talking entirely character wise. do you think today was a bit of a wake up call for bad. do you think he heard red screaming out of their minds begging for toxic gas and thought about how they’ve lost their minds just a little bit. do you think that when he was given an immediate no when he asked where the red egg was to help them defend he understood how deep of a rift he created. do you think as he sat there silent while the rest of red cheered at killing the egg statue, he wondered if he could have pushed them a little too far. do you think that maybe, just maybe, with the red sun beating down on him in that desert, the gas mask team cheering and dancing, he felt for a single moment the consequences of his actions? that maybe, if he hadn’t started out so hostile with extreme tactics, if he hadn’t been so bloodthirsty and ruthless, if he had had just a little bit of hesitation, that his own attempts at diplomacy would have gone over better? that the rest of the teams would have listened? that red would have trusted his judgement on the egg statues, or at the very least respected him enough to honor an agreement? do you think he realizes that burning his bridges may have fucked him over?

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Rites of Passage!

Bryce: Alivia you were literally the most robbed person in this game. You should be at the end! You’re the winner in my book. You were my number 1 for your short stay in the game and we would have ran this game together as co-token blacks!!! Chips: If I remember correctly you quit the game because you did not have enough free time to play. I'm sorry that it did not work out overall and wish you the best in your life and being able to maintain that balance. Jacob: didn’t you like die or something? I think I talked to you a little and it was cool Zeezo: We never had the chance to meet which is sad because I've heard you're an icon. I don't know why you had to quit the game but I hope everything is going well for you

Bryce: Legend wish you didn’t leave so soon but glad you put yourself first. Chips: I assume you quit the game because Jaiden was added to it as a replacement. I'm sorry that you feel you could not have played the game with him on the tribe and I enjoy your sense of humor when I have spoken to you. Jacob: idk who you are Zeezo: omg you quit because of Jaiden??? Queen

Bryce: Cute name!! Chips: I never got to meet you, but since this is your first tumblr game I'm sorry that it was cut short. It might have been because of your choice of Russell Hantz as a player. He's pretty icky. Jacob: didn’t talk to you in this game but I absolutely love you on zwooper, you are one of my best friends over there and you are pretty chill! Zeezo: Even though we were on the same tribe we never talked so I don't have much to say here LFNDKSN

Bryce: I love the accent over your o. Chips: I never got to meet you, but I do enjoy that you like Rubik's cubes. I own a Rubik's cube that is a stress toy and it's always fun to give it to people because they expect it to be a real one and get confused when they squish it. Also, I'm sorry that your priority of winning the game was cut short so early. Jacob: uhhhh Zeezo: I was shook when I heard your voice because I thought you were a 14 year old girl??? Wow

JAIDEN

Bryce: You made someone quit so iconic. Chips: You came in on my tribe as the replacement player for Alivia and definitely helped us in being a successful tribe before there was a swap. Thank you for your contributions. I like to think that this time around could have been the game we played together but we got swapped away from one another. Jacob: uhhhh Zeezo: I've never really met you but from what I've heard you're a bit of an asshole and someone even quit because of you. I don't know you personally though so u don't really know!

Bryce: Loved your skype avi. Chips: From what I understand about you in this game and our relationship you prioritized a different season over this one and didn't really contribute very much. We didn't really talk at all, gamewise, and you got voted out early into the swap. I understand wanting to go all out in a main season so don't feel bad about that. Jacob: you were the first guy that I voted out and it felt pretty cool because it was the first time me Luke and Carson aligned Zeezo: eeeek I don't know anything about you. Sorry :(

Bryce: Sad that we had to vote you out but you were super chill and nice and think we would have worked together if not for us losing that immunity. Chips: I'm not entirely certain why you have the same affinity for Lillian Morris that I have. It seems that in nearly every game that we end up cast together one of the two of us ends up with Lillian and it's almost always you. Other than that it was nice to be in another game with you. You're always a delight. Jacob: uhhhh Zeezo: You're actually a pretty cool guy! It sucks that we lost that immunity and had to vote you out because we might have worked well together. I've gotten to know more about you after you got voted out and I think you're great!

