Val's interview, unedited: Shep's a cool guy, but oh my god, that accent! It's "hair", not "hurr"! And I know he's smart but he sounds like a moron. Who says "I brung it over"? It's like Creole or something.

Alara's interview: I hope it's a puzzle sort of challenge. I'm better at those than physical ones. Or maybe a swimming one. The water is cold here but it is in Four too so I'm used to it.

Alara's interview, edited: I hope it's a puzzle challenge. I can really shine in those and it will show how stupid some of my tribemates are so we can get rid of them.

Dorian Sargasso- District Four male (18)

Couldn't say any of us were surprised to see Birdie was gone. I hadn't talked with her much but I knew she was a vegan. Probably she wasn't able to get enough calories out here without the fish or anything else Huldra could catch and got malnourished. Sucked about not getting more money but I bet she was home eating a giant bean burrito. You win some, you lose some.

The challenge field was some sort of obstacle course made of balance beams. There were ropes tied around the beams. Maybe we would be tied together? Sounded like a recipe for a broken neck.

"Good morning, Tributes!" Isabella started her spiel. "As you can see, Birdie has been eliminated at tribal council. I'll take back the immunity statue." Amberlynn handed it over and Isabella went on.

"In today's challenge, contestants will be belted to a rope that is strung across several beams. Contestants must navigate knots, twists, and other obstacles as they make their way toward the other side. Once they've reached the end of their ropes, contestants will find several puzzle pieces in the sand at the other end of the field. First tribe to dig up their pieces and assemble their puzzle wins immunity and reward. Ready to see your reward?"

There must have been a canned applause sound effect, since she didn't wait for us to cheer before whipping up the tarp at her feet.

"Today's reward is comfort. Your prizes include pillows, blankets, and two hammocks, along with this tarp. Before we start, are there any questions?"

Kendall raised a finger. "Yeah, I got one."

"Go ahead," Isabella said.

"It's actually for Ellekoner," Kendall said. We all looked over in surprise like a bunch of chickens. "You're probably gonna wanna throw this footage out," he said to Isabella.

Ooh, what's this? Intriguing.

"So I just got a letter from back home saying I've been accepted for a Capitol scholarship. It's too good to pass up, so I'm going home. We thought we could throw this challenge and you all could share the prizes with us. Sure you might have won anyway, but this way you'll save energy and have a sure thing, you know? So what do you say?"

We gathered around as a tribe while Kendall assured Isabella that Huldra would still pretend to make some effort so the camera guys could use the footage.

"I'm in," Amberlynn said.

"A bird in the hand and all that," Virgo said.

"Besides, then we can go crazy and have fun with the challenge," Enzo said.

No one objected, so it was an easy choice. For my part, I was pretty much with Kendall. We'd save some energy and I didn't mind sharing the prize. We'd be merged soon enough anyway.

"All right," Alara called over. "It's a deal."

Cactus Cleo- District Seven male (18)

It was kind of fun doing the challenge with no rush. Following the rope through twists and turns and figuring out how to untangle it was kind of zen. I made my way through at a leisurely pace and took some private pride in being among the first to the other side.

Taylor Treadle- District Eight female (15)

"They're way ahead of us!" I screamed dramatically as I yanked on my rope. "Come on! Get your butts in gear!" May as well go for the Oscar, right? I growled in fake rage as the camera lady behind me circled around to get all my angles.

Octavia Jacobs- District Two female (18)

We sat around our bags of puzzle pieces until one of the Huldras finished the rope course, since we thought we'd make the editor's job easier and let them get some footage of Huldra assembling the puzzle so it looked like a closer race. We were probably trying their patience already with our little agreement and didn't want to make any enemies. Once Yarrow reached the sand pit we started in.

"Here, this one goes here," Lana said as she stuck a piece into the frame. The puzzle pieces were in the shapes of flames and would make a bonfire when they were assembled. It was just a matter of lining them up in a way that the pieces didn't get in each other's ways. Without any pressure or competition, it didn't take long.

"Hurry! They're catching up!" Enzo lied as Persi leisurely slotted in our penultimate piece. Cactus popped on the last one and we were ready.

"Ellekoner wins immunity and reward!"

Leo Fabrizio- District Six male (18)

It was about to be the best tribal council ever. Isabella had told us that production preferred that a voluntary departure was hidden from the audience, so we should pretend it was an honest tribal. We'd decided to take that to its logical conclusion and have a giant fake argument so the editors had lots of dramatic footage. They could even use some later if they wanted, since we got the feeling most of our councils had been way more civil than they'd hoped.

"Before you cast your votes, do you have anything to discuss?" Isabella asked, and it was on.

"I think we all know we can't have Taylor here any longer," Yarrow started us off. "She's lazy and she eats twice her share of the rice."

"Me?!" Taylor shot back. "I'm not the one who thinks anyone who isn't from Two is second-class." She glared at Kendall.

"When did I say that?" Kendall asked with fake shock.

"Like you even need the money," Val sneered.

"Should have made more allies," I taunted Kendall. I wasn't very good at taunting.

"And you should have done something about your stupid snoring," Kallik added for good measure, giving Kendall an exasperated look.

"Leo's the one who always leaves his trash around camp," Kendall accused me. We didn't even have any trash. What, was I leaving walnut shells around? That would have at least made sense. Imagine trying to sleep with walnut shells poking your back.

"Sounds like you had a lot to discuss," Isabella said somberly. When no one produced an immunity idol, the "vote" started.

"Kendall. Kendall. Kendall. Kendall. The seventh person eliminated from Survivor is Kendall."

Kendall's exit interview: It really just came out of nowhere. I guess you never know who your friends are. Too bad about how it ended, but I'm excited to see my family.

Seventh eliminated: Kendall Delancy

So, bit of silliness this time, clearly. The real story is Kendall and Birdie's submitter was active at first and then wandered off. I felt bad doing two more bogus Huldra eliminations since they both happened to be on Huldra. Birdie got voted for organically right when I was about to cut the two of them, so that lined up perfectly. For Kendall I thought I'd do a voluntary elimination, which does happen now and then on Survivor and is usually not disclosed to the audience. That way Huldra could have some prizes instead of getting ripped off yet again. Hopefully now everyone left us active, but if that changes again I'll deal with it as it happens. Hard to tell how long Kendall would have lasted organically, but at least he gets to pursue his passion.

Interview notes: anything not in the unedited interview was spliced in or constructed by the editors for drama. The contestants only really said what was present in the first interview of the two.