[Jeff Varner]

- Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:35:01 pm #702 Hey Val, let's talk tribe swap.

1. You ended up on Yali with former tribemates Dale, Jaclyn and Nadiya. How do you feel about the tribemates you are reunited with?

2. How do you feel about your new tribemates (Dan, Joaquin, Sierra, Max)? Any impressions?

3. How do you think the tribe dynamics will change being on a tribe with 4 new members? and how do you feel about your place in this tribe?

4. How do you think your old tribemates will fare over at Asmat? Any guesses on their tribe dynamic?

5. What was your take on the drama that was taking place in that thread? You claimed partial responsibility - what happened?

[Val]

- Thu Apr 21, 2016 1:24:26 am #740 I'll answer more tomorrow I need to digest more.

But I will say the new group really likes to talk. A lot. Like they like to know a damn lot about everybody. From that I found that I am literally am the oldest person in this entire season and I'm just 26.

I have two people from my core alliance with me and one person with whom I am very amicable. I'm okay with the swap.

I think a Yali will go next tribal and it won't be Missy (but it will be because of that little monster), sadly.

I actually think I answered a lot. The last question. I think I kept my cards closer than the rest of my tribe. I let loose a bit after I realized that the damage was done. I felt more in control there than I did when Missy flipped some shit.

Could you explain further what you mean by the last part of the last question?

[Jeff Probst]

- Thu Apr 21, 2016 1:54:53 am #742 So for me, you're fading into the background a bit. Is that intentional and do you think that's a good place to be? Are you int he mix in terms of alliances?

[Val]

- Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:50:27 am #748 Yes and no, it's intentional. I can't balance all this as well as these damn kids!
I definitely don't want my name to stick out as a viable option and I would start to type things and retract things before entering them. I want to be a part of socializing, though, and this pace really does slow me down.

Having my foot planted in my mouth from the start may not be a pretty look, but I think it's better than Dale and Missy blowing g up all of Yali's issues. Even for Missy , though,it was kind of necessary because her ass was firmly on the wrong side of things.

[Val]

- Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:00:02 am #756 So, I misinformed Missy by telling her Dale and Keith revealed there plan to me. Two things I'm thinking about are:

It's good because, if she does flip on her Yali mate's tonight, she would be inclined to target Keith an not my guys. I mean, right?

It's bad because I don't know if Dale knows what I said. If he does, my sweet ass is in trouble.

Maybe I shouldn't have approached Missy at all, but I couldn't figure out the situation otherwise. A little slip can mean a lot, for better or worse, hun, don't I know it.

[Val]

- Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:47:48 am #759 Max is an interesting little issue we have. He's quieter than I amand he seems the one Asmat is trying to throw under the bus.

They say he doesn't participate in convos because he's a bit shy/awkward. Is that why he doesn't participate in challenges. I feel like he'd need to. Maybe he was saved by Shirin being the worst.

I don't want to vote where Asmat is directing us. I have a feeling I might be in trouble even without Dale knowing what I said.

[Jeff Probst]

- Thu Apr 21, 2016 2:46:38 pm #769

Max is an interesting little issue we have. He's quieter than I amand he seems the one Asmat is trying to throw under the bus.

They say he doesn't participate in convos because he's a bit shy/awkward. Is that why he doesn't participate in challenges. I feel like he'd need to. Maybe he was saved by Shirin being the worst.

I don't want to vote where Asmat is directing us. I have a feeling I might be in trouble even without Dale knowing what I said.

Have you explored all of your options. After all, a swap is a great opportunity for someoen who was previously in trouble to start a-new

[Val]

- Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:01:06 pm #773 Exploring options is great in theory, hun, but options from people I don't know or trust may as well not be options at all. I'm not risking exposing myself as a Missy before I know I can trust someone.

I feel stuck with the Yali. I feel like Effie White from Dreamgirls and I lost all that was super important to me (Drew and Reed, Missy as a GIANT target). and am left with this man (the rest of Yali) who's not in love with me but he is my only safe chance. I think my two girls like me, but they weren't who I was really talking with, initially. "And I'm telling you I'm not leaving you" "and you and you and you... you're gonna love me..."



that's the way I'm thinking about it. I'm gonna try and make Nad, Jac, and Dale love me for what I can be for them, because it's their safest bet, too. Because:

"We're part of the same place
We're part of the same time
We both share the same blood
We both have the same mind"



Max story to follow is why I'm cautious of the options.

[Val]

- Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:06:54 pm #774

There is nothing happening Friday/Saturday, we always have those days off.

Okay so this is what I got from Max just now, what should I tell him?

"It was kinda like Team So VS Team Dan. That's why So sent Dan to Yali first and that's why they were arguing at challenge beach.

Do you guys still have the public immunity idol? So played hers at our first tribal."

This is what Dale relayed about Max.

I had this to say.

It's so much trust we have to put in this. It's so hard. They got rid of Shirin, who wasn't even there.

It kinda doesn't make sense, you know. Why would So use her immunity only to vote out an inactive member? Should we trust this intel? It seems shady.

Maybe it happened and maybe I'm paranoid, but that sounds like a crappy story.

Dan's feeding Dale something else that So was never in charge. It could mean that Max and Dan can be worked against each other or they could be playing us.

You're right though. Someone has to play them against each other. I don't want it to be me. I don't want to be overtly scheming.

But what if Dale is? It's a very trapping feeling.

[Val]

- Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:52:47 pm #778

Yesss, sounds like a plan. Just avoid TC altogether.

I feel the same way about you, I just get really good vibes about you, and the rest of the tribe as well. It's a really good mix from what little interaction we've all had so far. I'm curious about how you feel about the dynamics and things like that. I'm not sure how comfortable you are talking about it right now (totally understand any hesitation, it's only been one day after all) but I feel like we can be a good team.

I feel like being unified is a really key thing in this game, and we swapped probably earlier than expected. I don't know if there's gonna be an "old tribe loyalty" sort of thing, I haven't really gotten much of an impression about that one way or the other. And plus who knows what will happen on the other tribe, maybe by the end of the night we'll have an idea if like... anything other than Missy going home happens.

But long story short I really want to make it work here. I seem to click better with you guys in terms of actual conversations than I did with a lot of the original Asmat team. We had team spirit and all of that but we only had to go to Tribal once, so there wasn't a lot of time for people to really show what they were about to each other, due to that one tribal being the most obvious choice ever.

It does super stress me out to talk about strategy stuff, haha, but it's more so because that's not what we did at Yali. I like my group a lot and they seem to really like you. I don't know what that means to you, but I think we're all amenable to working with you.

Ideally, we never have to worry about tribal. If we do go to tribal, know that we got your back and hopefully it doesn't have to be a messy one.

I'm open to suggestions and thoughts!

See, Jeff, I'm trying dammit!

[Val]

- Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:42:28 pm #784 Also... I got my way. Missy got out Keith. Dale needs us now. Also, my boys are still there.