There's Not Much Love To Go Around Here/Confessionals

Day 13
"ruta"

- SWAP TIME SSFSIFAI0FGNWIO0ANG0W

But no we've been swapped 4-2 majority both sides so hopefully everyone sticks to the plan

"azuolas"

- Welp, the long anticipated tribe swap has come and gone! Honestly, kind of glad we switched things up. Keeping things ~spicy~. And Nemo definitely manifested a 4-2; 4-2. And I am overall very content with the tribe I am in now. Really wished Samb was over here instead of Anubis. But, I have enough of a relationship with him to where we can work together til the merge. But, most importantly, Ryan is here and he is one of two people I trust the most.

"ruta"

- I think I might actually cry after this swap

"ruta"

- Heyo! Welcome to another edition of Evan slowly dying in this game! So, we finally swapped! I WAS NEEDING THIS SO BAD OMG. I am SOOOOO excited with this tribe too, because I actually know people here that could probably save me. It’s crazy because I think most of us on our tribe have played in the Main Wiki ORG, which at least gives us some type of connection. But, I’ll give a little updated trust rankings to explain my connections!

5. Bubs! Bubs has just been the most quiet so far, so I can’t really talk about him too much yet :/

4. Neb! So I know Neb just from a lot of different ORGs and he hosted me in the Main ORG. He has such a sweet personality, and I vibe with him honestly. Just haven’t talked with him enough either to put him higher

3. Samb! He’s really nice, and I’ve already talked with him a lot so far. Idk what it is, but he seems a little sketchy to me rn, but I’m totally willing to work with him if it means keeping myself alive lol.

2. Frog! So, I played with Frog in the Main ORG S65, and I wouldn’t say we were the closest allies, but we were def on good terms throughout the game. I was excited to see him on the cast list, so when we got swapped together I was so happy! I pretty much gave him all the details, which will hopefully bond him to me.

1. My number one is still Kam! She’s been my #1 for a while, and going through the swap with a lot of unknowns on this tribe, I’m hoping we can maybe divide and conquer or something just to keep us alive.

That’s it for me! Y’all better believe imma get through this!

"ruta"

- I didn’t realize I haven’t been sending in confessionals, but hello everyone 🤠 Been a busy and hectic life, but what’s important is that everyone is doing alright and that we made it through the first 1/3 of the game.

Okay, actual confessional time. It’s funny how you check your phone once and you’re still on Azuolas, and then you go take a long drive, check again, and suddenly you’re on Ruta. Matty and Nemo are now on the other tribe, which kinda sucks because I trust those two the most. Azuolas got Ryan too, and Ryan has been carrying us in most of the challenges so far. Anubis stayed on Azuolas too. I could never really read him. They have Piper and Pendant… I know Piper from Mafia but I have no idea who Pendant is. On my tribe, there’s me, Bubs, Frog, and Neb from Azuolas with Evan and Kam from Ruta. I literally haven’t spoken to either Frog or Neb since the marooning, and on that note, I’m anxious and feeling foolish that Isaiah’s Draft might actually be done. I feel like I should’ve taken more initiative to make more alliances on old Azuolas, but for now, I feel like I have the time on new Ruta to figure things out. I really can’t read Neb, and I’m afraid Nemo told him about my Final Two slip-up, but I hope I can fix things. I really like Bubs, and I’m glad we’re on the same tribe. I still think I should’ve locked in an alliance, but I didn’t want to seem like I was scrambling and trying to cause waves when everybody was still happy. I know Evan and Kam both did main ORG, and I’m kinda familiar with Kam from Mafia and I know that she is beloved and really smart. Nemo said that we should pull in Kam and Piper once we swap/merge, so I’ll definitely reach out to her. I talked with Evan for a bit. Seems nice. He mentioned there being a Black Vote twist and that he got the black vote twice. I don’t really believe it; I’ll see if it’s true if and when we go to Tribal Council. A pretty interesting swap all in all. But on my end, I feel like we’re actually in the sand dunes this time around. As in, every single conversation I’ve had has been incredibly dry. I don’t want to head to Tribal Council, because although the four of us said we’d all stick together, I am still very apprehensive about what it is that needs to be done.

Lastly, another thank you to the hosts and the viewers! I hope the viewers are all enjoying themselves, and that the hosts know that their hard work has definitely paid off!

