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Post by Pua on Sept 17, 2019 19:31:28 GMT -5
OK, so this time we're making pig moves, or at least attempting too! Right off the bat things are looking absolutely horrible. I have no idea why Nick choose me except to sabotage me, and if he had something he wanted to talk to me about he could've done it in front of Edward. Considering no one else choose Megara or Naveen it could've been a good opportunity to bond more with them as well. I was thinking about bidding $250 but then remembered that Cheep might want to pick me -- I have no idea if that was his intention but Nick just bid too high, but frankly I'd rather be in a chat with Cheep, lol. Not only that, but Edward decided to choose Queen, which I specifically said might be allied with Pepe. I mean he can say whatever he wants as long as he leaves my name out of it, b/c I'm certainly not taking the fall for something I told him not to do! I'm actually writing things in my relationship chart this time b/c I feel some things need elaboration. ------------------------ Reepicheep - ...Except for this. This definitely doesn't need elaboration. Prince Edward - I feel really great with him, better than I ever had thanks to our last chat. I'm worried about what him choosing Queen means for me, but if he is backstabbing me he deserves an Oscar. And a Dunce Cap, because he has to know I'd never go against him, right?? Nick Wilde - Ehhh, I'm not sure. I'm taking him picking me as a good sign for now. For all I know he just put that in at the start of the round and, like, never bothered to change it, lol. Prince Naveen - The next closest ally I have, though it's mostly b/c we're both close with Cheep. Air Bud - He likes some of my posts in the public thread, lol. Maybe he isn't a lost cause after all. Megara - I'm just putting her here 'cus Cheep seems really keen on keeping her around so I guess I'm cool with her too! <everyone else> (though the entirety of the Rich Chat minus Cheep is at the bottom until I get a clear sign they're willing to turn on each other) ------------------------ ----------------------- I was legitimately going to put Edward up a tier, but his Queen pick really got me scratching my head. He's still fairly clueless gamewise imo. Nick almost deserves to go down a tier. Air Bud & Naveen might belong a tier higher, but I'm not entirely sure. Still don't know whether or not I'm highly overrating Megara. Cheep deserves his spot considering what he accomplished this round. It's probably not entirely him, but the vote would've gone through with just both of our groups. Given even the rich chat decided to turn on Zack, it gives me hope that Cheep won't be thrown under the bus for him, though they could've just done it to stay in line. I have no idea, and now it's even harder for me to find out thanks to good ole Nick! He's well on his way towards becoming the next Rapunzel.
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Pua
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Post by Pua on Sept 20, 2019 12:54:27 GMT -5
OK, thanks!
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Post by Hades on Sept 20, 2019 17:38:05 GMT -5
Outlook is good at present
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Post by Aslan on Sept 20, 2019 19:05:53 GMT -5
Hello,
I can (probably) run it for you! Do you have a discord
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Post by Pua on Sept 20, 2019 19:26:43 GMT -5
Yeah, but I won't be available for like an hour and a half.
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Post by Mickey Mouse on Sept 20, 2019 20:08:18 GMT -5
It turns out I'm here too!
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Post by Pua on Sept 20, 2019 20:14:09 GMT -5
Uhhhhh actually I'm having second thoughts about this challenge. I dunno, I need to think about it for a bit.
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Post by Pua on Sept 20, 2019 20:19:11 GMT -5
I just have a really bad feeling that I'm going to get last. I don't know how many people are Putting Up, and that worries me a lot. Puzzles are really not my forte, and I'm afraid I'm going to get like the first one wrong and completely ruin my chances, or just take way too long. But then again I'm also running low on cash, and even less players are going to Put Up during the next challenge. Grrrrrrr.
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Post by Pua on Sept 20, 2019 21:49:56 GMT -5
I'm taking a gamble that one of the next two challenges are going to be easier for me. I don't think I can afford to just Pay Up the rest of the game unless I do really well in the next team challenges -- I might not even be able to afford the next one if I do really terrible. I also don't feel like I need immunity this round, but I might need it for one of the next two rounds depending on the fallout from this upcoming layoff.
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Post by Pua on Sept 21, 2019 7:57:04 GMT -5
So Naveen and Megara both responded positively to my pitch and are good on voting out Pepe, so now I'm just working out with Cheep/Edward what our chat bid should be.
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Post by Pua on Sept 21, 2019 7:58:00 GMT -5
won't be around to talk til later but as a heads up Rich chat are planning to target Nick Also, if the Rich Chat aren't blindsiding Cheep here then they 100% deserve what's coming to them!
