Pre-Game / Episode 1

[David Lane]

First up, I am soooo glad that my name starts with a D, which puts me toward the top of the diary room list. I hate having to scroll down and search. Just that much more reason to make Chelsia my number one target so that I'll be the first player left alphabetically.

My number 1 ally this game (already decided) will be Lyd. <3 And, with a big showing from season 1, I know a decent amount of people. Sarah is the other non season 1 player that I know (as well as Natalie if you don't consider that she was Amanda in season 1).

I will definitely write a lot later, as Lyd and I have been pre-gaming and have some stuff to add. I just wanted to get my first post in my diary room outta the way.

Here's to me probably being a saint, but hoping to play like a sinner.

[David Lane]

Dave's SAINTS and SINNERS predictions...

Chelsia - SINNER
Dave - SAINT
Eddie - SINNER
James - SINNER
Janele - SINNER
Jason - SAINT
Jessica - SINNER
Jun - SINNER
Lydia - SAINT
Natalie - SINNER
Nathan - SAINT
Renny - SAINT
Roddy - SAINT
Sarah - SAINT
Sheila - SINNER
Will - SAINT

EDIT: 14/16 correct (swapped Roddy and Jess)

[David Lane]

I have made a deal with Eddie, though it's not officially a f2 alliance. We both appreciate each other and are going to watch each other's back. I do trust Eddit to some extent, but he's a smart player, and I wouldn't doubt one moment that he's in it to win it and would betray me if he felt it was necessary. I don't think he'd betray me just for the heck of it, so I need to make sure he doesn't have a good reason to do so. Also, he likes Lydia, which is good for us.

Jess proposed a season 1 alliance. She talked to Jason about it apparently and he's cool with it. I brought it up to Eddie, and Eddie agreed to it. Not sure if Chelsia and Janele will agree to it, but surprisingly Chelsia PMed me with a polite greeting. I am not an idiot though... Janele told me that Chelsia hated me for winning so much in the first season. Perhaps it was just her fear that I would do well, but she did a good job of pretending to like me then, so I am assuming that she's still pretending. Whatever... I will play nice for now, but that doesn't change that she's the first one on my list of people to take out. Plus, Lydia doesn't like her, and neither does Eddie... so that makes her a prime candidate for my main target.

[David Lane]

Oh, and have I mentioned that I HATE the social aspect of games... lol. Talking to people and pretending to be nice can be so tiring. I haven't even branched out to talk to the people I don't know. I have only talked to Lydia and Eddie extensively, Natalie, Sarah, and Jess a decent amount, and then brief PMs to both Jason and Chelsia.

That means I still need to talk to James, Jun, Nathan, Renny, Roddy, Sheila, and Will... too many ppl.

I also talked to Janele like 3 weeks ago about the game, but haven't seen her around since then. So who knows if she'll be playing. If she is, I just need to take out Chelsia even more, since the two of them will be paired as an alliance (says Janele herself).

POSSIBLE ALLIANCES/CONNECTIONS

All predictions based on previous games and knowledge collected from other players. Obviously, most of these are speculation and not confirmed...

Chelsia & Janele -- Alliance
Jess, Chelsia, & Janele -- Alliance
Jess & Nathan -- Alliance
Nathan & Sheila -- Alliance
Natalie & Jun -- Alliance
Sarah, Nathan, & Sheila -- Alliance

Season 1 -- Alliance?

Chelsia & Eddie -- Enemies
Natalie & Nathan -- Enemies
Natalie & Jess -- Enemies
Natalie & Janele -- Enemies???

Lyd & Roddy -- secondary alliance
Dave & Eddie -- secondary alliance
Dave & Lyd -- ultimate alliance.... JOHN AND KATE DOMINATE!

[David Lane]

DAVE'S CRANKY-ASS BITCH RANT

First up, I am PISSED that the saints lost the competition. How lame. I can't even take a night off to spend time enjoying myself and having fun without having to worry if I'll come back to a loss. I knew I should have been here right when the challenge was posted, but I wasn't going to bail on my friends.

Things that are pissing me off right now: I am a bit tipsy and finding out about so many fucking alliances. Chelsia and Rachel want me with them. Lyd and Roddy are with Jess and Nathan. I am predicting a Jason/Jess/Nathan/Sheila alliance. Gah.... I dont even know where to begin.

I think that Will will nominate me and Renny. I think Sheila will nominate Sarah.

Fuck this, I am going to bed.

[David Lane]

PS... If I am first to go, I will fucking rip someone's head off. PATHETIC. Veto is mine.

[David Lane]

1. I hate writing in my DR.

2. I was likely going to be nommed by both Will AND Sheila until Nat helped me get out of nomination by Will and supposedly Jess talked Sheila outta nomming me. Either way, I am safe and happy for now.

3. Rachel came to me and said she doesn't want to win. She is only playing to help me win. I told her she's either trying too hard to mend things or she's playing even dirtier than last time. Do I trust her? I want to, but there is no way I am making the same mistake twice. Keeping my eye on Rachel. As a friend, I like her, as a player, she still doesn't have my trust.

4. Jess has WAYYY too many fucking connections. And Lydia wants her to stay. I understand Lyd's reasoning, but I want Jess gone for my own safety. I am just another one of her expendable connections, and I am not gonna let that be the case.
Jess's connections (both rumored and confirmed): Nathan, Jason, Sheila, Roddy, Eddie, Rachel, Lydia, and Chelsia. That leaves Will, Sarah, Natalie and myself who want her gone.

5. I want Renny to stay for now, Lydia wants her to go. I want her to stay because Sheila is after Renny, which is just another buffer between Sheila and myself, since I am pretty sure Sheila wants me gone (maybe because I am a threat?).

6. Rachel told me Eddie and Jess are still closer than they let on. I need to be careful what I say about Jess to Eddie, but at this point, I am leaning toward Rachel being wrong. While I don't trust him completely, I wanna believe that Eddie is playing a smart game similar to my own, and can be useful for me.

7. Once again, I am so torn on Natalie. I like her as a person for sure. And, as a player, she has saved me or helped me numerous times in games past and now this game as well. I just know though that her actions can be affected by the smallest things, and she's like a game bomb waiting to go off. I'm not sure I want to be too closer to her when she goes off, but with that said, I am not targeting her.

8. Season 1 Alliance is the biggest load of crap. Almost everyone is playing other games, and there's no chance that anybody is taking it remotely seriously. If they are, they are dumb. Eddie, Chelsia, and Rachel all have doubts. Plus, I don't trust Jess or Jason (not that I trust the others that much, but my trust for those two is the least).

9. Floaters so far seem to be James and Jun mostly (though there is nothing they have to worry about for now). I can see Sarah, Renny, or Will possibly floating, but Will and Sarah both want Jess gone, which puts them in the spotlight since Jess has so many connections.

10. Lyd and I are still tight, but we have such different ideas of the path we should take. She wants to target Renny, Nathan, Jason, Jess (in that order), and I want to target Nathan, Jess, Jason, Renny (in that order) when it comes to attacking our own tribe. But, we are working together well, remembering to think about the big picture. We both agree that Sheila and Chelsia are prob the best options when it comes to targeting Sinners. I trust Lyd though, so I gotta trust her smarts and instincts.