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Day 7
Dumb and Dumber
Hime Tribe
(Chikage, Kurome, Sayu, Tsukasa)
"Wow," Sayu says as the players arrive back to camp.
"Sorry, Sayu," Tsukasa says. "We couldn't let you in on the vote, because we needed Ui out."
"But why?" Sayu asks. "She didn't do anything wrong."
"She was both the weakest player and the biggest threat," Kurome says. "She could have played the other tribes like a fiddle. And she sucked at challenges too."
"I wouldn't say that," Sayu says. "She wasn't that bad."
"It was in the cards," Chikage says. "Brother Darling willed it to happen."
"So, everyone left me out of the loop tonight," Sayu says. "I don't know if that means that I'm in trouble, or that simply they preferred to knock out Ui while they could. But I was close to Ui, and now that she's gone, I've got nobody."
"Chikage was the easy vote last night," Kurome says. "But Ui was the correct vote. We needed rid of her as soon as we could, because she was one of those affable, nice personalities who would have done some damage had she stayed in the game beyond a potential merge. I'm glad she's gone now."
Sister Tribe
(Karen, Kohaku, Kyon's Sister, Misty, Sakuya)
"We've got treemail!" Misty calls.
Misty rushes over to the shelter with note in hand. The other girls all huddle around her as she reads it.
"You have five minutes to pack up all your belongings," Misty reads. "The game is about to change!"
"Awesome!" Kyon's Sister shouts, jumping up and down. Sakuya and Karen give each other a high five, and Misty embraces Kohaku.
"Are we merging?" Kohaku asks. "There are still 20 of us in the game. I doubt we could all make one big tribe."
"I don't know, but we're gonna find out!" Misty says.
"This merge or whatever it is couldn't come at a better time for my alliance," Misty says. "Little Sister and I both can't vote at the next Tribal Council, so if we had stayed as this tribe, we'd be screwed. But now we have the opportunity to escape the peril we were in."
Imouto Tribe
(Hinako, Kaho, Karin, Kirino, Ruby, Shirayuki)
"The game is about to change!" Ruby finishes reading the note, jumping up and down as she does. Hinako and Kaho also are jumping, and they join Ruby in a group hug.
"Great, another chance for the producers to screw us," Karin says sarcastically.
"Well, whatevs," Kirino says. "It can't possibly be any worse than it is right now."
"Don't say that," Karin says. "Jet or Probst would jump on the opportunity to make things worse in a heartbeat."
"So, we're going to merge or something," Kirino says. "I have no clue, but I get the feeling it's not gonna be good for myself. And that's the only person I'm out for – myself. I couldn't care less about anyone else, including Karin. I want to win this game for my own ego. The million dollars would be a bonus."
Merge (?) Beach
"Come on in, girls!"
The Imouto tribe marches in first, followed closely by the Sister tribe. The other two tribes lag behind on purpose, in order for Jet to make his customary announcement.
"Imouto and Sister tribes, getting your first look at the Princess tribe, Sasami voted out, and the Hime tribe, Ui voted out."
Misty's mouth drops open, while Kohaku gasps. Karin simply shakes her head.
"Big reaction to that," Jet says.
"Yeah, we never expect Sasami to be voted out," Misty says.
"And Ui seemed really nice, no reason to get rid of her," Kohaku says.
"Maybe that is the reason they got rid of her," Karin breaks in.
"All right," Jet says. "There are 20 of you remaining in the game. What do you suppose we'll do today?"
"Have an ice-cold Dr. Pepper Zero Sugar?" Tsukasa offers.
"You're wrong, whizkid," Jet replies. "Everybody… Drop… Your… Buffs."
Everyone cheers as they either throw their buffs up in the air or spike them to the ground.
"We are going from four tribes, to two," Jet says. "And it'll be done by a schoolyard pick. We'll draw for captains now. I'm going to come over to you with a bag. You'll all select one without looking. Two people to draw the purple rocks get to make the first pick. But there's more."
Everyone looks stunned for a moment.
"Once the captain has picked a second member of their tribe, then that second member will pick the third one, and so on, until we get to ten. The captain doesn't get nearly as much power as you'd think. Now, we'll draw for captains, then we'll get it on!"
Jet brings out the bag and has everyone pick a rock.
"We will reveal on the count of three. One… Two… Two and a half… Two and three quarters…"
"Just get on with it!" Karin shouts.
"Two and seven eighths… Three!"
