Episode #1 Diary Rooms

[christine]

So I started with chatting to a few of the players who managed to show up tonight. And of those people who did manage to show up, only a select few were available enough to have a conversation with. I'll give you my impression on those people so far:

Christopher - He seems really nice so far, we didn't talk a whole lot but he seems like someone I'd want to get to know further. Potential alliance? I'm not quite sure of that yet. I'll have to talk to him some more.

Craig - He and I hit it off really well. We bonded over video games and music and the conversation moved along really well. He's someone I could see working with, but I'm not quite sold yet.

Harry - He was really quiet and took his time to respond. We didn't have that great of conversations. I always felt like I was disturbing him a little. Maybe he was just busy. He came out of his shell a little when we started to talk about Survivor, but otherwise I couldn't get more than two words out of him.

Monet - Another really quiet individual. I think that may have been my fault though, because she took 10 minutes to respond to anything and I kind of forgot I was even talking to her.  Oops! I'll have to do my best to make sure I get in more time with her.

Shilpa - I honestly really like Shilpa so far. She seems really personable and fun to talk to. She's probably the person I have the best connection with so far in the game, but it is only the first few hours of the game so things can always change.


I'd also like to point out that even though I mention potential for an alliance there's no way I'd be willing to ask someone for one this early in the game. I will definitely work on getting to know those people better, though.

My strategy right now is to have conversation with everyone to avoid nomination at least for the first round. People always use lame excuses to nominate the first round, so I want to make sure I don't give anyone a reason to nominate me.

[christine]

I've since talked with a few more people:

Ika - That girl is super fun! We haven't talked a lot outside of the group chats that we have, but she seems to be quite the character. I feel like her and Drew are super close and that has me second guessing a lot of my relationships with the people in the house.

Drew - He is awesome! He brings a lot of fun and is super easy to talk to. I could definitely see myself aligning with him as well.

Nick - I forgot to mention I talked to Nick once on the first day. Needless to say, it wasn't a good conversation. I haven't seen him around since then. Where oh where did he go?

Rachelle - She's alright. Nothing really special if I'm being completely honest.

Dan - I actually almost forgot about Dan. He's pretty nice, but again nothing special. I think him and Rachelle are both playing good UTR games right now, which isn't necessarily a bad strategy.


So the strategy it seems right now is to nominate the people who haven't been active, those three being Hayden, Sheila and Ash. At least that's what people who I've been talking to seem to think. I'm super nervous for this twist. I don't know exactly what I was voting for, so that's a little concerning. Hopefully this will be an easy first week.

[christine]

Getting so anxious now for the HOH results and to see what exactly this vote was for. I've been speculating and I think the vote will be for a power of some sort. I don't see it being a negative thing for the person who receives it this early on in the game. The game still feels like it's in the pre-game stages because we're not allowed to discuss the HOH competition, so once the results are posted I think the game will officially be on and things will start moving along more.

I tried logging in earlier today and waiting for people to come to me with conversations just to see if people would. I was happy to see both Rachelle and Craig come to me to start conversations. I think that means I'm doing something right in the game and am approachable. I always get paranoid that maybe I've said something to offend someone or I'm not as good at making connections as I think I am. Hopefully that's a good sign. The only people who were online and didn't come to me to start a conversation were Harry and Monet, who are both not the most social people in the game.

[christine]

Thank goodness for inactives this week! I feel bad because this weekend has been crazy. I haven't been able to get online as much as I have wanted. Friday I had class all day and then had promised my boyfriend's mom that I would go with her to the airport to pick up my boyfriend's brother's girlfriend. I wasn't able to get online at all to have conversations. Yesterday was a similar circumstance because we have this tradition on Valentine's Day of getting together with my boyfriend's family and having a huge feast with everyone's significant other. So again, I wasn't able to get online to talk much. I'm hoping to stay online most of today and do some catching up with conversations so people still know that I care about the game.

Today's also eviction day which is awesome because it means we get to take out one of the inactives. I don't think it matters much who we get rid of. Hayden and Jillian both haven't been seen for quite some time. I know they both competed in the POV competition, but as far as I'm concerned it's too little, too late.

