Previously on, Survivor,
Kasumi and Nostalgia Critic were paranoid about Moses after he rearranged the votes to get rid of Senel over Thane. After he explained Grune had jumped ship, Kasumi believed there was more to the story then just flipping.
At the auction, Kasumi won a challenge advantage, but had to give up a clue to the hidden immunity idol to Mordin in exchange.
Back at camp, Mordin, despite his alliance's wishes to only search for the idol when it was needed, searched and found the hidden immunity idol. However, Kasumi caught him red-handed, and he made a deal with her to ensure that she didn't tell anyone.
At the immunity challenge, Kasumi won immunity with the help of her immunity advantage.
Back at camp, the alliance of Gordon, Mordin, and Thane agreed to stick together, and use both idols at tribal council, and blindside Moses or Twilight. On the other side, Nostalgia Critic suggested voting Gordon out, but the rest weren't too sure.
At tribal council, Mordin played both of the hidden immunity idols on himself and Thane. However, both idols ended up being wasted as the other tribe members voted for Gordon, sending him to the jury in a 5-3 vote. 7 are left, who'll be voted out tonight?
Final 7: Grune, Kasumi, Mordin, Moses, Nostalgia Critic, Thane, and Twilight
Jury: Anise, Senel, and Gordon
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Dang-Sing Day 28
Thane and Mordin walked into camp, a little stressed out, if not too much.
"Problematic, losing Gordon. Ashamed." sighed Mordin, sitting down on a log near the fire.
Thane sat down beside him, and frowned, "Both idols are gone. We have no choice but to fight."
"It's never over until it's over. If Jeff snuffs out my torch, my game is over. That's how the game works. Until then, I will fight to stay." - Thane
Mordin nodded, "Agreed. Many possibilities still out there. Problem is finding the right one."
"Kasumi and I were talking a few days ago," noted Thane, "And she wants to vote Grune off. Grune, she believes, will be a jury threat, despite her poor gameplay."
"Yes. Grune very nice, very sweet. Could sway a jury in her favor." agreed Mordin.
"Need every bit of information to find cracks within Tandang and Kalabaw. Could go either way, or turn them against eachother." - Mordin
"If we need numbers, we can always get Twilight on our side. If Tandang sticks together, they'll most likely keep Grune over her, making her fifth once we're gone. She'll want to place higher." explained Thane.
Mordin nodded, "Could work in our favor, if both happen; Grune going home, and getting Twilight's vote. Or better yet, turning the tide."
"Anything's possible." replied Thane.
"If Kasumi still plans on blindsiding Grune, I'll go along with it. But if I see the opportunity to blindside someone else, I'll take it. While Grune can win if they keep her, she's not the biggest threat. Moses and Kasumi are." - Thane
Meanwhile, Kasumi, Twilight, and Grune were hanging out by the beach, enjoying themselves while they watched Moses and Nostalgia Critic fish out in the ocean.
"Day 28, and we're down to seven players," smiled Twilight, "I honestly can't wait for the end of the game."
Grune nodded, smiling as well, "I agree! It's going to be so interesting!"
"I've certainly made it a lot farther then I did on Aquatic Ruin, and I'm very proud of myself. However, my goal isn't to just beat my previous goal, it's to win Survivor." - Twilight
"I've been thinking," noted Twilight, looking out at Moses and Nostalgia Critic, calmly fishing out at sea, "We should have an all girls final 3!"
Kasumi turned to look at Twilight, "Think maybe that'll work?"
Twilight nodded, "Moses is the largest threat here, once Thane and Mordin are gone. He's the tribe provider, and he makes a lot of jokes. His social game is perfect from what I see."
"Twilight wants to form an all girls alliance, and go all the way to the end. If I hadn't made that same deal with Moses and Nostalgia Critic, I'd be all for it. Thane and Mordin might stick around a little longer. Twilight and Grune are low-key competitors, and they'll slip under the radar, and of course, being girls, Moses'll let them." - Kasumi
"Aww, but I like Moses though! But it would be cute to see him get all flustered!" giggled Grune.
