Episode 7 - JURY TIME

[Roddy Mancuso]

OK Really annoyed right now. Wrote such a good confessinoal this morning and lost is somehow.

Sheila Leaving

OMGOMGOMG! She's gone. She's ACTUALLY gone. *Pinches self* Nope, not dreaming . I just really can't believe it. This shit is for real. Lady luck FINALLY favored me last week. Warzone's biggest comp whore has bit the dust.

This is incredible because there was this huge part of me that felt as though Sheila was unevictable. I mean, yeah she is just a player like everybody else, but she seemed to pull comp wins out of her ass left, right and center. Beyond that, people were petrified of her, and the mere mentioning of her name was enough to make certain players unwilling to talk to you. People were afraid to make even the most slight move because of how she might react. Well, that is over now.

This move was extremely beneficial for me because of a few different reasons. First of all, Sheila and I had nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zero. I don't know how I can be any more clear... we just didn't connect on any level. This is especially bad in my case because I have the type of social game where if I don't like you, I don't talk to you. And not talking to the biggest competitor of the season is a risky choice. But luckily, her social game was WAY worse than mine.

The other reason I benefit from this is it breaks up the obvious pairing of Jason and Sheila. Jason and I are tight, but Sheila was always gonna come before me. With her gone, there is a big obstacle out of the way between Jason and I.

So yeah, I am happy.

Jury

HELL YEAH! I MADE IT!

I was so afraid that I wasn't gonna make the jury component of the game. I am thanking my lucky stars that I not only made it, but made it and am in a pretty good position so far. It is just such a good feeling. The even better part is that with the exception of Dave (who I don't really count 100%) Hells Angels has made it to the jury in tact and incognito. Now is time to move into high gear.

I am pretty sure this is gonna be one extremely bitter jury. I can already see the signs. Things are getting bitter quickly in this house, and as the numbers dwindle, the personal stuff will be on the rise. I really feel right now that lines are being drawn in the sand, so shit should be very interesting the next few weeks.

HoH

-_-

That comp was just... gah. I mean, the comp was great, but it just really put some things out into the open. Like, for starters, I don't think it could have been any more blatant that Renny, Sarah, Will and prolly Nathan worked together. How would ALL 3 know the amount of replies in the nomination threads? There is no way they knew that individually.

Renny winning is not actually bad. Her and Lyd/myself made a bit of an agreement a while ago, but I don't know how much it means to her. If there is one person who is well connected in this house, it is Renny, and that means she's gotta be overextended. So there is a bit of a chance I will see the nomination seat because of her, but I don't feel particularly in danger.

Sarah winning, on the other hand, is VERY bad. I barely have a relationship with her, and if I were her, I would probably nominate me. Plus she is an emotional player who already has close friends in the game.

[Roddy Mancuso]

Nominations



We did it. We ACTUALLY did it. All three members of Hell's Angels were left out of the nomination seat. I was sure that at least ONE of us would be an initial nomination, but we are just too sneaky for these people.

That said, there is very little wiggle room for us. The only other person in this game to be off the block, and a possible nomination is Will, so veto is crucial.

Final 5 Deal

The other day, Jason messages me saying that he has something important he needs to talk to me about. Turns out that he is looking to make a final five alliance . The people involved would be Jason/Josh/Roddy/Eddie/Lydia – so basically Hells Angels plus two recruits. Well, I gotta say that I am thrilled with the deal. It includes all 3 of Hell’s Angels, but was not initiated by us, and it also allows me to keep my buddy Jason without having to worry about him getting suspicious of Hells Angels. Because now he is ‘a part’ of it, not that he is even aware that it exists .

However, obviously the veto could complicate matters. If the wrong person wins, or the silver veto is used, then it is VERY likely that one of us ends up on the block against another. In fact, considering that Will is the one with silver veto, it is 100% that if it gets used, one of us goes up.

The one bad thing about the alliance is that Josh is a loose cannon. I have no idea what he will say or do in this game, and I have no idea if he would stick to the alliance in the long run. He told us he was in very good with Renny so that is threatening.

