Man

Day 4

Brandon, Chun-Li, Daisy, Drax the Destroyer, Nabbit, Rick Grimes, Sackboy, and Ulala

The eight arrive back at camp. They're all eating some rice in a circle like it's a family gathering.

"We weren't pathetic today. A rather nice change from last time." That comment from Drax causes the girls to just shake their heads. What a insightful comment.

"It's cause nobody was there to slow us down. If we keep doin' what we're doin', we'll win one." Rick answers. "If we can win once, that'll help us out."

Daisy cuts in, making eye contact with Brandon. "We were so freakin' close..but people messed up and here we are. No offense."

"None taken."

Chun turns to her. "That was not subtle of you."

"I'm not a subtle person."

Brandon nervously laughs. "Well it was fun while it lasted." He gets some pity laughs for trying to lighten the mood, but yeah..it's not looking good for him.

Brandon: I love being told I'm goin' home.

Cut to Daisy's confession.

Daisy: I'm not just gonna lie to him, he knows he messed up. Doesn't mean he needs to panic cause we could still throw someone else out like…the rabbit. Why's a rabbit on the 'Man' tribe? He wasn't a machine so I guess they just threw him in.

Rick takes another bite of rice and we get his point of view.

Rick: If we lose again, we gotta get some order around here. We've got a lot a personalities here, we can't let everyone run the asylum.

Rick is on the walking path with another one of the more level headed people on the team: Chun-Li.

"I'm all for unity, but a couple people could mess up. It's not Drax." Rick opens.

"Funny you say that, I have a couple people in mind too. Who do you got?"

"Brandon. Nabbit." Rick throws out. "They messed up at the discs. They aren't weak, but if we want to win this team needs to be the best it can be. Even if we have to trim the fat."

"You read my mind." Chun admits. "People are looking for any reason to throw names out this early and unfortunately they gave us a reason. It's far fetched but neither of us want to leave yet."

"Glad we see eye to eye."

Rick: People rely on me to keep the society I built going. I see this island as a new one. Sure we're here for the money, but all we've got is each other, and when that's the case we can't just let things slide. If we keep someone like a Brandon around, or a Nabbit, then they can be liabilities to this society.

Huh, speaking from experience.

Rick: They can say I'm running this like Shane, but his flaw is pushing boundaries to get what he wants. He tried the Buddy System and it bit him in the ass. I'm not pushing boundaries.

What does Chun think of him?

Chun-Li: Rick's not a liar. I'd rather work with someone blunt like he is, over a known liar who'll stab me in the back at any moment.

Elsewhere, Brandon regroups with that rabbit. After basically being tipped off about where he stood, he needs a place to vent.

"We missed our shots, and it f*cked us. It's game over." Brandon predicts.

"It could be either of us. If that's what the case is then why should we even try being friendly?" Nabbit questions, but the Irish farmer shakes his head. "You're gonna screw yourself."

Nabbit couldn't care less. "Eh, it's a lose-lose. Throwing Drax under makes us look like the snakes that kid called us. If we don't go for Drax, we accept our eliminations."

"Only way we save ourselves is if we target each other. Not fond of that." Brandon responds.

"So we're just sitting ducks unless someone screws up. Gotcha."

Nabbit: If we're really screwed? Then I'm gonna cause some chaos around here.

Welp, he chose petty. The only question is: how's he going to do it?

The two head back to the camp after that small talk. The future doesn't look bright but anything can happen.

"You think someone's gonna slip up?" Nabbit asks.

"If they don't our fates are sealed."

Machines' Reward

Day 5

Clank, Cyrax, Dark Samus, Megatron, Mighty Gazelle, Monty, Rocket Raccoon, Sektor, and Silver Sonic

The machines arrive at the coffee shop. Some aren't really hungry while others are really looking forward to this sweet sweet reward.

The nine are sat down, and Monty is wolfing down the cinnamon rolls. "Mmph..this gator can't get enough!"

Someone's having a good time.

Others are partaking in the feast. Dark Samus is eating quietly which is nothing out of the ordinary, Sektor and Cyrax are passing each other food, and Rockets munching on a burnt hot dog. That's not healthy, but anything's better than the same old rice to him.

That just leaves a mighty Gazelle looking at the scene.

Gazelle: We're feeling high now, but there's this tension that just won't go away. This teams divided. I know it, Clank knows it, Sektor definitely knows it, and there's only a matter of time before we all act on it.

Later on, the machines are basically spread around the shop. Gazelle decides to pull Rocket aside.

"This is just the calm before the storm, man." Gazelle confesses, but the raccoon doesn't seem super into the strategy right now. "I get you're freaked, but kick back. This is the one time we don't have to worry about the game."

"My bad. Just on edge."

"I know you're a F-Zero vet, but hit the brakes and enjoy this. I love fast pace too but I don't wanna hear strategy when I'm trying to chill, know what I mean?" Rocket explains. "Trust me, you'll feel better later."

"Well you're an older and wiser raccoon, so I'll just take your word for it."

Surprise, another Rocket confessional.

Rocket: Love that guy to bits, but he doesn't know what an off-day is. I have my off days, and if he doesn't have any, boom he's a threat.

Elsewhere, Silver Sonic's sitting alone, but Clank comes on over. His Metal heart just can't take it.

"You've been alone for a while. Why are you isolating yourself? Did something happen?" Clank asks.

