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Season 7 - Episode 3

-After Krystal’s elimination, Nicole leaves the area as soon as she can. Tumble is a complete mess, and Franziska and Katherine are consoling him.-

Tumble – The vote was SEVEN to EIGHT! I ruined it! Fran never changed her vote. It was those girls who said that Krystal was the one that needed to go! Now she’s gone, and it’s all my fault! I messed up!

Tumble – I was t…t…told that you all changed your m…minds.
Katherine – Who told you?

-Tumble doesn’t say anything. He points in the direction of Purna and Tanya.-

Franziska – Why didn’t you come back to us and say point blank that you were eliminating Krystal?
Tanya – We figured we had settled it yesterday afternoon.
Franziska – You didn’t go to anyone else and say, “We’re voting for Krystal, so why don’t you join us?”
Tanya – If we didn’t go to anyone, we wouldn’t have had eight votes. You asked me yesterday what I thought. I said Krystal. Purna agreed. Krystal showed up; we left. I assumed with the first vote that we didn’t need to double check because it was set in stone the moment Johnny left, but then again…that was YOUR choice.
Franziska – You went behind our backs. You knew that Krystal wasn’t our vote because you were sitting in here thinking it was Vaas just a few minutes ago.
Purna – Then whose fault is that for not confirming it with us?
Tanya – I agree. Fran, if you were SO concerned about us voting the same way, you would’ve come to us sooner. It would have saved you a lot of trouble. Two way street. You’re a lawyer. I understand you like arguing your case and finalizing what you think you need to do, but now you need to start listening to others or else we’re finished.

-Katherine is looking on and rubbing Tumble’s head. He has calmed down slightly.-

Katherine – It would probably be good if this alliance was terminated. The lack of communication between these people is causing a lot of disarray. The only problem with us splitting up is that based on how the votes were cast, I would be in the minority.

-Purna and Tanya walk away yet again.-

Franziska – We have to drop them.
Katherine – Yeah, I mean alliances are starting to form pretty well now. Communication with them has come to a standstill.
Franziska – No, I mean we need to drop them hard.
Katherine – Vote them out?
Franziska – Yes. We've stopped communicating, but they still know too much. It’s the best step to take. I don’t know how many more rounds we’re going to go before they start targeting us too.
Katherine – What about Nathan and Nicole?
Franziska – I think we can still hold onto them, but of course we’ll need some extra members. Tumble, are you up for it?
Tumble – Oh, of course! As long as I know who needs to go for sure then I can do it.
Franziska – This is actually a really good start. I don’t think anyone would oppose trying to target one of those girls first for just this round.
Katherine – The thing is, we’re at square one again now. Krystal’s gone. If we’re targeting Purna or Tanya, then how do we manage the people who still want Berri out?
Franziska – WE wanted Berri out, and now we don’t.
Katherine – That’s true. Still, I don’t know. This is such a bandwagon group.
Franziska – That’ll change in two days.

Franziska – I need an alliance where I know exactly what everyone with me is doing at all times. We don’t need this running around. When you create chaos like that, you only hurt yourself. Come in with a plan, attack, and (in my case) win.

-Franziska and Katherine send Tumble to his room to be alone and head off in another direction to find some new allies. With Dagran being the most approachable to the two in terms of forming an allegiance, they speak with him.-

Dagran – So the latest girl band is breaking up?
Franziska – It didn’t work out.
Dagran - So soon?
Franziska - Dagran, please.
Dagran – Besides the two of you, who can you trust for sure?
Franziska – Tumble, absolutely, and I think Nate is still in our corner.
Katherine – Do you have anyone that you could pull in?
Dagran – Maybe, but this just feels weird to me.
Franziska – Saying no to a strong alliance when it’s staring you in the face is a death wish.
Dagran – Is it, though? Looks to me like it’s just you two and Tumble versus everyone else.

-The girls stare at him unamused.-

Dagran – I’m kidding! Look…if you need my vote, I’ll see if I can work something out. The thing is, it all depends on who you want gone. My allies come first.
Katherine – And who are they again?
Dagran – I’m not telling. This is where our trust is tested.