Kasumi had to chuckle, mentally seeing that in her mind, "True that."
"I think I'll go along with this plan for now, and then get Moses notified about it. If that happens, we could get Twilight out. Or, I could get Nostalgia Critic, Mordin, and Thane, and blindside Grune, forcing Moses to lose her, and get back on track with the Tandang 3." - Kasumi
"We're all good for this?" asked Twilight, "Final 3. Girls all the way to the end!"
Both Grune and Kasumi shook her hoof.
"Anise gave me the idea of all the girls working together, and I think it'll work out perfectly, in my opinion. We just have to stay loyal, and we're good!" - Twilight
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Dang-Sing Day 28
Out in the water, Moses swam back up to the boat, where Nostalgia Critic was, and threw a couple of snappers into the bucket.
"Caught more of 'em, but I ain't seeing no more down there." noted Moses, climbing back onto the boat.
"That's okay," replied Nostalgia Critic, "We'll just take what we've got so far."
"Moses and I have a good working relationship, so to speak. We fish a lot, cook a lot, and strategize a lot. However, in no means is he my main ally. That would be Kasumi. She has the idol, and has more power then Moses does." - Nostalgia Critic
Moses laid himself down on the boat, closing his eye, "Hoo boy, we're such in a good position! We lucked out last night, and they ain't gonna go after us!"
Nostalgia Critic nodded, "You got that right. Keep Grune and Twilight loyal, vote off Mordin and Thane, and boom, we can go to the end."
"About that," smirked Moses, leaning back up, "You and I? We're going to the finals. You, me, and Grune. If Kasumi don't win immunity at final 4, we're voting her off!"
Nostalgia Critic blinked, "Why's that?"
"All of a sudden, bam, out of no where, Moses wants Grune in the finals over Kasumi. Well, can't say I didn't saw that one coming, but dang." - Nostalgia Critic
"I'm scared taking her to the end," explained Moses, "You and I can't beat her, honestly. She's played once before, she's played a good social game, and strategic game."
"Good social game over Grune?" asked Nostalgia Critic.
"Grune's good, but she ain't done nothing to impress nobody!" replied Moses, "I love the girl, but she won't win. Trust me. The jury knows who to award the million."
"I ain't scared of taking Grune to the end, but Kasumi, I am. Kasumi will kick my ass if she goes to the end, no doubt about that. I thought I was controlling her, but in the end, she's ending up becoming her own player. See, I wanted her to be like Harry from Aquatic Ruin; a mindless drone." - Grune
"Well, just don't get too cocky about taking her out," reminded Nostalgia Critic, "We still need to eliminate Thane and Mordin, especially Thane."
Moses nodded, "Oh, I know. If he don't win immunity, Thane's leaving next. I ain't having him stay any longer."
Nostalgia Critic nodded, smiling a little.
"I just don't know, man. I mean, I want Kasumi to stay because she's been truthful and honest to me, but really, I'm playing a game for a million dollars! I need the votes in the end." - Nostalgia Critic
Meanwhile, Thane was talking inside the base with Twilight.
"I know I'm in a... precarious situation as of right now," explained Thane, "However, so are you once I'm gone."
"How so?" asked Twilight, tilting her head.
"Tandang will most likely stick together. I don't see them keeping you and Grune, especially Grune." replied Thane.
"If Twilight and Grune are as tight as I think they are, telling Twilight about a possible blindside of Grune could sway her over to my side." - Thane
Twilight shrugged, "Doesn't mean I can't do something about it."
Thane nodded, "I agree with you. You can do something about it. From what I heard, and I'm being 100% honest with you, Kasumi wants to vote Grune off."
Twilight was surprised, "When did she... tell you this?"
"Thane came up to me, and told me that Kasumi wanted to vote Grune off. At first, I didn't believe Thane. Thane is on the outside, and he could be telling me lies." - Twilight
"Several days ago," replied Thane, "If she does intend on doing this, you and Grune could stop that from happening, and join us to vote Moses off."
"Moses is rather a strong competitor..." noted Twilight, looking down at the ground.
