Previously on, Survivor,
With Darwin finally out of the game, Jerry was free to be his natural self once again. However, his neck was still on the chopping block, as was Betty's, as the four original members of Sian bonded together. Anna shared her clue from Exile Island with her alliance, hoping to gain their trust. Yvette wanted to vote out Betty, seeing her as the biggest threat. Meanwhile, Betty and Jerry planned to target Yvette and hopefully pull Anna onto their side.
However, when Betty spoke with Anna about flipping, Anna refused, telling Betty she was better off turning against Jerry instead of working with him. She also warned Betty that she was the initial target. Meanwhile, Yvette, Jason, and G.W. spoke about the merge, and Yvette grew weary of Anna's loyalty. However, G.W. disagreed with her, defending Anna.
On the Noete tribe, Blanche told Jermaine word for word about what Luciana told her. This made Jermaine concerned as all hell, as he was wondering what Luciana's motive was for doing such a thing. Meanwhile, Brian and Kris planned for the endgame, and made a Final 4 pact that would also include Betty and Jerry. However, Brian was not in Kris' ultimate Final 3 plan.
Hoping to find a way out of the minority, Charlie came clean to Blanche about his mother's death, and told her to spare him some mercy until the merge. However, in his plea, he got too emotional, and accidentally told Blanche that his father won the game before; Andrew Miller. Meanwhile, Jermaine confronted Luciana over Blanche's claims, but Luciana defended herself well to maintain Jermaine's trust.
At the immunity challenge, Noete edged out Sian in order to win the final tribal challenge of the season, winning themselves a ton of meat and products. G.W. was sent to Exile Island as a result.
Before tribal council, Betty told Jerry that Anna would not be voting with them. This caused Jerry to break out into a fit of rage, angry that Anna was messing up her own game. Later, when confirming the vote, Anna tried to get Jason and Yvette to vote Jerry out instead, which caused Yvette to question Anna's motives. Yvette later decided to vote against Anna, believing the numbers would be good for the alliance without her. This made Jason extremely weary of Yvette's true nature.
At tribal council, despite his concerns, Jason stuck by Yvette's decision, choosing not to betray her just yet as he, along with Jerry voted against Anna, blindsiding her and sending her to the jury in a 3-2 vote. As Yvette's game grows, so does the suspicion against her. 11 are left, who'll be voted out tonight?
Noete: Blanche, Brian, Charlie, Jermaine, Kris, and Luciana
Sian: Betty, G.W., Jason, Jerry, and Yvette
Jury: Anna
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Sian Day 20
The Sian tribe returned from quite the interesting, and blindside-filled tribal council. Nobody really said much about anything, most likely due to the tension.
G.W. was awaiting their return, but he was immediately saddened to learn that Anna was gone, "Wait what...? Anna's gone? Why?"
"Long explanation. I'll have to fill you in, if you mind." offered Yvette, setting her torch with the others.
"Yes, please do..." murmured G.W., still in a state of shock.
"I wasn't expecting to return to camp with... Anna gone from the game. That vote just opened my eyes up completely to what really is going on behind the scenes with Yvette and Jason. Especially with Yvette, because she's had my back this whole game, and she just betrayed my trust last night." - G.W.
Jason shook his head, taking a seat near the fire as Yvette and G.W. walked off towards the beach. He sighed, "What a night, what a night..."
Jerry and Betty were sitting down across from him. Jerry chuckled a little, "Hah! Anna got what she deserved. Still wish it could have been Yvette, but I can't award bad gameplay. Sorry, ain't happening."
"You know what? Right about now, that doesn't seem like a bad idea." remarked Jason, shrugging his shoulders.
"I hated voting Anna out last night. It hurt to write the poor girl's name down, because I felt like Yvette was unreasonable, and... really suspicious with the way she was defending her choice. Acting like she knew more about Charlie than I did, and Charlie was my closest ally. Something's going on." - Jason
"Well that just doesn't make a lick of sense," replied Jerry, "If you wanted Yvette out, you could have just come to us!"
Jason shook his head, "No, because honestly, I didn't trust you guys. I had to vote with Yvette in order to avoid creating a target on my back. It's already there, but it would be bigger if I voted you out, Jerry."
Jerry laughed a little bit, "Hah! Hey, no worries, I appreciate people who tell the truth instead of dancing around it like an idiot. You shouldn't trust anyone in this game, anyway."
"But something doesn't add up. Why would you want to vote Yvette out? I thought you two were close?" asked Betty, confused.
"Jason was always someone I couldn't get a good read on. He seems like the typical big strong guy, but I feel like he's not as dumb as people think he is. I'm not saying he's a genius by any stretch, but I feel like he... well, 'breaks character', if you will. But it is nice to see Jason grow a backbone." - Betty
"After she came to the conclusion that Anna needed to go, she was saying that it didn't matter, that Charlie knew what he was doing, and that we would have the numbers," explained Jason, "For the record, Charlie was my closest ally, not hers, as she had Kajsa. So... something's going on."
"And you're just willing to tell us everything because?" asked Jerry, raising an eyebrow.
"Again, I'm willing to be honest with you guys to gain your trust," explained Jason, "If Charlie seems closer with Yvette than with me, then I have no true allies on my side, which isn't good for a guy like me."
Jerry shrugged, "Meh, you could have just stayed loyal to them. Wouldn't have to worry about that target. But eh, I guess you're better off exposing them."
"I have my reasons for throwing Yvette and Charlie under the bus. For one thing, it will make people falsely think of me as an idiot, but it also helps rally the troops against them. If I don't have to get a lot of blood on my hands, especially with the jury forming, then I'm in pretty good shape here." - Jason
Betty smiled at Jason, "Don't you worry about it. Jerry and I have our group on Noete right now. We will be able to get the votes we need once we merge. If we don't merge, and we lose another challenge, Yvette's going home."
Jason nodded his head, shaking hands with both Jerry and Betty in confirmation.
Meanwhile, Yvette and G.W. were taking a walk along the beach. Yvette was explaining herself to G.W. about the Anna vote.
