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[Jason Siska.]

DAY 0

The adventure has started and I amped to see how this turns out.I'm here to prove to myself that I can be a force to be reckoned with and to right the mistakes of my past in which I have failed to secure the title. I shall right these wrongs and redeem myself and chase down all those who dare to oppose me. 

DAY 1

The first challenge is very ambiguous and it really urks me. Naturally I'm a very competitive person and I'll do whatever it takes to get what I want, whether it be posting all night long consecutively... But this unknown factor really throws a spanner in the works.  In saying that, it is my opinion that having any sort of responsibility or displaying strength this early on can lead primarily to negative repercussions. It is not my intention to come across as a fighter nor gain enemies with a misuse of an unknown power right out of the gate. So it's my decision that I have no intention of seriously competing in this challenge or campaigning for people to put my name down for the "special responsibilities". The risk is definitely not worth the "reward?" , my intentions instead are to lay low, converse & build relationships with my fellow cast-aways. 


Favourite Cast-Aways (Thus Far):


PG: Straight off the bat I liked the energy she gave off, her personality is the type I gravitate towards and I hope that it came across in our conversations. She is the only that I've really gotten to talk with that wasn't generic banter and I hope that I can advance on this relationship and develop it further.


Eliza: It would be the perfect thing for Jason & Eliza to team up and next to PG she seemed like the most interesting person that I've had a discussion with. 


Baylor: We had a quick little chat but it was fun compared to some which I had to endure, seems like someone I could get to like with further conversation.


Shadiest Cast-Away (Thus Far):


FairPlay: Before the challenge was even up he made a comment stating "I have no idea why, but for some reason you just seem to click with me really well as someone to work with.
If we end up on the same tribe, would be down to partner up?" The conversations we'd been having prior to this comment we're extremely boring and if that genuinely made him "click" with me (which I highly doubt) I would not want to work with someone that boring.

[Jason Siska.]

DAY 2 - Video Confessional

[Host Aras]

<3 you so much!!

Good luck SISKA!

[Jason Siska.]

Day 3: Video Confessional



Some things I forgot to mention during the video:


- During the pick I allowed PG to suggest a pick in hope she'd feel more comfortable with me.



- While picking the tribes I was tempted to pick Abi due to the fact that she seems to be fairly un-liked from what I've heard and I thought it'd secure myself safety one more vote if we end up losing. However, I assumed Johnny wouldn't take her so decided to leave it.



- Another thing I forgot to mention was how weird Johnny Fairplay's "strategy" is. Here are a few things he's done which just confuses me.

Cocky much?

He already trusts me so much that he thinks he can take me to the finals? ok...

He also sent me a message of the transcript of his little leaders speech he gave. Which opens up by stating the following...

"I'm gonna be the first to tell you that the last thing I expected was to be thrust into a leadership role.

It was never even in my game plan to be a leader." 

- Excuse me bitch but you posted more than a thousand times forgive me for thinking that you must have wanted to be the leader... 

- I also talked with PG about this in hopes she'd trust me more.

Team Siska aka Fujiwara

[putting this here so I don't lose it]

[Jason Siska.]

[Jason Siska.]

Eeep! Looks like I've been getting a bit slack on keeping up with confessionals. I will most likely to a video later when no one's around to awkwardly interrupt me.  

The challenge was fun. Basically when Genji started out and they had eight people online I felt pretty defeated already. So I decided instead to focus more on the social aspect during that challenge making various alliance names with Reed, PG.  

Also, making a threesome with Eliza/PG and finally a majority alliance with PG/Eliza/Reed/Alex. I don't trust Alex so much out of that group, but I trust that my other allies have a strong enough connections with him which will prohibit him from doing anything against me. This unfortunately leaves out Baylor, who I would much rather be in the majority but the group is content having a majority with the most active members of our tribe to keep it strong (which makes sense). 

So after our loss of the challenge (which wasn't as bad as i thought it'd be) it was a pretty obvious consensus that everyone was content to have an "easy" vote and take out Neleh.  

Neleh has been primarily inactive and during her brief hour that she was online she proceeded to mention to me that Amber was targeting me, Baylor was a threat to win as well as asking how big my "stick" is...

