otherwise you're settling for final 4 and I know you didn't work this hard and devote this much of your time to get fourth. Just like I didn't to get fifth.
Ellie: Btw, Taylor came to me with this... not the other way around.
Ellie: and it's ironic because he wants to do it but only if you do and i dunno if you want to do it but you're basing it on taylor just as he's basing it on you.
Ellie: any thoughts? lol
Lucas: I'm thinking out the possibilities at f4
Ellie: k, you have my word that I won't vote for you though.
Lucas: like i said...you i do trust
Ellie: well, even if you dont' trust taylor he'll still be there next time. wouldn't it be better to have me there so you know it would at the very least be a tie?
Ellie: and chances are 1) you would win immunity and 3) they'd vote for me no matter who wins immunity lol
Lucas: well....thats assuming he's being honest right now, of course
Lucas: I'm going have to talk to him some more tomorrow
Ellie: Ok.
Lucas: I'm sorry
Lucas: if he hadn't lied to me before I'd be on board no question
Lucas: but I have to feel 100% he's not screwing us
Ellie: it's ok. but also, say you do vote for me and taylor is lying they're still going after you next. so it's almost like what do you have to lose?
Ellie: say you don't vote for me*
Lucas: I'm glad you understand my difficulty with this though
Lucas: and I'm sorry I can't be wonderful and give you a firm answer yet
Ellie: It's ok... I'm just glad you're considering it. I think it would benefit both of us though
Lucas: i'm not arguing with that
Ellie: Do you think Taylor would go out of his way to lie to me? You probably know him better than I do.
Lucas: not sure about you.
Lucas: but he has with me
Ellie: Yes, but that was different... you were in an alliance with him. We've never been aligned or anything so if he did this it would be the most pointless backstab ever. lol
Lucas: true
Ellie: are you planning on doing <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=22&k=all%20stars" onmouseover="window.status='all-stars'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">all-stars</a>?
Lucas: not sure

Sitting under a tree, Jenne saw Ellie walking by and waved her over:

Jenne: im just in awe
Ellie: lol, I kept thinking partial hearts didn't count
Jenne: she said they did after your guesses
Jenne: i wasnt even lookin in the chat
Ellie: I know, I kept reading it wrong
Jenne: i just startn counting everything
Jenne: but i swore i missed some
Ellie: So are you going to vote for me?
Jenne: i am
Ellie: k
Jenne: i wont enjoy it
Jenne: i just read your story. it gave me chills. you have a gift
Ellie: thanks
Jenne: you hate me now?
Jenne: its amazing to me. you go your whole life being the nice sweet one that everyone likes, you play a game like survivor, and you become despised for playing the game. i m not cut out for this game
Ellie: I'm hurt... even after I found out about the alliance you lead me on. I should have expected this. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.
Jenne: you arent a fool. i am conflicted about all this. since the f6 my heart has been torn to pieces. and im making the decisions at this point that keep the most people happy
Jenne: why i voted kyle out
Jenne: why i am voting you out
Jenne: its either vote out people i care about, or get voted out myself
Ellie: Jenne, you're immune. Plus, what happened to the whole "I don't care how i do I'm in it for the experience" attitude? That went out the window fast.
Jenne: i always played this game to win
Jenne: or at least make it to the f2
Jenne: at this point no one will vote for me to win
Jenne: i never wanted to hurt people
Jenne: i tried not to
Jenne: but it happened anyways
Jenne: no matter who i vote for, im hurting someone
Ellie: well, congrats... you played me, you hurt my feelings, and you ruined these games for me. You're the better Survivor so good for you.
Jenne: not good for me
Jenne: this is a game where you vote people out. feelings get involved and i had no idea i had the power to hurt people by playing this game. that was my own naivety though. i had no idea my own power to effect others.
Jenne: i learned a lot playing this game
Jenne: but i do not think i will come back for the all star because i dont want to do this again. my heart cant take it. may be an <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=22&k=online%20game" onmouseover="window.status='online game'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">online game</a> but it feels so real. the connection you form and all of it. its too real
Jenne: and i cant handle going thru all this again
Jenne: its not worth it
Ellie: I've already decided I'm not doing all-stars.
Ellie: so feel free to come back
Jenne: i already told the others i dont want to
Jenne: looks like annette and kyle may be coming back
Jenne: which i think would be great
Jenne: ellie you know survivor as well as anyone. i played this game to the best of my ability. i never wanted to hurt people. and i am very sorry that people get hurt when they are voted off. but thats the game. i would love to be your friend once this game is over but the choice is yours. i plan to send you everything i said about you in my confessionals once this game is over. so you can really see how i felt about you all this time. the choice is yours though. i always cared about you. always. so its your choice if our friendship ends today or continues past this game. you have the power in that. and thats more power than anything within this game. if nothing else, i think you are an amazing young woman who i respect and admire. and i wish you a life full of life, good health, and happiness. you can do with that what you want. but i wish you well always.
Ellie: Jenne, it doesn't bother me that you played the game. I would expect nothing less. But to cover it up with all the lies and try to justify it in the end with all kinds of bullshit is what gets me. I'm happy you are finally admitting that you are out to win.
Jenne: i do, i was always playing to win. isnt that the goal when you play a game? i didnt know i had ever mislead you in that. i was stoked every step of the way for how far i got. but i was always reaching further each step
Ellie: um yeah... he said over and over to me that you didn't care how you did, that you would gladly sacrifice yourself for me, and that you were all about the experience. ring any bells?
Jenne: *hangs head in shame* all too well
Jenne: the sacrifice myself for you part anyways
Jenne: other stuff i could have said, i dont remember
Jenne: but i did protect you for this whole game
Jenne: i made sure you were always safe
Jenne: but that wasnt gonna last forever
Jenne: i had a f4 i was always striving for, and it consisted of lucas, taylor, gracie, and myself.
Jenne: you would be hard to beat and you know it
Jenne: you havn t pissed anyone off
Jenne: i have everyone hating me
Ellie: yep, you do.
Jenne: i have to sit next to someone who is hated as much as me
Jenne: and i still will lose
Ellie: most likely, yes
Jenne: but i will lose because of peoples emotions
Jenne: not because of how i played this game
Jenne: because i played this game hard
Jenne: and i played it well
Jenne: i wasnt mean
Jenne: i wasnt cruel
Jenne: and i wasnt viscous
Jenne: i played the game
Jenne: but its the juries choice
Jenne: if i'm not on the jury myself
Ellie: some would beg to differ... and if you make the final 2 with Gracie, she's played just as good of a game as you.
Jenne: cause i very well may be sittn next to you voting for someone
Jenne: gracie has
Jenne: she deserves to win
Jenne: just as much as i do if not more
Jenne: i am not gonna let you make me feel bad about this anymore. i am a good person. and i cared about you. i played this game with as much honesty as possible and with integrity. i never meant to hurt people but i acknowledge that i did despite my best efforts. i was close with a lot of people. and people were gonna be upset. but i honestly think you are being unfair to me. i was always your friend and cared about you. and you just make me feel like im evil with no heart. and frankly its not true. i apologized to you for hurting you. but im not gonna allow you to make me feel bad for playing a game we both signed up to play. you are not innocent here either. you played this game same as me. i'm not gonna let you make me feel bad any more though. im done crying. cause i know i havnt done anything wrong. there is nothing i can say to make you feel better and im done trying to repair a friendship you are hell bent to destroy. so goodluck ellie. i wish you well. but im not gonna let you tear into me anymore. its just not fair of you
Ellie: Jenne, I don't want to talk about this game anymore with you. You think you feel like shit? Have you ever considered how I feel? I don't think so... this game isn't for us and we both know that now.
Jenne: of course i have thought about how you feel
Ellie: lets just agree... not to talk about this
Ellie: to*
Jenne: why do you think i've been crying all week
Ellie: we had a good friendship and i'm sure if we weren't in a game together we'd get along great
Jenne: i totally agree
Jenne: does this mean when this is over we can be friends?
Jenne: and never talk about this game EVER again?
Ellie: Yes! In fact, we can never talk about the game starting now. lol
Jenne: deal!
Jenne: thats the best thing i've heard all week
Ellie: lol

[Host Rob]

Later, Taylor went to Gracie and Jenne with this bombshell:

Taylor: Apparently Lucas was helping ellie out with this ic
Gracie: what?
Taylor: and that's why he "struggled" with it
Gracie: what?
Jenne: how do you know?
Gracie: do you believe her?
Taylor: I'm talking with ellie
Jenne: i was thinking that before actually
Taylor: why would she lie
Gracie: why would lucas help her?
Jenne: i was thinking he didnt want to win
Taylor: she's laying it on thick
Jenne: she made me cry
Gracie: she would lie because she wants to break us apart
Jenne: and trying to save herself?
Taylor: right but
Taylor: I told her i didn't like lucas
Taylor: so trying to get lucas and I to vote with her together won't help her
Gracie: who does she want to vote out? does she say
Taylor: You Beth
Taylor: It was You or Jenne
Taylor: and Jenne won immunity
Gracie: lol
Gracie: why would lucas help ellie!
Gracie: that makes no sense to me
Taylor: because he knows you two are tight?
Taylor: and he wants her jury vote?
Jenne: ellie told you she wanted to vote me out?
Taylor: yes
Jenne: that bitch
Jenne: how dare she make me cry and feel like a bitch
Jenne: for what i did
Jenne: when she was doing the same thing
Taylor: she is really pissed at the both of you because you told her it was girl power all the way
Taylor: and now
Jenne: she is gone tomorrow
Jenne: no way that changes
Gracie: I'm voting out ellie
Gracie: and next is lucas
Gracie: I'm really ticked that Lucas was helping ellie
Jenne: doesnt surprise me
Gracie: it does me .. since lucas was preaching at me last night on how ellie HAD to lose
Jenne: i got the feeling from him, he wouldnt mind if ellie had won. i really did feel i HAD to win to keep the four of us the f4
Taylor: see
Jenne: i dont think he helped her, but he certainly wasnt helping us either
Taylor: this is why I wanted him to go
Jenne: i have no problem with him going at the f4. but i felt bad bout cutting him out before then
Jenne: even if he does pull this kinda bullshit
Taylor: well just think of lucas didn't hate kyle and vise versa
Taylor: we could be up shit creek
Gracie: now I know why Tenzil NEVER makes it past the merge in most games
Gracie: he'd better now show up
Gracie: because I will go off on him
Gracie: not*
Taylor: Jenne she's telling me that you two were close like kyle and I were, and that's why she feels so hurt
Jenne: we were
Jenne: still i havnt known her for 2yrs
Taylor: she feels like you guys were close and then it was all lies
Jenne: its not like i could tell her the truth!
Jenne: jesus!
Gracie: and it's not like jenne was cruel or mean or vicious to her
Jenne: not like you told kyle bout the real f4 ever
Jenne: you know?
Jenne: i tried not to lie to her
Gracie: we adapted to the place we found ourselves .. the tribe we had was all girls!
Jenne: but sometime you have to
Gracie: we had to make do with that
Taylor: but I did tell kyle the plan
Taylor: and he thought he was just above lucas in the pecking order
Jenne: we both mislead people we cared about
Jenne: but we were playing this game
Taylor: Just think thoughts about the final three
Jenne: if im in the f2 the jury is gonna shit all over me
Jenne: i will be a fecal covered jenne
Gracie: meh .. not from me ... I'll come and hug you babe
Gracie: I'm extremely disappointed in Tenzil
Taylor: going into the final three, I know you two will take each other because I would probably ( not meaning to to gloat) beat you both
Taylor: but I'm okay with that
Gracie: that's um, sort of insulting
Jenne: are you feeling the urge to knock him off his high horse yet?
Jenne: :-P
Taylor: lol
Gracie: um, yeah
Gracie: *smacks Taylor*
Taylor: I mean come on you both said " I WILL LOSE IN THE FINAL2"
Taylor: just repeating with you have said
Jenne: well as a friend you are supposed to say "no, dont say that. you will do great"
Jenne: NOT "yah you guys both suck and i'd mop the floor with you both"
Gracie: word!
Taylor: You will do great
Taylor: they will blast me for not talking to them and give it to you
Jenne: *humph* too little too late!
Jenne:
Taylor: that wasn't meant to sound conceided okay?
Taylor: wow , you two are really pissed off aren't you
Gracie: not pissed
Gracie: annoyed
Jenne: not so much
Gracie: I don't get why
Gracie: because Jenne and I are genuinely nice people
Gracie: that the jury expects us to be lead to our deaths
Gracie: instead of PLAYING the damn game
Gracie: are you still voting Ellie out tomorrow night, Taylor?
Taylor: yes
Taylor: ofcourse
Taylor: I didn't promise her anything
Gracie: in case she actually gets Tenz to vote me out
Taylor: I said I would talk to tenz, but that I wouldn't hold my breath at all
Gracie: and what are you planning on saying to tenz?
Taylor: nothing
Jenne: lol
Taylor: guys math wise I'm not stupid
Gracie: LOL
Taylor: the best I could do there is the final 3 anyway
Gracie: when did ellie and tenz get so tight?
Taylor: after jamie left tenz needed a new girltoy
Taylor: and annette was married
Jenne: they both bonded over wanting kyle gone
Jenne: ellie couldnt stand kyle
Jenne: neither could lucas
Jenne: lucas promised her at the jamie vote that kyle would go before them both
Gracie: damn ellie for winning last immunity
Jenne: he was all proud when kyle was going that he was finally delivering on that promise
Gracie: kyle would still be here and she'd be cooling her ass in LL
Jenne: he has her vote if he is in the f2
Gracie: too bad
Gracie: he won't be there
Gracie: they can both vote for one of us 3 to win
Jenne: *grin*
Taylor: <-- isn't feeling as villainy as the two ladies in the room
Gracie: I'm not feeling villainy
Jenne: and we all know mikey has a weird thing with the young girls...lindsay...joni...elizabeth...ellie...
Gracie: just upset that people don't think that we get to PLAY the damn game
Taylor: Michelle or Mikey
Taylor: must be people with M names
Jenne: gracie and jenne are not the villains of this season
Gracie: Mikey is a very young 30-year old
Gracie: I agree jenne
Gracie: we aren't
Jenne: we are victims of the Salem witch trials
Taylor: who is?
Jenne: why does there have to be a villain?
Gracie: there doesn't *have* to be a villain
Gracie: and if there is
Gracie: it would be jamie
Gracie: Jenne and I were nice to these people
Jenne: and now they are mad when we vote them out
Jenne: cause nice people cant play survivor well
Gracie: sure we lied ... but not frivolous lies
Jenne: it just can not be
Gracie: we never lied simply to lie
Taylor: <-- is feeling left out
Gracie: why?
Jenne: why?
Jenne: lol
Jenne: you are a nice person too
Taylor: because everyone doesn't hate me for no good reason
Jenne: oh poor baby
Jenne: i'll hate you for no reason
Jenne: i hate you taylor
Jenne: for no good reason!
Taylor: I lied but I admit that I lied and Honestly I wouldn't give a crap if someone did ( unless it was one of you three) this is an online game
Taylor: these people aren't friends for me
Gracie: *nods*
Jenne: kyle?
Taylor: Kyle and I became close yes
Taylor: and I do care about him
Taylor: however our bond is built on a lie
Gracie: the difference is
Taylor: and unless he can forgive me and move on
Taylor: then it won't be life or death for me
Gracie: everyone we've voted out KNOWS our bonds were built on that lie
Gracie: Kyle doesn't know that for you yet
Gracie: *thats* why they hate us
Taylor: right
Taylor: but on the other hand I didn't build my bond on lies that I would have to break in game
Gracie: but you should have
Gracie: because .. it was only a fluke that you didn't know the change in plans
Gracie: and *if* you did know
Gracie: how would you have voted?
Gracie: Kyle? or Lucas?
Gracie: and if you voted Kyle
Gracie: then he would be hating you too
Jenne: all i know is i am leaving this game with the same friends i went into. so im not losing anything. and if these people forgive me, then i gain something from it. but at least i dont lose anything'
Gracie: I'm with you Jenne
Gracie: I mean .. there can be only ONE winner
Jenne: i care bout ellie and kyle but this was always a game. if they dont care bout me outside the game, i'll live iwth it
Gracie: and once they find out my alias
Gracie: I'm sure they'll hate me more
Gracie: *shrug*
Jenne: i know, once they know the f4 all knew each other the whole time
Taylor: acutally if you two ellie and lucas were voting for kyle I wouldn't have changed me vote
Jenne: they will not be happy
Taylor: 4-2 is enough
Gracie: then I didn't need to vote for Annette either?
Jenne: and i dont have to vote for ellie?
Jenne: *laughs*
Gracie: I'll be glad when this game is over .. and we can go back to just being friends
Jenne: agreed
Taylor: thats fine with me
Jenne: this has been such the emotional week!
Jenne: c u later! *blows kisses round da room*
Gracie: *hugs taylor*
Gracie: *hugs jenne*
Gracie: *hugs gracie*
Gracie: lol