"That's why I did what I needed to do. I simply did not trust Anna with Blanche around. Not to mention, Charlie's doing our work for us on the Noete tribe. He will come back with numbers." reassured Yvette.
"I need to do major damage control with G.W., because I need him back on focus and ready to make the next move I need him to. Without Anna's interference, I'll be able to do whatever I want. That's one less ally for Blanche, and one less threat to worry about later. G.W. needs to understand this." - Yvette
"You keep saying that, but it doesn't make me feel any better..." sighed G.W.
Yvette closed her eyes, "Well, that's all I can tell you. You're just going to have to trust me. I know that's difficult, but... please. Anna needed to go. Especially before the end game started, when she would be too likable to vote out."
"But what if Charlie doesn't do what you expect him to do? Then it's us four against all of the Noete players and Blanche!" exclaimed G.W., shaking his hands a little bit.
"Yvette's always talking about making the big moves, and making smart decisions, but I think she overplayed this entire vote! There was no reason to vote out Anna! Why? Because you thought she was close with Blanche? Well, what about me? I'm close with Blanche! It just doesn't make sense!" - G.W.
"Calm down, G.W.," said Yvette, placing a hand on his shoulder, "Like I said, all will make sense in a few days. Whether we merge soon or not, you are safe with me. If we don't merge, Betty's going home next. Are we good?"
G.W. nodded his head, "Okay..." But even though he said that, he wasn't okay at all.
Not like Yvette noticed that or anything, "Thank you, G.W. You're a good kid, you know that? Anna would be happy that you would stand by her. But it's a game. As this game enters Day 20, you need to understand that."
G.W. nodded his head once again, watching Yvette walk off back to camp.
"G.W. is only 17 years old, so he's going to be a little nervous when it comes to these types of decisions. However, I know he's going to be a nice little puppy dog that will do whatever I want. He didn't seem to share his idol clue... but I'm going to assume he didn't find one to begin with." - Yvette
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Noete Day 20
It was a nice morning for the Noete camp. Jermaine and Luciana were out in the woods supposedly getting water, and Charlie was out for a nice little swim in the ocean.
Blanche, Brian, and Kris were back at camp, eating breakfast as they awaited tree mail.
"Okay kids, I need you two on full alert right now!" declared Blanche, a creepy smile on her lips, "Because yesterday, I learned the most sacred of secrets!"
"Yesterday, I started piling up all the evidence I had with me. Listen, there's a reason I learned a lot from CSI: Miami back in the day! Charlie's emotional plea to me the other day made him slip up! He revealed that his father played this game before and won! Miller is no ordinary last name!" - Blanche
Kris gasped a little bit, "Oh! Oh! Did you find a stash of marshmallows hidden within Jermaine's afro? Or did you find out why Luciana's so oddly quiet?"
Blanche cackled a little bit, "Hahaha! No! None of those boring things! I learned something about Charlie!"
Brian's face tensed up a little bit, fearing the worst after Blanche brought his name up. He looked up at her, "...oh? What kind of secret?"
"Charlie made an emotional plea with me the other day to keep him in the game to at least make the merge," explained Blanche, "It was really sweet, and loving. It would have made me cry if I had any tears! He said his mother passed away a few years ago... and in his tears... he said his father won the game! I have a strong belief that his father is none other than Andrew Miller! Winner of Survivor Emerald Hill!"
"Survivor is a game where you can't let your emotional guard down. People have won this game before by using emotional pleas. Just look at Jeremy Collins and Adam Klein! If I want to win this game, I cannot afford to have someone like Charlie sitting next to me at the Final 3! He would win!" - Blanche
"Wow! Really? How'd you figure that out? Is it because his last name was Miller or something?" asked Kris.
"On Day 1, Charlie mentioned to us that his last name was Miller. Nothing out of the ordinary, right?" explained Blanche, "Generic last name! Might as well be a robot! But now it connects! The tables have turned!"
"...maybe Charlie is just one of those guys that is a big emotional wreck sometimes. They're not known for being completely truthful when emotional." shrugged Brian.
"Charlie, what the hell were you thinking? I know the guy's got a big heart, and he really does get emotional over the little things in life, but come on, man. To Blanche of all people? She's already proven that despite her insanity, she's a smart woman. Don't know how I'm going to save him." - Brian
"If that's true, then he's gotta go home next," replied Kris, "As much as Luciana's a large waste of space, someone like Charlie could really win this game if we let him get to the end!"
"You seriously don't believe what she's telling you, Kris, really?" asked Brian, a little dumbfounded.
"Of course she does!" cackled Blanche, "Much like with Jason from the other tribe, tons of muscle, but no brain power! No offense to you, Kris, but I say it like it is!"
"Hey! I'm not that stupid!" muttered Kris, crossing her arms, "I just agree with your theory, that's all!"
"Very well..." sighed Brian, shaking his head as he focused on his breakfast again.
"I really like Charlie as a person, because he's sweet, got a big heart, and is totally strong! But like, now that Blanche has given us more information, it's clear to me that something's going on. I don't think Blanche would openly lie about something serious like that, so we gotta trust her!" - Kris
Meanwhile, Jermaine and Luciana were out in the forest, using the time they had to search for the hidden immunity idol.
"Remember the hints I gave you, Luciana," explained Jermaine, "We need to find the idol and get out of here before we get caught."
"Yes... yes I know." nodded Luciana, showing an annoyed glance as Jermaine turned away from her.
"The last thing I need to have happen is to get caught looking for the idol. That's why it's crucial that Luciana or myself finds it before we leave for the challenge. Especially if the next challenge isn't even a challenge, but a merge. If we merge, this idol may as well become non-existent now." - Jermaine
Despite wishing to split up, Luciana never left Jermaine's side, and only searched for the idol in his field of vision. She absolutely wanted to find the idol before he did, but Jermaine was searching pretty hard himself, using the clues he had.
"The clues mentioned a forked tree, and a lot of bushes nearby," explained Jermaine, looking around the forest with his hands on his hips, "So we should be close..."
