Big TomFoolery

[Tom]

F21 - Day 0

Howdy there y'all! This here is Tom but folks usually call me Big Tom because I am a big fella ... in more ways than one. This here game oughta be a hoot and a half looking at all these friendly faces. We have got some strappin young lads, some cutie pies with sweet sweet eyes, some ripe old fruits and old farts such as meself. All in all an inviting bunch and Big Tom is just excited to have fun.

[Tom]

Seems to me I found meself a lil scrappy clever lassie in Sierra. She doesn't seem to mind this old fart as much as the Osten lad and the Chelsea chica. Seems as though they don't fancy bein around Big Tom all that very much. This here challenge though is as rough as a corn cob and I reckon its gonna be a rough ride for the 24 hours after it kicks off. Ol' Big Tom needs to get in good with these teammates on my team so that they spare my old ass when it comes to torch snuffin time. I hear tell of this Shane guy bein all fun and a hoot and what not. I look forward to having a chance to introduce meself to him and see what he makes of this old hick.

[Tom]

Had me a nice lil talk with Shane. Seems to be a good old fellur and pretty straight forward to boot! I offered him my loyalty as a man of my word and he seemed to be liking the ol Big Tom vibe So got me something cooking in the works have I. Lil Sierra seems to be trying to accommodate an old fart such as meslef more so than the other young'uns Chelsea and Osten who seem to be all but put to sleep by my bumblin ways :\ Got me a rocky road ahead but darn it if I ain't committed to seein this through as far as I can.

[Tom]

F21 - Day 1

Got me a chance to chat up with Varner real quick in the mornin. A right sight better than the Chelsea girl at talkin bout stuff. Seems like a good fella. Told me hadn't conversed with anyone besides me and Chelsea and I lay it on him how Chelsea is very much on and off. He acknowledged the same and we gots to talkin about the little things that folks do in these games with the disappearin and the stayin away without using them little colored dots next to their names. Wasn't able to push for much of game related stuffs but I reckon theres still loads of time for that kinda fluff. Off to a good start I'd say with this guy. Will do more during the day and as the challenge draws closer.

The Chelsea gal is as annoying as ever. She did say in the end that she is at work and what not and we will converse later. Lil Sierra hasn't shown up yet today so nothing new to report over on that front. The third lassie Natalie is nowhere to be found but I do hope she shows up before the dadgum challenge and we gets to have all the people part take. Be a shame if she did nothing but got one of them idols in a random luck draw and we'd have to get rid of some folk who actually did stuff for the team. But such is the nature of how this game will play out.

[Tom]

The Natalie girl showed up for a bit. Didn't talk much and said how she feels all behind and stuffs. Being the gentlefolk that I am I told her how the game only truly begins today and shes got nothin to worry her pretty little head over. Reckoned that's put her mind at ease and she'd be more inclined to give us a hand at this here challenge. Osten agreed to be one of them catchers and Shane bein in Australia suits well to that too. Lil Sierra is the third brave one to take up the catchin duties. I do like her bubbly spirit. I myself am not very hopeful of doin well in this challenge. Nor do I think my team will do well. I'd love it if they would prove me wrong but I reckon we'd be heading to see ol Probst soon.

[Tom]

F21 - Day 2

gabbity-gabbity-gabbity That's all folks! That little looney toons piggy sure done crack me up. But anywho. My old eyes missed the part where they said two temas be headin to see ol Probst for some torch snuffin. We done bad at this here challenge. Varner started off with a chip and a cheer but fell apart rather quick. My old bones failed rather quickly as expected. The Natalie girl forgot to log off when the challenge started  Chelsea tried to do what them other teams be doin and got us some good points. But we were behind by far too much and it was too late by that time. That Crystal chica from one of them other teams knew what needed to be dones and did it rather well. So now we need to get rid of one of our folks.

