ROUND 8

[beau]

We've merged! This is awesome.

Gloria and Quincy have returned from Purgatory! I am ok with this. I think it will be good in the sense that Napa is once again in majority. We have worked so hard to stay in majority and both Gloria and Quincy worked their tails off to get back in the game. I just have to talk to Gloria and make sure she knows I'm not coming after her at all.

Jessica has already started throwing my name around, so she can forget me trying to work with her for good now. I'm through people talking about how bad of a player I am, when all I have asked from people is honesty and respect. If you can't respect me, you CERTAINLY don't deserve my vote to stay. The playground antics are over.

[beau]

So a lot has developed in this game since the merge. There are three factions of three that are vying for power:

THE CASCADE FACTION: Jessica, Perry, and Vincent (with Yvette and Steph on the side)

These guys are trying really hard to persuade Napa members to flip and give them the numbers. Hannah and I have given them MULTIPLE opportunities to work with us, and yet they seem to be TARGETING us, so clearly this is NOT a faction I want to associate with.

THE ORIGINAL NAPA FACTION: Gloria, Luca and Quincy (with me on the side)

I really do like most of this group. Gloria and I are not going to last long working together, but I really like Luca and Quincy. It seems, though, that Gloria comes with the package. I have decided to play nice with Gloria a bit to see what could come of this little alliance. Besides, I owe Quincy my life in this game, so I think I can suck it up working with Gloria for a bit.

THE FLIP FLOP FACTION: Hannah, Tess and Wyatt (with me, Yvette and Steph on the side)

This is the group that makes me a little nervous. I never know what they are going to do, or what decisions they make until after they have made them. They never keep me in the loop of anything, and yet they seem to have my back when I need it, especially Hannah. They seemed to have solidified the strongest alliance, but I really dont know how this is all going to pan out when the numbers start to dwindle. My life with them might not be so valuable toward the end of the game.

All in all, i'm not not sure who each faction is going to eventually vote for, which makes me in a VERY bad spot. Either I'm getting played and I'm walking out of the game in less than a few hours, or I'm going to be left having to explain to 1 or 2 of the factions why I voted the way I did. This could get messy...but wait...which line is tribal?

[beau]

Why can't people let sleeping dogs lie?

Vincent is now trying to tell me that Gloria is switching her vote to me at the last minute, and that "stephenie and company" are following through. How does any of that make any sense. ...and why would Vincent tell me any of it. All of that benefits him unless...

He's lying. He's trying to make me make a desperate decision and flip against Hannah to "save myself," while giving Cascade the votes and making me look completely unhinged. I think I'm going to take the risk, and hope that Gloria didn't outright lie to me. This game is crazy, but I don't think SHE is THAT crazy!

[beau]

I am raging!

Everyone finds time to lie to me about everything. I am sticking with my original plan. I said I was voting for Jessica, that is what I'm doing. If things change AT ALL, I'm going to be a bat outta hell and nobody is going to want to be around me. If Gloria thinks she's playing a smart game, I will make her regret turning on Hannah and I.

If things go according to plan though, I have every intention of sticking with Luca and Quincy. They would be stupid not to trust me, but everyone seems to be making REALLY poor decisions in this game, so it won't surprise me if they think blindsiding me was a smart decision. I may be a hot head, but I speak truths. It's not my problem nobody is listening...