Everyone opens their hands. Kohaku's mouth drops open when she sees that she has a purple rock. Karin shakes her head, seeing that she has a purple rock as well.
"Okay, Kohaku and Karin have the purple rocks, so they will choose the first members of their new tribe. To decide who goes first, we'll have a coin toss. Call it in the air, Karin."
Jet tosses the coin. "Hea-tails!" Karin shouts.
"The call is heads," Jet says, as the coin hits the ground. He picks it up. "It is tails. Kohaku, you have won the toss."
"What?!" Karin yells. "I said 'tails'!"
"The first choice is the one," Jet states. "Kohaku, you get to go first."
"But didn't you hear me?" Karin says. "I clearly said 'tails'!"
"You started to say 'heads,' and as a result, I have to take your first pick," Jet states. "Kohaku, go ahead and make your selection."
Kohaku shrugs her shoulders. "No need to deliberate," she says. "I'm picking Misty."
Misty walks over to Kohaku and gives her a high five. "Your turn, Karin."
Karin shakes her head angrily. "Whatevs," she says. "I'm picking Kirino."
Kirino heads on over to Karin, shaking her head as well as she goes over.
"Now, it's up to you, Misty," Jet says. "Pick someone."
"I'm going with Little Sister," Misty says.
"Which one?" Jet asks.
"Oh, I mean, Kyon's Sister," Misty states.
Kyon's Sister skips over to Misty, where she gives both her and Kohaku high fives.
"Next! It's your turn, Kirino."
Kirino thinks about it for a moment, then points over at Alexia. "We'll take the princess."
Alexia walks on over to Kirino, while Kyon's Sister thinks about her next choice.
"I want to take someone my age!" Kyon's Sister says. "So, I'll take Hinako!"
"Yay!" Hinako says, skipping on over to Kyon's Sister, where they high five each other.
"Next!"
Alexia points over at Komachi. "She's with me," she says.
Komachi happily scurries over to Alexia. She shakes hands with the others on her tribe, with a bit of red paint sticking to each person's hand that she touches.
"Next up."
"Hina wants Kaho on her team!" Hinako exclaims.
"Yahoo!" Kaho shouts, rushing over to Hinako, where the two of them hug.
"Komachi, it's your turn."
"Hmmmm…" Komachi says. "Let me think about it for a minute. Uh, I'll take Ruby."
There is a spring in Ruby's step as she walks over to Komachi.
"Thanks for choosing me!" Ruby says, shaking hands with Komachi.
"No problem!" Komachi replies.
"Next up!"
Kaho points over at Shirayuki. "Kaho wants you!"
Shirayuki jaunts on over to Kaho's side. "Hime thanks you," she says.
"Next!"
Ruby looks hard at each person, putting her finger on her chin as she thinks. "Uh… I'll go with Sakuya."
"Yes!" Sakuya exclaims, running over to Ruby. "You won't regret picking me!"
"Okay, Shirayuki, your choice," Jet states.
"Hime chooses Chikage," Shirayuki says.
Chikage walks calmly over to Shirayuki. "I knew I'd be coming to your tribe," she says. "It was in the cards."
"Time for you to choose, Sakuya."
"I'll go with Mamoru," Sakuya says.
"Great!" Mamoru exclaims. "I wanted to be on your tribe!"
"Chikage, you choose next."
Chikage throws down a tarot card. "It has been divined that I choose Tsukasa."
Tsukasa walks on over to Chikage's side. "Took you guys long enough."
"All right, Mamoru's choice."
Mamoru points over to Rinrin. "Rinrin, I choose you!"
"Yahoo!" Rinrin says, scrambling over to join Mamoru. "Awesome!"
"Tsukasa, you're up."
"I'm going with Kurome," Tsukasa says. "She should have been picked a lot earlier, quite frankly."
Kurome walks over and fist-bumps Tsukasa.
"Rinrin, you have the choice between Yotsuba, Karen, and Sayu."
"I'll take Karen," Rinrin says.
"Thank you," Karen says, walking over to Rinrin's side.
"Kurome, you're stuck with either Yotsuba or Sayu."
"I'll take Sayu," Kurome states.
Sayu walks on over to join Kurome, shaking hands with her.
"And that means Karen's tribe is stuck with Yotsuba."
"Woohoo!" Yotsuba exclaims, running over to Karen. "Yotsuba can't wait to check out her new tribe!"
"All right," Jet states. "Kohaku, your tribe is named Nezuko, and you will wear the yellow buffs."