"Yes he is, and he's Tandang's leader. Severing him from the game would hurt both Kasumi and Nostalgia Critic in the long run. Last 2 Kalabaws and last 2 Matsings in the final 4 would make for a very fair fight to the finish." explained Thane.
"Thane made a deal for me, Grune, him, and Mordin to be the final 4, and blindside Tandang one by one. We could turn the tide, but really, Thane's on the outside, and like I said, he could be lying." - Twilight
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"Come on in guys!"
The remaining survivors entered the challenge area.
"Guys ready for today's reward challenge?"
Everyone nodded excitedly.
"For today's challenge, you will be asked a series of questions about Survivor past. Everytime you get a question right, you score a point. First person to score 4 points wins reward."
"For your reward, you will enjoy a trip on a yacht, and travel around Virmire. You'll be treated to a spa, a nice dinner, and a hot shower. Let's get started."
Everyone picked up their respective colored-cube, and waited.
"First question, in Survivor: Koopa Beach, who did Lolo give a hidden immunity idol to when he left the game for money?"
Grune, Nostalgia Critic, Thane, and Twilight answered Rachel.
Kasumi, Mordin, and Moses answered Roy.
"Correct answer is Roy. Kasumi, Mordin, and Moses score a point. Next question, in Survivor: Forest Maze, who was given immunity after Jack was voted off?"
Grune, Kasumi, Mordin, Moses, and Nostalgia Critic answered Yuri.
Thane and Twilight answered Zaeed.
"Correct answer is Yuri. Kasumi, Mordin, and Moses lead with 2, Grune and Nostalgia Critic have 1, Thane and Twilight have 0. Next question, in Survivor Reals vs. OCs, who was the last OC voted off?"
Grune, Kasumi, Mordin, Moses, Nostalgia Critic, and Thane answered Dribbles.
Twilight answered Dustin.
"Everyone but Twilight is right, Dribbles is the answer. Kasumi, Mordin, and Moses all lead with 3. If any of them score, we'll either have a winner, or a tiebreaker. Next question, in Survivor Redemption Island, which two survivors returned from Redemption Island?"
Grune, Mordin, Moses, Nostalgia Critic, and Thane answered JD and En-Tee-I.
Kasumi and Twilight answered JD and Ren.
"JD and En-Tee-I are the correct answers. With that, we have a tie between Mordin and Moses. Only you two will answer the final question. We will have a winner after this. Final question, in Survivor Distant, which two castaways shared a romance?"
Mordin answered Ankha and Rizzo.
Moses answered...
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…Cousteau and Tangy.
"Technically, Cousteau and Tangy only had that one kiss. But Mordin has it right. MORDIN WINS REWARD!"
Everyone cheered and clapped for Mordin.
"Congrats, Mordin, you will be treated to a wonderful day aboard a yacht. However, you are not going alone. Take two players to join you."
Mordin looked at all the remaining layers.
"First choice easy, Thane. Second choice... take Twilight." replied Mordin.
Thane nodded, and joined him. Twilight smiled happily, and galloped over to join Mordin.
"You three are going to have a very great afternoon! Go down the path over here, and you'll find the yacht awaiting you. As for you Moses, Kasumi, Grune, and Nostalgia Critic, nothing for you. Head on back to camp."
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Reward Day 29
Mordin, Thane, and Twilight all boarded the huge white yacht.
"Oh wow! This looks very nice!" smiled Twilight, taking in the views of inside the yacht.
"I've never been on a boat before, it's just so amazing to do new things, and of course, learn new things!" - Twilight
"Indeed. Virmirian boats quite stylish, quite detailed," explained Mordin, looking around, "Quite honored to spend the day."
Just then, three salarian spa managers walked into the room, and greeted the three survivors.
The middle one spoke up, "Would you all like a nice spa treatment?"
Thane bowed politely, "It would be my pleasure."
"The experience of going onto a boat, and enjoy yourself all the same time is very delightful. A great opportunity to spend time away from the game, and relax." - Thane
All three of them got a nice massage, and relaxed happily. Thane was finished first, and he left to go take a shower, leaving Mordin and Twilight alone.