"I sure hope so..." sighed Luciana, looking around as well.
"I need to find the idol and grab it before Jermaine finds it. As much as I feel like I would have control over his idol even if he had it, I need it for myself. Because quite frankly, you need to look after yourself and yourself alone. Jermaine may not protect me as I think, which could ruin my game." - Luciana
Jermaine and Luciana continued their search throughout the forest, looking through trees, and through bushes to find this Noete immunity idol. They didn't have much time left before they would be called for the challenge.
In the end...
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...eventually, Jermaine spotted one more forked tree off to the side. It was surrounded by bushes, and had a weird light about it. Immediately, Jermaine spotted it as the tree with the idol inside.
"There it is, Luciana!" whispered Jermaine, motioning his arm towards the tree as he raced over towards it. Luciana sighed to herself as she followed after him.
"And of course... he gets the goddamn immunity idol." (She sighs angrily) "Well... it's not all too bad, I guess. He should be easy to manipulate to my heart's content, and hopefully it will be enough to control whatever he does with the idol. I'll have to lay low and appear as loyal as I've ever been." - Luciana
Jermaine made his way over to the tree, and reached his hand down the middle of the forked tree. Eventually, he pulled out a wrapped object. Upon unwrapping it, it was indeed the Noete immunity idol.
"I can't believe it... we have the idol... it's ours!" smiled Luciana softly, clapping her hands gently together.
"I couldn't of done it without your help, Luciana. This idol is ours to hold onto," smiled Jermaine, high fiving Luciana, "We're a team to the bitter end, you hear me?"
"Of course... yeah... a team to the end. That's a promise..." smiled Luciana, holding her hands behind her back. Her fingers were crossed when making the promise.
"Heh... never would have thought I would have Luciana, the one woman nobody really wanted to have on Noete from Day 1 aside from Darwin, as my closest ally. She's grown a lot out here, and uh... while this game is far from over, I'm just glad she's here with me as my last remaining ally." - Jermaine
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"Come on in guys!"
Both tribes arrived at the challenge area.
"Noete getting your first look at the new Sian tribe; Anna voted out at the last tribal council."
Brian and Kris were shocked that Betty and Jerry were still in the game. Blanche gritted her teeth a little bit, glaring at Yvette, while Charlie was just confused over the whole thing. Jermaine and Luciana did not have a reaction.
"Well, we're reaching the half way point of the first season of the new series, so I feel like it's only fitting that we start it off with a bang... DROP YOUR BUFFS! We're merged!"
Everyone cheered loudly as yellow and blue buffs fell to the sandy beaches, and Jeff started to toss out brand new black buffs to everyone left in the game.
"Based on what I'm hearing from the celebrating tribes, it sounds like you will be merging at the original Sian beach, so all of Noete's belongings will be moved over there. In addition, there's some news I need everyone to be aware of."
Everyone listened carefully to Jeff's words.
"There will be a brand new merge idol hidden back at camp, alongside any other existing idols at Sian that may or may not still be hidden. In addition, some players know about this, but others don't; there is a special idol hidden on Exile Island, and trust me, visits won't be as frequent during the merge, so grab it whenever you can!"
Everyone nodded their heads, eager for the merge to begin.
"Alright, I think you guys have a long night and day ahead of you, so please enjoy yourselves, and have a blast as one unique tribe!"
Final 11: Betty, Blanche, Brian, Charlie, G.W., Jason, Jermaine, Jerry, Kris, Luciana, and Yvette
Jury: Anna
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Merged Tribe Night 20
The final eleven players arrived at the original Sian campsite, and started to celebrate as the blue skies started to fade away into darkness.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!" cheered Jerry, loudly, "It's been my lifelong dream to make it on Survivor, and make the merge! Too bad the buffs are black, but who cares! Merge time baby!"
"I did it! I made it my first goal in the game of Survivor, and that goal was to make the merge. Now my game can truly take shape into what I wanted it to be. Start the game off as a nerdy know it all, and transition into a fanboy destined to destroying the hopes and dreams of many players!" - Jerry
"Honestly, black is kind of fitting for you, Jerry," giggled Betty, "Black is a generic color, and haven't you called yourself the generic fanboy?"
Jerry rolled his eyes, "Doesn't make the color any less horrible. It's too overused on Survivor! Looks like Jeff and crew haven't learned."
"Black is more fitting because this is where the game gets intense, challenging, and for me, so much more fun!" grinned Kris.
"Now it's time for my game to take a turn for the better! I'm one of the strongest women out here, and I know I'm going to have a target on my back. That just makes it more interesting, because it's like a test of endurance. How long can I hold off these ten really crafty players to make it to the Final 3?" - Kris
"Challenges are going to get intense between you, Jason, and Blanche, Kris," chuckled Jermaine, "I think you got your work cut out for you."
Blanche cackled loudly, "Hahaha! That's right! Don't forget about me, kiddies! I may be an old woman, but I've beaten enough virtual Mike Tysons to tell you how challenges will end from here on out!"
"Hah!" laughed Jason, "Yvette's supposed to be the gamer around here, not you Blanche."
"I'm not a gamer anyway! I only create virtual versions of popular wrestlers, boxers, and muscle heads to test out my strength experiments! Good thing my husband digs graves for a living." grinned Blanche in a creepy manner.
"You didn't." gasped Betty.
Blanche shook her head, "No! No! Not like that! Jesus, the things your parents teach you nowadays. I only took DNA. Not the whole dead body! Gosh!"
"This merge is going to be something else, I'm telling you. Charlie, Kris, Blanche, everyone's going to be tough to beat in these upcoming challenges. Thankfully, I have the advantage of being good at puzzles, and strong in physical challenges. I just need to hold back until the last half." - Jason
"Huh... not everyone's here celebrating. This is a big moment, and some people don't want to celebrate?" remarked Betty, noticing only she, Kris, Jerry, Blanche, Jermaine, and Jason were around chatting about the merge.
