The Diary of One, Ace Gordon

[Ace Gordon]

Jul 26, 2012 23:08:06 GMT -5 Semhar Tadesse said:

I wish you guys had been at least honest about voting me out.
That's what "friends" do.
No hard feelings, of course.
I guess Kim was right and you guys ARE eating from the palm of her hand.
Good game everyone.

Excellent. Exactly what I want people to think.

I do feel bad for Alex cause I didn't even give him much of a chance but I couldn't really afford to. I haven't had any communication with him in this game so I don't know how loyal he is to Coach. I have to eliminate any chance of him having any momentum at the merge.

As far as what happened over there, it sucks yeah. But let's be real... when I have a big, perfect master plan like I've been mentioning - I never put it above a 50% chance of actually working. As I said in my video DR - unless you're playing as half the people in the game, shit just ain't gonna go your way. Lines are drawn, people know who they're with.

I can turn this negative into a positive. Frosti is likely leaving and at this point... that's not a bad thing. I think Frosti could have easily been one of my strongest allies. He fucked that up by hiding shit from me and tattling to Kourtney about anything I said. That's an ally for Kourtney gone which makes her a lot weaker. This means she has to rely on me more and more. Taking out Wanda next... that might make completely reliant on me.

Kim seems to think that there's a final four alliance of herself, me, Wanda and Jay. I'm not sure how much I trust that. Obviously I want Kim nowhere near the end but I can toy around with aligning her. It's something to think about. I know Kim is a smart player. A damn smart player. But that's also dangerous for me cause I want to be the person people listen to. At the same time... after Semhar's post saying we're all Kim's goats well... hey, maybe that's exactly what I want people to think until Kim is gone.

[Ace Gordon]

I think you and I have gotten off on the wrong foot. And I think the problem is that chat the other day. There was some illusion we were trying to use you to better ourselves but that was never the case. I think there was a breakdown in communication somewhere...

I spoke to Ted at length that day about the best way to protect him. I felt he was outnumbered, and I like Ted. He's helped me in the past so I wanted to return the favor. We came up with a plan to vote Kourtney which required just three other voters. I asked him if you or Jay would be on board since I know you jumped ship from Nesoi and you told me in the past you hated what became of it.

He asked Jay and it seemed like Jay was all in. Then he asked you and he said you'd be in if we found a fourth. We didn't, because Kim decided not to co-operate. So we decided to flip it (mutually. Ted was involved too) and vote Kim instead. Since we knew Semhar was voting Kim, it was a foregone conclusion.

It came to the challenge and to do what we agreed and Ted wasn't around. So me and Mary presumed that we'd be okay to go ahead since it was a fast challenge and we wanted a headstart. We invited you and Jay to a chat and we started up.

In hindsight we should have given more warning. We just thought Ted had laid everything out in full and that you both were as up for this as we were. Turns out you weren't and you just saw it as me ordering people about.

It was never a secret that we had a conversation with our tribe at the same time. We needed this to ensure we slashed Kourtney's and Kim's doll first. In fact, Ted knew about this. I told him there would be two chats. I'm positive I did.

So I'm sorry if you thought I was in some way trying to control or manipulate the game. I only went to all that trouble to help Ted out of a situation I felt would be dangerous and it turns out to have painted a pretty big target on my back. In future, I'll leave people to sort out their own messes.

I have no intention of stepping on people's toes. Least of all yours. I respect you and the decisions you've made in the game. I respect your strategies in all the challenges and I've always made it known that I do. I was excited when Ted said you were on board because I thought it would be the start of something good but obviously I need to work on my communication skills a little more and make sure everybody is up to speed in future.

I'm sorry about this, I really am. And I hope that moving forward it doesn't have to be a big issue.

I think you can figure out who sent this yourself.

Seems like someone spilled my plan to him since he reiterated exactly what I was saying. There's a rat somewhere around here and for once... it may not be Kourt or Frosti. Interesting.

[Ace Gordon]

Remember how I said I felt like Ted was going to really fuck me over one day?

Starting to think that's coming true here. Guy is getting a lot knocks against him. Obviously that PM puts him in a very, very bad light. But that's not his only knock...

The other day Kourtney mentioned that Ted told him all the shit I said about her. I didn't think anything of it cause Kourtney just likes to throw names around for the hell of it. Also, Bob Dawg was a little mad about Ted holding information about a potential Bob Dawg blindside before I jumped ship.

Lots of things are starting to add up. Seems like Ted is trying to play a lot of sides. Problem is... I'm playing that game too. Shit... maybe I should just blindside Ted at this next Tribal.

[Ace Gordon]

Not really sure why I'm learning all this now. Obviously I was not informed nor was I really comfortable with all that shit in the chat. To me, it screamed of a set-up or something. But that's mostly why I had no prior knowledge. It left a bad taste in my mouth. I had not talked to Mary since the original tribes and aside from our brief chat when I mutinied, the same applies to you. I even expressed this concern to both Ted and Jay, neither cleared up what was going on.

