It's Already Gone to Hell/Part 2

This is the second part of the premiere episode of Survivor Tikal. Due to node count issues, everything following the first immunity challenge can be found here!

Votan
We see the Votan tribe return to camp as somber music plays.

Anthony: This really sucks. We all tried our hardest, but it just wasn't enough.

Cynthia: Yeah, everyone really gave it their all. We’ll get ‘em next time.

Katy: I just want to apologize for f*cking up the puzzle. I feel like I blew it for everyone.

Jacob: Hey, I couldn’t figure it out either. It’s both of our faults.

Dale: I’d say it’s more Katy’s fault though. As soon as the other tribe caught up she started blubberin’ like a baby.

Katy: Please do not start with me Dale.

Dale: Why? Can’t handle criticism? Snowflake.

Katy (Rolling her eyes): Just shut up. Your fat-ass didn’t exactly perform well in the challenge either.

Dale: Be that as it may, I’m not the one who screwed it all up in the end. You choked! Accept it!

Katy: Whatever Dale! (Getting teary eyed) I’m going to go wash off in the river.

As Katy storms off, Dale bursts into laughter.

Dale: That’s right, run back to your safespace!

Pamela (Sternly): Dale, cut it out.

Dale: Nothin’ I’m sayin’ ain’t the truth. Look, she’s the one who made the team lose today. It’s just common sense to vote her out.

Everyone is silent for a moment, but finally Andrew responds.

Andrew: Yeah. You’re right. We should all vote for her tonight.

Anthony (Awkwardly): Sounds like a plan to me.

Dale: All y’all in agreement? (Everyone nods) Good. I’m gonna go take a crap then.

As Dale walks off, the camera follows him as we transition into his confessional.

"votan"

- Decidin' who to vote for was real easy. Katy blew the challenge, plain and simple, and I already didn’t like the b*tch after the way she attacked my character yesterday. The whole tribe was on board with it too, so I’m actually feelin’ pretty confident goin’ into tonight.

After Dale is out of sight, the whole tribe breaths a collective sigh of relief.

Julie (Giggling): I can’t believe he actually bought that.

Anthony: For real. The guy might be even stupider than I thought.

Jacob: Thank God we won’t have to pretend to be fine with him for much longer. Just the sight of him makes my blood boil at this point.

Andrew: I’m with you on that. We’re all still in agreement to vote Dale out then?

Jacob: Hell yes.

Cynthia: No objections here.

Andrew: Good. It’s locked in then. I think people need to take shifts keeping an eye on Dale, just to make sure he doesn’t start getting paranoid or have the opportunity to idol hunt.

Julie: That’s a really smart idea Andrew!

Andrew (Smug): Thanks. I would volunteer to go first, but I want to go check up on Katy to make sure she’s doing ok.

Jacob: I’ll go with you, I’m worried about her too.

Andrew: Alright then, Pamela would you mind taking first watch?

Pamela: No, not at all. I’m happy to contribute to the team in any way.

Andrew: Awesome! Thanks a lot. Great conversation everybody, group meeting over!

As the group disperses, with Andrew and Jacob heading down to the river, the camera pans over to Heather.

"votan"

- Andrew definitely has complete control of the tribe at this point. Whatever he says goes. People like Julie, Katy and Anthony may be willing to play a subservient game, but I definitely will not. After seeing the way everyone kowtowed to him when he was talking about what needs to happen at tonight’s vote, I knew I need to flip the vote. As much as I despise Dale, I feel like there’s a strong chance I would be next on the chopping block. I’m going to run the idea by Cynthia first, and hopefully the two of us can figure out how to flip two more votes to our side.

After seeing a shot of a black tarantula creeping across a large rock, the scene shifts to show Cynthia and Heather talking strategy alone in the jungle.

Heather: I wanted to talk to you because I have an idea for tonight’s vote

Cynthia (Raising an eyebrow): What is it? I feel like tonight’s vote is already relatively straight forward. Is there something I don’t know about?

Heather: I know everyone wants to vote out Dale, but I feel like that wouldn’t be the best thing for either of our games.

Cynthia: What do you mean?

Heather: Think about it. Andrew already has most of the tribe wrapped around his finger. Once Dale is gone, I feel like you and I are next on the chopping block.

Cynthia: While I do think Andrew has too much power, I’m not sure trying to shake things up so quickly is going to help us. I think we’ve just got to go with the majority for this vote.

Heather: I disagree. After tonight, you or I will be the next to go. We need to act now, before Andrew can gain even more control. The longer he and his closest allies, like Katy, are here the worse it’s going to get.

Cynthia (Sighs): I see your point, I really do, but trying to save Dale could blow up in our faces. I feel like we’d be digging our own graves.

Heather: Look, if I could get Dale to apologize to Katy in front of Pamela, I think I could get her to flip. We just have to really sell the fact that Katy is going to keep bombing challenges because she can’t handle the pressure.

Cynthia (Still not convinced): Even if you could flip Pamela, which I’m not sure you could, that’s still only four votes. Who else would be willing flip?

Heather: Jacob! He’s a smart player, he has to be seeing the same things we are. He’ll understand that Katy is just going to be one of Andrew’s sheep.

"votan"

- I really thought tonight was going to be a simple vote, but then Heather came to me with this crazy plan to save Dale. I can understand why it could be a good idea to keep Dale around, but I just don’t think it’s possible. She’s talking about flipping Pamela and Jacob, and it’s just not going to happen. Pamela is just as close to Andrew as Katy, Julie and Anthony all are. I’m really worried that if Heather tries stirring the pot like this, it’s just going to blow up in her face.

Cynthia: Jacob is probably closer to Katy than he is to anyone else in the game. The two of them are practically attached by the hip. There’s no way you’d be able to get him to vote her out.

Heather (Growing frustrated): Then I’ll talk to Anthony, or even Andrew himself. We have to make this happen Cynthia!

Cynthia: I’m sorry, I can’t help you with this. There’s just way too much risk involved.

Heather: Ok, look. Let’s say I were able to flip two people to save Dale. Would you vote with us then?

Cynthia (Sighs): Yes. I still think this is a bad idea, but if I can’t talk you out of it-

Heather (Cutting her off): You can’t.

Cynthia: Good luck. Please just don’t get in any trouble.

Heather (Giggling): I promise.

"votan"

- Cynthia wasn’t as receptive to my idea as I had hoped she would be, but I’m still going to push forward with it. It may be a huge risk, but I’m not afraid of trying to make big moves. I love Cynthia to death, but I can’t be a passive player like her. If Dale goes home tonight, me and her won’t be far behind. And I refuse to let that happen. Once it’s my turn to “babysit” Dale, I’m going to let him know he’s in danger. If I can get him to apologize to Katy in front of everyone, maybe it’ll soften their opinions about him and make them more receptive to switching their votes.

TBC

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Author's Notes

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