[Host Rob]

Jenne was waiting in Gracie’s cabin when Gracie arrived later:

Gracie: *happy dance*
Jenne: final 4 baby!!!
Gracie: wow .. Ellie was way off on her guesses to
Jenne: *hugs*
Jenne: yep
Gracie: she was just throwing out numbers?
Jenne: she wasnt counting the partial hearts
Gracie: ah
Gracie: good for you kiddo!
Gracie: I saw something that Karen said partial hearts counted
Jenne: yep
Jenne: she mis read it
Jenne: i didnt even see that
Gracie: aw ... poor ellie
Jenne: i was frantically solving and counting
Gracie: I suspect she knows she's gone
Jenne: she knows
Gracie: and we made our f4!
Jenne: she asked if i was voting for her
Jenne: and if i was, everyone else was
Gracie: she told me earlier that she knew she needed this
Jenne: said that to me before hand too
Gracie: she gave it her best shot
Jenne: so basically her best friend in the game out did her at a challenge then voted her out
Jenne: i am a bitch
Jenne: slap me!
Gracie: ooh yes!
Gracie: I've been waiting for that invitation
Gracie: *slaps Jenne*
Gracie: *giggle*
Jenne: nope, still feel like a bitch
Gracie: nope
Gracie: you're not
Gracie: of all challenges
Gracie: she knew how much she needed the win
Gracie: and if cute lil Beffy says your not a bitch .. you simply are not
Jenne: and it had to be me to beat her
Gracie: lol .. that's 'cause you were our hope to win the writing
Gracie: <--- sucks at writing
Gracie: OBVIOUSLY
Gracie: lol
Gracie: nothing from Ellie still?
Jenne: she doesnt want to play all stars
Jenne: i ruined these games for her
Jenne: apparently
Gracie: you're kidding
Gracie: that's a little dramatic
Gracie: see .. here's my question
Gracie: don't people realize only ONE person wins!
Gracie: how can they NOT expect to get voted out at some point
Jenne: cause i lead her on
Jenne: made her think i wanted a f3 with her and you
Gracie: and she led others on
Gracie: which she admitted
Gracie: do NOT beat yourself up, Jenne
Gracie: do NOT do it
Gracie: not over this
Gracie: I will tell you when you can
Gracie: if we had voted out Mikey .. then we could have
Gracie: but not this one
Gracie: lol ... are you listening to me?
Jenne: sorry crying
Gracie: *hugs my Jenne*
Gracie: jenne ... seriously .. this one ... this isn't the vote to cry over .. I can understand *why* ....
Gracie: I mean
Gracie: what if I had let Okinawa chase me away?
Jenne: i know
Jenne: but i made friends and i lost them
Jenne: all in and over a game
Jenne: seems so silly
Gracie: then
Gracie: they aren't real friends
Jenne: but at least i leave this game with the same friends i came in with
Gracie: if they lost to you at monopoly would they get mad?
Gracie: or if they lost at Sorry
Gracie: because you sent their game pieces back to the beginning
Gracie: or what about poker?
Gracie: which is all bout being able to lie
Gracie: with a straight face
Gracie: you weren't mean
Gracie: you weren't cruel
Gracie: and you weren't vicious to people
Gracie: jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenne
Jenne: i think you will win against me
Gracie: nooooooooooooooooooooope
Gracie: Jenne wins
Gracie: you will get taylor, mikey, kelley, steve and ellies votes
Gracie: I *might* get Annettes
Gracie: maybe
Gracie: oh . you'll get Kyle's too
Jenne: ellie will not vote for me
Jenne: she hates me
Gracie: if she has a choice between you and me
Gracie: you get her vote
Jenne: no i dont
Jenne: you have it
Gracie: no i don't
Gracie: you have it
Gracie: wanna fight?
Gracie: *hugs jenne*
Gracie: its okay sweetie
Jenne: i kinda just gave it back to her
Gracie: good
Gracie: what'd you say?
Jenne: i am not gonna let you make me feel bad about this anymore. i am a good person. and i cared about you. i played this game with as much honesty as possible and with integrity. i never meant to hurt people but i acknowledge that i did despite my best efforts. i was close with a lot of people. and people were gonna be upset. but i honestly think you are being unfair to me. i was always your friend and cared about you. and you just make me feel like im evil with no heart. and frankly its not true. i apolgized to you for hurting you. but im not gonna allow you to make me feel bad for playing a game we both signed up to play. you are not innocent here either. you played this game same as me. i'm not gonna let you make me feel bad any more though. im done crying. cause i know i havnt done anything wrong. there is nothing i can say to make you feel better and im done trying to repair a friendship you are hell bent to destroy. so goodluck ellie. i wish you well. but im not gonna let you tear into me anymore. its just not fair of you
