Ticket here, welcome back to "Man vs Machine". Quick note before we start, the immunity challenge has been moved to 1D to make more room for progression on these tribes.
That being said, enjoy.
Man
Day 2
Brandon, Chun-Li, Daisy, Drax, Nabbit, Porky Munch, Rick Grimes, Sackboy, and Ulala
The word of what Porky said spreads all throughout the camp. Ulala's spilling what he said to Daisy.
"I can't BE-LIEVE him!" Daisy shouts. "He can't go one day without looking down on somebody. What an insecure pig…"
"He's going for this big alliance. He wanted Brandon in, but that man said 'no' and spilled to me…I'm glad he did cause finding some to go for now would be stressful." Ulala admits.
Daisy shakes her head. "If THIS is how he talks about people, then good riddance!"
Daisy: She just breaths and Porky says she's dumb. He needs to stop projecting cause he doesn't know what he's doing.
She takes this news to Chun-Li.
"Spread it like wildfire." Daisy suggests.
"Someone has to go first anyway, if he leaves it's fine by me."
Chun takes her advice and spreads it to Rick next. Montage time!
"Did you hear what Porky told Brandon?"
"What happened?"
She gives him the gist of it, and Rick scratches his beard. "He's tanking himself. Kids in over his head."
"Do we agree he's next?"
"He's got no shot."
Rick then takes Porky's comments to DRAX..who just bursts into laughter. "Hahaha, This imbecile thinks he has it won! How delusional!"
"Shhhh…" Rick says, as Drax lowers his laugh. "We've gotta blindside this kid. If he finds an idol, we're screwed."
"Not if I find it first."
Drax just takes off, leaving Rick alone. The sheriff just watches the destroyer run off.
Rick: Chun didn't just tell me about this Ulala business. She let me know Porky's gunnin' for Drax. Drax can be a wildcard, I get it, but he's strong, AND will only go for machines. Why should we let him go now?
Rick discusses Porky with Sackboy, finally getting his screentime. "Porky's stirring stuff up around camp. You ok with voting him out?"
The sentient sack gives two thumbs up. "That a yes?" Rick asks, and the sack nods in confirmation. "Cool, glad we think alike."
Sackboy gets a confessional.
He pulls glasses out of thin air, puts them on, and frowns….those glasses get tossed and a smile comes back on his face. Can't speak, but he said alot.
Is he going to kill Porky? Or is he just happy voting him out?
Later that day, the Munch in question regroups at the water well with Brandon and Nabbit. He has no freakin clue this is happening at all.
"We're off to a good start. Two more to go and we got this. Did you guys talk to anyone?" Porky asks.
"Nobody's been talking game."
"Nothing from me. "Did you get anyone else?" Brandon asks. Porky just goes silent. "Pork?"
Still no response.
"Did you talk to ANYONE else?"
Porky sighs. "I'm working on it. What about you guys?"
"I just said nobody's talking game to anyone." The farmer admits, and Munch rolls his eyes. "Of course not…"
There's just an awkward silence between the three.
Brandon: I know this is a fake alliance, but if it was real he'd be throwing the workload onto us. What a lazy b*stard. Go use someone else.
Nabbit: ….there's no words to describe how bad he is.
Later after that incident, the tribe calms down. Ulala's still a little hurt by that comment, and vents to Chun-Li.
"I'm not just a ditzy girl who'll go along with what he wants. HE'S the stupid one." she fires off.
"He'll be gone eventually. Nobody will blame you if you confront him." Chun responds. "I will have your back."
"Good to know you guys won't push me away because of this him. He's so aggravating and has NEVER said a word to me." Valid.
"He's foolish. We aren't."
Chun-Li: Porky's underestimating the competition. He thinks he's the smartest, but after his words got out he should change his mind about that. Mob mentality doesn't work on us.
Never seen someone get disliked so fast. Russell Hantz would not survive this cast.
The two keep their conversation going.
"He's hateful for literally no reason. Was he bullied?"
"Doesn't matter now. His fate's sealed." Chun states. "Let's change the topic, it's taking a toll on your emotions."
"That's fair."
Ulala: I've seen reality TV, and sometimes one person gets harassed for breathing. It's a toxic environment, and Porky is the player who'd push for that. No thanks, I'm good, i've dealt with enough in my life. You can leave.
Machine
Day 2
Cyrax, Dark Samus, Megatron, Monty Gator, Rocket Raccoon, Sektor, and Silver Sonic
There's not much off time for Megatron. In his mind, he's building an empire. Sektor's already onboard, Cyrax hasn't said "no", so there's only two more to get in his head.
He reaches Dark Samus first.
"You, me, Sektor, Cyrax, and Monty. If we all get on the same page, we will run this tribe. Wins and losses will not matter." he breaks down.
"I won't hesitate to join you. It's better to get with the majority than be slaughtered in the minority." The alien says. "Our fellow machines will be left out, but sacrifices have to be made if we want to make it."
"You see the vision too."
"It's not just a vision, but the right way to go." Dark responds. "If the others turn this alliance down, then they are lost causes."
