I am going to type this out because it is just a LOT to explain.
SO its pretty much confirmed that Nikki is leaving tonight. There is nothing I can do honestly. Nikki dug herself this hole that I can't help her out of. Nikki's whole plan this round was to approach joey and chris and get them on board to vote Dave out. WTF... like Nikki seriously needs to get over her fucking hate for Dave. Like, Dave is shady I do agree with that however it would be smarter to work with him than to go against him in a situation like this.
I am so frustrated with her targeting Dave because the moment we do that, we completely cut off a bond we had. Nikki kept wanting me to talk to Joey and tell him how voting Dave was the best move because Dave is aligned with everyone blah blah blah. BUT LIKE.... WTF. I've been honest to Dave since day 1 and if I went and told Joey to get dave out... dave is gunna hear I am spreading his name and not trust me anymore. I cannot afford to sever a bond with him right now especially when Nikki has like, a 20% chance of even making it through this round anyways. Dave is going to CRUCIAL in keeping me around next round so I 100% cannot target him in the slightest right now.
So yeah, Nikki just fucked herself over. I feel bad because I want her around badly.. its just her hate for dave clouded her whole vision. If she had gone against alyx or ryan or fei then I can see a bigger possibility of her staying.. but she just chose the wrong person. Once she is gone I am going to need to keep my relationships strong with the people that seem to like me (joey, chris, craig, dave)... and if one of those people dont want to keep me in the game anymore then I have no other options because it would be a 4-4 vote at f8. So dave is crucial. I'm sorry Nikki...
All the tribe relationships I am going to have to keep track of moving forward:
These two are super tight. There is no one tighter in this tribe than the two of them. They are cocky motherfuckers and I am over it. So many people are up their butts. Every vote has gone down their way and if people dont make a move soon, there will be no move left to make. It feels almost impossible to try and get them out. Joey and Fei are super hesitant to even talk about going against them and it pisses me off. I really think they are making a stupid move by not trying to use me in this game. I am clearly super anti Ryan and Alyx and whoever wants to scoop me up can. This power duo needs to be split up asap... it's just a matter of how it will happen.
I think their relationship is underestimted. Chris talks a lot about how he trusts fei and they are together. I believe they are the second strongest duo in the game however they are a duo I can see myself working with rather than alyx and ryan. Chris is so antsy so get ryan out of this game and so I believe he can convince fei to make a move if he needs to.
Another underrated duo. These two are pretty close. Fei has been feeding Dave information about agememnon and so I believe Dave feels as though he is in a safe postion. I do think fei told dave not to use his idol last round because I really suspect dave having it. This is a duo I want to ease myself into because they will be key in deciding whether or not I stay in this game.
I love chris so much. You dont even understand. He is the only person in this game i feel completely comfortable with. His ryan hate is the only thing really saving me right now. I trust him and i know no matter what, he is going to fight for me to stay in this game. He is just as frustrated as I am with people not wanting to go against alyx and ryan so between the two of us I would hope people would be convinced they are threats.
This is a confusing one. They used to be tight however craig is starting to realize that Ryan is shady. Ryan made up lies about me to craig and so now craig is starting to see that he cannot trust him. Craig is another key component in the plan to get ryan out eventually so as long as i keep my bond with craig tight, he will not want to vote me out in fear of ryan, dave, and all the other threats in the game.
This is the most frustrating thing. Joey is so far up both of their butts. I believe joey really likes me and trusts me... however, he wont make a move because he is tight with these two. I dont get it. Joey keeps telling me that my only hope for staying next round is if alyx or ryan target craig before me. which pisses me off. I can easily stay if joey, chris, craig, and dave all want to keep me around. chris, craig, and dave would be easy people to convince to make a move against alyx/ryan however joey is the only one not willing. It is so confusing and frustrating. I have been honest with Joey this whole game and if I stayed I would me 100% with him. I dont get why he doesnt realize I am a much more trustworthy ally than ryan/alyx combined.
There are a lot of other dynamics going on but these are the main ones I see which are going to affect my future in the game. There is definitely room to make it through with so many people liking me/wanting to keep me.. but it is just a matter of them stepping up and actually putting what THEY want in this game first.