Gracie: good for you!
Gracie: I'm so proud of you for that
Jenne: it worked , wow
Gracie: what'd she say?
Jenne: we have decided to never talk bout this game ever again, starting now
Gracie: that's a good start
Gracie: do you think mikey helped ellie?
Jenne: i think he may have not wanted to win the challenge
Jenne: i think he did want her to win
Jenne: and vote taylor out
Gracie: but WHY
Jenne: he is tight with ellie
Gracie: <sigh>
Gracie: lucas is pissing me off again
Jenne: i know
Gracie: we freaken destroy ourselves to save him
Jenne: i know
Gracie: and he's plotting BEHIND us!
Jenne: look us 4 in the f4
Jenne: for sure
Jenne: see who wins f4 immunity
Jenne: then figure out if its taylor or lucas
Gracie: yes .. taylor needs to hear lucas is next though
Gracie: lol
Jenne: um duh!
Gracie: lol .. word!
Jenne: is taylor trying to act like he hasnt done the same thing?
Gracie: surely sounds it to me
Jenne: *knocks him off his high horse*
Gracie: he's playing all high and mighty
Gracie: exactly
Gracie: if he votes me out!
Gracie: *grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*
Jenne: omg, lets vote ellie,taylor, and lucas all out at TC tomorrow
Jenne: i want to smack him for saying that
Gracie: sounds goot to me
Gracie: me too
Gracie: and he IS gloating
Gracie: fuck him
Gracie: and I think its hilarous that Ellie doesn't even ASK me about the vote
Gracie: or try to get me to turn on the guys
Jenne: i'm annoyed
Jenne: annoyed with ellie
Jenne: annoyed with taylor
Jenne: annoyed with mikey the least actually
Jenne: lol
Gracie: since ellie ain't talking to me
Gracie: I"m annoyed with mikey and taylors
Jenne: she is gonna try to get taylor and lucas to vote for you
Gracie: taylor said she is working him hard
Gracie: so even if she gets mikey to vote for me
Gracie: hopefully taylor won't
Gracie: but I could be gone tomorrow
Jenne: mikey would not vote for you
Jenne: EVER
Jenne: i KNOW that
Gracie: he might
Jenne: no he wouldnt
Jenne: not over ellie
Jenne: you know that
Gracie: he HELPED HER
Jenne: to get taylor out
Jenne: not you
Gracie: all the while telling me how hard it was for him to write
Gracie: and preaching about how ellie HAD to lose
Jenne: mikey would not vote for you
Jenne: ellie is goin after you. mikey will go after taylor. taylor will go after mikey
Jenne: you and i are fine
Gracie: I hope so
Gracie: I don't feel so safe
Jenne: taylor wont vote for you either
Jenne: there is no way you are going tomorrow
Jenne: i am 100% garunteeing you that
Gracie: *hugs Jenne*
Jenne: maybe ellie would have a shot if she tried to get lucas or taylor
Jenne: but she has no chance with you
Jenne: you KNOW that
Jenne: so dont let a bratty 18yr old girl shake you
Gracie: that's what is weird to me
Gracie: why doesn't ellie come to me about taking out a boy
Gracie: *grin* because I would be open to hearing about taking out lucas right now
Gracie: and if I get more annoyed
Gracie: even taylor
Gracie: LOL
Jenne: well she wants lucas here
Jenne: lucas has her jury vote if he is in f2<BR
Jenne: and i told her i was voting for her
Jenne: she didnt try to change my mind
Jenne: and she knows you are voting how i vote
Jenne: at least i assume she assumes that
Gracie: yeah
Gracie: *grin* if Ellie was thinking .. she would think she needs Lucas on the jury to VOTE for her
Gracie: GET OUT OF MY HEAD
Gracie: LOL
Jenne: lucas hiding today or what?
Gracie: evidently
Gracie: creep!
Jenne: i am sure
Jenne: anyone cracking?
Gracie: I hope not
Gracie: they're both feeding her lines
Gracie: but telling me they are voting for her
Jenne: *sighs*
Jenne: she isnt making me feel sorry for what i did to her now
Gracie: same
Jenne: cause i have a feeling she would have done the same thing to me
Gracie: I think so
Gracie: evidently taylor told her that he would vote for me if lucas would
Jenne: whatever
Jenne: they should just say, "sorry honey, you are going home"
Gracie: that's what I told Tenz
Gracie: just be honest at this piont
Gracie: she may appreciate the honesty
Gracie: and he'd still get her damn vote
Gracie: Tay and Tenz are trolling for votes basically
Jenne: they'll lose hers if they toy with her
Gracie: yep
Gracie: I asked tenz about helping ellie with the challenge
Jenne: i was going to
Jenne: lol
Gracie: he said he told her he would if he could
Gracie: but he never actually did
Jenne: well i knew he didnt help her per se
Jenne: i just dont think he tried to win
Jenne: i expected that
Jenne: he would rather ellie in the f4 with him then taylor
Gracie: yeah
Jenne: cause he's closer to her and knows she'd stick by him over us
Gracie: lol .. especially at this point she would


