[Lucy]

Call me ignorant or someone who has their head lodged really firmly up their own ass, but I seriously was not expecting the twist. I'm not sure why, but I had just kind of been on auto-pilot. I seriously was already bragging about being two spots away from a possible jury if it started at final twelve. I was not prepared for what happened. And not to toot my own horn, but I am very rarely surprised or blown away by twists. I was definitely surprised. I was not expecting for six more little chicken heads to perk up, but seriously, the answers were there in front of our face this entire time.

Back when we had the original chat there were so many people that were not in the game on the chat roster that I just chalked it up to them being alumni. I never thought those alumni members would be hiding on the refugee camp and fighting to get into this game. I was astonished it didn't leak and that one of the refugees that were new to the series didn't blab to someone in the game. It's hard to keep a secret that big in a game like this.

But, first things first. It starts with a coy post about dropping our buffs. First gag. I shouldn't be surprised, but i thought the refugee twist would play out longer- BUT second gag- the refugee twist isn't even what I think it is. 10 Alumni have been fighting along side us in secret- shrinking in number by vote offs just so that they could join us in game. I used to think being a refugee would take you out of the game and be a vacation. NOPE. Those fuckers have been playing an active role in the central twist of the game. So mix the six newbies and the announcement that we are switching into two new tribes of 10 and I am shitting myself. I need some adult depends to keep this shit mound from hitting the ground.

I was thinking that I hoped more than anything that Mari would end up my tribe or at the very least Adam. Of course, Mari happens to be THE ONLY ORIGINAL TAINO TRIBEMEMBER NOT TO BE ON THIS NEW TRIBE. I am still stuck with waste of space Will and the likable, but challenge wasteoids Adam, Zeke, and Hannah. We also all stayed on Taino. Poetic justice? Tragic Irony? Who the fuck can tell? But that puts 5 Tainos vs 5 non Tainos and to be honest- it feels like my hand is going to be forced and I am going to have to stick with these Taintoids.

I am happy to work with Adam... I'm meh to OK about working with Zeke and Hannah. Will can leave. I would vote him off in a millisecond if it got people off of the Taino 5 alliance train.

My new tribemates from Lucayan are Amy, Brooke, and Gary. Brooke, from what I have heard, is a panty waste. Unfortunate for the tribes likelihood of winning challenges, but fortunately an easy target. Amy is apparently popular enough that she was chosen by Brian to become a refugee. The one Lucayan that made a big impression and was forthcoming with a shit ton of information was Gary. Gary has it out for Brian. Gary thinks Brian has the entire Lucayan tribe at there command. Gary also made a point to say that the old Taino's are in control and that made me super uncomfortable. I told Gary that I liked him a lot more than most of my tribe mates and that he doesn't need to feel like he's going to be picked off for not being a Taino. This led to Gary saying that the alumni need to be targeted. It all seemed weird to me. It seemed like either Gary is desperate and trying to hop on to an obvious majority in the ex-Taino tribe OR he was trying to get me to talk shit about the alumni so he could get them to team up against Taino.

I didn't take the bait. I just harped on about not seeing tribes and wanting the most fun bestest amazingest people ever to stay. I basically was being as fake as press on nails, but whatever, I can't be the real me. That's actually something scary about me that I have noticed. I have adapted by personality to each person in a different way. It's almost sociopathic. I don't think anyone has gotten to know the real me. I think the closest person to getting to know me and my real likes is Adam, but whatever.

I have learned that it's best not to repeat what other people tell you. If you make the mistake of repeating gossip to the wrong person it can end you. I am not telling the ex-Taino's anything that Gary told me. Gary pegged our tribe pretty well. Gary thinks Adam was guarded and full of Taino pride. Gary thinks Will is a pillow case, boring and empty. Gary thinks Zeke is too much. Gary didn't get to meet Hannah, but I can sense that he could probably peg her with one conversation. I think Gary is very intuitive, but he's being sloppy. He has given me waaaay too much information.

[Lucy]

I forgot to talk about the alumni! Our tribe happens to only have two of them. I got the opportunity to speak with both and I have two very different opinions about both Drew and Ryan.

I guess we can start with Drew. Drew is really crude and doesn't think before he speaks, which is great and can be refreshing, but after awhile it kind of gets old. I found maybe 2 of the six jokes he made even slightly clever. He made a joke about snorting Adderal and how smooth it felt up his noise. He told me he liked an Asian whore. He's very trolly. I would like for him to leave, NOT because of his personality, but because he seemed really jokey and comfortable with the other alumni. I don't want to even chance him ending up with that group again. Drew also scares me because I feel like he would be someone clever enough to solve clues to find a Hidden Immunity Idol. I'm not sure why, but I am soooo getting that vibe with him. I think Drew is a lot smarter than he lets on, but unfortunately is a trolly kind of person that would make a move and not even think twice about it. I think Drew is reckless and dangerous.