Veto Comp

Let me just put it on the record that my final answer WAS 100% a throw. I have told a few different stories to a few different people, but anyone with half a brain prolly knows that I didn’t really think the answer was ‘Amanda Hanson’. That’s not to say I knew the answer - if I could have figured it out in time, I prolly would have tried for it. But I buzzed in without knowing the answer because I wanted to ensure that it was either Sarah or I that won, so I didn’t mind getting eliminated. I wanted the nominations to stay the same.

After the veto competition, everyone was clear that the golden power of veto was not going to be used. But the silver power of veto was up in the air. I think Will was receiving a lot of pressure from both sides of the house to do what he wanted, but my gut was telling me that I was not gonna be able to sway Will on this one. I told him to do whatever was best for him. If I can’t sway him, I might as well fake supporting his decision.

This is partially because Eddie sent me a BRILLIANT PM that outlined exactly why the silver veto being used might not be such a bad thing. I mean, yeah ione of us goes on the block, but we can’t make Will’s decisions for him so we just gotta roll with the punches. What Eddie pointed out in the PM is that it gives us reason to keep Alex. If Alex goes, Sarah is happy, and who wants that?

Will uses the Silver Power of Veto on Chi Chi. What a surprise. Honestly, everyone knew this was coming because they clearly have some type of tight deal going on, and Jason was a moron and TOLD Will he thought Jun might leave -_-. I am sorry but that was just DUMB. So of course Will uses it, and Jason’s eviction is all but ensured.

Renny’s replacement was Lydia. Gah. Since the only three options were me and my two closest allies, I guess I can’t really blame her. Still sucks though that Lydia is nominated when it could have been Jun.

Last Night

So last night, Sarah messages me for the first time EVER in the game. I want to be clear on that – its not that we haven’t talked, but I have initiated every conversation with her. Every. Single. One. How much more clear can you make it that you are not interested in working with someone? I dunno.

But suddenly, last night she develops this bizarre interest in talking to me. It maybe took her 5 miniutes to get to the topic of strategy . She tells me that she didn’t use the veto because it would suck for me to get nominated after I threw the challenge to her. Of course, she fails to mention that those were her original nominations anyways, so there is no reason for her to use the veto in the first place, but whatever. Not long after, she gets to the question of who I will be voting out between Josh and Alex. At this point, I was not really sure, so I told her I wanted to talk to them first, and didn’t think too much of it.

Later, Will signs on, and we have a very similar conversation.

Later again, Lyd messages me, and apparently Will is telling her that the vote might be shifting to evict her because ‘Roddy is uncertain between Alex and Josh’. Apparently, a ‘source’ came to him, and his talk to me was basically to confirm it. LOL at the pathetic attempt to cover up his alliance with Sarah. She is the ONLY person I expressed any doubt to, so OBVIOUSLY it was her who came to him. This pissed me AWF!

Are you serious? You threaten to vote out my best ally in the game because I didn’t give you an answer on my vote the first time that you asked? You’ve barely even spoken with me all game and you are gonna try and strong arm my vote with an obvious lie? FUCK YOU! Strong arming doesn’t work on me, and both Sarah and Will are gonna find that out shortly!

That totally solidified the need to keep Alex. Basically, what Lydia, Eddie and I decided are that we are gonna execute Warzone’s first true blindside (actually it amazes me that this is the first time that the person leaving will not know until the second results are posted). Josh is leaving, but most of the house doesn’t know it. I don’t give two shits what Sarah or Will think. In the mean time, we have had to lie to them so that they won’t turn things around on Lydia, but those two really picked the wrong time to try and strongarm us.

After a long conversation with Alex last night, we are good with each other. I like the guy, and I feel I wrote him off way too early in Warzone 3. The votes are 100% there for him to stay, and I think he knows that this is a big deal. Because if it wasn’t for us he would be on his way out.

Will/Renny/Sarah/Jun/Nathan are prolly all in this together. Maybe one of them isn’t in with the crew, but I doubt even that. So this is an uphill battle. But it is clear to me that it wouldn’t have taken long for them to strike at Lydia and myself, so why allow them first blood? We are at a point where we can either make the move we need to make, or we can settle for 7th, 8th and 9th. If I do still end up leaving the week after this, at least I know that I TRIED to improve my position in this game. Time to roll the dice…