[Danni Boatwright]

Welcome to final 11 hot shot

1-It seems like tonight's vote was pretty straightforward. Were you surprised it wasn't unanimous?
2-With Steph out of the game, are there any targets left who will be an easy vote out?
3-As the numbers get smaller, there is less room to hide in the tribe. Are you worried that taking out these big targets will expose you and make you vulnerable?
4-Who do you trust most in this game? who do you trust the least?

[Robb]

1. Not at all. There was a lot of chaos that emerged from Stephanie about 20 minutes before TC, and if that happened a bit earlier, it might have been Mike or maybe even Clay going tonight. Looking back, I'm glad it didn't happen, because Steph is a toxic, idiotic bitch, but yeah, Pat & Davie were confused thinking Steph had actually worked out a majority. I don't blame them, and it makes it easier to use them as decoy targets this next vote. But naah, they're safe.

2. Don could definitely be another easy vote with Chelsea (and maybe Angela) likely being the only ones against it, but the numbers are too small for that to happen now. We're at 11, and that is when a big blindside is gonna happen.

3. Oh yeah, for sure I am. Like, if one of Mike/Alec goes this round as we're planning now, I'm not sure what I'd do next. I can't get complacent with Chelsea, because I think Angela & her might be a tight duo, so I'd be willing to take Chelsea out with some people, but it might be too soon. I'll definitely want to do it before F7. But right now she's serving as a shield, and I'm trying to point to her as the leader, so that I'm not targetted first.

But my ideal F5 at this moment would be me, Clay, Gabby, Pat, Angela. Could toss Don/Davie for a F7 maybe. With those people, I feel like I'd have enough pull to either have some unconditional trust, or make them paranoid about each other. Idk what I wanna do with Seb or his idol yet. I could unexpectedly take it in the ass, so I should probably just fuck him in a group blindside later.

4. I trust Clay the most, we've made a F2 deal that I don't know how legit it is, but I don't think he's playing me right now. I'm getting slightly weirded vibes from Chelsea though. She either just wants to take charge while still working with me, or is actually a bit cautious and thinking when to take me out. But right now, I trust her a lot. Next comes Angela, who I'm only worried about because of the bond she has with Chelsea. I don't know how tight they are, whether they're taking each other to the F2, or if they're both actually closer to me. And I trust Gabby a lot, she's opened up to me, but I need more time to propel her into 2nd on my trust spectrum. Pat & Davie are trustable goats right now, but Davie might be planning some moves later in the game. Seb I trust, but I don't know him that well yet. Donathan seems trustworthy, but we're not close. Alec is a great guy and kinda trustworthy, but our interests are not alligning at all right now. Aaaand I don't trust Mike at all, he's here just to talk heavy strategy and I don't need him.

[Danni Boatwright]

But my ideal F5 at this moment would be me, Clay, Gabby, Pat, Angela. Could toss Don/Davie for a F7 maybe

Seems like an interesting mix of players. Do you think you have the social capital to pull them all together to make something happen? Are you at all worried that some of their own existing relationships may complicate this plan?

[Robb]

Umm, sorry for the late reply, but I guess this is still relevant?

Oh for sure that would get complicated. But I'm trying to bond with people so deeply that they think I'm looking out for them by bringing them info & stuff, so that when they hear my name, I hear about it too. The connection I have with Gabby is very lowkey and no one should be suspecting that. Clay have that obvious Ahmar bond, but I don't think anyone besides Chelsea suspects how close we are? And I'm always trying to drop some lightly negative remark in my walls of text, so people take the bait and think "no, those guys are not that close". Also, people should be viewing Angela as more of Chelsea's lapdog, and not someone who's as close to me as she is.

That's why I'm saying it's the ideal scenario, things never go 100% according to plan in this game. I'm not the only one playing hard and making plans. It all depends on what people leave, because I think I'll have superior control over Angela if Chelsea isn't here, and I should pull in Clay and Gabby unless they suddenly start playing hard without me. Pat is a question mark, he might be sketched out by me after Davie leaves, so I'll have to see how I go about him.

The goal is bringing half-random people together for a shared objective each round. I'm not gonna try to start a 5-person alliance between Clay, Gabby, Pat, Angela & I, that would not work and would just tank my game, but they could definitely end up alligning with each other's plans to get there.

[Jeff Probst]

Umm, sorry for the late reply, but I guess this is still relevant?

Oh for sure that would get complicated. But I'm trying to bond with people so deeply that they think I'm looking out for them by bringing them info & stuff, so that when they hear my name, I hear about it too. The connection I have with Gabby is very lowkey and no one should be suspecting that. Clay have that obvious Ahmar bond, but I don't think anyone besides Chelsea suspects how close we are? And I'm always trying to drop some lightly negative remark in my walls of text, so people take the bait and think "no, those guys are not that close". Also, people should be viewing Angela as more of Chelsea's lapdog, and not someone who's as close to me as she is.

That's why I'm saying it's the ideal scenario, things never go 100% according to plan in this game. I'm not the only one playing hard and making plans. It all depends on what people leave, because I think I'll have superior control over Angela if Chelsea isn't here, and I should pull in Clay and Gabby unless they suddenly start playing hard without me. Pat is a question mark, he might be sketched out by me after Davie leaves, so I'll have to see how I go about him.

The goal is bringing half-random people together for a shared objective each round. I'm not gonna try to start a 5-person alliance between Clay, Gabby, Pat, Angela & I, that would not work and would just tank my game, but they could definitely end up alligning with each other's plans to get there.

Are you concerned about going to the finals with people that are less threatening than you are? Typically the game comes down to the wire and the bigger threats are first targets. That can be fixed with super tight alliances or hidden threat levels of course, and every season is different. Do you think you'll be in danger of being targeted towards the end of the game and does that affect who you would like to go with?

[Robb]

I will be targetted, so I gotta rely on relationships for people to wanna keep me. I'm kinda getting targetted already, and I like to think people value me as an ally more than they are scared of me as a threat. That can change if I'm seen as untrustworthy.

If I started going after Alec, Seb, Chelsea now, I would be gone right after them. My goal is to bring random people to the endgame, who are not extremely tight with each other, but all think I have their best interest. Or, the majority does, anyway. I'm going to put doubts in people's heads like "oh, Gabby, look out for Chelsea, she finds you very threatening", or "Clay told me he wants to take you out at F5, Angela". I think I can be subtle and successful about those things, as I've been giving people reasons to trust me so far.

But I think I'm more likely to be succesfully targetted by someone like Alec or Seb, Chelsea if she does turn against me, rather than someone like Clay, Gabby, Angela, who would likely not have enough pull over a majority.