Dagran – Fran worries me. She is the type of person that will get you before you get her as proven by the fact that she wants either Purna or Tanya out. She trusted them. The eliminations thus far really haven't shaken much up, so I suppose Fran gave herself the job of creating a guilty party when there really isn't one. That is frightening.

-While all of this is happening, Angel and Berri are having a spat in Angel’s room over the votes and how Angel did not stand up for Berri when he had the opportunity.-

Angel – You could've been voted out, Berri.
Berri – No thanks to you! You started talking about me dropping from the challenge early and how it hurt you SO much.
Angel – People know we’re together. If they know that, they’ll either want to work with us, or they’ll want to get rid of us. I want them to work with us.
Berri – I want them to leave us alone. We’re not hurting anybody.
Angel – Well, we’re not helping either.

Angel – If I’m going to be associated with Berri, she’s going to need to control her temper. She can’t continue to snap at people, and she certainly needs to start listening to me. She was on my side in the beginning, and I’m TRYING to show her that I’m on hers too.

Angel – One second. I think I know who we can practice on to maybe control your urge to be mean to everybody.
Berri – I don’t think I’m mean.
Angel – You’re mean.
Berri – I'm not, and fuck you for thinking so.

-Angel rolls his eyes and leaves the room. Berri waits a few seconds before Angel returns with Amanda.-

Angel – Ta-da!
Amanda – Hehehe…
Berri – What is your girlfriend going to do?
Angel – Okay, first of all…stop. Second of all, you can practice being nice on her. Amanda, you won’t be upset if Berri says something mean to you, right?
Amanda – Right.
Angel – She’s doing her best, so if she’s rude, she doesn’t mean it.
Amanda – Okay.
Angel – Okay, Berri, give it a try.
Berri – Fuck… Um… Can I have a topic?
Angel – You’re going to need to do this on your own.
Berri – I can’t see anything positive about this

-Berri uses her hand, palm up, to point in Amanda’s direction. Amanda frowns. Angel grabs Amanda’s arm and reassures her.-

Amanda - That wasn't nice...
Angel – She doesn’t mean it. She doesn’t mean it.
Amanda – Okay.
Angel – Talk about…her hair. It’s cute, right?
Amanda – It’s natural. Hehe.
Angel – Precious. Okay, Berri, your turn.
Berri – Okay um… Amanda… Your hair is so golden.
Angel – Nice. Keep going.
Berri – Your hair is so golden, it uh… matches... the plaque on your teeth?
Angel – Fucking hell.
Amanda – Oh…

Angel – Thank goodness Amanda is missing a few up top because I don’t see Berri striking up a conversation with anyone else.

Amanda - What do you think of me, Angel?
Angel - You're...uh...unique, and you're a great listener.
Amanda - Hehe. I'll always listen to you.
Berri - Gross...

-Amanda hugs Angel's arm and smiles in Berri's direction.-

Amanda - Angel likes me! I can see it in his eyes! I can! Now...if only that rat girl could get out of my way... She's such a meanie! If I could, I'd put her on a stick and make her kiss my friends when they're bad. Hahaha!

-The next morning, Nathan is awoken by a weight on his bed. Vaas is sitting on the edge of it staring in Nathan’s face. Before Nathan can get up, Vaas leans in and places his hand firmly on the other side of Nathan, trapping him in.-

Nathan – You really need to stop doing this.
Vaas – I do what I feel is necessary whenever I feel it is necessary, and right now, I need information. So this is necessary.
Nathan – Couldn’t we sit and talk like normal people?
Vaas – No. Now listen. I want to know why that girl thought Fran and the others were voting me out.
Nathan – I know nothing about that.
Vaas – You were there. You heard her. If she said my name there then someone must have mentioned it before. You talk to them, yes?
Nathan – You were never considered Vaas.
Vaas – I am voting with you. I am a valuable number. This is a game, yes?
Nathan – Yes.
Vaas – If you say my name, you lose a number in me.
Nathan – Alright.
Vaas – You lose me

-Vaas presses his index finger against Nathan’s chest.-

Vaas - …you lose.
Nathan – This is not a good start to our morning, pal.

