With five survivors left, everyone had shaken faith in each other. LaughingOutloud, upset that his alliance didn't vote the way he wanted to destroy Suifour, Selena was worried about her place with LaughingOutLoud and Maxiphone, and Maxiphone trying his hardest to keep his group together, but worried that his alliance was falling apart. TeamJacz, who had previously detached himself from Useamint saw the writing on the wall after he lost immunity and saw himself as a target. With the help of Useamint, they attempted to get Selena to break away from LaughingOutLoud and Maxiphone. In the end, Selena stayed loyal to her allies, and in a 3-2 vote TeamJacz was sent home. Leaving Useamint as the last member of the Suifour.
It seems to be Useamint's new thing, have one ally and watch them go. At least Useamint had enough time to really make up with TeamJacz, he may have lost an ally...but he still had a friend. It was clear that the only hope Useamint had was to win immunity to make it to the end. But Useamint had a much more rocky journey than he ever thought he would during the game. When he started all the way on day one he was brought into a majority alliance, in fact, he was brought in by TeamJacz. While they were a strong group Useamint knew they began to get cocky. The longer they went winning challenges the worse it got, they barely recognized LaughingOutLoud and Maxiphone as people in their little Suifour world...But things changed when there was a two tribe merge. Suddenly BenP was casted away from them and eliminated. Then Rellizuradixion was taken out when they lost. This wasn't the plan at anymore. Thankfully, They were able to gain control again..and that lasted for awhile....When he was tricked into voting out Bowling4fun, the game took a very strange turn for him. His allies all started to hate him and blame him for everything. The guilt and abuse really takes a toll on you. And when you see everyone you care about go....there was just no way to stop it anymore.
Maxiphone was satisfied with TeamJacz leaving, and he was even more satisfied that he had made the final four. If you had told him after the first few days that he'd be here....honestly he wouldn't have believed you. Maxi had started on Suijin but not with the Suifour. Trying to keep a working relationship to buy him time, it worked by holding on until the two tribe merge. When he finally found a new friend, AJ1111, they were able to work together to get rid of Rellizuradixion. Maxiphone had taken control of his game. That was until he was blindsided and saw his friends leave the game one by one. AJ1111 and Kickass93. When he was finally able to get the game into his favor, he saw himself as a leader...which was something he never expected. Everyone wanted to work with him and wanted to be with him. In fact, he'd secured a spot in the final four with his two friends.
Selena came back from tribal knowing that the game was going the right way. If there was one thing she was, it was loyal. From her start on Raijin, she vowed her loyalty to Kickass93 and Raijin. That is what let her go so far. When the two tribe merge came she was able to bring LaughingOutLoud in and keep her Raijin team strong. Even with an Idol setback, sending CGY home, she knew her friends would see it through. They kept a tight group without flipping...all the way until the merge after she lost Kickass at the merge she really felt like she lost her place. But when LaughingOutLoud returned the favor of safety she was glad to be with both Maxiphone and LaughingOutLoud. She had been tempted by evil many times, but she knew that she was the purest one of all and would never betray her friends.
LaughingOutLoud was so happy to see TeamJacz go. He was a terrible person and treated him terribly the whole game. Honestly, he should have gone sooner. It all started when he was placed on Suijin and the Suifour formed without him. Frankly, without Maxiphone who gave him food, they would have let him starve to death. Things didn't change until the two tribe merge, when he teamed up with Raijin and demolished that tribe with them. Since then, it has been his mission to make sure the Suifour didn't win. And only one stood in his way. Useamint.
**FINAL FOUR IMMUNITY**
In a dash for immunity, the survivors had to race through the jungle, with each obstical representing a voted out player....MAXIPHONE barely beat out Useamint. Meaning Maxiphone was immune and welcome to the final three!
**Tribal Life**
*Sekai*
Maxiphone had never been so happy to win. He clenched the win right out of Useamint's hands and it was going to be him and his two allies in the final three! He just knew it!
Useamint had to think. It didn't seem like he had much chance but he wasn't ready to give up. He needed to make one more plea to Selena and push a tie. He could beat LaughingOutLoud in a fire making contest...he just needed the chance!
When Selena was approached by Useamint...again...she didn't know what to say. She knew that Useamint was just trying to save her hyde, but could that help her at all? It seemed silly though....LaughingOutLoud and Selena had been friends since Tsukuyomi. They go way back. LaughingOutLoud wouldn't have even made it here without her. LaughingOutLoud owed her big time. Selena was owed final two.
LaughingOutLoud smiled and just counted down the seconds until he could vote out the LAST OF THE SUIFOUR. There was no nice making, it was all about pleasure. Each rude comment. Each moment a pain. Each bitter day together. It was all worth it. All to see Useamint's torch get snuffed.
**Tribal Council**
Kickass93, Bowling4fun, DumbGinger, Peccadillo, and TeamJacz (who could clean up quite well!) all walked in.
At tribal council they spoke about the end of the game. Useamint expressed that he didn't feel safe and felt like he knew he was out. He could only pray for a miracle.
*Votes*
Vote 1: LaughingOutLoud
Vote 2: Useamint
Vote 3: Useamint
Vote 4...
and the Fifteenth person voted out of Blog Survivor:
Useamint. Useamint, the tribe has spoken.
Useamint walked off, and the jury looked a bit saddened by it.
LaughingOutLoud, Maxiphone, Selena. You are the final three. One more Immunity, One more vote, and One more day until we have our final two.
**Post Tribal Council**
*Sekai*
Never had Selena been so proud. She has made it so far! LaughingOutLoud and Maxiphone were amazing people. It came down to this. She knew she had what it took to win.
