Stranded in Kuril Islands

Congrats on making the merge AND surviving your first tribal council on Matua!

Making the merge is a big deal in stranded. This is where you'll cement yourself as an all time great, or an all time goat. The choice is yours :) Enjoy your weekend and getting to know the rest of your cast that made this milestone with you! We'll be checking in periodically to ask you more questions as we think of them

1-Now that you're reunited with tribe mates who swapped onto the other tribe, what is your plan? Are you more loyal to OG tribal alliances, or have you made better connections post swap?

2-What kind of game are you looking to play here at merge? the social butterfly? the cool headed strategist? challenge beast? what do you think best suits your personality to make the end?

3- Merge councils are known for their unpredictability, huge moves and dramas, do you anticipate having to confront fellow tribe mates if your neck is on the line?

4-Are you having fun?

1-Now that you're reunited with tribe mates who swapped onto the other tribe, what is your plan? Are you more loyal to OG tribal alliances, or have you made better connections post swap?

Sooo happy to be reunited with my girl Reem! We’re exchanging receipts and getting caught up. Verifying stories, etc. It’s really helpful to have her both as a fellow strategist, and as a friend. She’s awesome. We both managed to keep the Reem/Susie secret alliance secret, at least I think so, and we’re plotting our next moves.

And I’m really sorry that I wasn’t here for Gillian’s rough time. It sounds like Reem was there for her though, so that’s good. I haven’t brought up the allegations, but I imagine it will come up. It’s tough timing with the two situations occurring so closely together. She’s got a unique personality that I doubt if I’ll get very far with in this setting, but she’s a loyal ally and we were happy to be back together.

How my relationship with Aurora moves forward from here on will be interesting. She’s back with Michelle and Lauren, her first alliance, but maybe she’ll save a soft spot for me, as I did everything I could to save her and was the one who brought Randy in who brought Devens who saved us all.

Randy is enjoying the pleasant conversation and Brute break. He fits right in.

Devens has been at a wedding, but he’s checked in tonight. Reem spoke to him a bit. He’s very anti strategy talk, so I keep it light.

Ron was friendly. I’m trying to keep Chris on my good side. Matty loves everyone. I either haven’t really spoken with the other guys much or they’re actively plotting my demise.

2-What kind of game are you looking to play here at merge? the social butterfly? the cool headed strategist? challenge beast? what do you think best suits your personality to make the end?

Definitely social, while it’s totally exhausting, it’s just who I am I guess. I wish I was cooler headed at challenges. And I guess/hope I’m a decent strategist. At least I’m trying.

3- Merge councils are known for their unpredictability, huge moves and dramas, do you anticipate having to confront fellow tribe mates if your neck is on the line?

Some will be easy, some will be really hard.

4-Are you having fun?

So much.

Now that you've had a couple more days to exchange receipts since the merge, how are you feeling? What kind of strategies are you formulating? Where do your loyalties lie? How are you going to get to the end and win?

Now that you've had a couple more days to exchange receipts since the merge, how are you feeling? What kind of strategies are you formulating?

Currently considering Matty with a side of Chris. Chris is a sweetheart, hence dangerous, but Matty doesn't really do us any good and his allegiances arent clear. At least Chris is nice enough to tell us who he's targeting. Of all the votes Chris thinks he has for a Devens vote, he really only has Eric and himself and maybe Matty. We don't know who Matty is loyal to, so he may be able to rally way more votes than Chris. I hope we're right!

Where do your loyalties lie?

My loyalties lie with Reem, my final two and still super secret alliance.

Gillian is right up here. A bit harder to play the game with, but very loyal. She won't want a Matty vote and she didn't want a Marcus vote, apparently, so we may need to tell her last minute for damage control purposes.

Next would go to Randy, my ride or die and super secret alliance AND secret agent. How his secret agent status has not been blown yet is amazing to me. He's going to nose around the other guys tomorrow to see if we can get a heads up who's voting who.

Next is Devens, who works in an office building in Arizona. He will hopefully wish to vote with us once again, I'd be happy to have him.

Next is probably Michelle, who seems to want to vote at least one more guy before the women's alliance breaks apart, if it does. I'd be happy with a top seven women plus Randy and Devens, but if Aurora doesn't see reason about Reem not trying to target her in the beginning, she may have to go soon. Can't have anyone plotting against my Reem.

I have no idea if Aurora should be on my list at this point. She's not talking to me anymore about much, which is a bad sign. If she's really anti-Reem, I hope we have the votes against Matty to distract her or over-rule her.

Lauren is still with me, I hope, but she is hardly on.

How are you going to get to the end and win?

Dream plan, take out all the guys except Randy and Devens, take out the trio, take Reem and Gillian, Randy or Devens to the end. Now whether it goes down like that? I have no idea. I hope I'm around to find out!