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Post by Pua on Sept 21, 2019 13:06:55 GMT -5
Ok, so the Rich Chat hasn't talked in a long time, so they could be plotting something sinister, idk. Also, if there's anyone in my current chats that's going to sell us out, it's be Megara. Idk, I just get that impression from her, but then again she did admit she was in a chat with Queen/Pepe without being prodded, so that's a bit reassuring.
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Post by Pua on Sept 21, 2019 19:31:39 GMT -5
Pepe just told us that he thinks he fucked this challenge and might go this round Jfc, if he goes now...
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Post by Pua on Sept 22, 2019 10:20:20 GMT -5
Oh wow, I just realized Doof hasn't logged on for a while. Hope he's doing well. You played a really great game!
Pretty sure Cheep got the chat he bid on, considering I only paid $200 and didn't get anyone in my top 5. Hopefully this Pepe vote is smooth sailing from here!
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Post by Pua on Sept 22, 2019 18:39:02 GMT -5
So, a quick recap of this layoff so far. Cheep has a group of him/Megara/Alex/Ralph/Nick/Queen, and all of them agreed to vote out Pepe. Edward has a three-way chat with Doof and Queen, but since Doof died, he basically just has a 1 on 1 with Queen. He told her about the chat and got extra confirmation that she's voting for Pepe. That plus Cheep, Edward, and Naveen is more than enough votes to send Pepe out the door. Megara's said that Pepe is pushing for Alex, which shows he has absolutely no adaptability to the game state. He has no chance of staying except against an equally big threat, and him not realizing that is what's going to drive the nail in the coffin for him. I'm honestly not too thrilled about my 5-chat with Edward/Naveen/Bud/Sorsha. First of all, it caused my already small bank account to dwindle even more, but secondly it means that I have to blindside Bud & Sorsha, burning bridges with them, or risk them telling Pepe and having stuff blow up. I'm not sure how much they already know about the vote. I'm contemplating whether or not I want to tell them we're voting Air Bud. It's going to look bad if I don't, especially since I bid on the group in the first place. I was really expecting the Rich Chat to bid more for a chat, but clearly I overestimated them.
Apparently Nick got really paranoid and paid to nullify a lot of votes, which is good since he's more/less forced to Pay Up the next challenge unless he has a massive bank account and won't take up a money slot in F6. Literally don't even know why Edward paid to nullify votes. Dog buying exactly one vote is interesting. Perhaps he was worried about becoming a target? The more I think about it, Dog might've been a better target instead since I feel he at least has some awareness of the game state, though there's no point in trying to flip it now. I'm pretty sure this vote is going to go through regardless, but I'm going to have a figure out a way to reposition myself since I'm not exactly playing under the radar anymore!
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Post by Pua on Sept 22, 2019 21:45:59 GMT -5
It's been insanely quiet these last few days. I guess there isn't a whole lot to talk about, but it's also making me feel a bit paranoid, ngl. Pretty sure I felt this way during the Zack vote too. Going to make a placeholder bid for team captain just in case I forget, because I really want to be in a team. The thing is I don't even know who I'd want to choose, really. Cheep & Edward would be the obvious choice, but we literally just talked in this chat and I don't want to spew my connections (even though I sort of did with Nerveen/Megara). It'd probably just be arbitrary, though I would like Queen to be in it ideally since we haven't chatted for a while.
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Post by Pua on Sept 22, 2019 22:54:22 GMT -5
These bottles are appearing everywhere, I've just sniffed out another one that needs put on the wall. 56 OK, this has to be some sort of code, right? No idea what it could be, though. Probably Alex, considering that's the last name I heard the Rich Chat were pushing. Also, this is marks the 500th post in my confessional. Hooray!
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Post by Pua on Sept 23, 2019 6:58:35 GMT -5
eh, I retract this post. Don’t want to end too negatively. good game y’all. Hope you’re happy with what you accomplished Reepicheep. Absolutely no one should trust him. He’s not the good guy in the narrative as far as I can tell. ARRRG, WHAT DID THIS SAY!?!? I WAS SOME JUICY DRAMA, DANG IT!!! CURSE YOU, SLEEP!!! But really, this is probably best-case scenario for Reepicheep, if not game-wise, then at least emotional-wise, because boy, I feel Pepe did not give Cheep a good time with this post. Luckily he was asleep too, so if there were nasty insults being thrown around at least he missed them as well. But whatever comes from this, one thing for sure is that this is going to have a major impact on the jury, at least initially. Pepe will definitely be a bitter juror, and possible Zack as well. Not sure how much slack they'll give me in my involvement in their eliminations, Pepe especially, but it might not be too bad considering I wasn't that close to either of them, at least compared to Cheep. I don't know if Pepe will feel this way like a week or two from now when we get to finale, and when Cheep gets a chance to explain himself during FTC Pepe could be understanding, but for now Cheep's jury prospects are a bit foggy, despite how excellent he's played. Jury management is a thing too, and I hope Cheep can patch the bridges between him & Pepe in FTC if it gets there.