"Made a decision yet?" asked Mordin, looking over at her.
"About...?" asked Twilight, tilting her head.
"Working with Matsing. Could be useful. Tandang too large and strong." replied Mordin.
"Reward. Excellent opportunity to get Twilight with alliance. Glad I took her with me today. Might need her for tomorrow's vote." - Mordin
Twilight bit her lower lip, "I'm... considering it, knowing that Kasumi wants Grune out, but... I wonder if that's before or after Matsing is eliminated?"
Mordin shrugged, "Could go either way. Best to take chances, right?"
"I don't want to make a move and then regret it later. Like I've told myself many, many times, I'm not entirely sure if Thane and Mordin are telling the truth, or lying to get an extra vote." - Twilight
"We'll see what happens after the immunity challenge, ok?" replied Twilight, giving Mordin a light smile. Mordin nodded his head, and continued to relax.
Just then, Thane returned from the showers, carrying a wrapped note. Twilight noticed it first.
"Is that... an idol clue?" asked Twilight, looking at Thane.
Thane nodded, "I found it wrapped up behind the soap. Figured we could all share the contents, perhaps?"
Thane passed it to Mordin and Twilight, who both nodded, reading the clue.
"Now that there's a new idol, Mordin and I have to find it. If Twilight doesn't vote with us, we need it more then ever right now. Will we find it? Chances of that happening are rare." - Thane
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Dang-Sing Day 29
Moses and Grune were lying down in the shelter, just having a day off.
"Aw man, Day 29, and it's almost Day 30, exactly where I wanna be!" smirked Moses.
"Man, I'm getting excited for the end of the game. I've done nearly everything right so far, and right now is getting to the jury, and fighting to win the million dollars! Woo boy will that be an accomplishment!" - Moses
"Oh yes indeed!" giggled Grune, "That means only 10 more days of Survivor! Will you be sad once this is all over?"
Moses chuckled, "That depends, honey, do I get the million dollars or nothing at all?"
"If you fight hard enough, you'll win for sure! You have my vote no matter what!" smiled Grune.
"Even if I stab you in the back?" smirked Moses, playfully pushing her shoulder.
Grune nodded, "Mhm! It's only a game, and by far you've played the best!"
"Moses is a great man, and I really believe he has the chance to become the sole survivor! If I end up on the jury, and he's in the end, there's a vote for him!" - Grune
"Why thank you, Grune! Means a lot, comin' from you!" smiled Moses, hugging her.
Grune hugged him back, "I do my best to always be a good friend! Everyone needs to be happy!"
But while they hugged, Moses was pondering.
"Hmm... an extra vote, huh? There's seven jury members, and I'll need all the support I can get to beat Kasumi if Tandang sticks together, ya know. If Grune's on the jury, I only need 3 more to secure my spot as winner. Haha! Moses Happy Dance time!" (dances happily) - Moses
Meanwhile, Kasumi and Nostalgia Critic were talking by the fire.
"So... once we're at the final four, he's gonna want me out, right?" asked Kasumi, after Nostalgia Critic told her everything Moses told him.
Nostalgia Critic nodded, "Yes, and I'm only telling you this because I trust you 100%. I like Moses too, but with your idol, we hold more power then he does."
"Moses is trying to sneak Grune into the finals so that he can have a chance at winning. To be honest Moses, that's a very dumb move on your part. First off, Grune's social game is spectatular, and another, you are not getting my vote if you do get me out." - Kasumi
Kasumi reached into her pocket, and looked at her idol, "To be honest it's a rather strange thing, but we might need it soon. Too bad it can't be used at the final four. Crap..."
"Don't get too focused on Moses and Grune, Kasumi," reminded Nostalgia Critic, "I'm not one for big moves right when there's a chance the minority can sneak by and eat us alive."
"Oh, I know," replied Kasumi, "Thane and Mordin are next out. I'm not saying Moses and Grune need to be split right now."
"Kasumi, don't get too hasty about splitting them up, we need to stay strong with Moses for right now before we chop Grune's head off, and get him back on track." - Nostalgia Critic
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"Come on in guys!"