"I think I saw Brian, G.W., and Luciana fall straight into bed!" claimed Kris, holding a hand up, "I know Brian and Luciana don't like staying up too late... but uh, no idea where Charlie and Yvette are, though."
"Hmmm..." wondered Betty, crossing her arms just a little bit.
"Given the chat Jason, myself, and Jerry had before the merge, something's definitely going on between Yvette and Charlie. While most of us are either sleeping or celebrating the merge, those two were nowhere to be found. That's not a good way to start the merge game, especially for them." - Betty
Meanwhile, Charlie, Yvette, and Brian were far away from camp, discussing their ultimate plans before going to bed for the night. Lucky enough for Brian, nobody noticed he was apart of this group.
"So this means our group has the four original members of Sian not counting Blanche... and Brian brings in Betty, Jerry, and Kris," explained Yvette, "That's a solid group of eight. This should be no problem whatsoever. Only Jermaine, Luciana, and Blanche stand in our way."
"We may have to drop a few players, just to be safe," explained Charlie, "Kris is one example. She's too strong of a player to keep around. Besides, we'll need Jason to win those challenges at the end to keep immunity out of the wrong hands."
Brian sighed a little bit, "Well... don't know how I feel about that, because I like Kris. But whatever."
"While Yvette and Charlie were my original alliance from before the game started, I grew strong bonds with Kris and Betty, and they sort of turned into like Survivor sisters for me. I understand Kris is not the brightest and a physical threat, but I can't bear to write her name down, honestly." - Brian
"We'll all have to make moves we don't want to make," replied Yvette, "Jason and G.W. will be two of those votes at some point or another. Either way, the Final 3 is locked up for us."
"Not quite... because Blanche doesn't trust Charlie now," replied Brian, "All because he decided to let his emotions loose, and let it slip about his father's legacy." He gave Charlie an annoyed look.
Charlie sighed a little, shaking his head, "Shit... yeah, I didn't even think about that. You know how I get out here, guys..."
"One blemish does lay right out in front of us, and it's sort of all my fault. I guess I shouldn't have gotten that emotional, but sometimes it's just not possible. My family means everything in the world to me, so I figured by letting my heart out to Blanche, she would understand... but I guess not." - Charlie
"Which probably means she might sniff up my origins as a member of the Tan family," remarked Yvette, "Which means Brian, you're going to have to be a mole. Nobody will suspect you of being Will Rose's son. You don't stand out like Charlie and I do."
"Thanks for the compliment, coach," muttered Brian, mocking out a salute towards Yvette, "But yeah, I get what you're saying. I'll do my best to get the attention off of you."
"Good. Because if they're already suspecting Charlie, things might be a lot harder than I originally thought. At least it's not going to be completely easy." replied Yvette with a simple shrug.
"Charlie's my meat shield. As long as he's taking bullets, that's fine by me. But he can't take too many, because otherwise he would be voted out. Brian needs to keep the attention off of him, and I need to keep Jason and G.W. in line going into the first vote. A lot may go wrong if we're not careful." - Yvette
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Merged Tribe Day 21
The next day, G.W., Luciana, and Blanche were finishing up the final touches to the new merged tribe flag. Jermaine was sitting near the fire watching them.
"What's the significance of the name again, guys?" asked Jermaine.
"I've done my research far and wide!" grinned Blanche, "Curtiss is not only the name of the first ever Survivor winner out here, but one of the islands on Kermadec is named after him! It's only fitting I'd say!"
"But I think the best part is Luciana's artwork!" smiled G.W., watching Luciana paint beautiful pictures on the new flag, "Everything looks amazing, Luciana!"
Luciana blushed a little bit, shaking her head, "It's... it's nothing really. It's just a hobby... but thank you..."
"I only use my arts and crafts whenever I feel it necessary of me to show off my talents. Everyone thought I was weak and useless, but now I can reveal that I'm quite the artist in my spare time. They were all idiots to assume I was pathetic and useless, and that will be their downfall." - Luciana
After the flag was finished, Jermaine turned to look over at G.W., "So uhh... G.W.? You said you wanted to speak with us about something important?"
"Oh yeah! Yeah I did! Things aren't going well for me before the merge... allow me to explain everything!" replied G.W. He then started to explain everything that happened post Anna's elimination.
Blanche rolled her eyes, "Of course! Yvette's to blame! She's playing this game too cowardly. Voting out Anna because of me? What an idiot!"
"Anna's only out of this game because of me. That should make me feel bad, but it doesn't! In fact, I only pity Yvette more then I pity Anna! Yvette hates my guts so bad, that she had to take out her revenge on Anna! Let me tell you something, you pissed off the wrong professor, lady! Count on it!" - Blanche
"So clearly you're no longer on their side, huh?" asked Jermaine.
G.W. shook his head, "Nope, Yvette lost all of my trust. But she doesn't know that, yet. She thinks I'm going to remain a loyal soldier. I rather work with people who I can trust."
"And sonny, you know you can trust me! Hahahaha!" cackled Blanche.
"Well... yeah, of course. With Alec and Kajsa gone, and Yvette losing my trust, you're the one person left I trust with my life, Blanche." smiled G.W.
"Blanche is the only person in the game right now that knows about my autism. If she still values my trust, she hasn't told anyone else out here and... honestly, I know she hasn't. When I first told her, she... was very warm and kind about it. Almost like my grandmother out here. It's heartwarming." - G.W.
"Well!" declared Blanche, "Please know that you can trust Jermaine and Luciana as well, boy! They were responsible for taking me in as a member of Noete! And from the looks of things here... Sian may as well become a thing of the past."
"What do you mean by that?" asked G.W., confused, unaware of what went down over at Noete.
"Charlie made a gigantic mistake while letting loose his emotions to me the other day," explained Blanche, "He revealed that his father won the game before! Now, do you remember his last name, G.W.?"
"It was Miller right? Well, that seems like a very generic... OH! Wait! It's Miller! Andrew Miller!" exclaimed G.W.
Jermaine was a little confused, "Wait, hold up. You telling me that Charlie is Andrew Miller's son? I don't really see the resemblance."