"azuolas"

- The swap came at the right time I think. Things were getting pretty boring on OG Azulous. And I needed an excuse to become active with DMs.

I am SOOO glad that Carl-bot put me on this tribe and not the other one. Matty and Nemo were the two people I talked with the most on my OG tribe, and they've been #1 and #2 in my trust ranks lately, so I couldn't be happier to still be with them. If I had gone to Ruta 2.0, I would've been stuck with all the people I had talked with the least. :skull: Hopefully I can reunite with Samb and Neb at merge though. I feel less secure about Anibus, mostly because he hasn't been the most active. If it wasn't for the 4-2 tribal division, I'd peg Anibus as a likely boot if we were to lose. Pendant wasted zero time to hit me up. Which I totally understand because on paper, him and Piper just got swap-fucked here. But I appreciate that he's making a strong effort to keep a conversation going with me. He seems pretty cool on first impression. Maybe a little overeager, but we'll see how it goes. Piper messaged me as well, but we haven't really said much yet. I really like this tribe dynamic and I think I'm in a safe position right now. Pendant and Piper are the obvious boots if we are to lose. But I actually think there's an opportunity here to bring either or both of them in as allies of mine, since they're in a desperate/vulnerable position. :)

But also this tribe contains Nemo and myself on it, so we might even win out till merge from here haha.

"azuolas"

- Hey. Tribe Swap huh? I'm half annoyed how everyone is just *oh we gotta be Azuolas strong* but I might be able to make a move? The thing is I really like all of the Azuolas that was swapped with me, Ryan, Matty and Nemo are probably the people im closest with. If we do have a 2-2-2 then I can swap to a 3-2-1, but who would I want out anyway? I just dont think its the right move rn.

I just hope we win yet again LOL

"ruta"

- hi hi! it's been a while since i've inserted a confessional.

Thing is, nothing that eventful has occurred.,, until the tribe swap just now. I don't wanna get too comfy, since I'm glad I'm in a 4-2 majority BUT that might change. I'm not jumping ship to side with Rūta 1.0, but someone else might. I'm swapped with Bubs (my favorite furry), Samb (Member of Isaiahs Draft Alliance), and Frog! (Ally from OG tribe) To add on, Kam and Evan are here. I really don't want to vote either of them off. Kam and I go way back to Sea of Stars, and I swear we always somehow play the same ORGs but are never on the same side. Main ORG, Destino, Goldvivor, etc. And I hosted Evan in Mallorca; if I had to make a call on who to boot right now, it would be Evan since he's kind of a weak player in my opinion. Plus, I can work together with Kam since we've been talking a bit since 703 The Challenge.

Here's to hoping that we go on an immunity streak! ^^

"azuolas"

- So I was added to the Oak Squad alliance chat with all of the OG Oaks (hehe). It was quite obvious by the way the chat was form that Nemo and Ryan were chatting. Obviously I expect them to be talking outside in the tribe chat. BUT, it also reminded me that everyone talked to everyone. So looking forward, I need to keep in mind what I want to do if I am able to make my way to the merge.

Day 14
"ruta"

- I am so happy Rūta Meilutytė retired from competing.

I still can’t believe I solved the clue? I mean, obviously, four other people played the puzzle before me, so I guess it’s not that big of a deal, but for me, being able to solve the idol clue during my first ORG is a pretty big accomplishment. It took me an hour to solve a 96-piece puzzle (I had no idea how to rotate the pieces), so that’s another reminder why it was good that I sat out in the last challenge. I just feel proud that I was able to get it done, but if I did find the idol, I’d be rooting for Lithuania in the Olympics this year!

I am super nervous about the challenge. Nemo and Ryan are both really good at challenges (and I did see a snake named Nemo while I was trying), and I can’t seem to get a good score. Hopefully we can reverse the Ruta curse, because I have no idea what will happen if we were to lose. I know the four Azuolas said we were all going to stick together, and I don’t think there’s any use in flipping, so it should be either Evan or Kam. Both are equally dangerous, but I know that Kam could be a potential number down the line. Either way, I don’t really want to put energy towards that. I’m going to stay positive and just hope we end up winning 🤠🧡

"azuolas"

- It’s crazy to think that two weeks into this game and that will be the first time a member of my original tribe will go to tribal council. It’s strangely exciting and terrifying at the same time.

