Tribe change up

[Renee]

I could not be happier about this tribe change up! I got in the tribe with everybody I wanted. I feel sorry for Sagar, Kim and Jeb, but I am absolutely thrilled that I am with Hash, Sam and Chris. 3 great guys. Plus, we get Adrian and Quanz as a bonus. Better to have Adrian where we can watch him closely. This game just got very interesting. Hash and I have teamed up and will be watching each other's backs. That's a good feeling. I really like Hash and I trust him. In these games, trust is hard to find. I still think the old Kwele will stick together which will make it hard for Adrian and Quanz, but they each have idols and Adrian has two! That's going to be hard to deal with. We are going to have to work hard to bring Adrian into the fold and make him feel part of the group if we have any hope of blindsiding him. Game on!

[Renee]

I am super nervous about today's tribal council vote. My head is swimming with conversations and I'm not sure who to believe at this point. Hash and I have formed a solid alliance (I hope) and I want to go with his plan, but the others are making me nervous. Adrian is making a HARD push to either (1) get me over to his side, or (2) completely and utterly screw me over. I'm a trusting person by nature and want to believe the best about people, but Adrian is a smart guy and he knows he's in trouble. This is what I was presented with first thing this morning from Adrian:

Hey, Renee

I have talked to Sam last night

He let it slip that you don't have an idol

Don't worry, I will not vote for you tonight - but if you want to save yourself in case everyone playes their idols, you need to listen to what Sam is going to tell you.

Here is a part of our conversation

DO NOT SHOW SAM AT ALL

I am doing this to save you, because you want Kim and JEB out and they want me out and because you are someone I feel I could work with deep into the game

I am putting a lot of trust in you, here

[1:32:38 AM] Adrian John Dias: you guys are most likely going to split the votes between myself and ryan so that we have no choice but to play our idols
[1:32:43 AM] Adrian John Dias: i am assuming
[1:32:53 AM] Adrian John Dias: what if we vote hash
[1:33:05 AM] Adrian John Dias: we will merge next i am sure
[1:33:25 AM] Adrian John Dias: none of us have a chance against him in individual challenges
[1:33:46 AM] Adrian John Dias: so if ryan and i vote for him, we all have a better shot
[1:34:03 AM] Adrian John Dias: is hash someone you can affprd to lose?
[1:35:41 AM] Sam Burkett: you are right that hash is a challenge powerhouse lol. he pretty much won that challenge where we had to type in 10,000 numbers for us single-handedly
[1:35:59 AM] Sam Burkett: and he was like up all night for that bird posting challenge
[1:36:57 AM] Adrian John Dias: you see!
[1:37:16 AM] Adrian John Dias: all you guys would have to do is prevent him from playing his idol
[1:37:46 AM] Sam Burkett: oh i forgot about that lol
[1:38:09 AM] Sam Burkett: i was wondering why you brought this up b/c y'all could just be voting for him on his own
[1:38:46 AM] Adrian John Dias: if he plays his idol, it becomes a revote between you and Renee
[1:39:17 AM] Adrian John Dias: now you see where i am coming from
[1:39:59 AM] Sam Burkett: i see the hash idol part but i dont see how it would then be me. vs renee in a revote?
[1:40:05 AM] Sam Burkett: sorry all these idols confuse me so much lol
[1:40:53 AM] Adrian John Dias: because we would be immune from the vote for playing an idol
[1:41:23 AM] Adrian John Dias: that means it falls to the people who did not play their idol because they are not immune in any way and someone has to go home
[1:42:14 AM] Adrian John Dias: it makes no sense to have a revote between 3 people who played idols, otherwise, what was the point of the idol then?
[1:42:24 AM] Sam Burkett: ohhh
[1:42:25 AM] Sam Burkett: that makes sense
[1:42:48 AM] Sam Burkett: if it was renee and me in a revote thats not good id probably be voted out =(
[1:43:12 AM] Adrian John Dias: why? does she get on well with hash and chris?
[1:45:47 AM] Sam Burkett: well i mean we all get along well with each other. i just figured i'd be more of a threat in that pairing because i have an idol and she doesn't have one
[1:46:20 AM] Adrian John Dias: she played hers?
[1:46:31 AM] Sam Burkett: yeah at the first tc
[1:46:35 AM] Adrian John Dias: woa
[1:47:00 AM] Adrian John Dias: so, then a hash blindside would be beneficial to you
[1:47:45 AM] Adrian John Dias: from my perspective, sending hash home with an idol in his pocket is more beneficial to me than sending you home with one
[1:48:23 AM] Adrian John Dias: him going home over you is more beneficial to you for obvious reasons
[1:48:32 AM] Sam Burkett: well yes haha
[1:48:35 AM] Sam Burkett: i dont want to be voted out
[1:49:01 AM] Adrian John Dias: if you guys don't split the vote and one of us doesn't play our idol, you guys gain nothing from this
[1:49:27 AM] Adrian John Dias: so the best streategic outcome for everyone is hash going home next
[1:50:02 AM] Adrian John Dias: are you okay with this?

