Ch 3; Brenchel
It's cool. I'm fine. I'm okay. I don't really need to go talk to Dani... I'll be fine...
"You put her on the block." Jordan reminds me.
We just came in and were drying off in the wash-room. Jeff was there too.
"Melanie she's gonna put Rachel up saying she evicted Dominic, and honestly it's between you and Brendon going up next to her." Jordan admits.
"We're just giving you a fair warning. Chances are you are going up." Jeff honestly states. "The other veterans are her main target, and she'll want a pawn that she won't mind getting rid of if it comes to it. YOU already don't like her..."
I hate the facts...
"So she'll put you up, try to win the veto, then take you OFF the block and put up Brendon." Jeff continues. "She's putting you up there instead of Brendon in hope you'll use it on yourself. But like I said if one of us or Rachel win the veto, ..."
SHWWWWWIP! Off with my head!
"Just letting you know what to expect." Jeff shrugs, and then pitches his towel.
"You'll be okay." Jordan assures me. "There's still the chance you or Brendon will win veto."
At first I didn't think about it, but it makes sense. Brendon wins, he takes Rachel off, and he can't go up! Dani would have to put someone on the block that I could win against in that case. She gets along with JJ, and I would win out over Shelly, Adam, or the girls in my alliance.
When we got together in the animal print room, it didn't look that bad actually.
"Best case scenario." Cassi starts. "You, Dani, or Kalia win veto."
This way I come off, and Brendon goes up.
"Okay-ish scenario." Porsche continues. "Brendon, me, or Cassi win the veto.
Brendon winning means I go up against one of my alliance, unfortunately, since Dani won't put up Jeff and Jordan and make even more people hate her. I would be safe, but Cassi or Porsche would go up, unless Lawon, Shelly, or Adam do something to piss her off. Those three have been treading carefully in the middle of the Vets and team Dani.
Cassi or Porsche winning would also keep me safe, and I'm sure Brendon would go up in my place, but it'll make our secret alliance official, which would make us a target.
"Worst case scenario... Adam, Shelly, Jeff, Jordan, Keith, or Lawon win veto." I conclude. "And the vets vote me out.
"You'd have ours and Kalia's vote, if that makes you feel any better." Porsche confides, rubbing my shoulder.
"It really doesn't" I sigh
Brendon, Jeff, and Jordan would vote to keep Rachel, while Shelly, Adam, Keith, and Lawon will just vote with them! Better to not vote against the Vets, since they have the numbers.
"That's 7 to 3, and unless we want to take our chances with the floaters..."
"And we know how well that worked..." Cassi pouts in memory of Lawon's deception.
We sigh in unison.
"Then we make sure you win this thing Mel!" Porsche concludes. "And if me or Cassi get picked, we'll take you off the block too. You got five people fighting for you!"
Well, four. Technically Brendon's fighting for Rachel, which will in turn save both of us.
"Thanks guys, but I wouldn't expect you to put yourselves out there." I reply.
"Of course we will!" Cassi counters. "We're not just gonna sacrifice you, are you kidding?"
"Well... Thank you." I smile, and hug them both.
I might just take Jordan's advice, and have a talk with Dani for now.
"Like, I'm not gonna lie..." Dani starts. She sat on the big round bed in the HoH room, which was sheet less since it wasn't even supposed to be open yet. We haven't even done the whole 'WHO WANTS TO SEE MY HOH ROOOOM' skit yet, so I'll have to pretend I haven't seen all these pictures of her and her family.
I forgot how cute she was as a blond!
...I mean that in a non-homosexual way. I feel like I have to defend myself all the time from Cassi's occasional accusations.
"You're not my target." She states after stretching.
"...okay." I nod, accepting my fate.
"I mean you did the same thing with her when you wanted her dad out, so this is the same type of thing." Kalia explains.
"So, like, I won't say anything, but who are your targets?" I ask, making sure they know its pure curiosity. "I assume Brendon and Rachel?"
"Brendon and Rachel." She repeats. "And if Kalia and I win the veto we will back-door him."
That was Dani's non-admitting way of them saying they're gonna use the veto on me.
"Alright guys..." I yawn "Thanks for letting me know what's up, what to expect."
Neither answer me, and continue to pick and the bed and chair.
I leave.
Dani nominates me and Rachel, with the reasoning that we have not only put her on the block, but were the cause of two of her closest allies leaving the house. All there is to do is wait for the veto competition now.
Kalia, Adam, Jeff and I are sitting outside eating breakfast the next morning. They had a plate of sausage and omelets while I ate a banana. Next thing you know Adam starts prying into Kalia's personal life. Specifically, the topic of her being a lesbian. She didn't mind.
