Brandon's Departure
I really didn't want Brandon to leave because it's literally giving the returnees exactly what they want, but Hope and I really tried everything (We wanted the vote to be a returnee and now a newbie) but it seemed that Brandon had already rubbed everyone the wrong way and they found him to be annoying and useless in challenges. (I'm useless in challenges too but we won't speak on that

) We (Hope and I) wanted to get Allie on our side but it looks like she's working closely with the returnees- Elizabeth to be specific. So in the end, we were left with no choice but to vote for Brandon. 3 newbies left + 6 returnees = way outnumbered. This game has pretty much been predictable so if we lose, it could very well be another one of us going home.
Partner/Goals
I'm extremely happy with my partner. We've been very honest with each other, we've had great communication, and that's literally all you need for a partnership to be successful. Even on a personal level, we've connected so well and I feel that we are so similar and can relate to each other. We know there's two individual immunities at stake for the last pair remaining so we WANT it to be us and we're going to make sure it's us. I would say our goals pretty much line up, we know who we want to work with come merge and we know who we need to get out.
Long term Plans
My #1 is Hope. I really wanna make it far with her because I think we could be seen as underdogs. Based on information my partner has given me, I know that there's a group of people working together that needs to be taken out. I would say my biggest threat and competition is Elizabeth. I think she's in a really good position, she has the numbers, she has an idol and she knows that she is in control. If Elizabeth makes it to merge, she will most likely have a high chance of making it to the end. I wanna see her get voted out before merge happens. :)
I am not really connecting to some of the newbies as I would have liked. I just feel like it's extremely hard to talk to some of them (for ex. Wardog, Jessica, Stephanie, and Jed) idk there's just something that's off. I really need to try to keep getting to know them, and talking game. I literally don't know where any of their heads are at. It's making me paranoid. So I plan to fix that for sure before it gets too late. My first goal in this game was not to get first boot, and now my goal is to at least make jury. *CROSSES FINGERS*
Those are my thoughts for now. Your girl is heading to bed! <3