After leaving Gracie’s cabin, Jenne stopped by to see Lucas:

Lucas: yay Jenne!
Jenne: hi
Lucas: ellie's working me hard to vote for Gracie
Jenne: i am sure
Jenne: she gave up on me i think. she asked me if i was voting for her, i said yes
Jenne: she proceeded to make me feel like a huge bitch
Jenne: i cried
Lucas: jenne's too honest
Jenne: well i hear she wanted to vote for me if i wasnt immune
Lucas: you don't lie well!
Lucas: *gasp*
Jenne: its not that i dont lie well, i just dont lie period
Jenne: well, maybe a lil
Jenne: ;-)
Lucas: I told her time and time again
Lucas: if she wasn't immune
Lucas: her best shot was against taylor since he had no enemies
Jenne: she wanted to go after gracie and me
Lucas: still is
Jenne: i won this for the four of us
Jenne: me winning, was winning for all four of us
Jenne: she wont understand that
Jenne: but i just met her
Lucas: I know
Jenne: you and taylor have been my friends for two years
Jenne: and beth for like a yr now
Lucas: I'm playing it all torn and stuff
Lucas: won't say yes, won't say no
Jenne: why not just tell her?
Jenne: whats the point of toying with her at this point?
Lucas: because I suck
Lucas:
Jenne: awww
Jenne: i know its hard being honest
Jenne: cause they shit all over you
Jenne: trust me, after kyle and ellie i learned!
Jenne: i got sick of ellie making me feel bad though
Lucas: i want one friend on the jury
Jenne: and i stood up for myself with her
Lucas: thats all
Jenne: and we finally agreed not to talk about the game anymore
Jenne: i dont think anyone has any right to make me feel bad for my decisions in this game. and after crying all week long, i was over it
Jenne: as soon as i told her to back off and that she wasnt being fair, she like snapped out of it
Jenne: which made me feel like she was just trying to make me feel bad for strategy
Jenne: and not cause she actually was hurt
Jenne: toying with her and then voting her out isnt gonna gain you her vote . you know that
Lucas: i know
Jenne: she basically already told me i dont have her vote
Jenne: lol
Jenne: you wanted her in the f4 huh?
Lucas: no
Lucas: I sucked up to her
Lucas: and said i did
Lucas: just in case
Jenne: aww that just made me laugh
Jenne: thank you
Jenne: i did too
Jenne: well i may not have made any lasting friendships in this game, but i didnt lose any long standing friendships either. all and all, an ok job!

