Let's Talk Frankly ...

[Russell]

Alright well I love Russel, he has a strong personality and I personally think he's a complete asshole on the show but I can't help but love him for his frankness, bluntness, rawness. I am going to play with that as much as possible. Everyone loves to hate someone. But at the same time nobody (I think : likes to get rid of the entertainment value. Well not right away anyway.

So I'm going to work hard on the challenges, make myself known but hopefully not a target. Ohhh now that doesn't make any sense. Does it?

I know I SHOULD be socializing now and I will but damn I hate socializing before a game even truly begins. Well I hate socializing anyway and period, it's a truly a big pain in the ass. I don't want to get to know anyone, or when they have dinner, or that they have a date on Saturday or that their dog got hit by a car but sadly you have to listen to that fluff while socializing. Can't be too aggressive can we? Well maybe I can be... maybe if I tell people that I'm not interesting to get to know them but wanting to play the game with them, then they will accept me for just being real. Right?

Hmmm, I'll ponder this as time moves forward to the start of the game.

[Russell]

See I'm working fast already... noticed Shii Ann was online so I dropped her a quickly little friendly PM:


Let's see if she bites in return. Gotta find me some resources and I'm looking for that smart ass girls alliance, not the dumb one...



Wanted to say hello, introduce myself, get to know you better. So let me start with why I think you picked your character.

I think you picked Shii-Ann as your character because she was smart, not overly liked... same as me. Maybe. Am I close?

So I wanted to drop you a note and send a shout of howdy your way!
Russel the Asshole


I personally think this was a very charming way to say hello and of course I'm being real with my character in signing my name properly.

[Russell]

Hmmm, Shii-Ann never responded back to me. That wench!
Well screw her, I'll move on and put her at the top of my target list since she thinks she's too damn good to talk to me.

WHATEVER!

[Russell]

Well that first challenge could have gone a tad bit better then it did. Sugar Plum... SUGAR! That's all I've gots to say about that.

Not that I'm aligned with that tart, but I figure it's better to help someone out if you can't really help yourself and in that case, there was no help for me and after Sugar got out there was no way I could help Jerri... damn frustrating!

[Russell]

You know I don't know what happened with Sugar and that whole challenge. I didn't enter my passwords back in again to see who came in after me, she probably did... but I'm concentrating on getting my four in, and watching the clock trying to make sure I do this before the time runs out and then the girl sends me all the passwords on IM. NOW? At like 2 minutes left? For one it totally threw off my concentration and I started panicking. I almost forgot to enter in one of those vaults. Was it the fourth vault? I forget... lol. Well anyway, I don't know why she wasn't concentrating on getting them in herself instead of spending time to send them to me. I mean why not send them earlier, like well earlier... I guess it was a last minute though. And, Last I heard we were suppose to be trying to keep either Marcus, Silas or Ethan out of the winners circle. Hmm, maybe Sugar wanted me to win so I could steal from one of them and then she wouldn't have to be out in the open declaring war. Now that seems like a good bet. Who the hell knows.

And no I really don't talk to anyone and nor do I really care. I can't change my Wiley ways... and I'm just not a social creature... lol.

Oh and I'll be surprised if I'm voted off but so far, speaking of communicating, lol... I um haven't heard how the vote might even go

[Russell]

I don't know how the damn vote is going down. I talked to Tracy this morning and she wants to go after Parvhoweveryouspellhername. I'm still on board for getting out Shii-Ann and told Tracy that Shii-Ann was throwing her name around. Which isn't a lie but shit if I didn't save that stupid IM for proof of that convo. But, whatever... I don't need proof and if I do, then screw them if they don't believe.

So then I sent a PM out to Rocky and he doesn't know how the vote is going down and then Kelly sends me a PM asking me how the vote is going.

I don't fucking know.

It's obvious I'm on a need to know basis. But it seems like the vote could either get out Parv... or Shii-Ann. And right now, if the other group (Parv, Kelly, Marc, Silas, Ethan) wanted my vote for Shii Ann I might go that route because the other side doesn't seem to be doing me a damn bit of good.

Fuck that "need to know basis" ... I don't think I want to sit back and be anyone's "go to "boy". Or the "Call ya' if or when we need you and fuck off until then..." No thanks.

So we shall see... It's kind of fun to have these two sides waring with each other and know that I might possibly be part of a swing vote group, that could make it for one side or break it for another.

[Russell]

Well I spent a little bit of time talking to Ethan today (yesterday actually). Who the hell knows if the guy is trustworthy or not but I don't want to stay attached to the numbers game over there with Sugah, Jerri, Tracy and I guess Kelly and well everyone else. Sadly including Ace but he isn't around as much as I thought he would be. So I'm willing to risk bonding a bit with Ethan to see where that might lead.


There has to be a pecking order over with that group, and I hate to say... because all those people are friends, some closer then others, ...as the reason I need to separate myself from them. I'm not as close to them as they are to each other and the bottom line people's feelings get hurt in these stupid games and I'm sure I'm the least likely to react to something if say my number is #5 in the final five... So if I need to cut my losses with them then I will. But the question is when?