Jet tosses a bag of buffs to Kohaku.
"Start handing those out," he says. "As for Karin, your tribe will be known as Alluka, and you get the green buffs."
He tosses a bag of buffs to Karin.
"As you put those on, let's take a look at who's on each tribe," Jet states. "On the Nezuko tribe, it's Kohaku, Misty, Kyon's Sister, Hinako, Kaho, Shirayuki, Chikage, Tsukasa, Kurome, and Sayu. On the Alluka tribe, it's Karin, Kirino, Alexia, Komachi, Ruby, Sakuya, Mamoru, Rinrin, Karen, and Yotsuba. And guess what?"
Everyone looks stunned.
"We are going to have our first challenge, right here, right now."
"Oh!" Karin exclaims. "That explains why you have a challenge set up there by the beach. I was thinking we'd just leave without using all those props."
"If you want to sarcastic with me, you'd better watch out," Jet states.
"You better watch out, you better not cry," Kirino chirps.
"Anyway, you girls ready to get to today's reward challenge?"
"Absolutely!" Kaho shouts.
"First things first, I will pat my ego on the back, like Probst," Jet states. "Thank you. For today's challenge, each tribe will be tethered to and carrying a ceremonial mascot of Shenron. You must maneuver amongst a series of obstacles. When you get to the finish, one tribe member will unclip and scale two walls, dropping a drawbridge at each wall. You'll then retrieve a key, race back, and unlock the gate for the rest of the tribe. You'll then run through a swamp to get to a puzzle, where you must place all 10 of your poles into the correct slots. First tribe to finish, wins reward. Wanna know what you're playing for?"
"Spill it to me," Kirino replies.
"The winning tribe will receive blankets, pillows, hammocks, and a giant tarp. In addition, you are playing for fire in the form of flint. Second tribe to finish, otherwise known as the losers, no flint, no fire, no comfort."
"Yikes!" Kohaku says.
"I know it's worth playing for. I'll give you a minute to strategize, then we'll get it on!"
The players talk things over, then head on over to the challenge area, where they are raise poles to hold up one of two giant Shenrons, one yellow and the other green. Kohaku is at the front of Nezuko, while Mamoru leads the way for Alluka.
"For your first reward as a new tribe! Survivors ready? Go!"
The players head through the obstacle course, with Nezuko having some trouble.
"Nezuko's getting slowed down by the three small ones – Kaho, Hinako, and Kyon's Sister! Alluka is taking the lead!"
The Alluka tribe heads through the end of the obstacle course, where Mamoru has to get unclipped.
"Mamoru, get unclipped!"
Mamoru gets herself unclipped as Nezuko begins to get closer to the end of the course.
"Mamoru trying to scale those walls now!"
While Kohaku tries to get unclipped, Mamoru takes off and scales both walls, putting down the drawbridges as she does. She grabs the key by the time Kohaku has unclipped.
"Nezuko really struggling out here! They're way behind!"
Kohaku tries to make up ground, while Mamoru arrives back to her tribe and gets clipped back on.
"Alluka, head to the puzzle!"
As Kohaku grabs the key, Alluka starts going across the drawbridges toward their puzzle.
"Kohaku, trying to make up time!"
Kohaku gets clipped back on, and Nezuko starts going across the drawbridges. They have to go slow again because of the shorter members of their tribe.
"Alluka has reached the puzzle! Nezuko taking forever out here!"
Karin and Sakuya begin barking out orders as Alluka tries to figure out the puzzle.
"This one goes here!" Karin shouts.
"No, it goes here!" Sakuya yells.
As Alluka struggles with their puzzle, Nezuko is able to catch up and reach the puzzle.
"Each pole can only fit in one slot!" Jet shouts. "There also are dummy slots to throw you off!"
Sakuya and Karin continue to yell, while Kohaku and Misty take the lead for Nezuko.
"You fool!" Karin shouts. "That doesn't go there!"
"Oh, so where does it go?" Sakuya replies. "Because you haven't gotten a single one in yet!"
"Alluka is confused!" Jet bellows, while Nezuko starts to figure things out.
"Yes, that's yours, Hinako," Misty says.
"Yeah, put yours in here," Kohaku tells Tsukasa.
"Through the steady leadership of Misty and Kohaku, Nezuko has taken the lead!"
"What the hell are you doing?" Karin yells at Sakuya.
"Forget about her!" Alexia shouts. "Let's just solve this puzzle."
"But we can't, because Sakuya is screwing it up," Kirino says.