[Host Rob]

Gracie shared this after Jenne left

Taylor is irking me ... he completely throws out my game. Though partly it could be because he doesn't know my whole game.

Jenne and I worked together the entire way. We were always together. But he places her way ahead of me. Not sure why.

Ellie is pushing both Taylor and Lucas HARD to vote me out tonight. I'm somewhat hopeful that she won't be successful.

*giggle* Evidently she didn't believe me when I told her that I would, in fact, tell people about the conversation between her and I. I don't think she'll be able to hurt me. But I *will* receive my first vote.

Taylor and Lucas have both assured me they aren't voting me out. And in a way I have to laugh, because if they were thinking very much .. they would be TRYING to figure out a way to put me on that jury 'cause I would be a vote for one of them.


Karen: *TRIBAL COUNCIL BEGINS NOW*
Karen: And here enters our jury…
Kelley and Annette quietly walk in and take their seats. Following them is Kyle who watches Gracie and Jenne intently as he takes his seat.
Karen: Following Kyle is Steve who walks in and gives Gracie and Jenne a long stare-down before taking his seat next to Kyle.
Jenne:
Taylor: Ouch
Gracie: *waves to the jury*
Ellie: aw
Taylor: No Taylor Hate?
Karen: Welcome Tribe Orleans to tribal council #14.
Karen: Final five...you all are nearly through this game, and after tonight, you will see the game finish at a rapid pace.
Karen: Unfortunately one of you will be leaving the game tonight. Only 5 of you left and soon to be down to 4.
Karen: As always, I will begin by asking you each a question. When you are finished with your response, please say "done" so I know you are finished.
Karen: Gracie...
Karen: You're reaching the last few days on the island. How important do you think loyalty is at this stage? Has anyone been particularly loyal, or disloyal - in your own personal view? Please explain.
Gracie: Loyalty is always important.
Gracie: What's hard about loyalty, for me, is in the game of Survivor, you can't always be open and up front about *who* you're loyal to.
Gracie: I think people may view me as disloyal. And to them, I probably have.
Gracie: But
Gracie: I am probably one of the most loyal people, and that may bite me in the butt in various ways.
Gracie: I've said a number of times to different people that I can't control what others do in this game
Gracie: but I can control what *I* do.
Gracie: so if someone else isn't loyal, that's on them. And I can't own that.
Gracie: And by the reactions of two of the jurors, it would seem my own loyalty is in question.
Gracie: I can't change what I've done, I can only hope that people understand.
Gracie: done.
Karen: thanks gracie
Karen: Ellie...
Karen: Who do you trust the very least of your four tribemates (no cop-outs, write down a name and not your own)?
Ellie: I trust all four of them the least. I know they have an alliance and I know I'm not in that. So really that's the only answer I could have.
Ellie: done
Karen: thanks ellie
Karen: Lucas...
Karen: In your opinion, who has had the smartest strategy in this game? Please explain.
Lucas: I don't know yet. Whoever ends up winning, no matter how they got there, clearly had the smartest strategy.I do know everyone here deserves to win and have played, from what I can see, great, albeit flawed, games.
Lucas: (done)
Karen: Do you feel like you may have had the best strategy?
Lucas: I haven't won yet Karen. If I do, I think I did. If i don't...then I was lacking in some way. I'm not the sort of person who tries to justify losing by making myself out to be mastermind who got robbed. If I lose--I lose.
Lucas: And that means i wasn't the smartest
Lucas: (done)
Karen: well said
Karen: thanks lucas
Karen: Taylor...
Karen: You and Kyle have been on the same tribe since the beginning of this game. What was your reaction to Kyle being voted out at the last Tribal Council?
Taylor: I wasn't happy, honestly
Taylor: Infact I was pissed
Taylor: But on the other hand, that's the game. I absolutly hate that kyle isn't here with us right now
Taylor: but I also hate that everyone else isn't with us right now
Taylor: but Kyle didn't play as well as the five of us did I guess, even though he played really well
Taylor: and so he had to leave, don't know why, but I guess that's why he left
Taylor: done
Karen: thanks taylor
Karen: Jenne...
Karen: How does it feel to have this immunity win? Do you think you can make it to the final three as well? Do you have a gameplan as to how you'll handle the last few days, or are you just going to play everything by ear?
Jenne: First of all, i won this immunity not only for myself, but for 3 other people as well. This immunity win ensured that the four people i have wanted to see be the final 4 made it to be just that.
Jenne: I never wanted to win an immunity more than i did this one
Jenne: I have worked my tail off to be in this position and i know a lot of people got hurt by the game that i have played
Jenne: in this game though that is a part of it
Jenne: i think i have a good shot of being in the f3 and the f2 as well. but that has a lot to do with the other people who will be left
Jenne: and ultimately the jury has the most power at this point
Jenne: and they get to choose who they want as their winner
Jenne: i expect anger
Jenne: i expect resentment
Jenne: and i expect hostility
Jenne: but really i am playing the same game as everyone here
Jenne: and i hope that i played it the best and win the game for it.
Jenne: that may not have answered the question well
Jenne: but i needed to say it nonetheless
Jenne: done
Karen: thanks jenne
Karen: Jenne…As the immunity winner, you have the option of keeping immunity for yourself or giving it away to someone else in the tribe. Please state now if you wish to keep immunity or give it away.
Jenne: i will be keeping my meal ticket to the f4, but thank you for asking
Karen: OK…Jenne has immunity, so you cannot vote for her. Everyone else is vulnerable.
Karen: With that said, it's time to vote!
Karen: When I call your name, please head to the voting urn and cast your ballot.
Karen: Lucas
Karen: Jenne
Karen: Gracie
Karen: Ellie
Rob enters the council area late.
Karen: Taylor
Rob: shalom, sorry I am late. I was working on tomorrows challenge
Jenne: *whispers* Hi!
Gracie: *winks at Rob*
Rob: *winks at Jenne and Gracie
Karen: I'll go tally the votes…Once the votes are read, the decision is final and the person voted out will be asked to leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes…
First vote...
Karen: TAYLOR
Karen: Second vote...
Karen: ELLIE
Karen: Third vote...
Karen: ELLIE
Karen: Fourth vote...
Karen: ELLIE
Karen: that's enough...no need to read the last
Karen: ELLIE, the tribe has spoken. *snuffs torch*
Ellie: Ok, good luck, you four! Play hard and have fun.
Jenne: *hugs ellie* bye!
Gracie: *hugs Ellie*
Ellie: Bye! Love ya!
Lucas: *hugs*
Ellie leaves the council area.
Karen: The rest of you can head back to camp.
Karen: *END OF TRIBAL COUNCIL*
Taylor: YAY
Jenne: omg
Taylor: I wanted another vote
Gracie: *hugs Taylor*
Jenne: *hugs mikey*
Jenne: *hugs beth*
Taylor: Way to Go Mikey Beth and Jenne
Jenne: *hugs taylor*
Jenne: we can say our names!!!!
Karen: congrats on making final 4!
Gracie: LOL
Rob: lol
Jenne: whoohoooooo
Gracie: we did it!
Rob: congrats you 4
Taylor: Booyah
Gracie: GROUP HUG DAMMIT
Jenne: hip hip horray
Jenne: hip hip horray
Taylor: It's been a bumpy road
Gracie: HOORAY
Jenne: *goup hug*
Jenne: very bumpy
Taylor: YAY I'm so glad ellie voted for me
Gracie: I'm ......... stunned
Taylor: after I tried to help her