"My ears never lied to me once before, Jermaine! Not since the incident back in 2020, that's for certain!" grinned Blanche.
"I'm certainly learning a lot of valuable information from G.W. and Blanche today, and that's going to be really helpful in making it through these first few rounds of the merge. Turns out people like Yvette and Charlie have been sneaky players for the last few days, so it's our duty to take 'em out." - Jermaine
"Oh! And before I forget..." remembered G.W., reaching into his pocket to pull out the immunity idol clue from Exile Island, "I figured I should earn your trust with this immunity idol clue. Please, see it for yourselves."
G.W. passed the clue along to Blanche, Jermaine, and Luciana respectively. Luciana spoke up for the first time in the conversation, "Do... do you think the Sian idol is... um... still out there?"
"As far as I know, it probably is. Otherwise we would have seen it at some point at these last two tribal councils." shrugged G.W.
"Okay, so uhm... maybe we should go looking for it soon?" suggested Luciana.
"That's a good idea, but right now, I think we all gotta lay low for right now," suggested Jermaine, "Because with Yvette, Charlie, Jason, and Kris standing out as big threats, none of us should be targeted for a good long while. We cool with that?"
Everyone nodded in agreement with Jermaine's idea, agreeing to stick together as a strong four person alliance.
"For right now, I'm just going to keep my mouth shut. There's no need to blow up Jermaine's game quite yet. The focus is on these stupid little Sian players who think they're the kings and queens of this little game. I mean, let's face it, I'm the real queen bee around here, and I need my throne." - Luciana
Meanwhile, down by the beach, Kris, Jerry, and Betty were discussing all of the events that took place while on separate tribes.
"Wait, what? Blanche said that Charlie was Andrew's son? THE Andrew Miller?" asked Betty, a little taken back by this.
Kris nodded her head, "Yep! I know it sounds a little unbelievable, but after living with Blanche for the past week? I can safely tell you that she's the real deal. Smart, yet insane at times."
"Brian and I were just waiting to kick back with our homies Jerry and Betty for the last few days, and now we're back together! I'm still a little iffy on Jerry, but hopefully with Darwin gone he's become a little less annoying and more helpful. After all, I would love to sit next to him at the Final 3!" - Kris
Jerry was sitting there in silence, trying to think of something to say. Betty spoke up in his place, "Well, Charlie's already one of the biggest threats out here, and according to what Jason said, he's got something going with Yvette, and I do not trust Yvette at all."
"Yeah, I know right? Yvette looks like a shady player anyway!" remarked Kris, "Blanche was pretty good in making her and Kajsa look like shady bad guys back on Noete. Hey, I'll take her word over theirs any day!"
"Jason also mentioned how Yvette and Charlie were too close. Too close for a game's stand point. Like a they hardly talked strategy stand point." mentioned Betty.
"After learning that Charlie himself might be related to a former Survivor winner... it got my head spinning in a way that... well, what if there's another player like him? We already had Grace, who was Jared's cloned daughter or... whatever. Honestly, I'm leaning towards Yvette being that player." - Betty
Just then, Jerry spoke up, "Well, I'm glad you picked up on that Betty, because if Blanche is to be believed, then that means Yvette may be no different from Charlie! What if she's Ben Tan's daughter! It would explain Yvette and Charlie's weird alliance according to Jason!"
"Aw crap, now there's two children of former players?" muttered Kris, shaking her head, "Charlie was one too many! Now we gotta worry about Yvette potentially being one? Oh please don't tell me there's a third!"
"I don't think so unless Jason's related to one. But honestly, he doesn't strike me as one. If anything, the closest interaction to a former player he would have is with Jake Bernardi potentially being his best friend, but that's a different story all together." shrugged Jerry.
"Oh goody! Two players are about to be voted off back to back! Charlie and Yvette got too careless in their gameplay, and it's all coming back to bite them in the ass! How stupid could Charlie be anyway? He caught got red handed, and his alliance with Yvette is out in the open for all to see!" - Jerry
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"Come on in guys!"
The remaining players arrived at the challenge area.
"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded excitedly.
"I'll take back immunity from you guys, now that tribal immunity is no more."
Kris did so.
"For today's first individual immunity challenge, you will hold yourself up between two walls, using your arms and elbows to keep you up off the ground. If you slide down and your feet touch the ground, you're out. Last person left standing wins immunity, guaranteed a spot in the Final 10. Losers go to tribal council to vote off the second member of the jury, joining Anna, who became the first member. Let's get started."
Everyone got situated between the walls.
"This challenge has officially begun..."
– 10 minutes in... –
Right out of the gate, there were many players who were holding up quite well. Blanche, Charlie, Jermaine, Yvette, Betty, and Jerry were doing the best, from what it seemed. Jason and Kris would also look pretty good too, but they were trying to throw the scent off of them being the strongest players. Brian, G.W., and Luciana were struggling the most.
"Remember, a new game has begun at the merge. New alliances may be formed. Old alliances may be tested. One thing is certain, you want to have immunity around your neck." said Jeff.
– 20 minutes in... –
Only 20 minutes into the challenge, the three weak links from the beginning weren't long to last in the competition, as Brian, Luciana, and G.W. all dropped out pretty early.
"And right off the bat, Brian, G.W., and Luciana are all out of the challenge. We're down to eight."
None of them looked too upset to lose the challenge, as none of them believed to be in trouble at tonight's tribal council.
Jason and Kris both waited for a good time to drop out of the challenge. They wanted to drop out at the right time that seemed reasonable enough to make the others believe they weren't throwing it. Yvette took a deep breath, trying to hang in there. Charlie, Jermaine, and Blanche all remained comfortable. Betty and Jerry were beginning to show signs of weakness.
And without much warning whatsoever, Jerry dropped out of the challenge. A fly had flown in front of his face and distracted him.
"And just like that, lose your concentration and you lose the challenge. Jerry Perry's out of the game, and we're down to seven."
Jerry rolled his eyes a little bit, upset to have lost due to a stupid fly.