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Post by Pua on Sept 23, 2019 7:28:32 GMT -5
Well, Pepe's online again. Could this mean more drama?
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Post by Pua on Sept 23, 2019 7:30:57 GMT -5
Nope! I should probably be thankful for this, but I'm also a bit disappointed there haven't been any massive blowups in the layoff threads yet. Hopefully his "hard feelings" aren't towards me!
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Post by Pua on Sept 23, 2019 7:35:55 GMT -5
You can probably imagine. It's the standard 'you're never to get any jury votes, you're pointlessly backstabbing us' and whatnot. Here's to hoping I'm not in a spot where I need jury votes It's nothing I didn't anticipate, just makes being in that chat a bit uncomfortable right now! Also, I feel really bad for Cheep here. It definitely isn't "pointless backstabbing", yet I can totally see why the see it that way, and once Cheep elaborates his trio with me/Edward and his frustrations with the chat I feel it'll all start to make a bit more sense. Betting most of this resentment came from Pepe, yet Dog w/ Blog obviously won't be happy with Cheep either. I don't believe Pepe will be bitter forever though, so hopefully Cheep will still have a good shot during FTC, provided he makes it there, at least.
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Post by Pua on Sept 23, 2019 8:05:50 GMT -5
Yeah, and so is Reepicheep, and so was Zack and Cody. I don't know what the rich chat matters. But I'm also not someone who had much of a chance to be involved of much of anything so I guess I wouldn't know anyways. I can't help but feel like Pepe's getting the short end of the stick for shit he didn't do, but I suppose it is what it is. Yeah, seems like Sorsha isn't all too thrilled about the Pepe vote!
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Post by Pua on Sept 23, 2019 8:15:46 GMT -5
I was hoping Cheep would be around more, but I think he was just popping in real quick this morning. I've pitched an F6 to my three-way with Edward/Cheep including them and Megara/Nerveen/Queen. Don't know if it's the best F6 exactly, but having some sort of cushion to steer the vote off of me and Cheep (Cheep primarily, most likely) over the next couple of rounds would be nice. Edward is alright with it. Might just go ahead and just pitch it to Megara/Naveen, but they might not see it in time. I was gonna do it last night, and now I feel really dumb for doing this last minute. Why oh why Pua do you always want to do things last minute! Do them first minute!
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Post by Pua on Sept 23, 2019 8:46:47 GMT -5
I had a vision that Dog w/ Blog rage-picks me & Cheep and intentionally throws the challenge to spite us. Wouldn't do much for Cheep, but it'd certainly hurt me! I don't think that's all too likely though, but if it happens don't say I didn't call it!
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Post by Pua on Sept 23, 2019 10:09:17 GMT -5
While adding up everyone's incomes I realized that everyone in my Navy Team during Cash Grab #2 is alive, minus WALL-E who went out pretty early. Wouldn't have been a bad idea to start something between them back then after all! Also, provided Pepe is booted this round, me/Cheep and Alex/Ralph will be the only pairs alive from the 5th cash grab, which is pretty crazy to think about.
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Post by Pua on Sept 23, 2019 10:51:10 GMT -5
Well, only 10 more minutes 'till I find out whether Operation Pig Moves was a success. Will Pepe be eliminated round? Or is a surprise blindside in the works? Tune in 10 minutes to find out! Well, I mean, you guys already know what the results are, but at least you'll get to see my reaction, I suppose!
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Post by Pua on Sept 23, 2019 10:53:53 GMT -5
Also Cheep finally came on like 8 minutes before deadline and I didn't talk to Meg / Naveen about the F6 so... :/ Whatever, I'm sure we'll be fine anyways.
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Post by Pua on Sept 23, 2019 11:00:25 GMT -5
I really just hate my passiveness sometimes! Real quick rundown of the vote... Edward and Cheep are voting Pepe for sure. Fairly certain Naveen is as well. Megara should be voting him as well. Nick/Ralph/Alex are tossups but there's not really a good reason for them to go against majority. Bud/Sorsha might cave in as well. Don't know if Pepe is going to still vote Alex or if there's going to be some rebellious vote going on.
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Post by Pua on Sept 23, 2019 11:15:32 GMT -5
Well, I'm 90% positive Bud/Sorsha/Pepe/Blog didn't vote Pepe, at least. The vote on Cheep was probably from Pepe out of spite. Don't know why Naveen of all people got 2 votes, lol. But yeah, I'm glad Operation Pig Moves was a smashing success! It's just... where do I go from here, exactly?
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