Episode 5: Worst Case Scenario

[Jonathan Penner]

I'm SO fucking pissed off right now it's not even funny. It's me going tonight and I don't think I deserve to. I told my tribe that I wouldn't be able to make it because I had plans with my high school buddy planned WEEKS in advance and now because I wasn't there, EVEN THOUGH I HAD A VALID FUCKING EXCUSE, I'm being voted out. This tribe doesn't seem to realize that I have more to offer than the fact that I just couldn't make ONE fucking challenge. I've been relatively strong in challenges when I can be and it's not my fucking time to go. Yet here I am, about to go to the pre-jury. I fucking hate this so much right now.

[Jonathan Penner]

Time for some convos! First, with Mike:

Morgan Glasberg: (7:56:36 PM) Hey dude!
clumbze13: (7:56:41 PM) hey whats up
Morgan Glasberg: (7:56:55 PM) Not much, just dropped my friend back off at his place
Morgan Glasberg: (7:57:14 PM) Come back to find out that I'm probably the vote.
clumbze13: (7:57:25 PM) oh cool
clumbze13: (7:57:28 PM) about the first part
clumbze13: (7:57:31 PM) not the second
Morgan Glasberg: (7:57:34 PM) lol
Morgan Glasberg: (7:57:47 PM) Well, would you be willing to help me try and sway it before the deadline?
Morgan Glasberg: (7:58:01 PM) I really don't think I should be going tonight.
clumbze13: (7:58:22 PM) yeah i can try
clumbze13: (7:58:30 PM) how many votes do u have
Morgan Glasberg: (7:58:42 PM) I think Savage is willing to vote for Tom.
Morgan Glasberg: (7:59:03 PM) Last time Bayonaca went to Tribal Council he threw him under the bus. Unsuccessfully, but still.
clumbze13: (7:59:14 PM) tom thre savage under the bus?
Morgan Glasberg: (8:00:05 PM) Yeah.
clumbze13: (8:00:06 PM) oh ok
Morgan Glasberg: (8:00:16 PM) Actually, he threw both Savage AND Stephanie under the bus.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:00:20 PM) Within about 5 minutes of each other.
clumbze13: (8:00:46 PM) wow lol
clumbze13: (8:00:48 PM) which stephanie
Morgan Glasberg: (8:00:58 PM) Stephanie Valencia.
clumbze13: (8:01:00 PM) oh ok
Morgan Glasberg: (8:03:42 PM) Would you be willing to vote Tom if we can get the votes?
clumbze13: (8:04:05 PM) i would have to think about it
clumbze13: (8:04:08 PM) and see who is voting where
Morgan Glasberg: (8:04:51 PM) If you can help me out, I'll pay you back when the time comes.
clumbze13: (8:05:04 PM) ok so far i only see semhar on
Morgan Glasberg: (8:05:07 PM) If I hear that you're on the chopping block, I'll try and divert the target elsewhere.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:05:15 PM) Yeah, I was trying to talk with her right now.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:15:33 PM) Semhar isn't budging >_<
clumbze13: (8:15:41 PM) sorry
clumbze13: (8:15:55 PM) no one else is around at the moment
Morgan Glasberg: (8:16:08 PM) I know. That's what pisses me off so much.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:16:25 PM) I DON'T deserve to go this round and you know I have more to offer to the tribe than the others seem to think.
clumbze13: (8:16:45 PM) i know it isnt fair to judge someone on one thing
Morgan Glasberg: (8:19:00 PM) Exactly.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:19:06 PM) Yet Semhar seems to think otherwise.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:19:20 PM) She's like "Well, everyone else showed up so I don't see how it would be fair to vote anyone else out."
Morgan Glasberg: (8:19:26 PM) I HAVE A VALID FUCKING EXCUSE -_-
Morgan Glasberg: (8:19:28 PM) I mean come on.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:19:55 PM) You have no idea how frustrated I am right now.
clumbze13: (8:20:04 PM) i know i feel bad

I dunno if he's convinced... I hope he gets online soon because the outlook is a bit better than it was when he last logged off.