Bryce: Aqua was my favorite cheetah girl and I feel she was underrated just like you! Robbed of making merge. Chips: I don't think that we ever interacted in this game. You did well into the swap and almost made merge. Sorry that your journey got cut just short of making it to that end. Also, the fact that you chose Nick as your icon is perfect. He was a fun and a strange player Jacob: we didn’t talk but you were also a casualty to me Luke and Carson so I respect you for that Zeezo: I was pretty surprised when you got voted out because I viewed you as someone who could have made it far if you'd gotten to merge. I guess you were also unlucky in terms of the swap. Hope you're doing well!

Bryce: Bryan robbed king!! I wanted to work with you and that tragique idol play prevented it. But still pretty cool how you had to be idoled out and I think your exit changed the game in a way that benefited me getting to the end so wooh! Chips:  I suppose you getting idoled out of the game was the catalyst for the gameplay of the season starting. Great job in igniting that! Before you were voted out we didn't really talk at all until we realized that we both had sucked at doing so. Then we talked to each other a bit and then you got idoled out so our conversation sort of fizzled. On the plus side you were officially "avenged" in your elimination by getting the four out (minus jacob) Jacob: Bryan? Didn’t you get out the round Luke played an idol on me Zeezo: Bryannnn I was so sad when you got voted out. ;_; If you hadn't been idoled out that round I think you could have made it really far since you're so likeable. You're so fun and cute and I adore you. You called me pretty during the live tribal so... <3 We still have to watch something on Netflix together and hopefully after this game is over we will keep in touch!

Bryce: We never talked and for that I’m sorry, my bad!! You stan icons in ausvivor tho so wig! Chips: First of all, your introduction video was both fantastic and strange. Second of all, I wanted to work with you in this game but it didn't seem like you wanted to really talk to me very much. I'm sure that I'm just reading into something that's not real life, but that's how I felt and so it didn't work out. Jacob: we didn’t talk durring this game but I met you on a zwoop game and you’re pretty cool, it’s unfortunate that you left Zeezo: I decided I wanted you gone after you kept ignoring me repeatedly ;_; You were a pretty funny guy in the tribal chat and you watch Black Mirror so... Yay!

Bryce: Ashley it was such a thrill to get to play with you again. We had some fun talks and I always enjoyed messaging you. We worked together well after the initial trip to the spa on that reward! Sucks that you had to go but I think it was the best move to make at the time even if it hurt a lot to do it. Chips: Wow! If someone was robbed out of this game it was you. I felt so incredibly bad when that blindside was pulled on you because of an idol scare. Nothing was told to me at all. I just wanted you to at least make sixth in the game and so I was incredibly sad when your name came out. It was great getting to talk to you in this season and I greatly appreciate your tip of butter slime! Hoping to make it again soon with some kiddos! Jacob: we legit didn’t talk at all which disappoints me Zeezo: Your vote was the 2nd hardest vote I've had to cast this game and I expect you still resent me. I felt so bad but I thought that that was what I needed to do and I'm so sorry if it hurt you. You were pretty cool on a personal level and I enjoyed talking to you. When you were voted out you flipped us off and left so.... Icon?

Bryce: You are a king! I was super threatened of you tho in the game because like people kept wanting to keep you around even tho you were good at competitions and had good game sense so I really wanted you gone. King of being at the airport! Chips: Hey dude! This is probably our third time-ish playing in a game together and I think I made a pretty good effort in trying to play with you in the first round of merge. You had made the argument that you did not know what was going on. Then it was pretty evident you were one of the four let in on the surprise vote so I knew I had to let you go. So sorry. We need to meme together some more here soon! Jacob: CARSON YOU WERE PART OF MY OG CREW I was with you since day 1 and I enjoyed playing with you Zeezo: I really did want to work with you at a point but after thinking it over I decided my best move was to vote you out that round. We didn't really talk a whole lot but you seem like a really nice person plus you were iconic at challenges!