Had me a short talk with Chelsea. Didn't mince words did she and I was pretty darn straight up with her. Natalie flopped and she gots to go I reckon. Chelsea seemed to be in agreements. Looks to be Chelsea puttin in some effort to get to know this old fella. Meanwhiles. I been talkin to Osten and brought up the vote. And he throws out Chelsea as the "least active" member. He also says to me that Natalie tried to form a groupin of Shane, Sierra, Osten and Natalie. She's so clumsy she could trip over a cordless phone. Now I did me part in tryin to push the votes onto Natalie. Osten lad looks to be fine with either. Will have to do me some talkin with ol Shane. He seems to be the fella who people are gonna look to to make a call on these things. Ol Big Tom feels safe though and I reckon it should be a 6-1 vote whichever way it goes. Unless folks be scared of that there dadgum idol which Lil Sierra has and decides to throw stray votes at other folks. 

[Tom]

F21 - Day 3

Had me a little chat with Chelsea. Her pop bein in the hospital and all is really sad but she been tryin to talk to folks. Seems like she be knowin she on the bottom and makin efforts. I tells her I be voting Natalie cause thats what I gonna be doin. I hear tell from Shane thats what he be doin as well. Tried to talk to Varner and he not be givin me a straight answer. I reckon he didn't want to get caught namin names. Annoying at times but I understand. I reckon it should be Natalie goin unless I be missin somethin. These folks aint much for talkin. Did have me a little chat with Lil Sierra as well. She said she already put in her vote and all for Natalie. Makes me feel a bit better. Don't want to be goin cuckoo so early in the game. Well I will be makin my parchment for Natalie in just a bit. See y'alls later.

[Tom]

F19 - Day 4

Looks to be one of them scavenger hunts for this here challenge. Not somethin I am good at sadly. Never done one meself. Seen other folks doin them though. As of right now I be feelin alright on this here team. Shane and I have a good bond and I don't think he'd be willin to go against me. Osten and Lil Sierra aint much for talkin but I have heard Osten hasn't talked much with Chelsea either so it ain't just me. I'd like Varner to go next although he probably is better at them challenges. But Chelsea is one of the only folks who talks regularly. I'd much prefer someone like that in the game. We will see. Hopefully we can win this one and not haves to worry about it.

[Tom]

A short and sweet chat with the Osten fella. Even he been sayin how Chelsea been steppin it up and talkin more and more to all folks. He even said he'd prefer to keep Chelsea over the Varner fella. That be good to hear. Means I don't have to pushin it as hard as I originally thought. The only thing that can cause troubles is the Varner fella gettin the idol. Don't think he'd be as silly to not play it and put faith in folks he has barely spoken to. I hope I don't get it cause it is unnecessary to me at this point. And I feel like my luck would only allow me to get it once so hopefully I get it when it counts for somethin.

[Tom]

F17 - Day 6

That there last vote left me high and dry and wonderin what happened. Nothin went as I thought. Shane voted for Varner for some cockamamie reason. And everyone else just chose to keeps me in the dark about votin Shane. Now had they alls told me I would have probably done it. Begrudgingly, but I would have votes Shane. But alas. No one felt comfortable enough to keeps me in the loop. About  20 mins before deadline I tell Chelsea that I feel like I am getting blindsided and it will be me going. And that I really enjoyed speakin to her. Which is true. Chelsea is my favorite person on this team. Then I got a work call and had to go away and I misses a message from her 5 MINUTES BEFORE DEADLINE saying its going to be Shane gettin the boot. She acted like she was genuinely sad about not tellin me and didn't want me to be next gone. Made me feel bad that she didn't trust me up until last moment and even that was after I flat out tells her I feel like I am about to be gettin axed. 

Later I talked to Varner and I told him everything that happened from my side of it. How I was thrust into this alliance with Osten but I liked Varner and Chelsea a lot more. So I went against the "alliance". One thing about Varner is he be a smart fella. Very perceptive and very good at knowin whats happenin even without folks outright telllin him. I likes that about him. So I told him everything from my side about how I been makin a deal with Shane on the first day. He appreciated that I thinks and at the end even told me "In a way it turned out good. You lost an ally and you gained an ally". Be good to hear him say that. It be a start and I feel like I can forge something there. Even though I be desperate for allies right about now, I do like the fact that I haves a chance to work with Varner and Chelsea. They be good folks and it would be great to play alongside them for the long haul. Will I be able to?? Who knows. But I sure as hell gonna keep tryin. That's for damn sure. 