Due to how obvious it appeared in the challenge that we were working together and people pointing this out to me over the course of the challenge, I ran with it. I figured you were trying to make me look bad, so I did what I did.

I have to go to work soon so I'll sort this shit out when I get home. I will say this... you will come to learn that I'm a very blunt player. Unless I feel like I'm getting blindsided or duped, I am pretty upfront. I've told Kourtney and Frosti numerous times that they were full of shit to their faces. I have no qualms in doing so. Seems like they're not the only ones who are from this message.

I do believe we're the two smartest people in this game. Perhaps we're due for a game chat?

Sent that to Coach.

I'm not really expecting anything to materialized over this. And I do realize that he's trying to cause trouble here whether he wants to admit it or not. He wouldn't throw Ted under the bus if he wasn't.

Still, this is an eye-opening turn of events.

[Ace Gordon]

Talked to Jay about this, he thinks I'm paranoid.

And further discussion... seems like it could be someone else...

Jenuinejen69 (12:11:43 PM): oh apparently frosti thinks mary is cody as well
Jenuinejen69 (12:11:47 PM): which i found funny
Ace Gordon (12:11:55 PM): how does Frosti even know Cody
Jenuinejen69 (12:11:59 PM): no idea
Ace Gordon (12:12:07 PM): I told Frosti about me pretending to be Cody to Kim
Ace Gordon (12:12:10 PM): and he had no idea who it was
Jenuinejen69 (12:12:23 PM): lemme find the quote
Jenuinejen69 (12:12:58 PM): Mary - Sausage: (11:00:36) Frosti Zernow 9:12 am
since they though u were babyxjeda
Mary - Sausage: (11:00:43) babyxjeda?
Jenuinejen69: (11:00:48-) lol youre nothing like cody
Jenuinejen69: (11:00:54) unless youre doing an amazing alias
Mary - Sausage: (11:01:01) im not this person lol
Mary - Sausage: (11:01:13) no idea why people told frosti that
Jenuinejen69 (12:13:17 PM): it was a bit random
Ace Gordon (12:13:32 PM): oh
Ace Gordon (12:13:53 PM): I guess he doesn't then
Jenuinejen69 (12:14:05 PM): mary is scared though
Ace Gordon (12:14:10 PM): why?
Jenuinejen69 (12:14:13 PM): and i get on really well with her
Jenuinejen69 (12:14:15 PM): hang on
Jenuinejen69 (12:14:29 PM): Mary - Sausage: (10:55:23) frosti is telling me all kinds of mean things
Mary - Sausage: (10:55:47) that everyone on your tribe hates me or something
Jenuinejen69: (10:55:52) lol what
Mary - Sausage: (10:56:13) he says you guys are gonna gangrape me at the merge
Jenuinejen69: (10:56:51) well thats the first ive heard of it
Mary - Sausage: (10:57:16) he said everyone seems to think im coach´s puppet
Mary - Sausage: (10:57:25) even tho im not even sure I voted with him on this one
Mary - Sausage: (10:57:37) meh
Mary - Sausage: (10:57:40) maybe hes just wound up
Jenuinejen69: (10:58:11) i think so
Ace Gordon (12:14:50 PM): oh
Ace Gordon (12:14:51 PM): I said that
Ace Gordon (12:14:53 PM): that fucking asshole
Ace Gordon (12:14:57 PM): I tried to help him

I think this pretty much confirms Frosti spilled my plan and probably everything else.

Fuck him. So glad he's leaving now. The only two things he did this entire game was ctrl+c and ctrl+v. I fucking despise players like that.

"Hey mate thx so much for all the help! I won't forget this!

Oh by the way Mary, here's all the shit Ace has been saying about you! Thanks for voting me out, I love you!"

I seriously need to remap my strategy in this game. Nobody keeps their fucking mouth shut.

[Ace Gordon]

Coach just confirmed to me that Frosti spilled the plan. He didn't even give the plan a shot, he just spilled everything right away so that he could save himself. Then he said he'd help take out myself, Ted, Jay, Bob Dawg and Judd since we are apparently a final five alliance.

Fuck this dude. I threw everything at the wall to save him this week. My game is completely exposed to Coach and the outcast game cause of this shit. And in the end, he gets voted out anyway like the dumbfuck he is. Fuck him. Can't wait to see his picture go gray. One of the worst allies I ever had in my five years of playing these things. I'm not even exaggerating. Stop playing ORGs.

Talking extensively with Coach now about game. Update on that to come.

[Ace Gordon]

Nobody was on last night... nobody's on this morning. What the fuck is going on?

Guess I'll update when I get home.

[Kim Powers]

video?

[Ace Gordon]

Eventually... if this isn't my last confessional, that is. Still need to get a new camera so I don't need new batteries for every video I record. Or something somewhat competent to use.