[Jonathan Penner]

Morgan Glasberg: (7:51:02 PM) hey
Andrew Savage: (7:51:09 PM) Hey man
Morgan Glasberg: (7:51:17 PM) how's it going?
Andrew Savage: (7:51:27 PM) I'm sick, but otherwise fine. You?
Morgan Glasberg: (7:52:05 PM) Doing alright; I haven't really been around so I have no idea how the vote is going >_<
Morgan Glasberg: (7:52:44 PM) Wouldn't be surprised if it's me
Andrew Savage: (7:52:46 PM) Sadly, I think it's towards you bro.
Morgan Glasberg: (7:52:58 PM) Shocker.
Morgan Glasberg: (7:53:27 PM) Since it's totally my fault I planned to see a high school friend weeks in advance since we're both on break from college.
Morgan Glasberg: (7:54:09 PM) Can you help me try and sway it before the deadline?
Andrew Savage: (7:54:35 PM) I think so, got any ideas of who we could target?
Morgan Glasberg: (7:54:58 PM) I mean, we could try and let them know what Tom tried to pull a few rounds ago
Andrew Savage: (8:02:31 PM) Give it a try, anything's worth it at this point
Morgan Glasberg: (8:02:42 PM) Yeah, I'm trying to sway Mike and now Semhar.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:15:48 PM) This is fucking bullshit.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:15:52 PM) Semhar isn't willing to budge.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:15:59 PM) I DON'T deserve to go this round.
Andrew Savage: (8:16:28 PM) You don't.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:20:06 PM) OK, I've got some semi-decent news.
Andrew Savage: (10:20:22 PM) What?
Morgan Glasberg: (10:20:22 PM) Things are starting to look up, Chelsea is willing to vote with us, but only if we can get one more vote.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:20:35 PM) Because Mike wasn't convinced when Semhar told him she wasn't budging
Morgan Glasberg: (10:20:48 PM) He seemed to be for it until he found that out.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:21:01 PM) But now that Chelsea's on board if we can get one more vote, hopefully that'll convince him again.
Andrew Savage: (10:21:21 PM) Which leaves us with Bobby Jon?
Morgan Glasberg: (10:21:28 PM) Yeah
Andrew Savage: (10:21:35 PM) If he gets on, that is
Morgan Glasberg: (10:21:42 PM) Yes, exactly.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:21:59 PM) Chelsea said she'd be on until midnight so I'm going to let her know if either of them is up for it

So I know that Savage has my back. I helped save him the last time we went to Tribal Council so I don't know if he feels that he really has to pay me back or something, but yeah.

The Chelsea and Semhar conversations that were mentioned in this conversation will come once they're resolved, because I'm still talking with both of them.

[Jonathan Penner]

Before the Semhar and Chelsea conversations, here's more from Mike:

Morgan Glasberg: (11:08:16 PM) Hey, I have some news for you.
Morgan Glasberg: (11:08:37 PM) Chelsea's on board.
Morgan Glasberg: (11:08:48 PM) So if you vote with us, we now have 4/7 votes for Tom
Morgan Glasberg: (11:09:29 PM) Are you still willing?
Morgan Glasberg: (11:18:04 PM) You there?
clumbze13: (11:20:07 PM) hey
clumbze13: (11:20:08 PM) sorry
clumbze13: (11:20:13 PM) i was doing laundry
Morgan Glasberg: (11:20:19 PM) Oh it's ok
Morgan Glasberg: (11:20:37 PM) So what do you think?
clumbze13: (11:20:47 PM) so you said u have 3 votes for now
Morgan Glasberg: (11:21:01 PM) Well now if you're up for it it'd be majority
clumbze13: (11:21:05 PM) and i will be the 4th
Morgan Glasberg: (11:21:05 PM) Me, you, Savage and Chelsea
Morgan Glasberg: (11:21:10 PM) Yes
clumbze13: (11:21:12 PM) ok
Morgan Glasberg: (11:23:01 PM) So you're down?
clumbze13: (11:23:50 PM) how much longer do we have?
Morgan Glasberg: (11:24:00 PM) About two hours
clumbze13: (11:26:12 PM) ill wait and see if chelsea comes on
Morgan Glasberg: (11:26:20 PM) Ok, sounds good.
clumbze13: (11:26:21 PM) and if she doesnt in a half hour ill vote ten
Morgan Glasberg: (11:26:33 PM) Hmm?
clumbze13: (11:26:42 PM) like ill vote with you
clumbze13: (11:26:52 PM) but i want to wait a bit to talk to her
Morgan Glasberg: (11:27:13 PM) Oh I meant when you said ten
clumbze13: (11:27:27 PM) oh....
clumbze13: (11:27:29 PM) lol
clumbze13: (11:27:31 PM) i meant then
Morgan Glasberg: (11:27:35 PM) OH lol ok
Morgan Glasberg: (11:28:45 PM) Thank you so much, you won't regret it