[Tom]

F17 - Day 8

Just gots done with that there challenge. Gots to say I had me a ton of fun doin that. I used to hate these creative stuffs but now I kinda likes them. It be useful bringin folks together and in team bulding and such. Varner and his cleanup was very good. Chelsea contributed a lot. I'd say Osten and Sierra did the least work. That there tells ya they be feelin mighty comfortable. Which makes me feel all the more uneasy. I been doin my best to try to speaks to folks as much as I can. I feel very close to Chelsea. Feel like I can talks to her about anything. I trusts her. I tells her today I won't be puttin her name on a parchment ever. She tells me "Lets make this F2 happen". Then I be goin to Varner and "shook his hand" and "gave him my word". As corny as that is, this is my ideal alliance. These folks I feel loyalty to. Never felt that for Osten cause he just doesn't do much talkin. I am not sure how anyone can trust him when he doesn't talk about ... anythin. Its just run of the mill stuff, non-committal stuff when it comes to game and 3-4 word replies which don't move the conversation anywhere when it comes to small talks.

I thinks I proven my worth in challenges as of now and I have done my best to shows Chelsea and Varner that I be with them. For the long haul. Up to them to decide whats to do beyond this point. I don't know about this challenge. Theres so many things involved that it be hard to say what will happen. Of course I be hoping for a win and then we all knows a swap is comin after this. There be some folks on the other teams that I be excited to talks to. Especially Kimmi with all her fancy Intro and stuff. And Jamie. He boy a southern lad so I reckon we could get along nice and good. Hopefully I gets to play that part of the game.

[Tom]

F16 - Day 12

Been a fun shuffles up so far. I be worried when I first sees that I ain't be with Chelsea and Varner, the 2 folks who I felt most comfortable with. I hope they be doin fine and dandy over at NuPenedo. But lookin through this team, Sierra be good to have here. She be a fun one and I be clearin stuffs up with her that whats past is past. And I wants to move ahead together. It be lookin like she agrees and be wantin to work together. 

Day 10 stuffs - Matty be the first fella I speaks with on this here team. And he be a hoot and a half of a fella. Very fun and easy to talks with. Always keeps the talks movin. Doesn't disappear without sayin anythin like some other folks. I hads a very good chat with him the first night of the swaps when we both stayed up to do the challenge. I brings up working together on the very first nights and he be seemin on board. Of course I also be mentionin Sierra. And he be sayin he liked Sierra as well. It may seem a bit hurried to goes into stuffs about game so soon but I gets a good feelin about Matty. I be sayin he be my favorite on this team. Even more than Sierra. We roughly talks about who else we could works with. I also be talkin to Sierra at the same time. Both says Jamie. That be a little of a worry that both be wantin to work with the same fella. But for nows I don't care abouts that. I am lookin to make sure I be on the correct side of the numbers so I agrees to Jamie being the fourth. We talks about a bunch of other stuffs like GOT, Survivor, Orange is the New Black and stuffs. I trust Matty. I think I can relies on him for now.

Day 11 stuffs - On the day of the challenge deadline I tries my best to do as much as possible while bein at work and takin breaks here and there. Our entire team did good work I say. Except Amber. She be the weakest one and she be the hardest to talks to. I had pleasant talks with Cirie who be way too excited about stuffs, Kimmi who be usin " " way too much but overall be cheerful and fun, John I didn't gets to talk much to but he be good from the little time I got. Amber be very bad at replyin to messages and doesn't say much even when she replies. I be thinkin she be the first to go from this team at this point.

When results comes up I be very happy. Even though Amber be the worst one at the challenge and at talkin, I be likin her a bit. And this gives her a chance to talks to more folks. She be makin efforts with me and Matty at the night after results be posted. But it be annoying when she just be disappearin in the middle of talkin. I cants do much to help her if she be keepin doin that. But the reason I wants to help her is because it doesn't seems like she has connected with other folks much. So she would make for a loyal ally if I can connects with her better. I tried to brings up without lookin shady to Sierra that we could brings in Amber as a fifth. But she behaved weird about it so I drops it. 

