Chapter 18: Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

I'm also realizing that if Cerberus had made it to the previous round, he could have been our Toto.

*glares at Jesus* Stupid prayer.

! ! ! ! DOUBLE NEWSFLASH ! ! ! !

Jesus is in an alliance with Hades.

Jesus told me himself, and he didn’t have to. That gives him major points. And so does this other tidbit he shared with me…

People are talking about voting for me.

My social game has just been so damn good that now I’m too big of a threat. Cool… and super not cool. I WANT TO WIN, Y’ALL.

Ugghhh can I save myself? 

Can I bear to vote out one of my friends? 

Could I bear to choose between them as a juror? 

Alright. So this is where things are ending.

Hades and Maat & Hathy did a kind, generous thing and wrote me very detailed, very heartwarming messages to let me know they are voting me out. And I honestly can't stop smiling because this confirms that I did my absolute best. They basically said that if I wasn't voted out right now, I would win. And they're goddamn right.

I'm going to copy them here because I just love them so much and want to share them.

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Hello Poppy,

This has definitely been one of the hardest PMs to make in the game like ever. it hurts to write and I don't know if there was a proper way to make this better but it needs to be said. Personally, I'm not the type to blindside someone if I made my decision and I wanted to be straight up and honest with you because you deserve that much.

After talking with Hades and Jesus as well as considering our own position in the game, I think it's better to vote for you here. You are such a fighter in this game and are so kind and that makes this ten times harder, but that's only what strengthens my resolve to make this decision. You played a stunning game and would give anyone in this game a run for their money in a finale because you worked with almost everyone on their way out the door. I hope you respect our decision and understand why we made it.

We had such an amazing alliance and I'm so proud that we were all able to make it this far. It took an untimely immunity win and a genuinely game breaking idol to tear us apart :/ That's how important this alliance was for both us. I love you both and am so happy we were able to do so much together.

Signed,
Maat and Hathor

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hey poppy i know this is a shit situation for us to be in but after discussing everything with both jesus and M+H, as well as thinking about my own game, i have decided to vote for you here. it really sucks ass how this shook out and the unfortunate position we find ourselves in but i do feel it is what needs to be done.

i just wanted to say that my vote here is essentially an act of high praise for you, both as a player and as a person. when you first mentioned that you were new, my jaw hit the floor and i thought "there's no way someone this good at survivor is new." you have to be literally the best newer player i have ever seen in one of these games. you've survived and overcome so many things here that would have absolutely wrecked even seasoned veterans and you did so while maintaining such a positive attitude and a warm smile. you have accomplished so much in this singular game and i know for a fact that you will go on to do even bigger and better things.

im telling you this here out of the genuine love and respect i have for you, for how you played this game, and for our alliance. you are amazing.