Congratulations on completing the first 24 hours of Survivor: A Wes Anderson Production! In recognition of this momentous milestone, I have come to provide stimulation in the form of SPECTATOR ENGAGEMENT. As a note, please do be informed that these questions are being posted to every confessional in identical form. These are not individualized at all - please do not read any intent to guide or influence you, as this would most certainly breach some form of journalistic integrity that I surely hold dear as... I think my character is a journalist? Okay, I'm doing the thing where I type out all my thoughts and I've lost the plot. HERE COME THE QUESTIONS--------
1. With nothing to do but network with your tribe, you will hopefully have learned something about those who you will live with, fight alongside, and ultimately cut loose. What is the most interesting, funniest, or just plain weird thing that you now know about one of your tribemates?
2. Your first challenge has brought with it an interesting conundrum in the form of competing goals to vie for. What do you most hope to achieve when the Flea Market closes? What do you believe your tribemates will reach for?
3. As a hypothetical, consider the following:
"Someone is targeting you to be the next vote-out should your tribe to go Tribal Council. Who is it? Why do they want you gone? Who will you rely on to stay in the game? How worried are you that such a situation might arise?"
Thank you dear, and do remember to have fun!
Bark bark woof, bark woof bark bark!
Translation: Hello Jane! Welcome to my confessional. Glad to have you. Thanks so much for being engaged with the players. It means a lot :)
1. The biggest thing I think I've learned is that Kylie is very out of her element here. Like she doesn't understand the workings of the forums or how challenges work. It's very endearing to me and if I can find a way to somehow work her into the conversations of someone to keep I'd like to find it because I love to support newer people playing these games. Ultimately I think even more interesting though is that M. Gustave and I have the shared commonality of being in love with video game soundtracks. This might not sound juicy or interesting, but these are the social things I do to bind myself to people, dig my paws deep into them, and make it impossible for them not to need me so I can systematically cut them one by one later on. God I missed playing anonymous games. I'm so ready to be the slow burn villain.
2. In the end, I'm playing this game for me, no one else. They can all just get picked off one by one until I'm in the finale with that crown on my head. And ultimately this is just a stepping stone to do that with. People are too short sighted in these games, they go for the flashy items and the strategic tricks, but in the end it's the ones whose social claws are dug so deep people can't get rid of them that usually come out on top. Of course I'd like an item, but the last two times I've had items they have messed with me mentally to the point I lost sight of the goal and focused on how much having an item sucked. If people agree to let a certain amount be in play, I'm going to probably put whatever the agreed amount is go on something that seemingly isn't important. The more I can set people up to fall one by one like dominoes I will. If they want their fancy items and to add a target to their backs, be my guest. Makes my job here easier.
3. I have no idea. I don't think anyone wants me out at this point, it's way too early to get rid of me. Plus I'm now in M. Gustave's ear and Richie's ear. My next goal is Anthony. The one big question mark I guess right now is Suzy. I just can't read her no matter what I do. However, others like her so I'll play nice for now and not try to go for the jugular. Ultimately this game is about whose narrative sells the best story, and how you sell that narrative to get the result you want. So if anyone comes for me, I'll likely have my dirty little paws in it and be able to find a convincing narrative and sell it to the right folks to turn the tides my direction.
Sorry if I sound cocky or overconfident, I'm just excited to get back into the thick of things after such a long time off and get my villain on because that's when I have the most fun playing games. Playing the hero is boring and sets you up to be sad, and I'm here to outmaneuver, outfandangle, and outsell the others until I find the path I need to get to the end. I think this is the perfect starting tribe for me and I can't wait to see how I can spin shit in the rounds to come.
I've already put a buzz in Richie's ear about Herman. Long story short I was debating setting someone up by purchasing an item and giving it to someone, so Herman asking publicly whether that was something he could do was so perfect to then plant a little seed of doubt in their brain about Herman's intentions.
I think honestly Herman was just asking if the item was transferrable, but the way he said it was so good for me to be able to start weaving a narrative web to potentially set him up as a vote in the future.
Agh sorry I just love being a villain. I get off topic so fast.
Long story short, it will come up at some point, it always does, and it's just a matter of starting to see what information, or misinformation, I can spread and get things to work in my favor. That's when I play my best games and when I can turn things around. I just have to believe in myself and my abilities even if everyone else thinks I don't know what the heck I'm doing.
Be confident. Confidence is a huge issue for me in my real life, and this is one of the few times I get to be my confident, puggy self and be something I'm not.
Bark bark woof woof, until next time!