"ruta"

- So first Tribal Council for myself as well as the other original red team. Honestly I'm hoping we all stick together and leave all the craziness for the merge. I'd prefer Kam to go here than Evan since I feel better connected with him. In the end though, as long as I'm here at the end of the day, it shouldn't really matter to me

"ruta"

- I hate snakes!

Day 15
"ruta"

- …ok maybe snakes aren’t so bad after all…

I woke up early, still proud of my score of 3.1k, but I’m so grateful I talked to Bubs and Evan because they told me to try the mobile version of slither.io again. I got all metaphorical about how you’re not supposed to play aggressively early on, and then once you’ve gotten big enough, you start trapping and forcing the other snakes to coil and eventually knock themselves out. So that’s kind of like Survivor, since you don’t want to come off as too threatening? Analogies are odd. And I ended up getting the highest score on the tribe! It’s nowhere near Nemo’s 100k (I swear everyone on the first Azuolas has superpowers), but I’m proud I did well because… I got an Extra Vote, which surprised me because I really thought this was gonna be a wholesome, back-to-the-basics kinda deal, but thank you Carl bot for rolling the two! Honestly, I didn’t need the clue since I know somebody’s got the idol, and I was ok with walking away with nothing, but an Extra Vote is always nice to have. And then there’s the dilemma of Tribal Council. It’s my first ever Tribal Council, and I have no idea what’s going to happen. The four of us from Azuolas agreed to send Kam home. I’m not a fan of that since I want to work with Kam and I’d love to play with her, but I know she’s a strong player and she has been a bit inactive. It also makes me suspicious of the Evan and Frog Mallorca duo that may or may not be real. But I’ll vote with Kam because I don’t want to make a big move when I don’t need to. My only problem is that Evan and Kam are both campaigning hard. And I’m proud of them, since if I were in their shoes, I’d probably roll over and cry knowing I’m heading to my fifth Tribal Council and I swapped into the minority. I’m really being careful with my words since I don’t want to place a target on my back and I don’t want to come off as not being genuine. But I mean, there’s still about 20 hours until the vote, so anything can happen. And it’s times like these I miss the Azuolas tribe because I can genuinely say we all liked each other and enjoyed each other’s company. But that’s then, and Ruta is now.

Like I said, trust is the foundation of strong relationships. I think the original quote that someone told me was that trust is the foundation of love, but there’s not much love to go around here in Lithuania. So this is a test for me to trust my alliance and trust in the decisions I’m making.

"ruta"

- Ugh. Welcome back to another edition of Evan is in a weird spot in this game! There is A LOT to unpack here so let's just jump into it. So I kind of already discussed my standings with everyone immediately after we swapped and stuff, but over the course of this vote my opinions are all over the place. Anyways, we lose the challenge, continuing the yellow tribe curse this season >:( I start talking to everyone, but most importantly Frog. He said that all of the old Azuolas had a general plan to stick together, which is fair considering they have a nice advantage. However, by the virtue of being more active, they were deciding to target Kam over me for being less active (obv) and for worse challenge performance (which is rich considering we have Neb on our tribe, who's been the worst challenge performer overall so far). Frog reassures me that I'll probably be safe, but I don't want Kam to go, duh. Then I remember she has the Rūta idol, which is great for us. We ended up VC'ing for like 2 hours pretty much trying to figure out what we were gonna do. The black vote has much more of an impact in this round, because if fucking Keanu voted me I could be screwed. However, I'm trying not to be too worried. Basically, me and Kam talked about her becoming the main target and we both started dm'ing Bubs and Samb. This is where we both talk shit about them and get infuriated. They are both playing UNBELIEVABLY safe rn by not saying A. SINGLE. NAME. AT. ALL. I mean, kind of smart on their parts because I will sell them out in a heartbeat. However, we are easy numbers to use just screaming out in the open willing to be used and nobody wants to make the first move and draw blood or nothing. But anyways, Bubs Is taking the "This is my first ORG and I love everyone here I hate this" route while Samb is just taking the "lemme just gracefully dodge your questions pls and thx" route. The worst part about it is they both were just dm'ing me and Kam THE SAME MESSAGES. And as I said in a previous VL, Samb literally lied about nobody talking to him yet after tribal was announced. Like can these people just cut the BS for one second PLEASE. Ignoring my bitterness rn, I pretty much am trying to make as much lemonade out of this situation as possible. Pretty much, I tell Kam I am voting her to live up to a deal I made with Samb, hopefully ensuring us another round of safety (she's probably using her idol unless something huge changes, so my vote won't matter). Unless the black vote is on me, the idol will cancel everything except for her vote, which will probably be on Neb(? idk yet honestly lol). In Samb's mind, Kam doesn't have the idol, which means he thinks it's a chalk 5-1 vote, and Kam goes home. He won't be mad at me then because I "never knew about the idol." Plus, we were planning on making a three person alliance, me, Samb, and Frog. This means that if Neb gets idoled out here, I would pitch to Samb and Frog that Kam is a good shield and is tight with me, meaning that Bubs would get taken out if we go to another tribal after that. Kind of complicated, but me and Kam have an outlet, and we can get out of this situation if everything goes to plan. Worst case scenario, *insert Kam's vote here* and me tie because of the black vote, but if I pitch my challenge strength and connections to the other side, I *may* have a possibility. Should be an interesting vote, that's for sure. But, let's end off this confessional with a *prayer circle for me and Kam so that we hopefully don't die.* K thanks for coming to my TED talk/prayer session now get tf out xoxo