Dark Samus: I'll ride this alliance until a better opportunity arises. If a majority is handed to you, are you going to say no?
Megatron reaches Monty next, who decides to go with his flow.
"Y'know I had a good feelin' about you ever since your opening toast." Monty admits. "We both want the same thing so why not?"
"That makes five."
Monty pushes his glasses down. "Since we're official…who's up first? I say we take out Drax when we can after what he pulled back there." he suggests, but it doesn't take Mega long to throw another name out. "Silver Sonic."
"I'm up for it. What's our deal with him?"
"He reminds me of another metal hedgehog. Did you see his gameplay?" The decepticon asks, and It clicks for the gator. "Oh…."
"We should take care of him first. Then we'll dispose of Drax. We'll both get what we want."
Monty: Drax literally said he wants us gone, but if we're worried about some hedgehog, then I'll go with him first.
Megatron: The gator has a itchy trigger finger. But mine itches more.
Speaking of the silver bot, he's conversing with Sektor, who doesn't seem to have much interest.
"If we are moving at a quick pace, then we both need allies." Silver pitches. "I wouldn't mind working with you."
"I wont either."
"Do you have anyone in mind as the first target?" The silver bot asks.
"..not at the moment."
"Nobody?"
"Nobody has a reason to be targeted." Sektor explains. "I'll get back to you when there is."
"Understood…"
Silver Sonic: Sektor does not want to do business with me. You aren't telling me nobody's a target, when all the machines have been talking to one another. There's always a target, and his lying's only going to put him at the top of my list.
The silver bot takes this concern to another bot nearby: Mighty Gazelle.
"Sektor's been sketching you out too? Glad I'm not the not the only one." Gazelle confirms. "I was talking to Cyrax and he was focused on speaking to him. Didn't even look me in the eye."
"There's a bigger force at play, and it doesn't seem to want us here." The silver Sonic theorizes.
"We know Sektor doesn't. If I had to guess someone else: it's definitely Megatron." Gazelle guesses. "If he's playing as hard as we think, he's getting an army together."
"He could have made it less obvious…"
"Nobody here's subtle at all." Right on, Gazelle.
Gazelle: It's good to get validated. You two screwed up big time.
Later, the cameras catch Rocket tying bamboo together to make a raft. His buildings interrupted when Silver Sonic approaches.
"Are you a craftsman?" he asks.
Rocket looks up to see the robot. "I've made better than this, that's for sure."
"Hm." The silver robot gets closer. "I hate to change this topic, but are you aware of any secret alliances?"
"There's an alliance, but they're doing a bad job hiding it. Worst kept secret ever." Rocket points out. "I can name all their members on one hand."
"Any information's useful."
"Megatron's the recruiter, Monty's in, Sektor's pulling in Cyrax, and we don't know where Dark Samus is. Given 'Dark' is in her name, she's probably over there too." Rocket with a great read, but that raises a question from the silver bot. "How do you know of this?"
"A big bird told me early today."
"Gazelle…"
"Bingo."
The majority was just named off. It's looking five to four if Clank's in. Silver pushes forward though. "What's Clank's status?"
"He knew Megatron was bad news from the start. So we basically have him. All we need to do know is have a get together." Rocket says. "We can do it whenever since everyone and their mother makes their alliances obvious."
"We should meet tonight, just to solidify it early."
"Yeah yeah, whatever gets us ahead."
Silver Sonic: The raccoon can be brash, but we have the same goal. He can save himself, and I'll show them I'm not a Metal Sonic clone. I'm WORSE.
Cut to Rocket's confessional.
Rocket: It took all of TWO DAYS for a split tribe. I hope Clank's ready to rumble cause he seems like he's too nice to throw a punch.
The raccoon regroups with Clank, and updates him on everything he heard from Silver Sonic.
"Going to war early is risky, but we don't have a choice." Clank says.
"Just like we knew from the start."
"You were right about the alliances, but I was hoping a big one wouldn't form without us in it. But as they say: hard times breed better bots." The smaller machine responds.
"You got the spirit."
Clank: Peace isn't an option anymore. Rather than mope over the misfortune, it's time to map out what's next. There is no going back from this.
Porky keeps digging himself into a hole. Every single person on his tribe is out to get him now. Maybe if he wasn't so rude this wouldn't happen. Well that's like one of many mistakes he made. Brandon and Nabbit have more trust with the tribe than he does over this situation. Really not looking good for him. As for other developments, Daisy/Chun-Li and Rick/Drax looped each other in, those olive branches still being extended. Ulala and Sackboy seem like their on good terms, but where they fall in strategy is unknown…Ulala and Chun seem to get along. Then again, this tribe isn't exactly strategy focused considering their personalities.
The Machine tribe got some development. The majority of Megatron/Sektor/Cyrax/Monty/Dark Samus is official, but a counter alliance is beginning to form. Silver, Gazelle, Rocket, and Clank aren't about to take this laying down. One snub from Sektor caused this whole ordeal, and if the Machines lose immunity? It could get really tense! Scratch that, WILL get really tense!
Immunity challenge and Tribal Council are next chapter. Ticket out, I'll see you there!