Asmat Tribe

Hey, I'm Vytas of Stranded: Portugal and Stranded: All-Stars in Marquesas

Welcome to Stranded in Indonesia!

You'll be seeing a lot of me here, as well as our 10 other co-hosts as we pick your brain to see what's really going on in your head throughout the game. Feel free to ask any of us questions in here if you need to, we've all been through it before and are more than willing to help.

Each round, we'll start by asking some introductory questions, and I just want to ask that you answer in complete statements. We will be actively blogging on each episode, and it's easier to do so if we have real quotes and complete thoughts as opposed to simple yes or no answers. We hope you keep up with your confessionals daily during the week as a way to vent and discuss the events of that day. The more you update your confessional, the better idea we have of whats going on in your head, and also the more fan favorite points you'll earn yourself come the end of the season . You don't have to only update when you are prompted to, whenever you have an idea shoot it at us because we want to know everything.

So..

How confident are you going into this game that you will win?

What are your opinions of your fellow tribemates?

What is your strategy and approach to the game?

How do you think your rep fits you? Do you think being this character will affect your gameplay at all?

What are your thoughts on the leader twist? Change your strategy at all going in to these first few days?

Best of luck out there.

After meeting everyone on my tribe, I am 100% confident I can win this thing. Nobody has a cut-throat bone in their body. Like, I was basically the first person to bring up the twist in all of our discussions. If it weren't for Kelly and I, we'd all still be chatting and not getting important things done. I think I'm going to be the only mover and shaker on this tribe.

Right off the bat, Joaquin and Max seem to be greenhorns with no experience whatsoever in this game. I think I could use that to my advantage and possibly align with them. Definitely don't want to align myself with someone who's experienced because they'll walk all over me. Plus, they seem to be pretty cool, I guess. I think Joaquin, especially could be a useful ally because I don't think he's created enough bonds to work with anyone else. Max seems to be a bit too analytical and clinical, but hey, that's better for me.

I'm convinced Joe was put on my tribe specifically because I said I hate happy, zen people like him. From the moment we first interacted it was all "let's have a positive demeanor :)" and I was just like... are you for real? Are you like, the re-incarnation of Jesus Christ? For the record, it's not that I automatically hate people like that, I just don't trust someone who's that positive. I just have a feeling he's hiding something or just pretending.

Dan is going to get on my nerves really quick, I can already tell. He's got a very "us vs. them" attitude already and a very "let's keep the tribe strong" mentality and I don't feel I can work with that. I mean, I don't think I'd be the first one on his hit-list to make a strong tribe, but I want a tribe where I have options. I don't want to have a "let's vote out the weak" tribe, because sooner or later, I know I'll be up on the block with no way out.

Shirin... I have no idea who she is. NEXT. No, but seriously, she's on the bottom of the entire tribe right now, especially with people like Dan who want to "keep it strong". But hell, I'll work with her.

I got a really good vibe from Kelly and So. Although I think I'm going to have to really watch out for So. I don't think this is her first rodeo and I think she could end up stringing me along if I'm not careful. Kelly seems to be a bit more of a greenhorn, but she seems to be shifting towards Dan's "tribe unity" idea... which makes me want to barf.

Sierra's a weirdo. She's going for the full "in-character" rep, which I really want to stay away from because it could end up being bad. I'll certainly keep my options open, though, since there's slim pickings for movers and shakers. If she's going for in-character, Sierra was characterized as someone who would make a move if the numbers were there. I'm totally game for that. She may very well end up becoming my swing partner.

So yeah... Joe, Dan and Kelly all have this really annoying "let's be a team :)))" crap going on and nobody actually wants to speak up. Like, we're finally discussing this leader twist and everyone's opinion is "whatever we decide, let's do it as a team uwu" but nobody's actually stepping up and making a fucking decision. This whole "tribe unity" shit is just really pissing me off because everyone's walking on eggshells and nobody actually wants to step up. Like... does no one remember the lesson that Ulong gave us? If you try to be a democratic tribe... it's all going to go to shit!

My strategy might have to change... not because of the leader twist, of course... but because of my freaking team. I was hoping I'd get some people willing to shift alliances, but this team seems to be all rainbows and sunshine. The thing that pisses me off the most is that being on Asmat is like... that awkward moment when you and another person get to the door at the exact same time. And then it's like 10 minutes of "After you" "No after you" "No after you" "No, I insist". And that's literally our tribe. We're just all standing at the door trying to get the other person to go through. It's like everyone took a crash course from Miss Manners or something.

you need to be more positive.