"ruta"

- Ok, Tribal Council is in less than twelve hours… and I have the strange feeling that something is coming.

I know the Ruta idol is in play. I wouldn’t be surprised if either Kam or Evan has it, and I feel kinda dumb now for telling them we’re gunning for Kam. I don’t want to annoy my alliance with my paranoia, but I really feel like we could be getting played.

Or maybe I just need to sleep earlier. That too. But I’m so anxious heading into this first Tribal Council… I really don’t want this experience to end

"azuolas"

- Not going to tribal for the 5th straight time is really nice. And I’m definitely has brought to light a lot of different dynamics that I need to take note of. Nemo seems to be a very loyal guy and I don’t foresee him flipping on me. However, he has proven himself very good in these challenges. And we all know that I am not the best. So I want to keep Nemo close, but I do have to watch for him for sure.

"azuolas"

- I haven’t done a great job of talking to Pendant and Piper since the swap. But I would like to start forming relationships with them in case they come into the merge with us. I know I can’t bring them to the end with me. But, I could use them down the line if I can create some kind of friendship.

"ruta"

- 15 minutes until Tribal Council. I don’t know why I’m anxious. Maybe it’s a good thing. I tried to keep my mouth shut and not appear so paranoid, but I just feel like there’s something coming.

"ruta"

- Bubs is locked on Evan and Kam on Neb. That leaves me and Samb in the middle. Now tbh, i view Evan as a better tribe asset than Neb based off challenge abilities and also, i think i gel better with Evan then Neb just off similar interests we have and i think we're the same age but idk.

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Samb's issues is that he views Bubs as having quite a lot of influence over the original Azuolas which i do see. However, I've proposed that should Neb go here, and then we lose again (which let's be honest this tribe is the most cursed I've ever seen in an ORG), we can get rid of Bubs before a merge, leaving us with the story to be whatever we want, and quite a big player (at least in my eyes) gone before he can set his long-term plan in motion. 1st tribals are normally interesting, but not this much detail haha.

"ruta"

- Rūta Meilutytė, you’ve done it again!

I knew something was up! It felt too good to be true to know that seemingly everyone was going to cut Kam lose like that. But now that I know that the Black Vote is real, I can safely say that I should stop doubting my gut! I was 🤏 this close to using my Extra Vote on Evan, but part of me is glad and I did and glad I didn’t. This revote is making us all reveal our cards. Knowing that Evan didn’t know about Kam’s idol makes me want to trust him, especially since we did promise each other an alliance if we did make it out. That’s neat. I feel stupid for saying that the third member of the alliance was gonna be Frog, since I now find myself as the potential third wheel in the alliance. Kam is locked in on sending Neb home, and what really made me surprised was that she told me she was gunning for Nemo. Nemo and I do have a Final Two deal, and I know that getting rid of Neb will weaken my alliance with Nemo and Ryan. I want both Nemo and Ryan on my side because they are arguably the strongest competitors out here. I feel like Nemo can and probably will beat me, and I do want to make sure I’m in the end and not dragged along for the ride. I want to get on Frog’s good side since we weren’t the closest before we swapped, so I do feel slightly comfortable knowing that I might still have some numbers with me. And if I do put on my thinking cap, I have another final two deal with Matty. And Anubis and I had an unspoken Filo connection. So maybe the swap was a good thing because I did connect to the people I wasn’t close to. I have no idea who Pendant is or where they stand in this equation, but I’m kind of in another ORG with Piper right now so I have that initial connection as well. But that’s assuming none of them go home. I’d like one of them to leave next. And if I go with Bubs and vote Evan, then I’m going to go to rocks with Bubs and Frog. Yeah, that’s not happening. Sorry, Bubs. I’m just going to have to do a lot of explaining and damage control.