As Alluka continues to argue and fight with each other, Nezuko puts in their final poles.
"Nezuko thinks they have it!"
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"And they do! Nezuko wins reward!"
The Nezuko tribe members unclip themselves, then begin to celebrate with each other. Karin shoots a death glare at Sakuya, who shakes her head.
"All right," Jet says. "Nezuko, here's a map to your new camp. Your reward will be waiting for you back at camp."
"Sounds good!" Tsukasa says, catching the map from Jet and then giving Kurome a high five. Nezuko then heads out of the challenge area.
"Alluka, clearly some dysfunction going on here," Jet states.
"Yeah, but we have time to figure it out!" Ruby says. "Let's all find a way to win the next one!"
"Easier said than done," Alexia mumbles.
"Here's a map to your new camp. But I will keep your flint, so you'll have to suffer until you have a chance to win it back."
Kirino takes the map and shakes her head as her tribe walks out.
"I thought my old tribe was bad," Kirino says. "This new one might be worse. Where did we go off the rails? I think when Komachi picked Ruby. Then we started to get dumb and dumber all the way down the list. Wow, what a bad start. Hopefully we can figure things out soon."
Nezuko Tribe
(Chikage, Hinako, Kaho, Kohaku, Kurome, Kyon's Sister, Misty, Sayu, Shirayuki, Tsukasa)
The players arrive at camp to see all of their reward materials, but no shelter.
"Wait, you mean we actually have to build a new shelter?" Tsukasa says.
"This deal is getting worse all the time," Kurome complains.
"Come on, guys, we can do this!" Misty exclaims.
"Yeah, we can use the same teamwork we showed in the challenge!" Kohaku says.
"Hina will try to help!" Hinako says.
"So will Kaho!" Kaho says.
Kurome simply shakes her head.
"I'm thinking about more than just a shelter right now," Kurome says. "Which way are we going to go with the vote? Tsukasa and I are an alliance, but who are we going to join up with? It's the whole voting bloc thing. We've got to figure out which bloc we want to vote with for this first vote."
So, as the players build the shelter, relationships begin to form.
"You say you're a cheerleader?" Kyon's Sister asks Kaho.
"Yeah!" Kaho exclaims. "Kaho cheers for her Brother!"
"Are you very good at it?"
Kaho frowns. "Not really. Kaho struggles a lot, but Brother always cheers Kaho up!"
"You're cool," Kyon's Sister says. "Let's vote together!"
"Sure!"
"I made an alliance with Kaho because I think she's cool!" Kyon's Sister says. "And I know that she's close with Hinako. That means that we could create a five-person alliance amongst myself, Misty, Kohaku, and those two. But we need more, because of my lost vote."
Misty talks to Sayu as they grab logs.
"Who were you close to in your previous alliance?" Misty asks.
"Sadly, it was Ui," Sayu replies. "She and I were together. Now that she's gone, everyone avoids me like a cyclone ranger."
"Everyone?" Misty asks.
"Yeah."
"Well, not me!" Misty says. "You'll work perfectly with our alliance. Here's a secret: Kohaku and Little Sister are in an alliance, but two of us have lost our votes."
"Oh!"
"Yeah, we're in a bit of trouble. That's why we're kind of desperate here. Had we gone to a vote in our previous tribe, we would have only had one vote against two."
"I see."
"So, you vote with us, and we'll keep you safe through the merge," Misty says. "And if you don't vote with us… well, then we're probably all screwed."
"Oh, don't worry, I want to help you!" Sayu says. "You have been very nice to me, even nicer than Ui was. I'd be happy to help out your alliance."
"I'm trying to fit in," Sayu says. "And it looks like Misty is going to help me out. I hope I can make some friends while staying safe from the vote."
Hinako helps Kohaku as they make fire.
"Thank you for the magnesium," Kohaku says.
"Magnesi- what?" Hinako says. "Too big of a word for Hinako!"
"Oh, it's okay!" Kohaku says. "Watch this!"
Kohaku starts striking the flint and quickly gets some sparks. Within a couple minutes, she has an inferno growing.
"Yay! We did it!" Hinako exclaims.
"Awesome!" Kohaku says, giving Hinako a high five.
"I saw Little Sister talking to Kaho," Misty says. "And I'm looking over right now, I see Kohaku talking to Hinako. I'm pretty certain we've got a six-person alliance. Which is completely necessary, because two of us have lost our votes. We need just one more to make this first vote work out for us. If we fail to get another vote, we're going to be headed for a 4-4 tie. So we've got to pull someone else in."