Bryce: Mo you’re the best! When I saw you were cast too I was so happy because when we played in the past we had such fun and I was ready to do it again! It was amozing to get to play with you again and I feel like this time we were even more iconic tbh. Sadly things happened in F6 and we both didn’t get to move forward but still had a blast playing with you. Chips: It was nice getting to meet you in this game considering that I heard about how iconic you were (are) in the Athena series. We didn't talk much until close to the end of the game since we were using the coasting strategy pretty effectively until things started to shake up. I'm sorry that I was forced to vote you out. Were it not a 50/50 rock situation I would have done it completely differently Jacob: the round you left sucked, I had a whole elaborate plan that Raffy completely shut down after I saved his ass! It was fun working with you though! Zeezo: The round you got voted out was probably the most intense round of the game. Wew I'm glad I had immunity otherwise I would have been a ball of sweat. My immunity and Rafs idol put you in a terrible position since your allies basically had to flip on you which was unlucky. You weren't the most talkative person in my eyes but you seem really nice and I wish we had talked more during the game

Bryce: Luke I so wanted to work with you but after the idol play it was just easier to like target you so that’s what happened :( . But I think you were so fun to talk to and even tho we weren’t on the same side it was still cool. When you came back I had finally listened to reputation and you like convinced me that dress was a bop so thanks! King of winning all those comps in a row wig! Chips: You said in a message to me that we both play a game where loyalty means a lot to us and that is very true. We both like to find people that we are comfortable in playing together with and to try and stick with those people as much as we can. This made me want to play with you a bunch because of the like-minded ideals. The only issue I had was when you made the first play of the season at merge where you let three other people know the happenings of the tribal council. I knew from there that I wasn't going to be one of your numbers and just something tacked on. Sorry if it's boring that I didn't want to keep you even after you came back from redemption, if you hadn't have voted for me we may have seen differently Jacob: LUKE ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE OG CREW I love you and I’m sorry I didnt notice that you played an idol on me Zeezo: Omg your idol play? Iconic... It had me shook! On the other hand I think you could have done things differently without putting an unnecessary target on your back. That move led to a whole new alliance being made and I think if you hadn't done it this game could have gone very differently. At the same time you're someone who loves making the game exciting so I understand why you did it and you're probably the most iconic player of the season... You were a fun guy to talk to and a beast at challenges (redemption island had me shaking in my boots). I knew that I couldn't let you reach the end so I voted you out twice... oops. But I know you're someone who's not going to be bitter at all so... icon! :p

Bryce: My cracked king!! It was amazing to play this game with you and like ever since NuAndara we were tight and it was amazing. I think we were a cute duo! Voting you out was the hardest vote of the game and I’m still super sad because you’re so great KJSDFKDSJSD. But you weren’t super mad so wooh!! I think you were def a power player and happy that we were aligned together. Fave to call with (eyes). Chips: I have a lot to say to you because I feel like we were pretty close early into merge and even when we weren't merged I think that we had a good chance to get to know each other. You're the first (and only I believe) person that I went on call with and I know that we didn't even really talk about this game, but the fact that we talked at all makes me feel closer to you and closer in our friendship. At the end of the day you are a great person and a great strategist in the game of Survivor. I think you are well-equipped for the game in that you know when to make cuts and when to take your time. The fact that you flipped a vote on someone I was close to and then ignored me afterward is testament to your ability to cut throats. The fact that when we finally did talk afterward you made it clear that your intent was to remove me from the game speaks volumes to the level of confidence that you had in the game and the direction that it was going. I am proud of you for doing so well in this game and I want you to know that just before we were able to flip the vote from Jacob for your blindside I had predicted you the winner of the game. I know that you were in a position where there was no benefit to you flipping your vote because you had the W locked down and that level of control is fantastic. Great job in this game and I hope that in playing we were able to grow closer and form a relationship that will exist outside of this game. I loved getting to know you. Jacob: you gave me several thousand heart attacks man, you are so strategic it’s fucking scary, but you are a really nice guy and it stung having to vote you out Zeezo: Eeek. Your vote was probably the hardest vote I had to cast in this game. We'd become good friends during the game and I appreciate the way you reacted when I voted you out so much xx. I had to separate my emotions from the game and I decided to vote you out in the last 40 minutes which I'm sure must have had you sweating bullets. You're such an amazing guy and I  know we're going to keep in touch after all this is over. We'll have that call again... [eyes]. You're an icon and ilysm <3

The final individual immunity challenge will be posted shortly! Stay tuned, survivors!