Day 12 stuffs - Today we finally be makin a group chat with Matty, Sierra, Jamie and I. It be called "Orange is the new Barra" That be my idea based on the facts that all these folks be likin that show about gals bein in prison and doin fun stuffs with and to each other. So far nothin of importance been said there. Which I be feelin like is always the case. I dont remembers the last time I was in a group chat that was actually useful. But its in place. I will be doin my part to make sure I have good relationships with all these folks. And also everyone else. But these folks aint be on much during the day. Last time this happened on Penedo I was lied to and blindsided. At that time my hiney was spared because of Osten's vendetta against Shane and Shane's rude and loudmouth ways. But I won't be havin that luxury again. So I gots to keep makin sure I be in good terms with folks. hard to do when folks don't talks much but oh well. Gots to roll with it.

[Tom]

F15/14 - Day 14

Well we be winnin immunity again. That be great. And be a very decisive victory too. The down side of that be the fact that no ones seems to be much interested in talkin about stuffs. The game be draggin for me and I not be havin as much fun as I be havin on Old Penedo. I be missin Chelsea   She be wonderful to talks to about a lot of different stuffs. Both about game and otherwise. Reckon I be goin over some small stuffs that be happenin around these parts. At least as far as I knows about it.

Jamie be a weird fella. He be comin to me and talkin about bringin Amber into OITNBarra. Then be sayin about makin an alliance with Kimmi. Then be sayin how Cirie be sketchin him out. He be sayin Cirie offered him an alliance of Cirie, Kimmi, John and Jamie. He be askin me who the first target would be and I be sayin looks like it be between Amber and Cirie. He seems to be wantin to take Cirie out. Either that or he be wantin to keeps Amber around. Not sure about that part. But the good thing be that he be tellin me all this stuffs. So that at least makes me feel like he trusts me. I of course be passin everythin along to Matty. And Jamie be tellin Matty too so that is also something I need to keep in mind. 

Then Cirie comes to me and says stuffs about how no one talks about the game with her and discusses strategy. I just be noddin along. She be sayin how she won't vote me because I done good in the challenge and such. I thanks her and then she brings up workin with Kimmi and I. I mention Matty, Sierra, Jamie to see what she says and she seems to be all happy abouts it. And of course she be mentionin that Amber and John be the targets first.

I also talks with Kimmi. I finds Kimmi to be a fascinating gal. If I looks past the long walls of text she be replyin with to every small thing and the constant use of "  " which be remindin me of someone I plays with before, and I REALLY HOPE this person isn't THAT guy, I likes Kimmi. But when it comes to game stuffs she be askin very weird questions about what to say to others and how to bring it up and stuff. And that make me feel uncomfortable because that be a weird thing to ask. I ain't your guardian to hold yer hand through this process. Now this COULD be an indication of her trustin me more than others. Which in Kimmi's case I think be possible because I be havin a couple of really good talks with her and I thinks I bonded with her very well so far. And if I haves to pick one person besides Matty who I would be willin to take a leap of faith with, it would be Kimmi. So I will be keepin at it. Talkin to her. I do likes talkin to her so that part be easy. I will tries my best to make sure Kimmi sticks around for a while. 

I not be getting good vibes from Sierra lately. Either she be not interested in the game because not much be happenin, or she gots other stuffs goin on with other people she be talkin game with. I am not too concerned right now because I thinks I be in the good graces of most folks on this team. I been doin as best as I can to talk to folks whenever I sees them online. All besides John who be busy with his sister's graduation. He messages me today and says as much and that he be around a lot more often now. Matty, Sierra and Jamie all be singin praises of John so I needs to make sure I get on his good side too. 

Amber be as hard as ever to talks to. I don't know if that be just with me. I don't think that be the case. A few folks be mentionin her to be difficult. Its not that I not be tryin. I always tries to talks to everyone as much as I can. But some folks just not be interested. Not much I can do about that.

So all in all, this game be goin very slow. Immunity be feelin good. A night off and all. Hopefully Chelsea and Varner can make it through safely.