Okay, NOW I get why blindsides are fun and exciting. Let’s play 🤠

"azuolas"

- Even post-swap, Azuolas continues to dominate the challenges. I am just speechless at Nemo's score. He basically pulled what I did in the 2048 game.

So Nemo and I have made a ride-or-die pact and we're working on finding the Idol together, not that we're really getting anywhere with that. Nemo is like the most firmly loyal player I've ever encountered. To the point where he's willing to sacrifice his own game for his friends. I have mad respect for that, but that could never be me haha. I'll still vote out people I'm close if it's best for my game haha. But with Nemo I'd only do that if it's like last vote before FTC. I really can't see myself turning on him in any other scenario. He's the one who I've had the most substantial game conversations with. We're both rooting for Neb and Samb to survive the revote, which shows Nemo is still true to the “Isaiah's Draft” alliance from before the swap. Nemo also created an alliance chat with OG Azuolas, showing he's loyal to our OG tribe as well. Matty and I are still good. We just have similar energies I guess? I find him really easy to talk to. It's the type of bond where trust builds naturally if that makes sense. So I'm really glad that I'm here with two very strong bonds on this tribe. Making multiple people each think I'm their #1 is kinda my strategy in these games though. :P The swap has been a good opportunity to talk with Anubis more. Both him and Nemo told me about the black vote which they both heard from Pendant. That certainly changes how this season will be played. It kinda encourages people to play a more clean game. Pendant has a made a good effort to continuously chat with me. Although I'm sure he's doing that with everyone on this tribe. We seem to vibing so far though with the off-topic chatter? Piper hasn't said much to me. IDK if it's just me though, but if Pendant is trying harder to connect than she is, well I guess we know which one's leaving first if we lose lol. But yeah, Nemo and Matty are my closest allies, I enjoy talking to Anubis and Pendant too, and I'm sure I'll like Piper too once I get a chance to talk to her more! I guess I can keep on chillin' since we keep on winnin'

Trust ranking: Nemo > Matty > Anubis > Pendant > Piper

"azuolas"

- Wow, I haven’t seen y’all in a long time. Here’s confessional #2, it’s been two weeks since the last one haha.

Anyways Azuolas has been dominant as hell, we won four out of four immunity challenges, as well as 1 of 3 reward challenges. Because of this, the first 11-12 days were really chill, since it was just bonding with my tribe, which I honestly have a lot. There’s not a single person from OG Azuolas that I don’t like, and while there is an alliance of four consisting of me, Neb, Samb, and Ryan, we’re all a very cohesive bunch, which is amazing since, one second... There was a tribe swap (but y’all already know this) Our immunity challenge dominance allowed us to swap with a 4-2 majority on ****both tribes****, which is absolutely amazing. I hope that on the other tribe, the four Azuolas are sticking together, which is exactly what’s happening on my swapped tribe. As for the two new members of my tribe, piper and pendant, they’re great. Piper I knew beforehand, and we’re good friends, and pendant and I have bonded a lot. They’re both great, but I am sticking with azuolas, for now, at least. Moving on from that, though, Pendant let me know about a few things, not all of which I believe, but lets go through them. 1) Someone on Ruta found the idol. He said it wasn’t him, but he still could’ve. 2) a black vote twist, where the person voted out casts a vote for someone on the tribe they were voted out of, which will count for the next vote. This one I actually believe a bit, since the people voted out have kept their roles for some time, possibly the time they’re casting that vote. If it does exist, it doesn’t affect the split vote we plan to do, since it can only go towards piper or pendant. 3) a three urns twist, where the highest scorer in a challenge on the losing tribe gets to choose between three urns. This one I’m iffy on, but if it’s true, I’m glad Samb got it on the other tribe, and I’m weary of Kam having a few things from it. (And pendant for that matter)

I also singlehandedly won this past immunity challenge for my entire tribe so that’s good that we’re safe, but I am putting a bit of a target on my back.