Sorry, I'm a pessimist and a complainer by nature. Don't get me wrong, my confessionals aren't an indicator of how much fun I'm having. But making whiny confessionals is part of the fun for me.

keep doing what you're doing girl ignore the haters <3

lol
we love your whiny confessionals. keep going

Let the hate consume you, Jenn.

That's the plan. Hatred and coffee is what gets me up in the morning

Shirin has managed to dig herself really deep in the hole. I don't think she's really communicated with everyone and I'm not sure if her humor is coming across with this more "saintly" tribe. It seems to me that Shirin, Max and Joaquin are sort of the outsiders of the tribe and will likely be some of the first people picked off with the Joe/Dan/Kelly mentality. But, I'm thinking if I work with them, I could turn this whole tribe upsidedown and turn it around in my favor.

Okaaaaaaaaay, now that I've seen more of Shirin, I've realized she really just doesn't get social cues at all and doesn't realize how this tribe works. I wanted to work with her, but now I'm starting to think that isn't such a good idea because she was such a trainwreck at tribal. I might try and calm her down and set her straight, but I'm not sure if I even want to deal with that for the next few days, much less all the way to the finals.

I was hesitant to bring it up with the sunshine and rainbows tribe, but I didn't think So made the right decision in deciding to waste the idol right away. If the opposing tribe decides to keep their idol and use it as a tribe idol for the merge, we're screwed.

So I talked strictly to Kelly about it because I figured she would be the least likely to start a witch hunt against me and I'm glad I did. Not only did she agree with me on the idol decision, she's also not so gung-ho on keeping the tribe together. That's great for my game. I've found someone right off the bat that I feel is just as game-oriented as I am. It was great that I clicked with Kelly right away and formed a pretty tight alliance. We both got a great vibe from So and we both decided we liked Joaquin and wanted to bring him in as well.

The only problem is that she also wants to bring in Joe and possibly Dan, and doesn't really like Max. And, while it seems like a trivial thing, I think Joaquin and Max would be more loyal to me down the road, while So and Joe would be more loyal to Kelly. Even though I feel like Kelly and I bonded, I still don't trust her and would rather have people that I think would defer to me in the future.

The first thing Joe said to me after the tribal was that he didn't like the idol twist because "it'll encourage a ton of big moves, and big moves are very scary." Like... really? He wants everyone to be all gung-ho with Asmat and doesn't want anyone making moves.

Honestly, that sounds to me like Joe just wants everyone to be a lame duck on this tribe so that he can skate through to the end without any opposition. Both he and Dan seem to be very rigid in making this tribe as non-strategic as possible. But I'm not content to just let them walk all over me. Don't get me wrong, Joe's a nice guy, but I think it'll be dangerous to keep around someone so close-minded for too long. I certainly don't want to be remembered for just being Joe's mindless slave who allowed him to waltz through to the end. For now, though, I need to bide my time and wait for the right moment.

For the time being, I'm just lying through my teeth in my conversations with him and making sure he likes me. He thinks I absolutely adore him and that I voted for him for team captain. Whoever ended up actually casting that stray vote for Joe, thank you very much! I feel like it really helped me in gaining Joe's trust... which I hope to crush into a million pieces soon enough.

Howdy, Jenn! Just wanted to let you know that you had one of my favorite applications so I hope you do really well. I can tell you got it in ya!

Jenn wrote:Sorry, I'm a pessimist and a complainer by nature.

Spirit Animal.

Quick question regarding the idol (if it doesn't spoil twists or anything), but is it actually possible to guess the password randomly and get an idol without a clue? Because... I kinda want to try my hand at that.

Flicka Flame wrote:Howdy, Jenn! Just wanted to let you know that you had one of my favorite applications so I hope you do really well. I can tell you got it in ya!

Also, thank you. Not sure if I have it in me, but I'm certainly trying my damnedest to set myself up in the best way possible!

Jenn wrote:Quick question regarding the idol (if it doesn't spoil twists or anything), but is it actually possible to guess the password randomly and get an idol without a clue? Because... I kinda want to try my hand at that.

Yess

Marissa Peterson wrote:

Jenn wrote:Quick question regarding the idol (if it doesn't spoil twists or anything), but is it actually possible to guess the password randomly and get an idol without a clue? Because... I kinda want to try my hand at that.

Yess

I do my best to make sure this doesn't happen but technically.... yes