Unfortunately we had to say good bye to her. 

Our next challenge is a writing challenge, which is definitely not my forté. I struggle to form a sentence without making an error. However, I notice that a part of the challenge is presentation/creativity which I think I will be able to show my strength in. Despite my inability to write coherently the worst thing about this challenge is definitely working as a team. I hate having so many people shoot out ideas (that I simply dislike) and not being able to say anything. But I was raised correctly so all i do is smile and nervous laugh at them. Our team basically decided that we were all going to write a paragraph then put them altogether. This instantly raised red flags for me as I could already see the story being some far-fetched mess. However, I smiled and proceeded to create a thread for our brain storming/process and visual image alongside a quick fable to show the good worker bee I am ;3  

Later on Eliza mentioned her idea to combine all of our stories with a monk telling these short fables to a pupil, in order to teach them various lessons. This is honestly like the best possible way to deal with the situation I feel like and I'm so glad we have Eliza to come along and clean up our mess. It gives me a glimmer of hope that we can actually have a fighting chance in this challenge. 

Everybody pray. 

[Jason Siska.]

[Jason Siska.]

After realizing how misinformed I was about the current immunity challenge [ My fault entirely], i have come to the conclusion that the chances of me winning individual immunity for this round is 0.

So I have turned to focusing on the upcoming vote. I clearly want to get rid of a original Genji member as they got rid of an original Fujiwara member but its not as simple as I'd like due to the shady vibe I get from Amber. I'm unsure that she will pertain her allegiance to the original Fuji members. I've also heard from Eliza on the other tribe that she has been giving information to JFP [ Who is also super shady ]. This means that I need to ensure that I will have to make sure that I have four votes on my side.

I've decided that in order to do this I would have to trust that JFP / Coach actually don't get along and tell Coach everything that JFP had told me when the new tribes first formed and try sound as sincere as possible about my liking for him and my mutual feelings towards JFP. By telling him that JFP said he'd have Rupert/Alex on his side to vote for him I hope that it will help push him further towards me. If this works it will ensure we will have five or four if Amber flips potentially. This way also if he feels comfortable enough to work with me after either Nate or Rupert goes in the vote with him flipping to our-side it'll give the Fuji's a fighting chance going into a merge situation. 

The expected vote for me is Nate and if he wins immunity Rupert as a back up. 
Lets hope that I'm slightly more aware of the vote then I was with the immunity challenge -.-

[Jason Siska.]

Okay, so a lot has happened in a very small amount of time...

So when the results were posted I was already freaking out because I'd heard through Coach that the two [Nate/Rupert] planned on voting for me and I was nervous that they'd somehow have pulled Amber + 1. Then when I saw the vote reveal be my vote then 2 Jason votes I think I soiled myself. However, at the end of the day things worked out how I wanted them to work out a Genji member is gone and Eliza is safe and on our tribe. 

Then comes the next challenge which really is irrelevant due to the twist... The twist being that one person from either tribe has the ability to claim immunity for themselves and send their own tribe to tribal council this means essentially everyone wants to claim the damn thing. Because we all have one person on our tribe we want out and one on the other we want safe -.- . Specifically, Peih Gee who remains on the newly formed Genji tribe. So the challenge results are posted within a few minutes of the challenge being opened and we see that JFP has claimed the necklace and I literally want to die. This is the worst possible outcome I could have had. The person I want out the most is immune and has sent his tribe to tribal council where they will most likely vote out my closest friend in the game.


So right now I'm really pissed. I'm going to have to solidify my alliance with Eliza/Baylor and work on extending out and  ensuring Coach & Amber don't stray too far away from me. Going into a merge is going to be scary business but I'm sure I'll be able to work through it.

[Jason Siska.]

It Gets Better

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So we're finally reached our second pit stop, THE MERGE and I'm so excited!

I'm now officially date-able, for once in my life.

Our new tribe name is Yamato, which sounds like a yellow tomato and then our tribe colour and emblem looks like a yellow tomato. It's all very odd. Anyways, on to the more important stuff, upon merging we are given the realization that the merge will be comprised of twelve people. This means that someone will be returning...

