Ticket here, and welcome back to Survivor: Fight for Fiji! This chapter will deal with the fallout of the last blindside from Tatu, some camp life to take a break from the game, AND that Yacht reward on the Foka end!
Enjoy!
Tatu: Little Mac, Sonic, Gordon, Luigi, and Blu
Foka: Matt, Li Mei, Toriel, Bandana Dee, Kano, Kabal, and Tremor
12 are left, who's getting voted out next?
Tatu
Night 17
The five Tatu get back to camp and lean their torches on the official Torch Tree.
"Nice move! You guys had guts risking it all like that." Sonic says, eying up the chef. "I almost played it on me, but used my instincts. It'd be way too obvious if I was the target all day. We live to fight another day." Gordon responds, admitting the fact that he and Sonic would likely clash again.
But they both knew it.
"Instincts, gotta love 'em…" the hedgehog comments, headed to ready the fire.
Sonic: That could of been me! They must've thought I had an idol or something because there's no way they thought Monty was a big threat…with all due respect. But it still sucks to lose him! The most loyal Roku's just left the building! It's not going to keep me up at night but it sure gives me anxiety!
While the hedgehog's occupied, Mac takes the time to have a quick discussion with the player saved last night: Luigi. Luckily they are away from camp, so there's no need to pretend.
"THANK YOU. YOU ARE ELITE FOR THAT." Luigi says, high fiving Mac. "YOU JUST SAVED OUR LIVES! HA-HAAA…" Mac joins in on the laughter. "I was worried you two were writing me down for a second, but if it wasn't Sonic at least it was a ride or die." Mac replies, leaning on a tree.
"C'MON, give yourself some credit! It was your idea to vote that mole off." The plumber, giving credit where credit is due. "He was never flipping on Roku. He would have taken the winner of Matt versus Sonic to the end and lost." The boxer points out, having a correct read.
"Glad we could help, paisano!"
"Trust me I'm happy too."
Little Mac: Monty was never going to help me long-term. I would have pitched Sonic, but we're still in tribes and he's our strongest guy. And besides…if he's keeping an idol from me, voting for Monty's an easy counter. I don't owe Roku any loyalty because they would've done the same to me.
Safe to say, Mac's done being on the bottom. It's time to ascend from low tier to high tier…or middle tier in this case.
Tatu
Day 18
For the past couple of days, people have been talking about a break from the game. The seven Foka were able to get one with a yacht reward, so Tatu has to make with what they have. Lucky for them, someone had an idea.
A wooden board with ten standing breadfruits at the end is shown. A Yoshi's holding two used coconut, as a new game hits Fiji: Bowling. We've never seen anything like this before.
"So if I can knock them all down I win?" Blu asks.
"No it's a strike. Get enough and you will." Gordon responds.
The Yoshi takes her shot, rolling the ball at the breadfruit…five go down.
"You get one more shot. If you knock those down, it's a Spare." Gordon says, showing off his apparent skills as a Bowling Tutor.
Gordon: Luigi, your wish is granted. Here's the break you asked for.
Blu takes her second shot…and only gets three breadfruit. "Awww.." No spare for her. "Eight points. Not bad for a first timer." Sonic says, and Luigi steps up to bowl next. Could he score a massive advantage over the competition
He takes his shot..and knocks all ten down!
"YEEEEAAAHHH!" The plumber throws his cap in the air like it's lightweight! "IT'S LUIGI TIME!" That's it, he won the Super Bowl. The hedgehog rushes to catch his cap, while he gets applauded by the other three, Gordon's just a little off guard.
"Does he always pop off like this?" Blu asks.
"He's usually the calm one."
The plumber gets back to his lane, and has some smack for his ally. "Beat that buddy!" The chef's not about to take this disrespect. "You've had your fun, it's time to humble you." He takes a used coconut and aims for the fruit. What else is he supposed to aim for? Luigi? That's a lawsuit.
He rolls the coconut, and knocks down NINE! One fruit wobbles..but doesn't go down!
"Humble who?" Sonic asks, and the chef walks past him to get the second nut. "You're an instigator." He leaves it at that and takes his second shot at the last fruit…
..it hits. Spare for the chef with anger issues.
"Whatever, ten points." All that talk about humbling Luigi, gone to waste. The hedgehog steps up next and scouts his shot. "All of us are gonna score pretty high." he sideyes Mac. "Make sure you can keep up."
"I still own you in Baseball."
"Bowling's a different sport pal."
Sonic: We're the best event planners Fiji's ever seen. Baseball, bowling, eating contests, we have it all at the Tatu beach.
Foka's Yacht Reward
Day 18
While Tatu is left to their own activities, the same can't be said for the Foka, clinching another reward to benefit them later.
Fuel's not the only benefit on the reward though. Everyone's able to do their own thing, eat something new, and have their own conversations..game-related or not.
Cut to Bandana Dee and Toriel, feasting on pie. That sweet sweet smell is bashing their nostrils, and they aren't complaining.
"Mmmm. This reward was worth playing for." Toriel comments, taking a bite. The waddle dee swallows a piece of the pie. "It sucks that the others can't be with us." He comments. He's trying to kill the mood, but a part of him would like Gordon and Luigi here. They never talked down to him like a certain someone did.
