Episode #7 - Cry Me a River

[Courtney]

J.T. didn't even fight it. Or if he did, he didn't fight it with me. 

Unfortunately, Cochran is not taking this well. Matty and Sierra want to throw again. I mean, I don't care personally if it gets me to the top 10 and we get to slay Brandon and Coach when we merge, but I'm unhappy with doing it twice in a row. I think I'll make a show of throwing, but actually try... although this type of challenge I could end up sucking at anyway because I sign on constantly without thinking about it. I could just be prey and YOLO sign on.

I'm personally glad we're getting vengeance for fallen comrades with these votes and getting ourselves further. It's not an honorable way of playing, but it is getting the job done. Years ago I would have raged about throwing challenges, now I understand the need in order to advance. It's a legit strategy, even if it's not a popular one. Cochran is just on the shit end of this twist.

I've been on the shit end of twists. Hopefully, he'll learn and grow from this. He's not talking with me anymore, and probably won't accept me into his next season, but I can live with that. I wasn't planning on playing another game for a good long while after this one anyway. 

[Courtney]

The great thing about starting Jury management early is that I learn even more information. Cochran is a wealth of knowledge and I need to keep shit straight so I'm making a list.

- Sierra and Matty are a strong pair.
- Fabio, Alec, Brandon and Coach could be in an all-guys alliance.
- Ian is someone Cochran wants to work with so what Sierra said about the two of them having a connection from Cochran's series is true.
- Sierra Dawn, Ian and possibly NaOnka do not have a significant final two with anyone unless Fabio has been really busy.
- I haven't the slightest idea about Alec, but I know Sierra Dawn wants Coach and Alec out ASAP after Cochran is voted out.

I considered breaking up Sierra and Matty for like a millisecond. But I'm more worried Cochran is going to use his second life to crawl back over to Alec, Brandon, and Coach. I don't want to believe Fabio is in an alliance with them, but I also cannot leave out the possibility.

I know I will never be in the best spot without Carter or Steph or Tom, but I also will not be on the bottom or a totem pole either because I've learned in the past couple of rounds what to say and when to say it. I let it be known I told Coach about targetting J.T. and Brandon and I think my naivety in that situation is going to make everyone underestimate me. On top of that I have been extremely busy in real life, but I still try and keep my fingers on the pulse of the game.

I'm aware that I've been unaware of the pre-game dynamics, but I feel like I am mostly caught up and the fact that I don't have a whole lot of pre-game relationships remaining is going to help me out drastically compared to the known pairs that will be targetted sooner rather than later.

I'm very cool playing the middle woman right now and being the last one targetted. Oh, also we're slaying the men, which is super fun. I'm hoping to see them drop like flies and go black and white and watch the women take over the game once again. It's literally my favorite part of this series, seeing a female character take the win.