After the shelter has been built, Tsukasa climbs up into one of the hammocks, where Kurome talks to her.
"We've got to figure something out," Kurome says. "I fear the little little sisters are getting together with the big little sisters, and soon we're gonna have no one left for an alliance."
"Should we bring in Chikage and Sayu?" Tsukasa asks. "As much as I hate them, they would be the most friendly towards us."
"And how about Shirayuki?"
"Yeah, that's gonna be tough, because she's with the other little little sisters," Tsukasa says. "Tell you what, you work on Shirayuki, I'll work on Chikage and Sayu. Once we've got five, then it's all about finding the crack in the other alliance."
"Sounds good," Kurome replies.
"Man, I never expected things to get this hairy this quickly," Tsukasa says. "But give Misty credit, she started working the other girls from the moment she got out here. Now we're already at a disadvantage. Kurome and I are in a bad position very early on."
Alluka Tribe
(Alexia, Karen, Karin, Kirino, Komachi, Mamoru, Rinrin, Ruby, Sakuya, Yotsuba)
The disappointed Alluka tribe starts putting together their shelter, with several players feeling more down than others.
"Man, this really sucks," Karin says. "This tribe already looks like the goof troop, it's ridiculous. If we're as bad as we were during that challenge, we're going to get wiped out."
"I thought my last tribe was bad cause I was stuck with Yotsuba," Alexia says. "Now my new tribe is even worse at challenges, and I'm still stuck with Yotsuba. All we need is for Mamoru and Rinrin to spoil Komachi and I's secret, and we're going to be completely screwed."
So, as the girls put together their shelter, some players are a bit more proactive than others.
"What's been going on at your tribe?" Komachi asks Kirino.
"Not much," Kirino says. "But I can tell you that Karin and I were in a pretty bad situation. The other four are all united against us. Fortunately, we've gotten rid of three of them. The only one left is Ruby."
"Well, join the club!" Komachi exclaims. "Alexia and I are in an even worse spot. We got caught red-handed looking for the idol… literally."
She reaches out her hand to Kirino, showing her the red paint still stuck to it.
"What's that?" Kirino asks.
"That's the red paint that fell on us when we tried to get the idol," Komachi says. "So now we have it, but we also have three people on this tribe who all know we have it – Mamoru, Yotsuba, and Rinrin."
"Who particularly has it?" Kirino asks.
"Alexia."
"Oh, you've got to get that thing off her!"
"Not yet. I'm trusting her for now."
"I wouldn't be so sure…"
"Relax," Komachi says. "What we've gotta do now is join up. You're with Karin, right?"
"That's right," Kirino replies.
"And I'm with Alexia. That makes four. Obviously Mamoru, Yotsuba, and Rinrin are against us. And I assume Karen and Sakuya are going to join with her sisters."
"So it's 5-4."
"With Ruby as a free agent. We've got to get her with us. If not, we're going to be picked off one by one."
"You work on Ruby," Kirino says. "You're a lot more personable than I am."
"Understood," Komachi replies. "But there's something else I've got to tell you."
She pulls out a piece of parchment from her bag.
"I have an extra vo-ote!"
"Shut up!" Kirino replies, pushing Komachi. "So we're really up 6-5!"
"But only if we get Ruby," Komachi says. "I'm getting her with us as fast as I can."
"Kirino and Karin are secured as part as Alexia and my alliance," Komachi says. "But we need Ruby, and I honestly don't know anything about her. This is all going to come down to which way she votes, so I've got to get her on our side."
But as Komachi goes to approach Ruby, she sees her already talking with Karen and Sakuya.
"We've got you," Sakuya says. "You vote with us Minakami sisters, and we'll keep you safe through the merge."
"Karen agrees," Karen says. "Karen will do whatever she can to help you out."
"Awesome!" Ruby exclaims. "Yeah, I'll vote with you guys! I am really a free agent here. So if you guys want me, you've got me!"
Komachi's heart drops as she sees this.
"Crap!" Komachi exclaims. "Ruby is already all in with the Minakami sisters! And that means that our alliance is in a whole lotta trouble."
"Karen and Sakuya were so kind-hearted, there's no way I couldn't vote with them!" Ruby says. "I'm ready to help out their alliance all I can! I finally fit in!"
