User blog comment:Erikmichaelpayne/Woot Woot Blood vs. Water/@comment-5277627-20151030063945

Applicant one:

Name: Rye Ashford

Age: 22

Occupation: Personal Trainer

Residence: Green Bay, Wisconsin

Relation to Other Castaway:  Brayden's brother

Name: Julius Ashford

Age: 25

Occupation: Accountant

Residence: Green Bay

Relation: Rye's brother

Relationship: The two brothers are polar opposites- one is a jock, one is  a nerd. One has a carefree attitude to life while the other is just an average middle-class working American. Needless to say, their relationship isn't like most brothers. They seem to just tolerate each other, stay out of the other's way. Rye sometimes even bullies Julius, especially about Julius' sexuality (Julius is gay; Rye does everything in his power to avoid the subject, and if it comes up, he avoids it by poking fun at Julius). Deep down they do love each other, but they rarely if ever spend time together and conversation between them is generally awkward small talk. The one thing they share in common is their love for Survivor, so when B v W came up, they applied. Their reasons for applying are the same: Rye is beginning to realise how he's treating his brother and wants to mend their relationship, though he knows it won't happen overnight; Julius is hoping playing the game with Rye will allow him to be accepting of Julius's smarts and sexuality, but he knows he's gonna have to do more than create small talk for that to happen.