THIS. IS . PERFECT.
Anyone returning will be a positive for me as I feel I would have a shot at working with everyone that has been eliminated besides Nate (who sucks) .
Which means I have nothing to worry about as opposed to J.F.P and his goons.

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Christmas came late! Peih-Gee dominates the challenge to return and I'm almost in tears.
Arguably my closest ally is back in the game and she's one more person to vote against J.F.P and for him to target that isn't me. 

The challenge is an auction equivalent in which immunity is also available for the person who spends the least without matching another persons amount.
I'm pretty confident that I won't be the initial target so I just go for an item with high hopes.
So I put all 100 coins on Box #9 (which I later find out was the HII).
However, I did not get it which I am still super bitter about. What kind of Jason Siska will I be without an idol?!

The names I've heard so far in regards to this vote are Eliza/JFP/Amber. I've been working hard on Johnny super hard trying to make him trust me but I'm really not sure if it's working or not. For all I know he could as easily be playing along with me and telling me a load of crap. I would love to simply have Johnny go first and foremost, but with a lurking idol it's causing doubts within our alliance. We've instead turned to considering doing Amber. This is because there is a lot of talk going around that her and Johnny are very close and if we can't do Johnny we need to cut one of his ties. Johnny has also asked if I'd vote with him to with I've sort of agreed to and I also told him I wouldn't vote for him ( This round atleast )

[Jason Siska.]

to be continued.

[Jason Siska.]

Part 1

Part 2

[Jason Siska.]

After Amber's Eliminations

So I ended on a note where Amber threw me under the bus after I made the very foolish mistake of telling her what was going down.
I thought that by telling her this she may respect me more on the jury [ if I were to make the end], that I was upfront with her. 
This means it's Me/Corinne/Rob with me voting with/attempting to suck up to Eliza/PG. 

This next challenge is majority rules, in which we are to answer questions as to what we think the majority would answer. Basically most of the questions I answered PG as I have talked with her maybe the most and she's played a strong game so far. The results game back overwhelming in favor of PG for most answers, with Alex winning the challenge with 18 correct. I believe I was around 15/16, which means I was close but overall I'm glad I didn't win because it gives me leverage to cause paranoia in the fact that Alex said PG for all those answers. This challenge as a whole really gives me a better chance to shift things up because it makes everyone contemplate where they stand and what peoples perspective of themselves are. 

Now that Alex is immune, the discussion of the votes come around and it's pretty clear it's between myself, Rob & Corinne. I trust that my connections with Eliza/PG will put me lower on the order of elimination so I think I'll be safe. I discuss the vote with PG & Eliza and they both tell me Corinne due to her recent challenge performances/exclusion and potential of having an idol. Meanwhile I inform Corinne/Rob of a potential split and Corinne goes to work in trying to get Abi in hopes that me/Abi will vote with them when they try to split.  This is an interesting offer. But 4 is definitely not a solid group and especially when one of those members are Abi [ A complete wild card ]. So basically Corinne talks to everyone and I even try to put doubts in PG's head about her safety. Ultimately PG feels secure enough and I vote with the majority to eliminate Corinne

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After Corinne's Elimination

So now it's Me/Rob primarily with me attempting to maintain connections with Eliza/PG still.

The challenge is revealed and it is non live , split into two sections. The first section is a jigsaw in which the quick four times submitted would progress to the next portion. This is a perfect one for me  because I feel like jigsaws are definitely something I can excel at and it's something I can practice non stop until I'm content. The second segment is a word search with no word bank. We must try find as many survivor/Japanese related terms and the person who finds the most wins immunity. I spend the majority of time doing the latter part as that is what is going to decide the winner.
Ultimately after the longest time staring blankly at a screen the results are posted and I have won my second individual immunity!

I really do think I've performed well in all the challenges as a whole, the last two I placed pretty high I thought and I think I can continue to show my strength in the challenges to come.

When it comes to the vote I think it's obvious that Rob is the obvious target with me immune. However, he's one of the few people I trust right now so I don't want this to happen. 