– 30 minutes in... –
With enough time passed, and enough people out of the challenge, one of Jason and Kris found it ready to step down from the challenge.
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"Kris steps down after doing somewhat of a good job. Either way, she's out of the challenge, and we're down to six."
Kris dusted her hands off, nodding her head, and taking a seat with the others. Yvette gave her a rather odd look, but chose not to say anything.
Despite the nanos in her body, Blanche's muscles were beginning to weaken as she tried to hold herself between the two walls. Betty continued to struggle, but she remained as strong as she possibly could be. Yvette, Jermaine, and Charlie remained calm as ever, but Charlie's muscles were beginning to twitch.
Jason's muscles were also twitching a little bit, although most of that was just for show. And just like that, Jason stepped down from the challenge, holding his wrist a little bit.
"Jason can't take it any more, Jason's out of the challenge, and we're down to five."
Jason stretched out his muscles a little bit, still holding his wrist. He made it seem like his wrist was bothering him when it really wasn't.
– 40 minutes in... –
Another player dropped out nearly ten minutes after Jason stepped down from the challenge.
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"Blanche drops out of the challenge. We're down to only four competitors left."
Blanche grumbled a little bit, crossing her arms and taking a seat with the others.
Yvette was slightly in a zen mode, moving her head out to look at the other three players still in the challenge. Betty and Charlie were struggling, and Jermaine was looking stronger than ever.
It even helped for Yvette when the same fly that was bothering Jerry decided to go and bother Jermaine next. Jermaine tried to blow it and swat it away, but his grip between the walls slipped doing so, and he fell to his feet, eliminating him.
"Just like that, Jermaine's also out of the challenge. We're down to three players, and it almost looks like there's no competition left, as Yvette looks strong, and Charlie and Betty look weak."
Jermaine shook his head, upset that he let a little fly distract him. Jerry had to chuckle at his misfortune. Yvette looked over at Betty, and then looked over at Charlie. She was deeply worried about Charlie's safety after what happened between him and Blanche.
– 50 minutes in... –
As the players got closer and closer to the one hour mark, one more player dropped out of the challenge.
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"Betty's out of the challenge. We're down to two former Sian members Yvette and Charlie, and it looks like it's almost over."
Charlie was holding on with every ounce of strength he had. Even though it was down to just him and Yvette, he still wanted to win despite losing most of his strength to hold on.
Yvette could win the challenge right here and now, and let the strategizing begin for tribal council. However, she needed to keep Charlie safe.
She whispered over to him, quietly so that nobody could hear what they were discussing, "Would you be okay if I let you win this one? You need it more then I do."
"You think you'll be the target if I'm safe, though...?" asked Charlie, worried.
Yvette shook her head, "Doubt it. There's no reason to vote me out tonight. You have many reasons to be voted out. You definitely need it."
Charlie didn't answer back after that. He was too focused to really talk back to Yvette that much.
In the end...
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...Yvette decided to drop out of the challenge to give Charlie immunity for the night ahead.
"Yvette surprisingly drops out of the challenge! With that, CHARLIE WINS THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL IMMUNITY CHALLENGE!"
Everyone clapped and cheered for Charlie.
"Now that's what I call determination, Charlie! You never gave up one time despite losing most of your endurance strength. In the end, you're safe tonight, and aren't going anywhere. As for the rest of you, after 22 long fought days, one of you is about to be voted out. See you all tonight."
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Curtiss Day 22
With tribal council looming in just a matter of hours, everyone was scrambling and strategizing to make sure their plans worked after the night was over.
Within the forest, Charlie, Yvette, Jason, and G.W. were discussing the vote.
"Thank you, Yvette," smiled Charlie, shaking her hand, "Hopefully that's not a mistake for you to give me immunity tonight. I'd hate to see you leave after all of that."
Yvette shook her head, "No thanks needed. Your determination would have easily turned a few votes against you. Hopefully that's more votes in Kris' direction."
"Tonight, we're voting for Kris or Blanche tonight, and for me the biggest threat has got to be Kris. She dropped out awfully early, and she hardly looked weak. She was obviously throwing it to appear non-threatening. If that's how she's going to play, then we have to take her out before it's too late." - Yvette
"You don't think they'll come after me instead?" asked Jason, a tad worried, "Because I'm just as big of a threat as Kris is, honestly."
Yvette shook her head, "I highly doubt it. After all, you were more obvious in your throwing of the challenge. Kris wasn't."
"Will we have the numbers to send her home tonight, though?" asked G.W., curiously.
Yvette nodded her head, "Absolutely. It's our four votes, plus Brian, Betty, and Jerry. We should be fine to send Kris home tonight."
"I gotta say, I'm surprised both Kris and I had the same idea to throw the immunity challenge to appear weak. But Yvette's actually got a point about her; Kris is very transparent. I tried to make it look like my wrist was bothering me, while Kris... didn't look weak at all. She just quit early." - Jason
"Hopefully the fact you kept them over Anna shows that they can trust us," replied Charlie, "Because we really need their help to send some of these big dogs home. Kris, Blanche, Jermaine... they all gotta go."
"That's what I like to think at any rate. Hopefully things go in our favor so that tomorrow morning we can plan the next move we need to make." explained Yvette.
Charlie nodded his head, sighing a little, "Yeah... hopefully we won't be eating our own words tonight."
"It's a little odd that Yvette threw the immunity challenge in order to save my butt from being voted out over being the son of a former winner. I don't know if Yvette's safe, but she has more reasons to be safe compared to me, so... yeah, I think tonight's going to go in our favor, and Kris is leaving." - Charlie
The four members of Sian agreed to vote against Kris, shaking hands with one another. Obviously Jason and G.W. still had their doubts, but they kept the idea in mind.
Yvette and Charlie split off away from the group, and left to go find Brian to tell him the plan.
"Kris is going home tonight. She's gotta go. She's too much of a physical threat. Her throwing the challenge was not subtle whatsoever." explained Yvette.
Brian sighed, placing his hands on his hips, "I don't know... yeah, Kris is a threat, but... Blanche is scarier, man. She knows dirt on Charlie, and she's smart as hell."