Anyway this has been an extremely quiet round which strikes me as worrying. But I find everything worrying.

Original plan was to take out Wanda. Wanda is of no use to me... I have no read on her and every time we talk game, the convo dies. My idea was to tell Kourt about her alliance with Kim and Kim about her alliance with Kourt... cause they're both kind of true. I proposed the idea of keeping Kim to Ted but he had a nice retort. He gave me a convo transcript he had with Kim where she was trying to form yet another alliance. This time, she wants to align with Coach at the merge.

So the way I see it, cutting Kim now is by far the safer bet. That severs her alliance with Wanda and forces her to stick with Kourtney (hopefully), keeping her at bay. Meanwhile that severs a chance at Kim & Wanda jumping over to Coach's side. Like I always say, you have to think ahead. And Kim is showing to be someone that'll be hard to sway in the merge. She has her own mind and while that's great for her, it's not good for me.

Also I did mention I talked extensively with Coach. I don't really know how to place that guy. He seems so full of shit, but yet I agree with most of the stuff he's saying. I imagine he's one of those guys that just caters his conversation for who he's talking to. Just trying to prevent himself from being targeted at the merge, I suppose. Although to be honest, I don't want Coach gone first at merge. I'd rather see a Mike or Eliza or someone I have no connection on leave. Coach... I can somewhat read and understand him. These invisible players I can't.

Not to mention, Kourtney is not sticking around for the long haul. I'm using her like she used me at the beginning of the game. Once I get a good grasp on things at the merge, she needs to go. So I'd rather have people I have a connection with around for when that happens.

[Ace Gordon]

Something has come up which is curious and worthy of discussion. I want to discuss it with you since I don't know what to make of it and it concerns the future of the game.

Specifically my time on Salsus this round and a discovery. I think you'll want to hear this.

*sigh*

[Ace Gordon]

Coach's talk was about the fake idol Frosti put in the chest. I'm making him think Wanda did it. I also want him to think Wanda has the idol. This is just in case things go awry, they try to blindside her or something.

I keep telling him about the common perception... and that's Outcasts vs. Fans/Favs at the merge with him as the leader of the Outcasts. When people talk about them, they say Coach and friends. The other four are supporting characters that are never mentioned. Whether this is fact or not, who knows. I know how it feels to be perceived to be in an alliance that doesn't exist. So maybe this overblown. Either way, I have a solid set of guys I plan on using to knock a few of them out anyway. And they'd be stupid not to try and stick together. Although.. I may keep Coach around. I do get a good vibe talking to him... even though deep down inside I feel he's a snake.

I don't know how much I can trust this guy... but we'll wait and see I suppose.

[Host Lex]

Surprised to get a vote this week?

[Ace Gordon]

wtf... I wrote a confessional about that vote. Where'd it go

I wish I recorded that Tribal Council cause my heart stopped when I saw that Ace vote. I thought I was getting blindsided and the rest of the votes would read Ace.

Anyway I know it was Wanda cause she promised not to vote Kim or Kourtney. I was most curious to see what she'd do... and she decided to throw a hinky vote. I absolutely despise hinky and sympathy votes cause it just screams "I can't make a decision, so I'm just going to do this!". It's absolutely unnecessary and shitty gameplay. Just vote Kim, what the hell is the big deal?

If she thought she could get away with doing that by not writing a stupid song on the parchment, well good job dipshit, it didn't work. So my eye is on her. In fact, I wasn't planning on throwing this next competition if it wasn't the merge... but if there's another one, I will and make sure Wanda sees the door next. I don't want to have to rely on someone like that to vote with us.

Anyway, that's why I was constantly throwing Wanda under the bus to Coach. I want her to appear flaky and untrustworthy so Coach stays away from her. She's by far the most flippable of the group.

[Ace Gordon]

Hey buddy haven't seen you on in awhile.

That vote for you was from me and I'm SO SORRY. it was a bootlist vote and I haven't changed my bootlist since round 1 when I had not talked to you yet. I am gonna fix that list now but my wifi cut off and I'm really sorry.

hope you forgive me :C

You have been on. You knew votes were due. Kim was begging you and you told her you would never vote her. You said the same shit to Kourtney.

You would have been better off not saying anything. Now you've pissed me off.

[Ace Gordon]

Wanda is almost 100% gone... although I may not want that to happen.

I don't entirely trust Wanda nor have a read on her. But... I also have no read on Judd. I know Judd's a very smart player and he has to know he doesn't have much potential to stick around with me in this game. That makes him a threat to me.

I don't think Wanda is with any of the Outcasts and talking to her now, i'm confident she was playing Kim this whole time. So... keeping Kourt & Wanda may be beneficial for the merge game when we need to take out people outside of Coach's core.

This is a sensitive subject, however. I'm not really sure how I can go to Jay and Ted and say I want to keep Wanda without it looking like I'm playing both sides. But it's an option I can keep open.