One of the most important things that has happened so far is that Rob let me in on his discussion with Baylor in which she discusses wanting to get me out [during the Corinne vote off], PG apparently defending me and causing Baylor to think we're close and also primarily being concerned about PG and wanting to get her out. This is powerful knowledge as it'll allow me to know how to act around Baylor and that I ought to be a lot more vocal about my eagerness to get rid of PG and also more ways in which to cause paranoia within PG to doubt the people she has surrounded herself with.

I have a decent length conversation with PG talking about how I think Baylor is suspicious of her because of her defending the previous round and because of the HII amongst other things, ultimately seeing if she would get to a point where she would consider the possibility she could go next round. I chat with Baylor and talk about how everyone is to complacent and we need to start considering the big threats and the lurking idol, eventually she tells me how next round she wants to get PG out with Coach, Eliza & Abi. I tell her I'm all for it and now if that goes down I think I've included myself in a vote that I potentially wouldst have been informed of had I not known to be more straight up with Baylor. The main problem is that they want to do this NEXT round and don't want to keep Rob around, assumingly because they're afraid of his jury connections.
I'd rather get this done this round, keep Rob and do it while PG doesn't have immunity.
For all I know she could win this next challenge.

So right now, I'm immune, my votes on Rob and I think I've aligned myself in a way that I can maneuver much easier come next round.
I feel as though I have a good shot going even deeper and my relationships with the Jury all ended on good notes.
PRAY FOR GAY-SON.

[Host Jeremiah]

#PrayForGayson

[Jason Siska.]

After Rob's Elimination

So the votes are in and it's sayonara Rob [ See what I did there? ], which I'm pretty sad about because I was really starting to like him, 
I feel like that's been the case with everyone in the jury though. However, right now I'm pertaining my mindset that "as long as it's not me" I still have a shot. Everyday things change and new situations emerge and I think if I'm anything in this game, I'm adaptive.
I've been a leader, a loner,  in majority/minority, immune. I've been through the ups and downs and I feel as though I will have a story worth telling if I can make it to the final three.

The challenge is CRYPTOGRAMS. Which I'm excited about, I'm usually good at puzzle based challenges more so than others. I get the first of two cryptograms almost instantly but then we get to the second one. I literally had the right letters the whole time but kept restarting because it didn't look right to me until i clicked the word was endeavor like 6 minutes later. So I wasn't confident about the win, so when the results were released and I came in second I was actually pleasantly surprised. It doesn't look like the rest of the cast besides Eliza is any good at puzzles. So Eliza is definitely scary in regards to immunity challenges.

So basically this round is a continuation of what I discussed a lot the round before, which is the downfall of PG. The only worry I have is that if she genuinely has the idol that she'll play it and see that I betrayed her. So at this point I just need to make sure she's voting for someone I want in the opportunity she does play it [Which will be Coach due to the fact I think he's the next big threat besides Alex]. I believe there should be 5 -2 votes anyways. So if the rare chance she uses an idol and stays we will be 4 - 2 and everything will be primo. I'm hoping that the next few rounds I should be able to skate by due to the fact other people may seem to outshine me as a threat to win. *crosses fingers*

After Peih-Gee's Elimination

So Peih-Gee is gone and my chances of winning the game have gone up. The perfect thing happened in that Alex [ I assume ] still voted for Coach which is perfect because Alex is already a big threat and voting against Coach will add even more ammunition for me to use against him.  The next challenge is a live one in which you are required to catch balls over a period of time, unfortunately due to work/my partners birthday I really don't have a feasible chance to win this so I will instead focus on ensuring that Alex goes home this round. Right now it looks like Coach is going to win which isn't ideal because I'd like it to be a back and fourth between Coach and Alex for who is to go and with him safe there is a greater potential of my name being mentioned but I still believe there is a solid basis to send Alex home. Right now if I have my way I'll  have Alex go home this round and Baylor and Coach in the next two rounds. My ideal final three will be with Eliza and Abi, I think this is my best shot as Eliza was already voted out and Abi is a crazy bitch. It's all a matter of a getting there, I honestly hope I can pull a Fabio on this one and run on immunity wins to the final three. It'll be ALOT less stressful going into these tough times.
However, I have faith that Gayson will be able to pull through either way.