How they voted and why:

ELLIE:
My vote is for TAYLOR. Out of the four people left, I feel least close to you. I also think you haven't played as well. I know I'm going tonight but I felt like voting on emotion for one last time.

GRACIE:
~Ellie~ ... you are a great person and a hard fighter. I admire you a great deal. Unfortunately, I AM loyal - to the Final 4 that is left. I look forward to connecting with you again after the game.

JENNE:
My vote is for Ellie. Although I admire the scratching and clawing you have been doing since the IC, you were meowing up the wrong tree cause as always I was the only one who could have saved you. I hope a friendship is possible after all is said and done but no matter the outcome, goodluck in your life!

LUCAS:
My vote is for ELLIE. I'm only one man and I did everything I could. I wish you could have stayed so I could get some more vengence. I hope we can still be friends after this.

TAYLOR:
Ellie- I may have a feeling I'm being backstabbed here, I just got really nervous, but anyway, I think you played a hell of a game, but you made a mistake in pitting me against Lucas, and you also made the mistake of saying you would "talk" to your friends on the jury so that Lucas was ensured a win. Hehe, never tell me that Lucas will win. Ellie, you were really sweet until about an hour ago, sucks that you have to go out the way you did. But gotta get to the final four.

** Co Host’s Note**
Again I feel someone has taken this game to seriously. Apparently Ellie was so mad she refused to leave final words. While I am sure she is a sweet girl, like others she has taken this game way to serious. It’s not for a million dollars. It’s for fun. And it is Survivor. The object of the game is to OUTWIT, OUTLAST, AND OUTPLAY. Lies are gonna be told. It’s the nature of the beast, plain and simple.



On the next and FINAL episode of Survivor Valentines Day, we get down to our final 2 and also crown the last winner in our series before it concludes later this year with Survivor Holidays: Allstars