I am going to tell Chris Brown that Ryan and I are voting for you because you don't have an idol, just to throw him off that we are voting for Hash and so that he doesn't tell Hash to play his idol at all.

You have to trust me on this one

Also, I can offer you final 5 as well. If Dave and Tom are tight after this, then myself and Ryan will need to be and it gives you the opportunity to be the swing vote. That means you could easily get into the final 3 if you want to work with us.

I will gladly take you in over Joe and I will help protect you.

It will also be easier for you that way because people will come for me before they come for you. If anything goes wrong, I would be the guy taking the fall and you get a chance to regroup.

If you don't want to join up with me, I understand and respect your decision fully - but I know these people on Kwele don't care what happens to you.

Adrian followed that up with his conversation with Chris:

Here is Chris Brown responding to me telling him I am voting for you to throw Hash off:

[11:20:51 AM] Adrian John Dias: Hey, Chris
[11:21:02 AM] Adrian John Dias: I am just checking in with you quickly
[11:21:42 AM] Adrian John Dias: I found out Renee hasn't got an idol, so it makes more sense for myself and Ryan to vote for her
[11:22:07 AM] Adrian John Dias: that way we have a definite person going hom
[11:22:11 AM] Adrian John Dias: *home
[11:22:20 AM] Adrian John Dias: I hope you are okay with that
[11:22:30 AM] Adrian John Dias: Congrats on immunity by the way
[2:17:18 PM] chris brown: hey!
[2:17:25 PM] chris brown: thanks!
[2:18:54 PM] chris brown: thanks for letting me know.. your plan definitely makes complete sense, for sure.

So, I'm going to have to grow a pair and roll the dice. I am going to stick with Hash and hope that Sam and Chris are just bullshitting Adrian and that Adrian and Quanz are going to vote Hash tonight. Here is how it's going to go down (I so hope): I am voting for Quanz and the others are voting for Adrian. Adrian and Quanz play their idols and vote for Hash creating a 0-0 vote and a revote ensues. Then the 4 of us vote for Adrian because he can't play his 2nd idol. If even one person doesn't play their part as planned, I am doomed. I'm more than a little nervous, but there is no other way to get rid of Adrian. At some point you have to trust someone in this game. This is my moment.

Fingers crossed, prayers said...let's go!

[Renee]

I have never been so nervous for a tribal council in all of the ORGs that I have played in than I am for this tribal vote. I have tried to pull off the biggest con I have ever done. I believe that I have convinced Adrian that Hash gave me his idol so he votes for Hash instead of me. Then we will get him in the revote. Here we go...it's tribal time!

[Renee]

Wow, wow, wow...that's all I can say! Guess I was the fool. I really hate people some times. This game brings out the very worst in everybody. Time to rethink playing these games I believe. Kudos to Chris and Sam for fooling me into believing that the 4 of us were on the same page. Damn!

[Renee]

Adrian, this is for you because one day you will be able to read this. You now know what my master plan was in this whole mess. Yes, I was conspiring to try to get you out and it would have worked too if Sam and Chris had played their freakin' parts! But you sir turned the tables on me. Touche! Well played. I'm sorry I lied to you. I really am. There was just no other way. I'm sure you will last longer than I and I promise if you make it to the F2, you will have my vote.

[Adrian]

I still love you, Renee. I really feel like I bonded with you. You were so motherly and awesome. I hate that I robbed this season of more of your awesomeness, but like Sandy said, you will be back - and I WILL be rooting for you.