The remaining survivors entered the challenge area.
"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded excitedly.
"I'll take immunity back from you, Kasumi."
Kasumi did so.
"For today's challenge, you will all raise your hands up in the air, and your wrist will be chained to a bucket full of water. If your hand moves a little too much while up in the air, might be enough to tip the bucket over your head, you'll get wet, and you're done. Last person left standing wins immunity, and has a 1 out of 6 shot at winning this game. Let's get started."
Everyone got situated underneath their buckets.
"Challenge has begun..."
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So far into the challenge, Grune, Mordin, and Moses were doing the best. Nostalgia Critic felt semi-comfortable. Kasumi, Thane, and Twilight weren't doing too well keeping a straight position. Thane even tried meditating standing up.
"No one wants to give up after 30 days of the game. Anything can change at any given time."
– 1 hour in... –
Just then, two people dropped from the challenge...
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"Just like that, Thane and Kasumi are out of the challenge, and we're down to five."
Everyone seemed to be about the same type of comfortable, except for Grune, who seemed the most comfortable out of all of them. She cheerfully looked around, smiling.
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Another one dropped out...
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"There goes Twilight, and she's out of the game. Down to four players."
Now Grune was feeling a little less comfortable then before. Moses was becoming a little distracted, whistling nonchalantly, looking at Mordin.
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Just then, unexpectedly...
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"Agh! Dammit!" cursed Moses.
"Moses is out of the challenge. Just a bit of focus lost, and the challenge is lost. Down to 3 players."
Mordin smiled, hoping to pull through. Nostalgia Critic looked to Kasumi and Moses, and nodded his head. Grune seemed to be in her own world.
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Another loss...
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"And with that, Grune is out of the challenge. Down to Mordin and Nostalgia Critic, fighting for immunity."
Mordin nodded, "Can feel the intensity... and the sunshine."
Nostalgia Critic laughed, "I'm ready to battle it out, Mordin."
"Good. Will keep things interesting." replied Mordin.
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Both Mordin and Nostalgia Critic put up a good fight, holding in the pain and the numbness of keeping that position for nearly three hours.
Just then, one person gave up...
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"There goes Nostalgia Critic, meaning MORDIN WINS IMMUNITY!"
Everyone cheered for Mordin.
"Once again, another victory for you, Mordin. Tonight, you cannot be voted out, and you survive another three days out here. As for the rest of you, tribal council is looming, and another player will join the jury. See you all then."
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Dang-Sing Day 30
Thane, Twilight, and Mordin were talking by the beach.
"Have you made a decision?" asked Thane, looking over at Twilight. Twilight shrugged.
"I'm... I'm not sure," sighed Twilight, "I don't want to rock the boat at all. Plus, Grune may not flip, so me flipping is useless."
"Mordin's safe tonight, so I'm pretty sure that the big alliance will come after me. If Twilight and Grune jump ship, I have a chance to stay." - Thane
Mordin nodded, "True. Grune likes Moses. Moses very likely our target. Could be benefitical to vote someone else out."
Twilight nodded, "That sounds a little better. Maybe Nostalgia Critic?"
"We can do that, but Moses will be livid," replied Thane, scratching his chin, "We'll cross that bridge when we come to that."
"I haven't decided if I want to flip or not. Grune and I need to stick together no matter what, so we need to vote for the person that won't help us in the end." - Twilight
Meanwhile, Moses, Nostalgia Critic, and Kasumi were chatting it up in the base.
"Mordin's safe tonight, so no planning tonight." noted Moses, laying down on his back.
Kasumi nodded, "Pretty much. Thane's the vote, no need to rock the boat."
"Tonight, for right now, I'm staying loyal to Moses, but later down the road, I need to get rid of him or Grune. But, I'm not letting Thane and Mordin get farther into the game, so Thane's gotta go tonight." - Kasumi
"Grune and Twilight are so on our side," smirked Moses, "So we ain't in any trouble."