"Like, I was staring to cross into the subconscious bi-curiosity sometime in the seventh grade." She replies in response to Adam's question 'when did you become a lesbian?'
"Okay, so when did you like KNOW you liked girls? When was your first girl crush?" Jeff rephrases.
"I wanna say, like... there's this girl I 'liked' in the seventh grade that I just wanted to hang out with and be friends with really bad for whatever reason, and it wasn't until tenth grade that I actually realized I liked her liked her. But, like, I asked a different girl out before I realized I had a crush on her, so I don't really know... like..."
"Was the first girl you asked out the first girl you realized you were attracted to in a, um... a homosexual type way?"
"Oh, no." She laughs, finding Jeff's sensitivity on the topic humorous. "I use to have a mega crush on Megan Fox when I was starting ninth grade."
"Yeah!" Adam calls, and then slaps Kalia a high-five.
"That's when the fantasizing started." Kalia confirms.
"What kind of fantasizing?" Adam asks, wishing to hear more on the details of lesbian fantasies involving Megan Fox.
...who's Megan Fox?
"Just- innocent stuff! I wondered what it be like to kiss her, or running different scenarios of, like, her asking me on dates..." She blushes.
"Hmh!" I attempt to smile, but the others can just tell how awkward I feel.
AWWWWKWARRRD!
"Who was your first actual girlfriend Kalia?"Jeff asks, breaking the awkward silence.
"Like, I guess you could say I never had an actual girlfriend, but I do remember flirting with a lot of girls." A pause. "And asking a lot of girls out."
"Oh." Jeff states, not sure whether to reply with sympathy or even bother.
"Anyone want me to bring their plate in?" I offer, finishing the last of my banana.
"I'm done." Jeff answers, handing me his plate.
"Here." Adam sets his on top too.
"Thanks Mel!" Jeff calls on my way in.
"Thanks kiddo!" Adam chimes in as well.
"No problem guys!" I smile, and quickly enter the house.
...very awkward.
The bad news; Jeff, Shelly, and Keith are playing in the veto. The good news...
"Welcome! To big brother corn hole!" Jordan announces, super enthusiastic about this game now since she practically plays it all the time.
She reads over the rules, and announces Lawon is to go first.
I would skip to the end results, but this is where things start getting interesting, so I'll explain the rules in my own words before I go into Lawon's first throw.
There's a big spinning wheel, and there's a shed further behind with a hole. If you throw you bean bag at the shed (which you should... if you wanna win) and get it in the hole, you get zero points! If not, gravity will make it slide down to the spinning wheel, which will then land on any number between one and twelve. Whoever gets the most points in the round is eliminated.
Here's the interesting part... once eliminated, you will reach into the number bucket you're assigned and get a prize! But, like, if you lose early, you're not gonna end up with a good prize. Cause once someone wins a prize, they can trade it for any prize previously won. Basically, whoever wins first has their pick of any prize!
So Lawon starts his turn, and stupidly enough it goes over the edge! That's an automatic thirteen. ...so far so good!
Shelly shoots hers now, and lands on the roof. It slides down to a four, which is pretty good, but bad for me.
Jeff shots a nine, and Rachel hits a ten. Both are safe for this round.
Then it's my turn, and mine nearly goes over the back! It stopped between the back edge and the hole though, and wouldn't slide in. I'll accept it though, since landing on the board is still one point.
Last but not least, Dani. Unless she completely missed, Lawon was already gone.
"CORN HOLLLLLE!" Jordan shouts when Dani strikes a perfect shot.
I'm really; REALLY happy she's so good at this game.
"Lawon, you have lost this round. Please except your prize."
He opens barrel six, and reveals the golden power of veto.
"Congratulations Lawon, you have won, the golden power of veto!" Jordan reads off the card labeled 'PoV'. "This can be used to remove one of the current nominations, made by, the Head of Household."
I was personally hoping it would be a diamond power of veto. I wish the writer would bring that back... that was a good twist.
Next round; Shelly goes first and makes a corn hole. Jordan shouts corn hole, then Jeff steps up.
Rachel's depending on either her or Jeff to win this, so you can tell she gets a little tense when he shoots a high number.
"Jeff, you have scored a ten, and currently have the most points." Jordan announces. "Rachel, you are up next. You have to score a nine or lower to move on to the next round."
Despite her nerves, she throws lower then Jeff. 5.
Me next...
What happened? Stage fright? I'm very good at this game, but for whatever reason...
"Ohh! Melanie! You have scored a thirteen this round. Unless Daniele misses this shot, you will be eliminated from this round."
Daniele Donato... is much smarter than you might think.
I was thinking, as was everyone else; 'right, Dani missing a shot? Then the moon crashes into earth and we all live.