On the flip side we have Ryan. Ryan told me that he was almost voted out of the Refugee tribe tonight and that he only survived because he won individual Immunity. Drew told me that he almost won immunity and that he basically gave it to Ryan. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to think of this. Was Drew trying to make himself sound impressive about his challenge skills, was he trying to discredit Ryan's win, or was he low key telling me he threw it to Ryan so he would win immunity... Whatever the case, Ryan was acting like he just escaped by the skin of his teeth. Ryan was really friendly and calm, but he knew how to keep the conversation going. Like with Gary, I told Ryan that I don't care about old tribal lines in hopes that he would feel more comfortable with me and possibly give me information when we go to tribal council... which... I seriously just saw the tree mail... no matter what we fucking do, we are all going to tribal. 20 to 18. One individual immunity challenge winner for each tribe, both sending one person to the gallows.

I hate that we are going to Tribal again as a tribe already, but I guess it's best to just rip the bandaid off and get it over with. I will know very quickly where I stand. Right now I am leaning towards sticking with Taino- trying to target Brooke with the hopes that her inactive ass doesn't show up to vote on time, lose her, and regroup after. I got good vibes from Ryan. He told me finished in fourth place and that he basically didn't play the game very well last time, letting his friends get booted, and not taking more charge. I'm not sure how much of that is true and how much is hyperbole, but we shall see. I will post a list ranking everyone in a moment from NEW TAINO.

[Lucy]

Day 8 Player Ranking - THE NEW TAINO TRIBE

1. Adam
2. Ryan
3. Hannah
4. Gary
5. Zeke
6. Drew
7. Will
8. Amy
9. Brooke


Adam gets to take over the top spot since Mari is no longer on my tribe. The more I speak with him, the more I'm convinced we were separated from birth and that he is my long lost twin brother. Our pop culture likes are in-sync and on point. Adam seems to really want the old Taino tribe to stick together and I don't know how to tell him what a bad idea that is and how short sighted it is. Staying all TAINO strong will just make us huge fucking targets when we merge or switch. It turns Mari into a dead woman walking on the other tribe. 5 is not a big enough number to traverse the merge and get to the top. At some point the tribal lines bullshit has to break off.

Ryan is numero dos. I found him to be easy to talk too and I felt like he was very cerebral. I think he is playing a very thoughtful game. He gave me the goods, but I'm sure he's only playing up to me because of the TAINO 5 looming heavy over this new Taino tribe.

Hannah is a big question mark. I know she will be loyal to me. She was all about the girl power and the final three of the Taino girls, but I'm not sure how obligated she feels to all of Taino. Especially Will. She does not like Will. She has mentioned several times that he never speaks to her and if that leaks the other people could easily turn the vote around on to Will. I am just going to play up how we need to stick together and hopefully she trusts me and confides in me and I can plan my strategy accordingly. I think Hannah is the only snag in the original Taino working together.

Gary is four. I enjoyed talking to Gary very much, but he gave me a lot of dirt and he seems to be overplaying. He already has it out for Brian and he has given me a lot of great incite, but he was a little too obvious in his motivations. I KNOOOOOOOW he was just kissing my ass because he thinks Taino will stick together. Gary said outright that he would expect for me to prioritize Taino over Gary. I just thought that was a really stupid thing to tell me, but I played along and acted like I need him and would love to work with him. I need to keep my eye on Gary till I get a better sense of what he is up too. One positive thing Gary did do was open my eyes to Brian. Brian did make it really obvious he bleeds Lucayan and how he loved them all, but I didn't realize how strongly he had that tribe in his pocket. Also Gary seemed really bitter that he wasn't picked and Gary also was aware that Brian was going to pick me... I don't like that one bit. So I definitely will deal with Brian sooner than later and based on him falling for my pick me shtick I think it's safe to say I will have an advantage going up against him.

Zeke. I wish everything wasn't so surface. It's always so gamecentric with Zeke. I cant tell you anything about him really. He is very passionate and into the game, but there isn't much substance besides that.

Drew refers to himself as Drouche. I think that sums him up quite nicely.

Will is a xanax personified. I see his name and see ZzzzzZZZzzz's.

Amy and Brooke could be dead as far as I know.

[Lucy]

What are your thoughts on the game becoming 20 players? What are your thoughts on playing with the returning veterans?

My first thought was.... Lamb Chops. This is the song that never ends, it just goes on and on my friends. It's never a happy moment when you think your odds of winning are greater than they actually are. I was already set on having a 1 in 14 shot. Now it's a 1 in 20 shot. My second thought was that this may not be the worst thing. Numbers growing aside, I was worried about the potential of Lucayan just picking us off and this twist has put so many different possibilities on the table. You have the original Lucayan tribe. You have the Lucayan's that became refugees. You have the vets. You have the vets who were interacting with the Lucayan refugees. You have Taino. There are so many dichotomy's now that it doesn't feel so set in stone. I don't necessarily feel like I am facing a Pagonging anymore.

