Saga 1 - 7

White Tigers
Jael: Not super active these days; I still feel pretty bonded to them, and I think they see me as a close ally still. Probably a keeper, but could end up a target?

Hermes: I feel like we're good friends, but that he also has a ton of friends and I'm not sure where I rank among them. Could be a target for his social game being good, or could be used as a shield.

Eloritu: Activity is fairly low but he's a lot of fun to talk to. If his activity picked up he'd be a force to be reckoned with. As it is, he claims I'm his favorite person here to talk to; don't know if I believe it all the way, but I'll trust it to an extent.

Athena: She's great, we have a lot of the same interests and communicate in the same way, while also liking about the same game-to-chat ratio. Def. would like to work with her.

Jesus: Still maximum chill, and I think we trust each other a ton. I think most others find him really nondescript, so I expect him to become a target; losing him will be sad but probably necessary.

Loki: Activity has fallen off of a cliff as of late, which really sucks. In fact, he was apparently last online on July 8th, three days ago. I hope he's alright IRL; whatever the case, I think he's on my side but if he doesn't show up to play, how useful is he really?

Persephone: Pleasant to talk to but doesn't really seem like an "impact" player if you know what I mean? More of a behind-the-scenes player. Could take her or leave her and be happy either way.

Kronos: The person on White Tigers who I've had the roughest start to talking with, but things have improved since then. Mostly wants to talk game; I wouldn't hate working with him, but he's very far from my first choice, and I wouldn't mind voting him at all.

Taotie
Bilious: Damn he is high-strung after this last tribal! I would be too, if I had just had my idol flushed like him. He comes across as a little snappy, which is kind of off-putting. He also gives the air of being desperate for safety, which could be useful come the merge. The fact he was in danger of going home does tell me he has few friends among Taotie.

Papatuanuku: Still a joy to talk to. No reports of Taotie have said they were a target, which means they have enough friends that they probably were one of the people deciding the targets. Probably best viewed with caution, because there's no telling who they have close to them.

Maat/Hathor: Even after the stress of 3 tribals, still peppy. I think they're still wanting to work with old Jotunn people like me, so they're a really useful source of information on Taotie dynamics. Reportedly nearly went home instead of the Radiance, might be too inflexible/obvious in their intentions for a merge ally, but would be very surprised if they betrayed me.

Cerberus: Our convo is a slow starter, we're just talking about animals rn and it's a little awk. They seem to have had a solid social game though, so probably not an easy boot; not my preferred ally, but could change.

Hades: Not a lot of messages yet, but seems pretty cool honestly. Wouldn't mind working with him; I don't believe he was a target on Taotie, and his relatively lower activity means he probably wasn't driving the tribe either.

Phobos/Deimos: The only person I literally haven't heard from yet. Zero to go on. If not for that they probably have some friends, would be an easy vote for me. Alliance with them is unlikely but I won't rule it out completely.

Well, I know that a ton of Taotie people have an extra vote from the lent twist, which makes being on a tiny tribe with them even scarier than normal. So ideally I'd want one Taotie person at the most, and have them fit into a 4v1 or 3v2 scenario. I'd actually be OK ending up with most people from White Tigers, I just don't want to end up in a minority against people I barely know.

No effect huh? Sad, it was apparently a password for an idol, and they thought it might work over here.

It seems to be a known fact now that there was apparently a majority alliance excluding me on Jotunn, and yes, everybody but me and Jesus knew about it. So my "core three" people are obviously not that anymore... so long, Loki and Jael. Jesus is actually now one of the people I trust the very most in the game, and I'd call him my number 1 ally, except that I don't know if I have the social capital to try to save him in the merge. MH are also clearly on my side. I liked Hermes but he lied to me too, so the trust isn't there. I want to believe in the non-Jotunns I've met, namely Hades, Athena, Persephone, and Eloritu, but I've known them for not as long... those four + us three outcast Jotunn band together then we'd have seven in a merge... if they all get there.

Seriously annoyed about a second piece of info I learned today: that during the first Divine Intervention, Jotunn people were putting my name out there for inactivity. Excuse me? I'm sorry I wasn't on every two hours to post, when most of them never messaged me either! Don't make shit up and say you want me out for inactivity; just be real and say you like other people more, or that I'm boring. I can live with the first, and the second is at least an opinion, but excuses are just... grr. Especially since typically, my PMs to people like... anybody but Hermes really would easily sit just as long as messages to me sat.

Fair question! I learned about this from Jesus and Hades independently, but with each others' stories fitting perfectly. So if I hear it from Maat/Hathor as well, I can very safely assume it's all true barring some vast conspiracy to confound me.

congrats on ur first tc

That is a genuinely good question. I don't want to make it obvious that I'm voting him of course, but I don't want to be inconsistent with what other people are telling him. My plan is to say that Hades and Persephone want Jesus gone, and that I'll go along with it to not raise a fuss and draw the target on me. I don't believe that this will backfire on me; even if Kronos idols, he probably would be voting Jesus to increase his own chances. If he votes differently, then he's in cahoots with someone else on the tribe and I'm in trouble anyway no matter what I do; no point planning what to do in a no-win situation.