Nostalgia Critic smiled, "Good. I mean, hey, I don't want to see a random blindside come our way at the last minute. Keep those ladies under control, Moses."
Moses held up a thumbs up signal, "Will do, my man!"
"C'mon man! I wanna win immunity sometime down the damn road! I ain't a weak player, I wanna be the strong competitor I claim to be!" - Moses
"They are the ones who can potentially flip the game," replied Kasumi.
Moses leaned up, "I said I will! Dang... you don't act like ya don't know what I can do!"
"Right before we leave, Imma give Grune and Twilight the little ol' talk about loyalty, and just pray that they vote with us. For the love of all, they better vote Thane out!" - Moses
A little while later, after talks with Thane, Moses, and Grune, Twilight made a decision.
"It just makes the most sense to vote this way, because like it or not, I need to play the game. I got voted out last time for playing the game a little too fast. I need to play it straight and narrow." - Twilight
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The Dang-Sing tribe entered tribal council.
"We'll bring in the members of the jury,"
"Anise,"
Anise was wearing a white tank top with a brown skirt.
"Senel,"
Senel was in a black t-shirt and matching shorts.
"And Gordon, voted out at the last tribal council."
Gordon was wearing his chef's whites, giving a nod to the remaining players.
"Last night could've been a big move, but it seemed to blow up and miss. Twilight, does tonight's tribal council have anything to do with the last one, in terms of the vote?" asked Jeff.
"Last tribal council, two idols were played, and they both missed. Mordin and Thane know they are on the oust, and they understand that." replied Twilight.
Both of them nodded.
"Moses, you narrowly escaped the vote last night, so that makes it twice you've survived going home, it seems. Are you still nervous tonight?" asked Jeff.
"Nah! I'm not nervous at all. We've got our plan, so Imma stick to it, and get our team to the end." replied Moses.
"Grune, being one of two remaining Kalabaw members, are you feeling nervous?" asked Jeff.
Grune shrugged.
"If I am, I haven't heard about it. I feel completely safe tonight, Jeff. If I go home and get blindsided, I won't be upset at all. They've played good games." replied Grune.
"Nostalgia Critic, you've seemed quiet during the game. Got anything you wanna say?" asked Jeff.
Nostalgia Critic smirked.
"Yes I do. Please keep me around longer. I'm not done playing the game, I only just made it to Day 30, may I please see Day 39?" replied Nostalgia Critic.
Jeff: Ok, it's time to vote, Nostalgia Critic, you're up.
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Kasumi's Vote: Nothing personal. (Thane)
Thane's Vote: Should be Moses tonight, but I'm willing to take a risk and take you out. (Nostalgia Critic)
Twilight's Vote: Sorry... (?)
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"If anyone has the hidden immunity idol, and you want to play it, now is the time to do so."
No one did anything.
"Once the votes are read, the decision is final. Person voted out must leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes."
First vote, Nostalgia Critic. (He nodded, shrugging.)
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Nostalgia Critic. Two votes Nostalgia Critic.
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Thane. One vote Thane. (He nodded, expecting it.)
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Thane. Tied two votes Thane, two votes Nostalgia Critic.
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Thane. Three votes Thane, two votes Nostalgia Critic. (Thane looked at Grune and Twilight for one last hope)
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Twelfth person voted out of Survivor Virmire, and the fourth member of the jury, Thane. That's 4, and it's enough. You need to hand me your torch.
Thane nodded, accepting defeat as he gave up his torch, "Very well. I've done my best."
"Thane, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out his torch.
"Time for you to go."
Thane gave a light bow to the others before leaving the area.
"With another player gone from the game, it continues. There are 9 days left in the game, anyone at this stage can win this game if they try hard, and win. Grab your torches, and head on out. Good night."
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Thane's Final Words
"I feel like I proved a lot being out here on Survivor. 30 days living out here in Virmire can be... an adventurous experience. Having Kepral's Syndrome did not stop me from going far into the game. I fought hard, but my fighting wasn't hard enough."
VOTE
Nostalgia Critic – Thane and Mordin
Thane – Nostalgia Critic, Grune, Kasumi, Moses, and Twilight