With mostly all of the inactive players gone, do you foresee the gameplay ramping up? Will the returning players elevate the way the strategy of the game is played?

Girl, this was like you grabbing a leaf blower, putting it in my face and turning it on. We went from 0 to 120 in the snap of a finger. I was enjoying the slower pace and feeling like I was making intimate relationships with the original Taino tribe. Now the hive is a lot bigger. I need to put my worker bee shoes on and get to work. I need to pollinate more of these assholes. I wasn't really scared of the Vets entering the game. I think people will see right through their bullshit. This isn't like Big Brother, where alumni come in and the houseguests get hyped up by the diary room to chase the alumni to fifteen minutes of fame. The sediment is pretty much you assholes had your chance. It's cool you get to play, but were watching you. You had your shot. You stick out like sore thumbs.

Who do you think will be the immediate target on the tribe? How will your game evolve with this new stage of the game?

If the tribe plays it safe--- WILL and BROOKE will be the easy targets. They are not active, they have no social game. My money would be on Brooke just because Will has Zeke/Adam behind him.

If the tribe is ready to blow shit up and go after a Taino--- ADAM is in danger. He is coming off as the mascot for Taino and that will not help him whatsoever.

If the tribe wants to make a big move it will be DREW. We kick Drew out and the tone is set. We don't want any vets here. Get the fuck out.

If I was betting though I would say Brooke is probably the biggest target.

[Lucy]

Lucy wins Immunity!

Strike that- Lucy smoked 19 other fuckers and stole Immunity beating everyone and is the more impressive winner. Lets go with that. LOL.

I have no delusions of grandeur but my ass was off to the races as soon as I saw your posted instructions and just assumed that if it's for both tribes it has to be in one of the Treemails and it was in the third place that I looked. I was soooo afraid that I was accidentally going to post the wrong tribe flag. I was happy to see I posted correctly and I also practically came when I saw I beat Gary by a full fifteen seconds.

HISTORIC ASIAN SECRETS HIDDEN IN MY EYES YOU FUCKS. I used them to win the challenge, hello.

I almost died laughing at how abysmal the Lucayan tribe did. Drew posted their flag and none of them were smart enough to put 2 and 2 together. DREW IS NOT ON LUCAYAN. Why did it take another Lucayan member so long to copy/paste what he posted? Also- I died when Jeff Probst announced Drew the winner for Lucayan. DYING. DEAD. REBORN.

Lydia ended up pulling out an embarrassing victory for Lucayan... I just wish we had been competing for an actual tribal immunity. I would have been the glorious winner for Taino and everyone would have licked my asian ass as if it were made of a decadent sushi roll.

[Lucy]

Tribal Council time.

Zeke is slowly morphing into almost like an Al Roker newscaster. I imagine him sitting behind a desk as he gives me bullet points on all of the conversations that he has had about strategy. He tells me Ryan might have beef with the vets and could be swayed to vote Drew. He tells me about Gary hinting that targeting the vets might be smart. The funny thing is all of the news points he's hitting are already common knowledge to me, because I have already had strategical conversations with Gary and Ryan. Zeke talks to me like he's educating me and I let him think he is. I don't let on that I have private conversations going with everyone and I'm sociopathically acting different with each person based on who I think best fits there personalities. But sure Zeke, tell me everything. TELL ME THE HOT GOSSIP.

I have already been pointing out that if Taino is going to hold majority we need to target someone that isn't going to show up to vote so that we can easily slide into home base. I suggest Amy and Brooke. Brooke actually ended up showing up twenty minutes before tribal and she is very colorful. I was shocked to see so much personality in someone that has been a non-entity game wise.

I suggest Amy and go around messaging everyone as if I am learning this knowledge second hand. I play it off like I'm asking everyone what to do because I'm a stupid follower that in no way can make a decision for myself. That's subtle manipulation folks. If you let people think they can control you and depend on you they will wrongfully put their faith in you. You will later bathe in a pool of their blood as the gasp for air and wonder what went wrong as it all turns to black.

Side note- I was kind of surprised how easily Drew, Ryan, Brooke, and Gary just accepted voting off Amy. IF YOU THINK TAINO IS A MAJORITY why would you just hand us a majority? I understand you might feel like this is temporary and you just have to hope that your name doesn't come up... but that is so lazy. I don't care what situation I am in the prime objective will always be to slither my way into a majority position. I wouldn't have even considered voting off Amy if I was them. Even if it's not true, It's a safe assumption that the majority in a tribe will use that tactic to ensure their survivor. ESPECIALLY AT THE FIRST ONE OR TWO VOTES. It just seemed like they all admitted to defeat or they are seriously buying my I'M NOT WITH TAINO shtick.

I do plan on cutting ties with Taino eventually, but all in good time. Can't blow my cover yet.