"I won't sugarcoat it." Silver Sonic responds, letting him in. "Half of this tribe has barely given me their time. They actually believe that I'm just going to copy Metal Sonic..it's all in their heads."

Clank already knows. "Hmm..I know who you're talking about. Those four aren't doing a good job hiding their agenda."

"Five." he corrects him. "Megatron's already taking charge, and machines like Sektor, Cyrax, Monty, and the dark one haven't opposed him at all. They already have a majority and their plan is simple: pick us off." Silver Sonic's on the dot. "Like you said, they're clearly out to get us."

"If it helps, not every machine is out to get you. They won't decide the direction of this game forever." Clank reassures him. "There's others that see what we see. I don't see you ousting us."

"Joining the majority's a death wish. It will crumble eventually, I'd prefer a stable group." Silver admits. "Rocket and Gazelle have better heads on their shoulders anyway."

Clank puts on a smile. "We'd love to have you!"

Clank: My soul hurts seeing someone be isolated. Silver's not the one causing chaos, the majority need to look in the mirror and then they'll see.

So that smile was genuine then. Rare moment in this game of deception.

Elsewhere, the Cyber Lin Kuei sit alone. The red bot decides to check in on his yellow counterpart.

"You and Megatron haven't spoken much. Do you feel certain going forward with this alliance?" Sektor asks.

Cyrax airs his only grievance. "The only nuisance is Megatron. He's preaching about our superiority and it's grating. It doesn't boost morale, it only boosts his ego."

"Don't let him make you mad. He's not worth it. If it calms your nerves, he THINKS he's running the show. But we aren't his minions. We'll need to strike at the right time." Sektor reassures him. "I'm sure Monty and Samus have the same goal."

"As long as they don't get in our way, I'll still be here. If they do, don't say I didn't warn you." Cyrax puts it bluntly.

"Have faith for now. If we turn too early, the ramifications will harm the both of us."

Sektor: I was close with Cyrax before the initiative, and we need to stay close now regardless of how he feels. We're the only ones who truly know each other. Cyrax isn't someone who will just bow down, and he knows I'm not either.

Funny you end it like that.

Cyrax: One shady player won't tank my opinion of this alliance. Sektor still seems loyal to me, Monty isn't a threat, and Samus..is quieter. Make that two shady players.

Gazelle enters the dining area with a cup of coffee in hand. He's got his eyes on Sektor, as if he expected to enter beforehand.

"Good to see you. Please, have a seat." The red suggests, and the F-Zero vet does so. Somethings got to give. "So, why'd you call me here?"

"We got off on the wrong foot. I didn't mean to brush you off when I pulled Cyrax aside. It was an urgent matter, and I didn't focus on how you felt. There wasn't any malice behind it, and I hope you can forgive me." Sektor..apologizing?

Gazelle plays it cool. "It's good. I'm not going to hold a grudge cause you didn't look me in the eyes. Besides we got bigger fish to fry."

In his confessional, he's not cool at all.

Gazelle: That's piss poor damage control if I've ever seen it. I'm still coming for you Sektor, and nothing you say is going to stop me!

Man

Night 5

Night has fallen in Borneo. The seven tribe members are sound asleep on the sand, with a campfire in the center to keep them warm. Bamboo's not comfortable on the back, so sand was the only alternative.

Oh did I say seven? That's right, there's only one rabbit awake. The camera team follows him as he carries his giant sack around. The rabbit approaches the shelter, and there are five bags. Two of them are gone.

"Most of them didn't learn a thing from Slade." Nabbit calls back to the original villain, putting his hand on a golden bag.

"Have you considered that going through bags is not a good idea?" The camerawoman asks.

"I don't have a say, nothing I do will matter." The rabbit responds, pulling out a few daisies, a crown, and other objects. "Ooo, this is valuable. Shame she won't have it anymore." Someone wont be happy when their whole crown's missing. Unlike what happened with Wario though, nobody's awake.

After sacking Daisy's items, the rabbit just tosses that bag away and moves onto a white one. He pulls out a pair of headphones, and a microphone. Those are thrown into the sack and he moves on yet again.

He comes to a dirtier bag and pulls out a photo. It's of Drax, with the rest of the Guardians. To Nabbit it's just a green and blue woman, a little tree, a familiar raccoon, a mantis, some guy, then the buff warrior he knows and hates. "Eh, no value." he drops that picture in the bag….but pulls out a dagger.

"How did this get past security?" Nabbit asks, taking it for himself anyways. Before the rabbit ransacks the rest of the bags, he turns back to the camera to say one last thing.

"What's the worst that can happen?"

Oh….oh no. Nobody on the tribe is going to be happy when they wake up. This may be the worst decision someone has ever made in Survivor history. I mean taking from people like Daisy, Ulala, and Drax? They scorched Porky, and won't be afraid to call him out. He's in a bad enough spot already, but not even Brandon will be happy to hear this!

As for the machines, Silver Sonic's picked up on Megatron's alliance, and he and Clank have been building a little trust because of all this. Also, Sektor and Gazelle don't seem to trust each other in the we got Cyrax who gets along with both of them. That's not even all the mess, as Sektor reassured his number one that they'd betray Megatron in due time. A week in and bots are already conspiring against each other. Aye aye aye…

Next chapter's the fallout of Nabbit's actions, the immunity challenge, and the second Tribal Council of the season, and someones getting a cold, hard boot out of Borneo. Ticket out, I'll see you in 2C!