Maxiphone was shocked to still be here. It seemed so unlikely, but he was humbled and honored. To be in the final three with these two..it was the best feeling ever. No drama, no tension, just three friends on the beach.
LaughingOutLoud wasn't going to scheme against his friends. Honestly at this point they had worked so hard and everything he wanted to see happen had happened. All of Suifour was gone. and three of them were at his hands. It was a nice feeling.
**FINAL IMMUNITY CHALLENGE**
Maxiphone, Selena, and LaughingOutLoud walked into the challenge prepared. It was their finally challenge, an endurance challenge. Standing on a plank for hours until only one was left...in the end Maxiphone dropped first....then Selena fell after... meaning
LAUGHINGOUTLOUD wins the FINAL immunity challenge! Earns a spot in the finals, and gets to choose who will sit next to him.
**Tribal life (Final three)**
*Sekai*
Maxiphone felt safe...kind of....LaughingOutLoud had became closer to Selena recently...but he didn't really want to beg or force anything out of Laughing. They had a nice conversation and Maxiphone said "do what you think is right".
Selena took a different approach. She was very direct about her feelings in making the finals with Laughing. Selena had taken Laughing in on Tsukuyomi and given him an alliance! They were good friends and Laughing always liked her being so direct about things. She knew he'd take her.
LaughingOutloud thought maybe this final win was more of a curse....
**Final THREE Tribal Council**
Kickass, Bowling4fun, DumbGinger, Peccadillo, TeamJacz, and Useamint walked in.
No conversation happened.
LaughingOutLoud stood up and went to vote. He didn't bring back the urn, but only a piece of paper with a name written on it. He stood up next to the host,
"The person I want in the finals with me is the person who I think most deserves it. The one who helped me in my biggest moment of need and my biggest moment of weakness. The person who gave me the power to carry on."
LaughingOutLoud opened the folded paper, the name "Selena" was written.
"I'm sorry Selena," Laughing said.
Selena, one vote is enough. The tribe has spoken.
Our Final Two.
LaughingOutLoud and Maxiphone. Both Suijin Outcasts!
***FINAL TRIBAL COUNCIL/ JURY QUESTIONS***
Kickass93: Maxiphone, what was your biggest move in the game?
Maxiphone: "Lying to Useamint and TeamJacz to flip on Bowling4fun. Giving us the majorty and the path to the finals."
Bowling4fun: "LaughingOutLoud, your whole time here on survivor is about being the outcast until you were accept and became a star. How is the way you treated me on Tsukuyomi any different from how you were treated on Suijin?"
LaughingOutLoud: "It's very different. I still treated you as a person. I was dehumanized on Suijin. It was nice to take power and have the upperhand for once."
DumbGinger: "For both of you, out of the Jury members. Who played the smartest game?"
Maxiphone: "Useamint. He always was in a major alliance, but was never afraid to branch out and connect with others, and try to make deals."
LaughingOutLoud: "Bowling4fun. He knew who the biggest threats were (CGY) and knew how to lie and control his side to lie for him (Austino)"
Peccadillo: If you could change one thing, what would it be?
Maxiphone: "Be able to convince you and DumbGinger to vote out TeamJacz over AJ1111."
LaughingOutLoud: "recast the Suifour to better people."
TeamJacz: What was your biggest strength?
Maxiphone: My intuition. I followed my gut and always trust myself.
LaughingOutLoud: My determination to prove myself.
Useamint: What was your biggest weakness?
Maxiphone: My lack of control midgame. Not able to get my feelings together.
LaughingOutLoud: None really, I played a pretty great game...but I guess I could have been stronger in challenges.
Selena: Maxiphone. Would you have taken me to the finals?
Maxiphone: No. I have a bond with LaughingOutLoud from the very start of the game. There wasn't a way I was going to take him over you...i'm sorry.
**JURY VOTES**
Vote one: Maxiphone
Vote two: LaughingOutLoud
Vote three: Maxiphone
Vote four: LaughingOutLoud
Vote five: LaughingOutLoud
Vote six: Maxiphone
Vote seven:
AND THE WINNER OF BLOG SURVIVOR....
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MAXIPHONE!!!!
Some notes on the game.. Maxiphone and LaughingOutLoud were always meant to make the final two together. I thought it was interesting to have the two outcasts of such a strong tribe end up beating all odds to be in the finals. There was also a giant arc in the game which may or may not have been noticed but was very much planned for Useamint and Maxiphone to have opposite arcs. starting in power, losing power, losing friends in votes for Useamint and Maxiphone Lost friends in votes, lost power, and then gained power. LaughingOutLoud was given a tough choice in choosing who the bring to the finals, but it was hinted at back in the Suijin days that it'd always be Maxiphone he'd choose when he "would return the favor someday"
I really hope you enjoyed reading this. Let me know how you felt about it.
Maxiphone27 Selena was doomed for 3rd basically all merge.
final five if she went with Teamjacz/Useamint
it would have been 5-maxi 4-LOL 3-selena 2-TeamJacz 1-Useamint
if she would have forced a tie at final four it would have been
4-Useamint 3-Selena 2-Maxi 1-LOL (With Useamint changing his vote to LOL for beating him in firemaking)
WOW I WISH I WOULDN'T HAVE VOTED OUT USEAMINT I WAS SO ROBBED OF THE TITLE BUT HAPPY WITH THE WINNER :* GREAT SEASON Utsumi can't wait to read season 2, glad I made it far in this one :)