So I think he's down now, and so.... it seems to be on lockdown if Mike and Chelsea come through (that conversation with Chelsea is next). If I pull this off.......... oh my god. Just proves: don't fuck with me

[Jonathan Penner]

Here's the convo with Chelsea:

Chelsea Meissner: (10:02:39 PM) Hey, Penner.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:02:49 PM) Hey Chelsea! How's it going?
Chelsea Meissner: (10:03:04 PM) It's going okay! Just a little tired.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:03:08 PM) How are you doing?
Morgan Glasberg: (10:03:23 PM) I'm doing alright.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:03:40 PM) Kinda worried about the vote though >_<
Chelsea Meissner: (10:04:42 PM) Yeah. :/
Morgan Glasberg: (10:04:53 PM) Would you be willing to help me out for this round?
Chelsea Meissner: (10:05:18 PM) I didn't really mind about any of it, but when everyone in the chat last night was like,
Chelsea Meissner: (10:05:26 PM) "Penner's on .. wait .. he just changed to invisible .."
Chelsea Meissner: (10:05:32 PM) ".. wow, he didn't help."
Chelsea Meissner: (10:05:40 PM) And then everyone's all,
Chelsea Meissner: (10:05:46 PM) Penner is the most fair?
Chelsea Meissner: (10:05:59 PM) And I'm just tellin' you to be honest.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:06:35 PM) I don't think that's very fair at all. I checked from my phone real quick to see what was going on since I was with my friend and I don't know how I went invisible but.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:07:03 PM) I was with my friend from yesterday at like.... 4-ish all the way until 7 tonight
Chelsea Meissner: (10:07:58 PM) Yeah, real life comes first so I understand that.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:08:05 PM) Have you spoken to anyone else?
Chelsea Meissner: (10:08:10 PM) About getting them to help you/
Morgan Glasberg: (10:08:41 PM) Well Savage is willing, because he's seen that I can help out really well, and I tried to get Mike and I think I had him UNTIL Semhar talked to me and would budge a fucking inch.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:09:22 PM) If I helped, that's 3, but you'd need one more.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:09:29 PM) Semhar and Mike aren't going it?
Chelsea Meissner: (10:09:33 PM) *doing
Morgan Glasberg: (10:10:01 PM) Well I think if Mike got on again before the vote is due I could get him, but right now last time he logged off the votes weren't there.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:11:53 PM) I'm just hoping he logs on again.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:12:08 PM) Yeah, i'll stay on for a bit.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:12:09 PM) Here's the key thing.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:12:29 PM) This might stun you a bit.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:12:31 PM) I wanna go for Tom
Chelsea Meissner: (10:12:55 PM) Oh, wow.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:13:02 PM) I was expectin' Semhar or something.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:13:04 PM) LOL.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:13:16 PM) Last time OldBayonaca had to go to TC, he threw both Stephanie and Savage under the bus within like 5 minutes of each other.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:13:51 PM) So if people were to keep him over me, they'd be keeping a snake in the game instead of keeping someone who could be a loyal member of an alliance.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:14:06 PM) If our tribemates think he won't stab us ALL in the back, they need to think again.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:14:31 PM) So the votes that for sure aren't budging are Semhar and BJ?
Morgan Glasberg: (10:14:40 PM) I haven't been able to talk to Bobby Jon yet
Morgan Glasberg: (10:14:43 PM) He hasn't been online since I got home
Chelsea Meissner: (10:14:58 PM) Yeah, he was on this morning, but that's the last time I saw him.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:15:25 PM) Yeah
Morgan Glasberg: (10:15:31 PM) I just don't think I deserve to go yet >_<
Morgan Glasberg: (10:15:52 PM) I'm getting judged on this one small thing even though I've been consistently strong the entirety of the game
Chelsea Meissner: (10:16:15 PM) I know. i've seen you around alot, even when we weren't on tribes.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:16:24 PM) Which is why I was surprised when I got on a tribe with you, and I didn't see you.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:16:30 PM) So i know you're active and a hard worker.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:16:48 PM) Exactly. It's not my fault I wanted to spend time with the guy who was easily my best friend during HS
Chelsea Meissner: (10:17:03 PM) I just can't commit to anything until I talk to Mike or see what he's doing 'cause the numbers have to be there, y'know?
Morgan Glasberg: (10:17:10 PM) I understand completely.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:17:20 PM) I'll be on most of the night, until midnight or so.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:18:01 PM) Ok cool. Thanks for hearing me out
Chelsea Meissner: (10:18:12 PM) No problem! I'd want people to do the same for me.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:18:22 PM) I'll let you know if I hear back from anyone else.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:18:25 PM) That's EXACTLY how I am.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:18:35 PM) I always want to let someone speak before I just write them off.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:19:01 PM) Yessss. I'd be just as upset as you are.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:19:08 PM) I do feel that you were written off pretty quickly.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:19:12 PM) Just 'cause it was "easy".
Morgan Glasberg: (10:19:23 PM) Pretty much.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:19:25 PM) But yeah, keep me in the loop. I'll be here. <3
Morgan Glasberg: (10:19:40 PM) Oh yes I'll definitely let you know <3
Morgan Glasberg: (10:51:27 PM) Hey, I'm working on Semhar right now.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:51:33 PM) And it MIGHT be working.
Chelsea Meissner: (10:51:34 PM) Alright!
Morgan Glasberg: (11:37:36 PM) Hey, I got Mike but he just wants to touch base with you first.
Chelsea Meissner: (11:37:42 PM) Alrighty!