Charlie shook his head, "That dirt means nothing if she's going around telling everybody, Brian. What's done is done, so all we can do is just keep the attention off of me, and we'll just vote Kris out."
"You know, I won't lie, I've always felt like the outsider in our trio. Charlie and Yvette were close friends, and I was usually a third wheel most of the time. Maybe it's because I'm just more chill and laid back, but... I don't know. Those two just seem to take eachother for granted over me." - Brian
"She has to go home eventually, Brian. Tonight's just the best time to do it," reassured Yvette, "We're going to the Final 3 together. We will defy the odds."
Brian sighed, "I just feel like we would have a better shot if Blanche left tonight instead of Kris. Betty and Jerry like Kris. Especially Betty."
"Just try, Brian, please? Both of them need to understand they can't keep a strong woman like her around too long into the merge. She'll begin to dominate, and Jason won't be able to hold her off for long." said Yvette.
Brian nodded his head, crossing his arms. He didn't say anything else, but he did agree to get the votes for his alliance.
"Brian can be a little lazy from time to time. This is one of these times where he needs to get back to work, and put in the effort to get votes for the alliance. Betty and Jerry are smart individuals, so I'm fairly confident they will see Kris as a huge physical threat, and vote her out tonight." - Yvette
Meanwhile, inside the shelter, Jermaine, Kris, Betty, and Jerry were talking about the vote, and their past back on Noete.
"Well guys, I know we had our differences," chuckled Jermaine, "Most of that was Darwin's fault... but now that he's gone, hopefully Noete can have a strong working relationship."
Jerry laughed, "I never had a problem with you Jermaine! You just aligned yourself with assholes! At least Darwin and Stuart got their comeuppances! But yeah, I'm all down for a Noete team alliance!"
"If I have to work with Noete to get to the end, then I'm all game for it! Listen, my game is all centered around getting to the end of the game despite any odds necessary! I'll lie, I'll cheat, I'll do anything I need to do in order to win! Jerry Perry's here to play, and here to win one million dollars!" - Jerry
"I'm good with that, Jermaine. I think we have a strong group left, and I think with more Noetes and less Sians, I think it should be pretty easy." smiled Betty.
Jermaine nodded his head, "Yeah, and it helps that Yvette and Charlie are doing some shady stuff behind the scenes. Are we all cool about voting Yvette out tonight?"
Betty, Kris, and Jerry all nodded their heads in agreement. It was easy enough to agree to.
"We were already ahead of you, bub!" smirked Jerry, "Yvette was our target unless she won immunity, so no need to tell us twice, because we're telling you why."
"Now that we're merged, I want to keep Noete united. Darwin was responsible for bringing us tension and conflict, especially with Jerry. We're a team that needs to stick together, and go after the Sians, starting with Yvette first. Obviously, it won't last, but for now, we need to work together." - Jermaine
"Once Yvette goes, Charlie leaves next, and probably Jason, Blanche, and G.W. in some order, right?" asked Betty.
Jermaine nodded his head, "At least those two go home first, obviously. Let's not think too far down the road, of course. Right now, let's worry about who needs to go before jumping too far ahead."
"Oh yeah, you've got a point there. Not to mention, the game will definitely change moving forward." replied Betty, things on her mind.
"I think it's clear that Jermaine has his own motives moving forward in the game. He's a very likable guy, and that's pretty much the reason why he's still here over Stuart. We have to take out some dangerous players like Yvette and Charlie, and then we can focus on making some big moves." - Betty
"I'll go keep Brian informed of what we're going to do tonight," replied Kris, standing up to get out of the shelter, "I think it should be a done deal for Yvette tonight anyway. But the more votes the better, right?"
"Yeah, can't be too carefree, Kris." chuckled Jermaine.
After Kris left the shelter to go find Brian, Jerry, Betty, and Jermaine all shook hands and agreed to work together for the time being.
"Honestly, I feel so lucky to have a strong alliance backing me up. Yeah, I threw the immunity challenge today, but I can't afford to look so strong right out of the gate! I'm the strongest woman left in the game, and if I come out too strong like Yvette did, then I would likely be voted out!" - Kris
Hours before tribal council, Jason and G.W. were taking a stroll through the forest, discussing the vote one on one.
"So uhh... how are you voting tonight?" asked Jason, curiously.
G.W. shrugged a little bit, "Why do you ask? That sounds like a very odd question, Jason."
"Just asking," replied Jason, "Because I get the sense that you feel too betrayed by Yvette. Because honestly... I don't trust her either."
"I want to see where G.W.'s head is at going into tribal council tonight, because... while I don't trust Yvette, I kind of want to vote Kris out tonight. If Kris isn't here, then I really have no competition towards the end of the game, where if I need to win immunity, I can win it without trouble." - Jason
"Honestly Jason, I have nothing against you," explained G.W., "Yvette was my closest ally after losing Kajsa and Alec, so... her vote against Anna hurt me more than yours, if that makes any sense."
Jason nodded his head, "Yeah, that's what I thought too. Yvette's definitely a threat... but Kris has to go at some point. She could start winning immunity back to back to back at any moment."
"Yeah... yeah you have a point there." sighed G.W., placing his hands on his hips.
"I never really trusted Jason all that much, but after speaking to him before tribal council... I feel like I can trust him just a tiny bit more. I'm still weary of him, but he's definitely earning my trust little by little. Voting out Kris might be a good move for me, because it keeps Yvette none the wiser." - G.W.
G.W. spoke up, "Well... if we can keep the votes in favor of voting Kris out, then... yeah, I think we can make it happen."
"Well, it means Betty, Brian, and Jerry need to vote for Kris tonight. If they vote for her, we can send her home. Yvette stays, and continues to think you and I are still loyal." explained Jason.
"Of course, that only happens if they WANT to vote her out," reminded G.W., "Otherwise... well, you know."
"Yeah, I know... but hey, as long as we stick together, we can do really well together, no matter who we vote out tonight." smiled Jason.