[christine]

I also forgot to mention my thoughts on the twist. It actually seems really interesting. I think it may favour the people who are more active and who have built the better relationships. I'm afraid that while the twist is in play people won't be willing to make big moves... unless they're MVP. But I think getting rid of me right now would be a big move, so I'm not really mad about that.

[christine]

HUGE alliance news! I have been incredibly paranoid because it's been quite a few days and still no alliance. I felt like I was social enough that people would come to me, but I decided to seek out an alliance of my own in Drew.

Drew was very receptive to the idea and said he was going to actively seek me out for an alliance as well. I could very well be being played, but if so kudos to him! He's such a nice guy, so I don't see him turning on me anytime soon. And now that I've established he's the person I trust most in the game I see him taking me far into the game with him. I think if we share information with each other we can both figure out exactly what's going on in the game.

Our plan now is to each seek out another person as if we're approaching them for the first time and see who they'd trust to be in an alliance with and form an alliance with the people they mention. Drew and I want to distance ourselves from one another and not make it seem as though we've already talked about forming this alliance. That way nobody will suspect our final 2.

Drew just named our alliance Beauty and the Beast. Clearly Christine is the beast in this scenario.

[christine]

can I ask you a question? don't need to answer if you don't want, but I'm curious because I trust you and know you're a good social player... but has anyone approached you for an alliance yet?
i haven't been approached at all, and maybe it's just because it's early or I haven't been around the last few days hah
Drew Anthony
Not a single person.
Nah I have been worried too. And then we have our "group" so like I wasn't sure if any alliances had been made.
32 mins ago

yeah, exactly... I trust the core group enough, but i thought it was strange that I hadn't heard anything from anyone
I was getting a little paranoid lol
Drew Anthony
Well also, I feel like the core group has a lot of good players, so it's scary to think of being burned by one of them making a move first.

very true!
31 mins ago
Drew Anthony
And I didn't wanna be the first to bring up an alliance and seem too over eager. Haha

I felt the same way, but I think I know the group enough now to know who I feel would make good allies
29 mins ago
Drew Anthony
Haha what are your thoughts? ?

well, I honestly trust you most... I've talked most with you... I was going to proposition an alliance, but I think we should both have some input
28 mins ago
Drew Anthony
I'm not even kidding you were the one I was most leaning toward for an alliance.

awww that makes me feel better hah <3
Drew Anthony
I also identified Craig, Shilpa, and Rachelle as probably the best players here.
27 mins ago

I would've said the same thing
Drew Anthony
Shilpa winning that pov was an eye opener. She's not afraid to show her skills.

yeah, she's gonna be a killer
Drew Anthony
And I like her. She's a triple threat. Lol
26 mins ago

oh yeah, she has a great social game
Drew Anthony
I feel like Craig will be a silent threat.

she's honestly so sweet
Drew Anthony
And Rachelle seems very likable
I would love an alliance with us 5 bc I feel like we could get final 5 without a single problem.

I haven't talked to rachelle much, but I get that impression as well
Drew Anthony
But I worry that it would then be a bloodbath. Lol
24 mins ago

well, let's put it this way... if we share everything with each other through out the game then I feel like we'll have a good idea on what exactly everyone is thinking in the game
Drew Anthony
I agree.
And if we both work on making a strong connection with one of the other strong members, we can prevent a surprise blindside.

i think we're both social enough that people will come to one of us with a plan in the future
23 mins ago

so hopefully if we know ahead of time we can prevent blindsides and such
Drew Anthony
Haha yesssss

awesome! I feel really good about this alliance
do you think we should get the 5 you mentioned together?
21 mins ago

but I honestly don't back out of my word, so I'm giving it to you now... I'm gonna share everything with you
Drew Anthony
I'm all in. I love making a strong duo and then building on it.

exactly! I think this'll be a good thing
20 mins ago
Drew Anthony
Oh I forgot about Ivette!
She seems strong too.

yeah, I would go as far to say she's stronger than Rachelle and Craig even.
Drew Anthony
And Ika could be a surprise threat. I feel like she's playing a character tho.
18 mins ago

yeah, she's definitely playing up being Ika and having way too much fun with it. I like her a lot, but I think she'll be a threat.
Drew Anthony
I could see that for Ivette.