"Do not worry, if we all get to the merger a feast should await us…if production goes the way of the American series." she notes. "Their seasons have a merge feast. These past two haven't." If there was a merge feast, it'd be less ruthless than the New Era. Ticket Production would likely give everyone a spot at the feast, not half the tribe. "I'll hope for the best."
Dee takes another bite. both of them hear chirping. They leave the table, and see a dolphin swimming in the water! The waddle dee can't help but point at it with his fingerless hands. "It's so cute!" he shouts, and the goat can't hold back a smile. "These creatures are so unique."
The goat's on a yacht in confession.
Toriel: The strategy of this experience isn't fun, so getting a break from the toxicity made my day. Not everyone can go five weeks straight with strategy, I do not understand how they do it. So taking this reward in has boosted my spirits higher than they ever were before. Dee's happy too, his enthusiasm never fails to make me smile!
Elsewhere, Tremor's leaning on the rail and looking out at the land in front of him. One minute he was in a hellscape and the next? In the beautiful waters of Fiji. Say what you want about the location getting old, the water can't be denied.
His gazing's interrupted by an ally in Kabal, who has a plate of shrimp in his hand. "Dude you gotta try this…" Tremor takes a piece and chews on it. He's got one takeaway: "Sweet yet sour."
"Better than the shrimp we have on our world."
"Anything's better than that."
Kabal knew he was right. A world full of war, violence, gore. Danger at every corner. There's time for relaxation, but now they were getting some. Kano's partner was about to end it for just a second.
"So I noticed you aren't a Kano fan." Not many people are, Kabal. Not even Tremor. "What lead you to that?" he asks, and Kabal has a laundry list.
"The way you shut down his jokes, the way you talk to me more, the way you—"
"I understand."
"And I get it. The people at home are gonna hate his guts, he laughed at someone's snuff. But word about our partnership could still get around. We have a dinosaur who has it out for us, if I'm a betting man it already has." Kabal, with a great read. "They're going to group us together whether we like it or not."
"So we must fight through it together. It's unfortunate we'll have to carry the social portion of the fans. If HE wasn't so devious we wouldn't be worried at all." Tremor notes. "Even if the other tribes banded together and went after us, we would have a chance if he was better socially."
"We still have a shot. Even if they have us cornered, they'd go for him first. Just don't focus on it too much, we're out for the summer. Get some food in your stomach dude." Kabal advices, trying to stop his ally from jumping ship elsewhere.
Kabal: Tremor makes his own choices, and if he jumps ship because of Kano? It won't be a good one. He's going to be a challenge threat, and everybody shivers when one comes around. They'll always go for him anyway. Also, why would you want to leave us, to be a bottom feeder of another alliance? It makes zero sense.
Tremor: Kano's annoying. Simply put. He prides himself in being the leader..yet Kabal makes me more comfortable than he does. Flipping on the Black Dragon is enticing to any emotional player, but I am not an emotional player. Sticking with them is the better move, because these people will always come for me. Just LOOK at me..
He's buff.
Meanwhile, Kano, Matt, and Mei are at a large table, with all the fixins. Kano's mawling a chicken wing like a merciless predator, and Mei glimpses at him. "You seem to be enjoying that." Kano turns to her. "SEEM? This is the best grub I've got in weeks!" Kano takes another massive bite.
"When you get out of here, you NEED to try Bresse chicken. It's is on the top of my list for a reason." Matt suggests. More grub is music to Kano's ears. "You a traveler?"
"I've had opportunities."
"Lucky man. I'd kill to have your spot." He could go anywhere he wanted back home, but it's best to leave them out of the loop of his…profession.
Matt: Even if I don't like the guy, I'm still treating him like a person. There's no need to isolate anyone out here, that's not how you treat people. A real man isn't some conceited douchebag, a real man doesn't look down on anyone.
The chicken's starting to hit different down below. Li Mei just gets up and leaves, having an appointment set in the bathroom. The Mii on the other hand burps after the big meal. "I'm stuffed." He gets to his feet, but before walking off has some last words for the assassin.
"Enjoy the meal."
"Oh gladly."
Once the Mii's out of view, Kano looks around to make sure he's not caught like a deer in the headlights. When nobody shows up, he starts lifting the plates and silverware his tribemates left behind. There no clue in the silverware..
..but he catches a white edge beneath a plate, that's not supposed to be there. He lifts the plate and YANKS that paper. It's stuffed in his big pockets, and he leaves the area to go find some privacy. The camera crew needed their content somehow.
Kano: THIS…is quite the advantage.
He pulls this advantage out, about to info dump on the audience.
Kano: They call her the Tribal Ticket. I gotta use her RIGHT BEFORE those votes are cast. Whoever has this, can leave Tribal, and come out unscarred. Free safety, and you know how much Kano loves that..
He chuckles.
Kano: I'm about to rob someone else.
We've had immunity idols in the series, but this "Tribal Ticket" is something new, and Kano was the only one who was really searching for an advantage. This series has never had such a nice reward so it's understandable some don't search for it. Then again, they should have see it coming. Will Kano ruin someone else's day? Will it have any effect on the season? We'll find out soon enough.
On the Tatu side, it seems like Sonic and Blu could be in big trouble if Tatu loses another challenge, but there's still a chance Mac switches to them. They have less numbers and Foka is a stacked tribe, so they'll get sent to Tribal for a THIRD TIME in a row if they lose. Not an ideal situation.
The next chapter will tackle more strategy on both ends, as well as one that will shake up an alliance. Have a great one, Ticket out.