"As I start to lose some trust with Charlie, I do need a strong ally on my side, and G.W. is definitely someone who needs a strong ally. Yvette betrayed most of his trust, and he never trusted me that much to begin with. If I can rebuild that trust, maybe we could be a strong team together here." - Jason
G.W. nodded his head, shaking hands with Jason. After that, the two split off to see where the votes were going to lay before tribal council began.
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The Curtiss tribe arrived at tribal council.
"We'll now bring in the first member of the jury,"
"Anna, voted out at the last tribal council."
Anna walked in wearing a light blue dress, and her blond hair in a ponytail. She happily waved at everyone before taking her seat.
"Now that we've merged into one unique tribe, this is where the game gets intense and begins to turn on its head. Betty, how much has the game changed since all eleven players came together as one?" asked Jeff.
"I think the game has changed to the point where everyone's worried about who's with who, who's making deals with who, and who's about to stab someone in the back. But that's Survivor, and that's the game I signed up to play." replied Betty.
"G.W., being the youngest out here, clearly you've got to feel the pressure about representing teenagers. Are you afraid that you might make the wrong move tonight?" asked Jeff.
G.W. nodded his head.
"Oh yeah, absolutely. I came into Survivor wanting to play a good game. I knew the merge would be tough on me, but uh... I'm going to stay strong." replied G.W.
"Jermaine, looking at the numbers, there's six members of original Noete, and five members of original Sian, so clearly Noete has the advantage tonight. Do you think there's a good chance a Sian player is leaving tonight?" asked Jeff.
Jermaine shrugged a little bit.
"Well, I'm all about keeping Noete together for as long as I can, so uh... if I had my way, a Sian would be voted out tonight. But it's not personal, it's the game. If I'm wrong, then I will admit to it." replied Jermaine.
"Yvette, how do you intend to vote tonight?" asked Jeff.
"Tonight, it's the best time to begin taking out the challenge threats. There's plenty to go around, and I would like to take them all out. Honestly, I feel like that should be the motive of everyone. If you keep the challenge threats, you will regret it." replied Yvette.
Kris nodded her head, looking over at her as she said that.
"Charlie, gotta feel great to be wearing the necklace tonight. Do you agree with Yvette? Should the challenge threats leave as soon as they can?"
Charlie nodded his head.
"Absolutely. I know I'm one of them, having just won the first individual challenge of the season. Yet, to counter Yvette's argument, if you keep the challenge threats, that's one more person to keep the target off of you." replied Charlie.
Jason nodded his head in agreement.
"Kris, being one of the physical threats out here, how worried are you that you could be the one voted out tonight?" asked Jeff.
"Not all that worried. Like Jermaine said, there is a Noete majority, so I firmly believe I'll be here to see another day tomorrow!" replied Kris.
"Okay, it's time to vote, Kris, you're up."
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Brian's Vote: Sorry, I have to do this. (?)
Jason's Vote: I've done all I could today, so we'll see what tomorrow brings. (?)
Jermaine's Vote: Noete has the majority, and I would like to keep that trend going for a few votes. (Yvette)
Yvette's Vote: It's the beginning of our domination. Hopefully I'm on track for a wombo combo. (Kris)
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"If anyone has the hidden immunity idol, and you want to play it, now would be the time to do so."
Nobody did anything.
"Ok, 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, Kris. (She nodded softly.)
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Kris. Two votes Kris.
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Yvette. One vote Yvette, two votes Kris. (She blinked, crossing her arms.)
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Yvette. Tied two votes Yvette, two votes Kris.
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Blanche. One vote Blanche, two votes Yvette, two votes Kris. (Blanche looked around, quite shocked.)
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Yvette. That's three votes Yvette, two votes Kris, one vote Blanche.
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Yvette. Four votes Yvette, two votes Kris, one vote Blanche. (Charlie raised an eyebrow, while Yvette looked annoyed.)
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Yvette. That's five votes Yvette, two votes Kris, one vote Blanche. (Yvette sighed a little bit, frustrated.)
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Tenth person voted out of Survivor Kermadec Islands, and the second member of our jury, Yvette. That's six, that's enough, you need to hand me your torch.
"Unbelievable. Clearly mistakes were made." muttered Yvette, grabbing her things as she brought her torch up to Jeff. Brian shook his head, while Charlie looked guilty as all hell.
"Yvette, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out her torch.
"Time for you to go."
Yvette walked out of tribal council without much else to say. Anna smiled softly from the jury side, happy to see some karma.
"Just when you think you were in control of the game... blindside. If this is any indication of the future of this season, then I'm really looking forward to what's to come in the next 17 days. Grab your torches, and head on back to camp. Good night."
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Yvette's Final Words
"Like I said, completely unbelievable. I gave that immunity to Charlie thinking I could save him from the vote. All I did was screw myself out of a strong game. Where did I go wrong? What was my mistake? Did I just make myself too much of a threat? Was Noete more united than I realized? Ugh..."
VOTE
Blanche – Brian
Kris – Charlie and Yvette
Yvette – Luciana, Blanche, Jermaine, Jason, Kris, G.W., Jerry, and Betty
Final Thoughts on Yvette Tan: And just like that, yet another child of a former player was voted out of the game after playing one cutthroat game! Yvette's character was pretty much a more serious take on Ben Tan, adding in some game references here and there. Yvette played the game like a cutthroat assassin, not caring who she cut along the way. Her arrogance is what cost her the game.
Yvette being the merge boot was always going to happen. I wanted a big character to leave right here so that we can start this merge off on a big bang. I threw in as much doubt as I could about the three veteran's children dominating the game... and of course, watch as Kajsa and Yvette get voted off despite all of that focus! Without Charlie and Brian, Yvette could of made for a good cutthroat winner.
Sorry for Yvette's fans, but without her around, we can focus more on Brian and Charlie, and see their games without relying on Yvette for assistance. Maybe we'll see something new come from them... or it will just be the beginning of the end for them. Yvette definitely has a good chance of being seen again, as she was quite the popular character. Not as popular as others, but still popular.
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