So I'm pretty confident that if I wanted to win HoH I would have a good chance. I've historically done well at Majority Rules challenges in ORGs and I think I'm enough in the loop in this game to understand what's up.
But I don't want to win HoH! I'm not about that life of being the target. I'm reasonably confident that I wouldn't be nominated by most of the people who would win HoH and even if I was nominated, I'm not super scared. I don't need HoH to be secure in this game.
So the goal is to lose but not lose big. I don't want people to see me as a threat but after my pitiful performance in POV I'd rather people didn't see me as a total weakling, non-factor either. So I'll guess like 5-6 answers for real and throw away the other 4 or 5. Pretty straightforward I think.
I'm glad Marvin won HoH. I highly doubt he will nominate me because we're very much buddies. I haven't gotten to talk with him about his nominations yet but in all honesty I don't really care unless it is me or Jen. I really want to keep Jen. She's a sweetheart and seems to really like and trust me so she's A+ in my book.
Also future reference for me if I'm gonna throw these challenges throw the good questions you idiot. Now Austin probably thinks I hate him because I threw away his name on half the bad options. Great job dumbass.
So I finally got an alliance offer from somebody. About damn time. Marvin wants to be a power couple and I am all for it. In my ideal world my OTP is probably a bit more low key and level headed but Marvin checks a lot of the boxes I want in my ideal ally
1. He's funny and enjoyable to talk to. This is critical. There's no way I could go through this whole game having to play with someone like fucking Cowboy.
2. He's not stupid. Yeah he's not great socially but I don't think I would need to worry about him inadvertently sinking my game if I put trust in him
3. I feel like he's being honest with me. Which is the most important thing. Mutual trust is key and I feel like I have it with Marvin.
4. He's basically a giant meat shield. I doubt people come at me without coming at Marvin first.
There are downsides. We're becoming a known pair in a social sense so I am definitely trying to play that down. Lots of people are rubbed the wrong way by Marvin and I would rather not be taken down as collateral damage if somebody wants to target Marvin so I really gotta avoid that at all costs by making sure I stay close with other people.
Marv wants to set up a foursome with David and Porsche. I would be totally onboard with that IF I didn't have a sneaking suspicion that those two already had some kind of deal with Sarah. I got the feeling when they were telling me they wouldn't evict me that they were speaking as a unit. I could be wrong but I don't want to end up in a situation where I put all my trust in one group and they turn around and stick a fork, a knife, and a garnish in my back and say that I'm done. I ain't about that life. So we still gotta tread cautiously.
I really like Jen and Louise. Marvin doesn't like them. They don't really like Marvin. You can't have everything in life I suppose. Still, side alliances are good. They like the sweet southern belle and as long as they keep liking it that is what they will keep getting.
Not totally sure what to do yet with Cody, Austin, and Will but we'll work on them. Kaitlyn is gonna get nominated and most likely evicted soon anyways so I'm not too concerned about her. If she rallies maybe I will force myself to care. Mark exists too I just realized. Maybe we'll talk again one day.
So all in all I am safe for this week and I feel like I am in a good spot moving forward. Squad goal now is figuring out what page Marv and I are on with David and Porsche and then moving on from there.
Update: David and Porsche are onboard! Gonna keep an eye on Sarah and make sure she isn't gonna crash the party. Well, actually it's OK if she crashes the party as long as she doesn't push me out. Short term I think we're gtg. Long term, well that's a problem for not tonight.