I like Chelsea. I especially like how she was willing to hear me out unlike Semhar (I'll post that conversation in a bit) and I think that's exactly why I was able to get her to help me out with this vote. See? If you actually hear my side of the story you'll realize how dumb it'd be to vote me out! If you're stubborn like Semhar and just, y'know, sit there and not change your mind no matter what, well.... you deserve to get burned.

[Jonathan Penner]

The MADDENING conversation with Semhar:

Morgan Glasberg: (8:01:43 PM) Hey Semhar, it's Penner
Semhar Tadesse: (8:02:15 PM) Hey Penner,hows it going?
Morgan Glasberg: (8:02:26 PM) I'm doing alright, just dropped my friend back at his place.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:02:47 PM) you?
Semhar Tadesse: (8:02:48 PM) cool,where were you guys?
Semhar Tadesse: (8:02:52 PM) I'm great
Morgan Glasberg: (8:03:00 PM) Here at my place.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:03:26 PM) We're both on break from college so we planned to spend a night here a few weeks ago.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:05:41 PM) Anyways, I just wanted to touch base with you because I heard that I'm the most likely to leave tonight?
Morgan Glasberg: (8:06:14 PM) And I don't really think that I should be the one leaving.
Semhar Tadesse: (8:06:29 PM) Sorry, I was talking to my roommate.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:06:34 PM) It's ok.
Semhar Tadesse: (8:06:46 PM) Anyways, to be absolutely honest, yes you are probably leaving.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:07:02 PM) Would you be willing to help me sway the votes?
Morgan Glasberg: (8:07:22 PM) If you could, I'd be completely willing to help you out whenever you need it.
Semhar Tadesse: (8:08:14 PM) I don't see how though, everyone else showed up. I don't think it's fair.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:09:09 PM) I was busy; I posted that in my camp when we were discussing sit-outs before it was revealed to be a swap, and I said in TC that I had these plans like weeks in advance >_<
Morgan Glasberg: (8:09:19 PM) Ask Savage or Tom if you don't believe me
Semhar Tadesse: (8:11:02 PM) They told us about that, but some members saw you sign into the board during the challenge and go invisible...
Morgan Glasberg: (8:12:24 PM) I honestly don't remember going invisible last night and that's why I was confused when I saw that my profile was, but I will honestly tell you that I quickly checked the board from my phone and saw that it was a swap -_-
Morgan Glasberg: (8:12:56 PM) I just feel like I've gotten the short end of the stick when I know that I can offer more to the tribe than you all seem to think.
Semhar Tadesse: (8:13:35 PM) I have to go, I'm sorry, one of my friends needs me. I will talk talk to you later, sorry it went like this.
Morgan Glasberg: (8:14:00 PM) It's fine.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:36:15 PM) Hey Semhar
Semhar Tadesse: (10:36:19 PM) Hey Jonathan!
Morgan Glasberg: (10:36:25 PM) How's it going?
Semhar Tadesse: (10:37:35 PM) Pretty good and you?
Morgan Glasberg: (10:38:05 PM) I'm doing alright. Fighting to stay alive lol
Semhar Tadesse: (10:38:28 PM) I'm sure it's hard
