Cochran wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:27:21 pm
what's up <3
Can you do me and the lurkers a solid and rank all the people left in the game?? You can rank them on any metric you want, idc.
Good luck out there!!
Hey! Thanks for checking in.
Feeling so happy to make the merge. I said this earlier, but I was always a bit anxious about returning because of my ~reputation~ and all those fights over the years (lol). Not to give myself too much credit, or claim to be anything more than I am, but I remember feeling ecstatic on the real show when Kass came back and made the merge. Not to compare myself to her, but idk, it feels great and a lot could have gone wrong - especially early.
1.
Tai - I love Tai. On a personal level we clicked immediately, back on Te Poto 1.0. Somehow we were more on the outs though and the Hannah/Steph/Aurora/Jed/etc. faction was in control. Not that it was totally clear-cut, but it felt like that was a vague division and they would have come after Tai next if we never swapped. He can be a shit-stirrer and get himself into trouble, and can be hot and cold with people, but we've worked so well to this point that I trust him a lot and would love to go the distance together. And I hope and think he trusts me too. Further solidifying that by keeping him safe last round. My Puka 3.0 alliance all want to work with him too, so that's good. But at the same time... I do feel like our agendas are going to differ eventually. But we'll see. This game is best played one round at a time.
2.
Reynold - Idk? I just feel like we have natural chemistry and I like him a lot. He's slowly been showing his bitchier side too lately, which I'm a bit obsessed with but also not wanting to find myself on the receiving end of ever lol <3 Granted.... I talk less game with him than Matt or Sherri, so maybe it's weird to put him at #2, but oh well.
3.
Sherri - finding TWO idols <3 Ugh, it's hard to rank Matt, Reynold, and Sherri but I think I'd put her here. I trust her a lot. But she's a good player and more of a threat than people like Elizabeth realize. Would she turn on my way down the line? I think that's plausible. But for now, I feel good.
4.
Matt - hmm.... yeah, I don't think Matt should be #4. Maybe I should move him higher, but oh well. We get along really well and I trust him too. Sherri is higher though because she has two idols, and Reynold I feel the most natural connection with even when we're talking about dumb shit. But all of them I want to continue working with.
5.
Michael - he tells people to their faces when he doesn't think they should work together, which I respect. And it tells me he's serious about working with me. We get along really well, but.... and not just because we swapped away, or maybe it is.... I just feel he's more dangerous than he's letting on. Tai told me to be cautious around him too. But on a personal level we're good.
6.
Alexis - I LOVE Alexis. But she's so good socially, I feel like it may be the case where everyone does. For now as long as she is willing to work with me, I'll have her high. We can talk for hours about anything. A bit worried though because Liz is her partner and may have poisoned her on some things... so I'll probably feel a bit guarded around Alexis until Liz and a few Te Poto 3.0 folks start to go.
7.
Rocker - I trust him to an extent and I think he wants to work with me. He was also honest about not trusting Tai AS much as before. Which I respect. I've always felt a bit unsure with him though... where we know we're on the same page, but we haven't necessarily dished in-depth about strategy or life as much as many other folks so I'll always have a little piece of doubt with him.
8.
Hope - Well our alliance of Sherri/Matt/Reynold is hoping to work with Hope and Tai. So I have her high, even though this is the first we're meeting. So far so good on the personal front though.. we're not DISHING or going back and forth for tons of messages, but I like her and we're talking enough. In theory we're going to be working together. But idk. It's not like either of us have any reason to trust each other.
9.
Jessica - I feel bad having Jess this low. I felt great about her on our first tribes, and I think she likes me? Her and Tai seem to have a feud though. And she always seemed to be at the top of the side of the Vets I was sketched out by... so idk... I'd be willing to work with Jess, and we'll see what happens, but I also feel like each of us are coming into this merge vaguely on opposite sides.
10.
Shamar - I like Shamar. But that's about it. We've never talked game, and I don't know where he stands at all. Not sure if that's because he's a more laid-back player, or because he has better allies already. Maybe we could rally him for voting together as some Puka 2.0 type of thing or something... but idk.
11.
Allie - She really has no reason to trust me ever again. I respect her though because she's always been direct. And grilled me on who I was voting when I was being vague, or told me exactly why she was pissed off after a vote, etc. I think it's been too many tribals with her going in, and not being on the same page. If I were her, I would hate me.
12.
Aurora - I was too stank about her in previous updates. Sometimes distance makes you exaggerate a person in your head. She's friendly and I enjoy talking with her. But.... yeah, call it a vendetta if you want, I just have no interest in working with anyone who voted Garrett out in that tiebreaker lol. Except for maybe Jess. Plus she was next-to-go on Puka 2.0 and she probably knew that... so she is another player who has no reason to trust me.
13.
Elizabeth - Now that we're merged, I have to say.... I am OBSESSED with her? Like I love her, lmfao. But on a meta level. In the sense that if I were a lurker or a cohost, I would be stanning her and all of her ridiculous shit. So there's really no hate on my end for Liz - she's a fun adversary, and she gives me and my allies a good "enemy" to rally against and shit talk type of thing. But I appreciate that. It makes the game more enjoyable, and I know I'll hate her throughout the game, but at least it gives us some added motivation. Real talk too though.... yeah, I mean, I don't think what she did is forgivable. Snagging immunity, trying to throw the challenge, then trolling and laughing about it.... listen y'all. I GET it. But there's no coming back from that as far as my trust goes. She can survive as long as she needs to survive to be a distraction for everyone, but she does need to go ASAP - if not Sunday, at the very least in the next few tribals. She's probably spread rumors and talked up my threat level to everyone who'll listen from Te Poto 3.0 too.
