Round 5

[Malcolm Freberg]

Well here we are down to 13 and of course it's double tribal right before the merge why wouldn't it be? Just what I need to have to find a way to save Kathy's ass. I need to find a way to win this challenge too cause although I've went and made deals you can never be too safe in this game so I gotta do what I can to win this thing. Hopefully if I don't though I'll survive this and make it to 11 where I'm thinking the merge will happen. If all 5 of my original alliance makes it to the merge then we have 5 out of eleven and only need to survive one tribal council before it's 5 v 5 hopefully with Charlie's idol intact. If that's the case then my plan is to get the other side on Charlie then tell Charlie they have 5 votes to take him out so he plays his idol and puts us up 5 to 4 with his idol no longer in the way. Hopefully it all goes well then it's smooth sailing from there. Let's see how the week pans out. Right now priority number one is sending Denise out of this game. Hopefully she doesn't win immunity. Fingers crossed.

[Malcolm Freberg]

Shit I just figured it out. I know how I'm gonna keep me and Kathy safe this week. I need her to log in so we can fabricate an aim convo saying we both are all for Wynn tribe to the final 6 and that we both really wanna stick with Natalie and Kelly til the end. Of course it's a straight up lie but it could work and keep us both alive in this game. With 5 Kidd in te merge we would just have to survive that one vote before I go with Charlie's idol plan. Damn this might actually be one of the best game moves so far if I can pull it off.

[Malcolm Freberg]

Alright well Kathy is taking her sweet ass time logging on while I'm trying to freaking save her ass. So far everything banks on the fake convo, if I can just get that done before tc then it's done and I may have pulled of the biggest miracle in survivor history. If not Kathy goes home and I gotta find a way to make 4 people survive 11. Basically if Kathy goes home then it might be in my best interest to stick with Wynn, but if Kathy stays then that's all I need to get back with Kidd and do some serious gaming. I'm on the top of 2 powerful alliances right now and everything rides on this vote. If Kathy stays I go back to Alina and Charlie being my final 3. If she goes I'm all in with Kelly and Natalie. This vote might legitimately decide how the rest of this game plays out. Back to work.

[Malcolm Freberg]

Little thought update here, you know I've really sat down and thought about this. I think my ideal final 3 would be me Alina, and Kathy. Kathy for the sole purpose of I've carried her threw this tribe. If she survives tribal it's because of my game play not hers. And I'm noticing something about Alina and Kathy as well then could get me the win. Both of them seem to react with a curtain arrogance whenever I fill them in on what I'm doing to advance our team through the game. It's not a bad thing by any means but perception is everything and if the rest of the players were to perceive them as such it would steer votes my way. And they would have to take me to the end anyways because of a conversation I had with them before hand on if the next 3 rounds go as I plan. I told both of them by me doing this I lose 4 jury votes. A little bit more tactful of course but the seed is planted now. Malcolm is someone you want to sit with at the end because right now he's setting things in motion that are gonna piss people off. I'll have to worry about jury management later but that's where my social game comes into play. I've roped in Natalie and Kelly into wanting to work with me by sharing personal stuff with them. People want to feel a connection so if you connect with them they're gonna want you around and they'll want to talk with you and they'll trust you. If Kelly and Natalie do trust me it's because I've worked to build an actual relationship with both of them. And I do like these people and I'm not trying to intentionally hurt their feelings by playing them it's just what I gotta do to win. At the end of it all we're playing a game. So now it continues. Hopefully I've got Vytas on lock too. I swear at the end of this when I look back and read how oh we know Malcolm is a player I'm gonna feel like a dumb ass but for now I'm sticking with what I know. But like I said changing my mind for now I want Kathy and Alina at the end with me. Time to step up my game further.

[Malcolm Freberg]

I just did something so crazy, so reckless, so stupid that it may have been one of my more brilliant moves yet. Kathy suggested throwing Kelly under the bus to vytas to get people to vote out Kelly. So quick thinking I screen shot that shit and sent it to Kelly. Kelly now trusts me one hundred percent. Then omg this is the best part... I convinced Kelly that I can control Kathy and to vote out vytas. If vytas goes this tribal this may be my finest hour yet. It was risky but I got what I wanted out of it. Kelly and Natalie's undying loyalty. Now Denise is viewed as untrustworthy and I have more then half the players in the game under my thumb. I can't believe this might actually happen.

[Malcolm Freberg]

Well I went from thinking I'm sitting pretty to now actually being legitimately concerned. Edgardo is telling Alina that either me or Kathy will be the target. Do I think edgardo is lying? Yes just based off of what I've done to gain Kelly and Natalie's trust. But I have that little doubt in my mind now. I'm not gonna freak out because it's not over yet. Once the results come out that's when I'll know for sure. If Kathy and I stay then I've played it right and all is well. If I go then I'm gonna be nitpicking my game left and right until I figure out what it is I did wrong. If Kathy goes then I gotta re evaluate everything and try to pull some magic off during the merge or I'm toast. Absolutely toast. Let's see how these votes go though. This game isn't ready for me to go yet.

[Malcolm Freberg]

The player got played, damn. The good news is I'm not out. The bad news is I made a bad move in showing Kelly that im. At least now when I stab them in the back I have a good reason. They cut me first. So now after quick thinking I spilled the beans to Denise on everything. And I think I may have just started a Kidd Lowe union at the merge. This is gonna be excellent if I can come back from this. I may have lost this battle but the war is far from over.