Morgan Glasberg: (10:39:27 PM) Yeah.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:40:15 PM) Here's the key thing, Semhar. I understand what you were saying about me being the only one not online, but I really don't think it's very fair to go the "easy" route when this is just one thing, and I've been consistently strong throughout the rest of the game.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:40:54 PM) That, and we still have a snake that should be dealt with ASAP.
Semhar Tadesse: (10:41:57 PM) Well, I have nothing else to base my vote on but this round. I don't know what you did on your last tribe because I wasn't there, but last round you also had a really low score. And then there's the whole signing on and going invisible.
Semhar Tadesse: (10:41:58 PM) What snake?
Morgan Glasberg: (10:42:12 PM) Tom.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:43:04 PM) Last time OldBayonaca had to go to Tribal Council, he was trying to defend the one person that had been making shady moves the entire time and was going to be the vote, and then he threw both Savage and Stephanie under the bus over the course of like.... 5 minutes.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:43:48 PM) He was shady the whole time on OldBayonaca and if everyone thinks he would think more than 5 seconds before stabbing us ALL in the back, they need to think again.
Semhar Tadesse: (10:44:08 PM) But I don't know that about him, is your word against his.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:44:15 PM) If you don't believe me I still have the AIM conversations.
Semhar Tadesse: (10:46:21 PM) hmmm
Morgan Glasberg: (10:46:30 PM) Do you want to see them?
Semhar Tadesse: (10:47:09 PM) Sure
Morgan Glasberg: (10:47:43 PM) Alright, it's gonna come in chunks; I have to copy-paste it from my confessional
Morgan Glasberg: (10:48:01 PM) And it's too long for AIM to let me post in a single message
Morgan Glasberg: (10:48:39 PM) [insert Tom conversation here]
Morgan Glasberg: (10:50:04 PM) That's it. And when I told Savage about it, he seemed surprised. Like he thought they were aligned.
Semhar Tadesse: (10:50:24 PM) Thats soooo long
Semhar Tadesse: (10:50:31 PM) I'll read it in a sec
Morgan Glasberg: (10:51:13 PM) I know I'm sorry. But if that's what it's going to take to convince you I mean.... I couldn't cut anything out because it was all important.
Semhar Tadesse: (10:54:21 PM) I read it, thats interesting.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:55:00 PM) Right? I really can't trust him after that conversation. It's like, it was so easy for him to just name whoever.
Morgan Glasberg: (10:59:32 PM) And to be honest with you, if you vote Tom with me, we might have the votes.
Morgan Glasberg: (11:05:49 PM) Me, you, Savage, and Chelsea.
Morgan Glasberg: (11:05:58 PM) That's 4/7 right there.
Morgan Glasberg: (11:17:27 PM) You still there?

And she hasn't fucking responded since. Gee, bitch, the least you could do is have a spine and tell me "Sorry, but I'm not convinced." Whatever, if this works and I'm still here next round, she's next.

[no]

So why do you think you're being targeted? Just because of the challenge situation, or do you think there are other reasons?

[Jonathan Penner]

I honestly think it was JUST the challenge. I mean, Chelsea told me how the group chat went down and it was just "Oh, he's not here. So... Penner's the easy boot right?" But whatever. We'll see in a few minutes if all my hard work paid off.