Nezuko Tribe
(Chikage, Hinako, Kaho, Kohaku, Kurome, Kyon's Sister, Misty, Sayu, Shirayuki, Tsukasa)
"So, come and join us!" Kurome finishes her speech to Shirayuki, who crosses her arms.
"Hime is so sorry," Shirayuki says. "But Hime cannot go against Hinako and Kaho."
"Oh, come on!" Kurome exclaims. "We need you!"
"Hime's got to protect her sisters," Shirayuki says.
"Fine, whatevs," Kurome says. "Just letting you know, we're going to be hunting you down."
"Hime is sorry to hear that."
"So, Shirayuki is turning her nose up at us," Kurome says. "That's fine. That's good. Yeah. We are now completely screwed, Tsukasa and myself. The only thing we can do is to try to derail their vote by having them vote for Chikage instead of one of us."
Kurome comes back to Tsukasa with the grim news.
"Shirayuki is solid with the other alliance," Kurome says.
"Understandable," Tsukasa says. "I talked with Chikage, and she is obsessed with her tarot cards. I think the only thing left to do is to deflect their votes over to Chikage instead of one of us."
"But how do we do that?"
Tsukasa pulls out her idol. "This."
"Oh, yes!"
"We're going to use this idol for all it's worth," Tsukasa says. "And if we can't convince them to vote with us, we can convince them to not vote against us. Put their votes on Chikage, in other words, because they won't want to vote for one of us two. And they won't want to vote for someone who's got an idol, because that leaves them in danger."
"Makes sense!" Kurome responds.
"Our chances of winning all come down to whether I can use this idol properly," Tsukasa says. "If I can strike some fear into the other alliance, I can make them think that I'm going to pull this idol on Kurome or even myself, and their safe vote will be Chikage. If I can do that, I'll be able to get us closer to the merge."
Chikage, meanwhile, keeps throwing tarot cards on the ground.
"These cards shall tell me who I must vote for," Chikage says. "One of those girls, I must vote for, but which one shall it be? It's all in the cards."
Misty and Kyon's Sister, however, are not feeling all that safe that night, as they talk with Kohaku.
"I've lost my vote for two Tribal Councils, and Little Sister's lost hers for the next one," Misty says. "Are we going to have the numbers?"
"From what I hear, Shirayuki is solid with Kaho and Hinako," Kohaku says. "And those two are solid with us. Then I've got Sayu too. That makes five votes even counting the two lost votes."
"But what if one of them flips?" Kyon's Sister asks. "All it takes is one to flip, and we're in trouble."
"That's why I've got this," Kohaku says, pulling out her idol.
"Oh, nice!" Kyon's Sister says.
"I hope we can use it right," Misty says. "Because if we don't use it properly, it's going to backfire."
"Oh, I'm not using it this Tribal Council," Kohaku says. "I'm going to hold on to it until we're in actual danger. Because I don't think we're really in danger quite yet."
"Man, am I hoping you're right," Misty says.
"Kohaku's getting a bit too confident for my liking," Misty says. "But she and I have bonded out here, and I'm going to take her to the end with me if I can. My ideal Final Three is Little Sister, Kohaku, and myself. But we know how ideal Final Threes never work out. So there's a lot still to be decided, and we've got to make the right choice."
Alluka Tribe
(Alexia, Karen, Karin, Kirino, Komachi, Mamoru, Rinrin, Ruby, Sakuya, Yotsuba)
That night, the five Minakami sisters are feeling pretty good about their situation, along with Ruby.
"Dear Brother is watching over us," Sakuya says. "And he wants all of us to know that he approves of the way we play this game."
"Big Brother is always with us," Karen says. "He loves us very much."
"And Big Bro's gonna be so happy when we win this next challenge!" Mamoru exclaims.
"And even if we don't, Bro's going to be smiling when he sees us all vote together!" Rinrin says.
"Yotsuba will check out the other alliance to figure out who they're voting for!" Yotsuba says.
"We love you, Ruby!" Sakuya says. "You are our meal ticket to making the merge. Once we get to the merge, we're going to keep you safe with us. You won't have to worry about finding another alliance!"
"Oh goody!" Ruby exclaims. "I really want to do what I can to help you guys out. Thank you so much for believing in me!"
"Yotsuba has checked out Ruby, and she has found that Ruby is very trustworthy!" Yotsuba says. "Ruby will help Yotsuba's alliance make it to the merge. The question the great detective Yotsuba must figure out next is who the other alliance wants to vote for. And then, Yotsuba will use that information to figure out who her alliance will vote against. It's elementary, Watson!"
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