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Post by Elephant on Mar 30, 2021 23:42:28 GMT
It isss my first tribal council. I'm finding it sad in a way, because I'm just getting to know these people, and now we're deciding who to vote out... and my empathy is kicking in... Because *I* don't want to leave, and I'm sure no one else does, either, you know? Ugh. This is where my survival instincts need to take over, right?
It is helpful that the rest of my tribemates seem to be in agreement with who they're connecting with, and who they're not. Poor Dog and Chickadee. But then again, it might be the other tribe that actually loses their person, not our tribe...
My plan is to buck up and vote and to stop feeling bad about it. This is how the game works. Not all of us are meant to make it to the end.
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Post by Arctic Fox on Mar 31, 2021 1:29:48 GMT
You picked up your first vote against you. Were you expecting that to happen, or did it come as a shock? Do you know who it came from or why?
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Post by Bitter Poisonpie on Mar 31, 2021 8:10:05 GMT
1. How are you feeling as a tribe? Are you bonding with everyone well? Are there any rifts or issues, or is everyone pretty much on the same page? For the most part, pretty good. I'm the closest with Kestrel, Butterfly, and Snowy Owl. Dog isn't very loquacious, so it's been hard connecting to them. They often don't follow the "yes, and" rule, so I feel like I'm carrying most of the weight of the conversation. Maybe they don't like me. Or maybe they have some strange strategy behind it. I don't know. I wouldn't miss them if they were voted out. And Chickadee? We're about where we were last time I talked about them. We chat with each other like coworkers. We're in the same place, we're pleasant with each other, but we're not going to make plans to hang out later, you know what I mean? And Eagle? Their stylized writing is fun, but it's also getting to be a bit much. Like, drop the act, talk to me like a human being, not like you're a literal Eagle narrating a novel. I mean, they're fine. I'd keep them around as opposed to Dog, I think. 2. Some players did better than others at the challenge. Where does challenge performance fit into your vote? Does it matter at all? To be honest, the questions for Jeopardy were hard enough that I want to cut people some slack. It's tempting to choose the person who got the least amount of points, but for all I know, they tried to do a bunch of the higher point options to help out the team, and they got questions they didn't know the answers to. That's just how it goes. It doesn't mean they're not an asset to the tribe. Maybe it depends on which questions they got wrong, which ones they got right, and which ones they attempted. I want to know their *thought process* behind it. Without that, how can I know who would benefit the team, and who would hold us back? 3. What will factor in who you are voting for? Other than what I said above, I'm going to consider how I vibe with them personally. At least this early on in the game. I want to enjoy the game and the company I experience it with. 4. How does the Fitness Challenge affect your vote, if at all? I think it gives me something to think about. Like, if they did really well or if they gave it their all, I'm going to want them in the tribe more. If they didn't do well or gave up or something like that, I may say, "Kick 'em out." Nicely, that is. I don't want to be mean. Gosh, maybe this game will help me grow a backbone. did you discuss the challenge much with folks?
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Post by Elephant on Mar 31, 2021 19:00:48 GMT
You picked up your first vote against you. Were you expecting that to happen, or did it come as a shock? Do you know who it came from or why? No! I was flabbergasted! I assume it was Dog. I know everyone (except maybe Moth or Butterfly) struggled to connect with him, but maybe he felt like his conversations with me were the worst. Orrrr he chose me because I scored the lowest points on the Jeopardy Challenge...... That seems more likely. Other option is that he ran out of time to vote and it became a self-vote, and someone else voted for me...... But if that's the case, I have no idea who. I've been bonding really well with everybody else. Even Chickadee at this point. They told me they like me the best, and I think they're looking for an alliance, so that's interesting... I like them 2912 times better than Dog, though, so... I'm considering it.
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Post by Elephant on Mar 31, 2021 19:08:00 GMT
Hi, Poisonpie! (Super cool term of endearment... adding it to the list...)
I'm guessing that you're referring to the Jeopardy challenge. Yes, I've discussed it with a few people to see what their strategy was, how they felt about their performance, etc. Butterfly says they were lucky by getting so many questions that they knew the answers to and wished that they had tried to get higher points. I told him that going for higher points had been MY strategy, and it hadn't worked out to my advantage, for the most part. I was a little over-confident apparently.
Nobody said anything about me having the lowest amount of points... so I really do think it was Dog who voted for me.
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Post by Elephant on Mar 31, 2021 19:27:42 GMT
For the Idol Hunt, I am moving to I8.
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Post by Elephant on Mar 31, 2021 19:59:09 GMT
Alright. I'm officially allies with Chickadee. This was definitely not how I saw things going on the first day. But they seem pretty cool. It just started out a bit slow. They also love Kestrel as much as I do, so I'm all for that!
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Post by Elephant on Mar 31, 2021 22:36:54 GMT
I am dyyyyyying to know the results of this challenge. My tribe did awesome!!!! I'm sad that I didn't get to post the finished product since that was literally the only thing I was helping out with, but Snow's way of doing it was faster than mine, so that's what matters.
I think we have a fantastic chance at beating the other tribes! We've all been talking about how badly we don't want to go to Tribal Council again. Sounds good to me.
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Post by Arctic Fox on Mar 31, 2021 22:41:42 GMT
Not to rain on your elephant parade(but actually I just wanted to use this line, sorry), but are you worried that not being the person to post the final result when you volunteered to be that person will be held against you? Do you have any other worries? Hopes? Dreams? Plans? Give us your trumpety thoughts.
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Post by Elephant on Mar 31, 2021 22:54:32 GMT
Kudos to you for using that line. I'm now singing Pink Elephant in my head.
Yeah, a little bit. Cuz now it seems like I didn't do anything, even though I was refreshing the page every ten seconds to see if they'd found another picture, and I was rearranging them so nicely in my word doc... When Snow started rearranging them, I thought, oh how nice, but kind of unnecessary because I'm already doing that. And then for the last two pictures, I kept refreshing the page and didn't see anything and realized, oh crap, they went onto a 3rd page. By the time I clicked over there and got what I needed, they were already done. So now it looks like I wasn't helping at all. Snow did apologize, but when it comes down to it, it's better that it was put together there. It probably saved us about 20-30 seconds. I wish I had thought of putting it together right there on the forum instead of somewhere else, but that was my gut instinct. I really hope it doesn't cost me. As long as the other tribes are slower than us, right?? And we were really fast, so I feel pretty confident that we'll win.
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Post by Elephant on Mar 31, 2021 23:44:19 GMT
Dang, that fitness challenge was hilariously fun! I've always enjoyed the crazy names for groups of animals, but goodness, there were some that I didn't know! I'm kicking myself for not remembering pandemonium and parliament, because I distinctly remember reading about them before. I want to hug each and every person who came up with these. And a whole bunch of high fives to you guys for using this as a challenge. I'm looking forward to hearing how everybody else did!
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Post by Arctic Fox on Mar 31, 2021 23:47:17 GMT
What about hugs and high fives for the people who didn't make anything but are still here nonetheless? :3
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Post by Elephant on Mar 31, 2021 23:57:09 GMT
Awwwww yes, you can have all of the hugs and high fives, dear sibling. <3
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Post by Algae on Apr 1, 2021 1:41:18 GMT
So Elephant it's time for your second ever tribal council! What is your plan here? Do you have any idea who you're gonna vote for?
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Post by Elephant on Apr 1, 2021 22:00:00 GMT
*many unhappy trumpet noises* I don't know who to vote for. I don't want anybody to go.
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