Volume V: Veneficus, Chapter 4: Regaining Control

[Randy Bailey]

Things to talk about:
-Mick being "worried" with me.
- The Auction, positives, negatives of the prizes.
-Me Being Safe
-Who is likely to go.


Quite busy right now, will catch up with confessionals in the weekend.

[Randy Bailey]

Well the auction has been interesting indeed. Rob is becoming Mr Prizes with his lifelines thing and now his double vote. Makes him so crucial to my game. He was acting very pessimistic today, saying how we have no chance against Yul's super alliance. In case you do not know that is:

Yul, Ethan, Paloma, Terry, Amanda, Taj, James and Mookie. Aras is probably considered as the ninth but I think I can take them on and beat them. So there are 8 on my hitlist. This will either make or break my game. I just hope the Aitu tribe doesn't try pull something on me, that would be the end for me. I have been quite disappointed with how I have played in this game. I have made the mistake (similar to Frosti, Taj and Yul) to play a 20 person game in a 49 person game. I have not been able to make a bigger alliance in comparison to the game. I just haven't been able to get people to trust me enough and the rumours haven't helped. I blame this all on my move to take out Frosti. That was probably (in hindsight) a bad move to make. I can add it to me "CV" at the FTC if I make it, but it was so harmful that it might prevent me from making it to that FTC. My aim at the start was to make the jury and also AS. I think I have done alright in that regard, when the jury starts I do not know though.

I have decided to target James. Rob C had to do a bit of convincing but I think it is in my best interests for a number of reasons. If he goes it cuts down that 8 to 7. I also think I can convince the rest of everyone that its time to take this big alliance out. Virtually a premade. I have played against most of them or been a PW in a series they have been in. Funny how the game has turned out, I am not surprised I am against them however. My advantage is I am aligned with Aitu. A tribe with Kelly and Cirie who both have the critical "lifelines" prize. Along with Rob C who no one knows about except me Nat and Coach, I believe with or without numbers I can turn this. One concern is that Frosti and Lex probably gave their prize away. To who is the question... I seriously considered Todd and when this thread was created, Todd was indeed going to be going. Rob was too good at convincing me. However I also thought about it in my mind and his reasons plus mine, are too compelling. I also need to give something to the "people" as I don't want to be seen as a complete dictator.

Mick has been listening to Taj and James too much it appears. He is starting to doubt me and has been telling too many people. This is part of my move agaisnt James. It will make Mick loyal to me too and that is important if I am to take on this giant alliance. I also helped him win that prize of his. Which he said he would show me so he better. Terry said the same thing and said he got a shower... I hope he is telling the truth.I think I have sorted my issues with Mick though. We had a good chat and I think I got it through to him that me and him + Nat to the end. He better keep with that. I think it was a great move by me and Nat to get Rob C as our new F2/3 partner. Very good decision I think.

[Randy Bailey]

The problems with the James vote: I have already told Corrine to vote Todd. This has now changed and if she doesn't come back online, this could be a problem. We have told Todd about James and whats happening so I hope he pulls through. It will be bad if this doesn't work out to be honest, I just hope it does. Its been a big blow in hindsight in this regard of Nat going to Devils.

[Jaime Huffman]

So I am assuming Mick still believes he is in the F2/3 with you and or Natalie. Are you worried down the rode he will figure out he is not?

[Randy Bailey]

This is what I said to Taj about the James vote:

This is mainly to do with AYA. I was with you on your move against Yul and therefore taking Paloma out. However time after time you just ignored her. Letting Yul's numbers grow in this game. I have no chance of making F10 with Yul, you probably do but not to win this game. I thought we both realised this. However you did nothing, not even indicate you were going to make a move against Paloma or Yul at any point. And then you started talking to some people saying stuff about me and Yul being aligned or something, told Todd we were voting him etc. All this added up in my mind was that your alliance against Yul was just a fake thing. To keep me in check. So I decided to make the only move I could to get further in this game. It was nothing personal with James, I regret not telling him, but I felt he kinda deserved it (at the time) for what he had been saying. Is it a move against you? Probably. But when I made it I considered you with Yul and we cannot get to the end with him and yet you have done nothing to prove this.

[Randy Bailey]

Jul 29, 2010 15:04:04 GMT -5 Jaime Huffman said:

So I am assuming Mick still believes he is in the F2/3 with you and or Natalie. Are you worried down the rode he will figure out he is not?

Yes he definatly is however things have changed very much with this vote of James out. He clearly trusted James more then me and his actions are showing this too. I am disappointed to be honest, I liked the guy, but I could not trust him with this vote.