Round 1 - Lights, Camera, Action

[austinb]

Hola

[austinb]

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Hello!!!! I just want to start off to say that I came here to PLAY! I will be the Darkhorse of the season! I'm coming into this game, with a NEW Energy! I will show my chaos through the outfits I wear (hopefully that brings smiles & good energy to my tribemates) & really channel into making KEY relationships.

I definitely, just want a chance at a final tribal council. So working with big players could definitely be something that I do! Also, I need to find allies that will go to bat for me, as I would for them.

Having a slow start & laying low is definitely strategy. Yes, I know sticking out like a sore thumb on the tribe calls is dangerous, but we've got past that first tribal council now. I think it's a perfect time just to slowly show these people who I am!

The twist, not a huge fan of it, but it's definitely an interesting component. It's definitely scary thinking someone can just come over to our tribe with an idol. Vote throwing will definitely put a spin on things.

[austinb]

My thoughts:

It's not all butterflies, diamonds, and roses.

After a nice slow start, exactly where I want to be. Probably near the bottom of my tribe. (Where I tend to play my best, and my mind works differently rather than being on-top I get too confident and cocky) I definitely picked up a lot on my one-on-one calls. I'm not the greatest speaker, but I'm a really good listener and pay attention to details. I think not pushing any game yet on any of my calls is definitely strategy (even if you think it's insane) as people won't know when I'm going to strike to make my deals/key relationships. What I'm trying to make people think is that "I love everyone on my tribe" and I won't start playing till we actually lose a challenge, or the twist happens.

One-on-one call with Mike:
What I picked up with Mike is that he probably is in an alliance already. Which is fine. He did say, he wanted to play a messier game. (that's a key piece of information) Instead of using that information in a negative way and running around the tribe that Mike wants to play messy. I really just think that he is an open book. Which works in my favor. My read-on Mike is that if I can swing 1 or 2 people who also want to keep me. I think he would definitely be more willing to work with me. He has definitely hinted to me that he likes Allie.

One-on-one call with Kyle
I like Kyle a lot! Kyle is extremely smart. I think you want to play with Kyle/rather than against him. However, my gut tells me he's the one who initially has created an alliance without me.

One-on-one call with Allie
Allie is probably in the BEST position on this tribe. With a girl already out the door, I could see the girls definitely making a deal to keep each other safe. Allie, really spoke highly of Mike on our call. With Mike and Allie working close together. Definitely putting the puzzle pieces together here. I think Allie will have to be a key piece to my game.

One-on-one call with Taylor
Taylor is very Kind. Very smart. I definitely wanted to work with her. And I still do. She definitely is in an alliance without me! I can feel it! She's definitely downplaying her game A TON! She says, she's not a very good speaker, but I don't buy it! & COINCIDENTALLY loves all the things I do!

One-on-one call with Amber
I think Amber is great! She's probably my favorite person on this tribe! I can connect with her, but also not connect with her which is funny! Sometimes I have no idea what she's talking about because she's just really smart and uses vocabulary that I never use! But I also can relate to her on so many levels. She's definitely a social player but also is downplaying her brains!

I need to figure out who Mike & Allie really want to work with. Because that's the key relationship I really need to focus on. My gut feeling says it's Taylor, I need to quickly figure that out tmr! If it is Taylor, then I'm going to have to build a way stronger connection with her and make her my number 1! Make her feel like it would be such a bad move to get rid of me because I'll always have her back and vote with her. Then hopefully the domino effect will happen.

I think that Mike's my best option to talk game with, because I feel the most comfortable talking game to him. I have to let him know this tmr. I really need just a tiny bit of information. As I do want to work with him the most.

- darkhorse