Sugar is correct, the way to get Marcus, Silas, Ethan vulnerable is to steal a gem from one of them. So if I were to win the robbers comp and was able to steal, that would be the pressure point... I don't think I could do it, therefore forcing my hand early. So there is a good chance I won't even try to win a robbers comp. I'd much rather win the cop thread. Then my secrets can stay hidden somewhat better.

[Russell]

Alright, I believe it's official that I've jumped ship. According to Silas, Rocky is jumping ship as well and we are both aligning with Marcus, Silas and Ethan. Kelly? I don't know. I revealed that Kelly was in a group chat with me and a few others when it came to hashing out that last vote. I needed to let Silas know that I didn't trust Kelly because of that, and also revealed to him that I know he and Jerri talk as well. I just don't want it to slip back to the "other side" that I have jumped ship.
Silas and I decided to keep it incognito. To continue to kiss up to Sugar more or less, and play nice with that side, until it's impossible to hide what is going on. Therefore keeping myself safe from the vote. If noone catches wind that I have jumped ship, then I think I will be safe seeing how I'm one of the few that actually competes at every challenge. And where the hell is everyone? I know Jerri is a hell of a competitor. Obviously she is lying low until she needs to actually perform. Tracy? I don't know where she is either. I guess she had a medical problem which kept her from competing in the last round? Which is fine I guess but I don't think anyone can really blame me for shopping around. That dominating "voting" side seems to not want to really win, since it's only Sugar and I on most of the time doing this shit.

Sugar, sorry... we never had had an agreement or an alignment. I figure I'm a free agent and that might come to bite me in the ass later, but damn if I'm going to sit around and try more or less by myself, for 7 other people who seem to want to sleep through the challenges. I think Sugar will be my only regret on jumping ship from. Possibly Ace since him and I had an early game agreement to help each other get to the final four at least... But like I said, I can't do it by myself and even with Ace, I feel like I'm pretty much doing it by myself.
But as for Sugar, It leaves her pretty high and dry unless she can motivate people to start playing the game, in more then just a social aspect.

(switching topics sort of) I do think the live comp on Sunday will be a good one. People seem to show up for these, or the competitors do anyway. Whether they throw it or not will remain to be seen. We shall see. I think it's a very important comp. One that I would LOVE to win. I would be forced to steal a gem though in order to remain incognito. So winning for me would not be a good idea. I'll just vote with Silas, Marcus and Ethan, hopefully Rocky will to... and Kelly is going to give a stray vote I think, which they will hopefully be able to peg on Shii or Steph and not Kelly. So while I think this Robber comp is important. I'm not going to attempt to win it, but I'm going to do my damn hardest to be REALLY close so that I'm still viewed as an asset for Sugar and them.

Oh yes, and because I'm incognito. I don't expect Silas to give me one of his gems, or offer me protection either. I'm curious to see if he will give Rocky protection though.

[Russell]

Well truth be told, I might be gone after this round. Fuckers! I knew if Sugar won she would give the Gem to Tracy. I think she can control Tracy easier then she knows she can control me and what I do in this game for myself. So therefore, if I'm voted out, no big loss to her. It's all good. Either way, if I do stay, at least she has given me an out on why I'm not voting with them. I figure I can play the pissed off card that I'm always working on the challenges and always ready to "help" out and be flexible with my vote, like last time when I wanted Shii gone and Sugar was pushing for Parv. to go... but nope, Sugar thought it would best to make sure Tracy was protected so therefore sending me a message that was not as worthy of protection as Tracy.
So, IF i stay and they say... what the hell, who did you vote for? I told you we were voting for... blah, blah, blah, then at least I can say, well you kind of slapped me in the face for not giving me a gem and thinking I need protection. Right? Right!

That's the card I'm going to play anyway, and THAT'S IF i stick around. I think Kelly is going to vote with Sugar, Jerri, Tracy, Shii and Steph, so that leaves... Me, Rocky, Silas, Marcus and possible Brett to vote out who knows who... I'm guessing Shii but at this point I'd rather see Jerri go. She's more of a key player for that group as one being left vulnerable. And the only way Silas figures the vote would work is if Kelly didn't vote with either side and let them guess that the stray vote came from Steph who is very inactive or Shii who isn't much better from what I can tell.

We shall see how it plays out.

[Russell]

Ohhh my GOD! Marcus is taking so damn long to make a decision. He doesn't want to take a gem from Tracy because she is his "friend"... sigh... yeah well she's my "friend" too but I turned my back on all of them and helped to vote out to key players (Jerri and Sugar) AND NOW he's waffling around like a worm stuck on a hook. I'm about to put a gun to his head and pull the trigger.

;D

[Russell]

I cannot BELIEVE I've made it to the final four! Seriously, I honestly can't. I can't help but laugh to myself about how things have worked out for me so far. FINAL FOUR!

I never thought I'd make it past final six to be honest and I had doubts that I'd make it even that far so I'm writing this to give myself a pat on the back, even though I haven't won any competitions, I've maneuvered myself in this game more so then others that have gone before me. And I've had fun doing it! ;D