I feel like she's trying to fool us.
Drew Anthony
Mmhmm.
You know, we need to make some bonds w the medium active ppl. Have you talked much to them?
Having numbers for votes will be key later.

I've talked to Christopher a fair bit
in the beginning anyways
17 mins ago
Drew Anthony
Yeah i liked Christopher.

haven't seen him on much lately
Drew Anthony
He's busy this weekend w work is what he told me.

monet never replies, and when she does it's like 30 min later
harry i've talked to, but it was hard to talk with him
16 mins ago
Drew Anthony
Agreed on both accounts. I think Chris and maybe dan could be good allies as backups.

oh yeah, forgot about Dan
dang! he's playing a great UTR game lol
i've talked to him a fair bit, and he's nice
15 mins ago
Drew Anthony
Omg I'm just excited you brought this up tho. Makes me feel a lot better. Like I now have a lot of people I like but 1 that I feel I can truly trust.

hah! I was feeling the exact same way
14 mins ago

I know it's still kind of early in the game, but we've had enough time to get to know everyone I think
Drew Anthony
I probably should admit this (bc it's could be used as a fault against me) but I have never went against the first alliance I make in a game.

I just wanted to make something concrete
13 mins ago

honestly once I establish a first alliance I never break it either
Drew Anthony
Haha I'm so excited. I think we could go far w this!
11 mins ago

I really think we could too
so do you think we should start actively seeking out an alliance with the 5 or 6 you mentioned? or would you want to make them apart of the core alliance?
10 mins ago
Drew Anthony
Gahhhh. Idk. I feel like it's tough on who to bring in.
I kinda think each of us should make another tight duo and see who they want to bring in

that's a good idea.
8 mins ago

make it seem like we're solidifying something with that person so they won't suspect the two of us being together
Drew Anthony
Right. And just to see who they suggest.
Bc that will help us gauge who might be with who.

exactly!
7 mins ago

do you have a person in mind who you'd want to talk to about that?
Drew Anthony
I feel like Craig Shilpa and Ivette talk most to me. So I'd pick one of them to focus on.

yeah, those are the three I'd say too
I don't know if I'd feel as comofortable with Ivette though
Drew Anthony
Actually I think Ivette. I kinda forgot about her bc she wasn't originally in my radar but the past few days she's talked to me a lot.
6 mins ago
Drew Anthony
Haha

good!
Drew Anthony
Well then if you're not comfortable with her, I can keep tabs on her.

nooo!
I just mean, I don't think we've had as much of a bond established
I like her, but I think it would seem a little strange if I approached her with that idea
Drew Anthony
Ok I will talk to Ivette.
5 mins ago

I can talk to Shilpa
Drew Anthony
Ok. Should we start there and see what happens?

I think that's a good idea
4 mins ago

and then we'll just go from there
Drew Anthony
Awesome. We need a name too. For you and I. Lol
3 mins ago

yes!
what do you think? I'm terrible with names. lol
2 mins ago
Drew Anthony
Lol hmmmm.
just now
Drew Anthony
Beauty and the Beast?

hahaha! clearly Christine is the beast
I love it
Drew Anthony
Hahahaha.

[christine]

I'm sorry the conversation looks terrible. Still learning how to use AIM, but I think you get the idea. Just started "saving conversations", so hopefully they'll look nicer from now on.

[sarah]

saving convos will help because then you can just open the file and c/p from there. i also suggest using spoiler tags if it's a longer conversation - [.spoiler][./spoiler] without the periods - just for really annoying people who think having to scroll for an extra second will ruin their lives forever xoxo

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britney isn't perfect

voila. i'm helpful

[christine]

Oh gosh! I'm such a noob. Thanks for showing me!

[christine]

Also for your viewing pleasure:

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[shir]

Feb 15, 2015 14:54:21 GMT -5 sarah said:

saving convos will help because then you can just open the file and c/p from there. i also suggest using spoiler tags if it's a longer conversation - [.spoiler][./spoiler] without the periods - just for really annoying people who think having to scroll for an extra second will ruin their lives forever xoxo

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britney isn't perfect

voila. i'm helpful

I didn't know I was such an annoying person, God.