But the rules state if two player tie, both remain in the round. Dani was the only one yet to shoot, and could have easily thrown another corn-hole. Instead...
"Ohh! Daniele, you have scored a thirteen in this round. But since Melanie also scored a thirteen, you will both remain in this round.
After that the robot big brother guys gave us a new order to stand in. They said to rotate like that every round... THEY could see what Dani had just pulled, as did me and Kalia. The others were clueless, like 'what the fuck? Dani missed?'. She made the loss look so natural too. Hit the back edge that mine did last time, except this time instead of sticking, the bag rolled off the edge. This way, I can take myself off the veto, and Dani won't have to 'intentionally' backdoor Brendon.
Respect, respect.
Rachel finally struck out that turn, and Dani threw another corn hole. Jordan said corn hole again, and Rachel reviled her prize.
"Slop pass." Jordan reads. "This can be used any week the holder wants, and can be traded to any other player at any time during the game."
It's like the diamond power of slop pass!
I had to go first this time, and shot a three. Dani, not wanting to take her chances, shot another corn hole.
You know the drill... Jordan shouts corn hole, Jeff hits a one, and I pick a prize.
"Private getaway." Jordan reads. "Enjoy a private getaway with the houseguest of your choice to leave the big brother house for one day, on the fantastic beach of... how do you pronunciate this?"
Adorableness. I can lose, and her still her adorableness makes it all better!
"Balboa beach! Where you can enjoy horseback riding, open surf, and exotic food-and-wine tasting."
...what the hell am I gonna do with this? I can't drink, I don't know how to surf! And who would I bring with me? I can't choose between Cassi and Porsche! I'm sure it will no doubt get taken from me, so I'll hold on to it before I end up with some even worse punishment.
Rachel is knocked off next round, and trades me for friggin have-not card! I mean seriously... Dani's going to WIN this and you take a stupid vacation card instead of the PoV?
I see her point though. Dani will take the power of veto either way, so why not walk away with a day off with her 'man' before being separated from him?
It's down to Jeff and Dani. Both score a corn hole the first time around. The second time...
"Jeff, you have scored a one this round." Jordan says. "Dani, you need a corn hole to win this round."
I tense up. Dani's life is in my hands... but not to doubt her corn-hole abilities.
...focus. Take the target in sight. Hand-eye coordination, pull back, release, follow through, and...
"CORN HOLE!" Jordan shouts for the last time, with a little less enthusiasm.
Jeff opened his slot to find...
"Congratulations Jeff, you have won solitary confinement."
It means you sit in the have-not room for a day strait, with nothing but slop.
"Would you like to trade your solitary confinement with one of the already selected prizes?"
He looks at Rachel, but thinks of the consequences of such thoughts. He then looks at Shelly. "I guess I'll have the 'diamond power of slop pass'." He decides.
Hehe! He used my word! I wonder if it'll be used again when someone wants to trade or use it?
Dani opens the number one barrel and hands Jordan the card.
"Humilitard." Jordan reads. "Congr-"
Save it. I know where this is going. Adam's gonna have to put on some gross unitard, and leave it on for a week strait, and we're gonna have to LOOK at it! Eeeeew!
She trades Adam the PoV for the Humilitard, and we exit the backyard.
So shit. I'm on slop! But I guess it could be worse... I should've traded for the 'diamond power of slop pass'. At least that way I'd only have slop for one day in solitary confinement, AND I'd get to say 'diamond power of slop'! ...aw it's getting boring now...
At the veto meeting, Dani goes through her spiel and takes me off the block. I was a little scared she wouldn't, but I knew I wasn't her target this week. Key word; THIS week. Brendon goes on the block, and her reasoning is something about too strong of an alliance. This meeting is adjourned, blah blah blah, and it's back to hating each other.
Everyone says they want to vote out Rachel, but it is her alliance that controls the votes, and Brendon insist that they all vote him out. Jordan Jeff Shelly Adam Lawon Keith, all voting out Brendon. Kalia voting out Rachel. There's no way we can get Rachel out anyway, so why not vote with the house? I'm sure Kalia will too. Not that it'll make Rachel feel any better.
As for now...
Here's how things ended for the competition prizes;
Dani; PoV
Jeff; Slop pass
Rachel; Vacation
Melanie; slop
Shelly; Solitary confinement
Adam; Humilitard
...It was hideous. The Humilitard. Uhg! I'm not going into detail. It was green, it was pink. That's the only hints you're getting!
By unanimous vote, Brendon is evicted. Time for yet another head of household! It's pretty much routine at this point... try to lose, unless Kalia looks like she's gonna win. Hopefully Jeff or Jordan take this one, cause there's no telling what the floaters might do.