Vaas – Nathan, Nathan, Nathan… The more he responds, the more I want to mess with him. It is all too easy, but it is also entertaining. He flinched a little today the moment he opened his eyes. It brought me MUCH joy. I like joy, but he doesn't seem to get it. Soon... Soon, he will snap out of it.

-At the challenge later in the day, Ballyhoo and Big Top lead the players into the casino of the hotel where seven PLINKO® style game boards are standing vertically.-

Big Top – Welcome to your next challenge!
Ballyhoo – In this challenge, you will be divided up into pairs. The object of this game is simple: One of you will drop a ball down a board where pegs will alter the path the ball takes.
Big Top – Your partner down below will attempt to catch the ball and run up the stairs to swap places with you.
Ballyhoo – If the player catching the ball happens to drop it, he or she will have to retrieve the ball, run upstairs, hand the ball to the dropper, and run back down.
Big Top – It wastes A LOT of time to drop a ball because each pair only gets one.
Ballyhoo – The first pair to catch six balls collectively will win the challenge and will be safe during the next elimination!
Big Top – Please split into pairs now, and we will begin shortly thereafter.

-Tanya immediately makes a beeline to Purna to pair up with her.-

Tanya – Fran is making Purna and me uneasy. I don’t think she’d be stupid enough to vote one of us out, but we can’t take the chance of only one of us possibly winning immunity this time. We both have to go for it together. All or nothing, and I hope to whatever higher deity exists that it's "all".

-The pairs are as follows: Amanda/Tumble, Angel/Berri, Franziska/Katherine, Nicole/Sly, and Purna/Tanya. Dagran, Nathan, and Traveler are finishing up a discussion before pairing off while Vaas looks on in the distance.-

Nathan – Thank you for trading with me, Dagran.
Dagran – Hey, it was up to Traveler. If he didn’t want to work with Vaas, there was nothing I could do.
Nathan – Thanks, Traveler.

-Nathan pats Traveler on his back.-

Traveler – (-He displays an image of stiff, doll-like versions of Nathan and Vaas and hits them together as if to demonstrate how they butt heads. Then Traveler shakes his head.-)

Vaas – Awww, Nathan doesn’t want to play with me?

-Traveler shrugs.-

Vaas – What’s wrong Nathaaan?! You don’t want to be friends?!
Nathan – Good luck, Vaas!
Vaas – Yeah, good luck to you, pal.

Traveler – (-Using the same image as before, he presses them up against each other again as if they were making out. It's clear by Traveler's constant pinging and body movement that he's laughing at the idea.-)

Ballyhoo – If all of the partners have been selected, we can begin the challenge!

-Each pair stands at their designated station ready to begin. Amanda, Angel, Franziska, Nicole, Purna, Nathan, and Traveler will drop their balls first.-

Ballyhoo – Don’t forget that just because we start at the same time, each of your rhythms will be COMPLETELY different.
Big Top – Don’t drop the ball!
Ballyhoo – Get ready!
Big Top – Get set!
Hosts – GO!!!

-The teams start dropping their balls down the “Plinko” boards. Berri, Sly, Tanya, Dagran, and Vaas all catch their balls. Everyone else accidentally lets theirs get away. In spite of her team not gaining a point, Amanda claps for Angel…(and Berri). Tumble is the last player to retrieve his team’s ball and run it up to Amanda.-

Tumble – Make sure you pay attention to me down below, okay?
Amanda - …
Tumble – Don’t you understand?

-Amanda shrugs.-

Amanda – Angel told me not to listen to anybody else.
Tumble – But I’m your partner!
Amanda – If he wins, I win! 
Tumble – That’s not… He's on a different... What?!

-Tumble runs back down completely confused.-

Tumble – I don’t know what kind of pull Angel has on Amanda, but it really affected the challenge today! My little legs just couldn’t run fast enough, and Amanda waited to let her ball go only when Angel was throwing his…

Tumble – Hey, Amanda! I’m standing over here! Make sure you throw it here!

-Angel drops his ball, so Amanda just drops it where she’s standing and giggles.-

Amanda – Yay, Angel! We did it!
Tumble – No!!! I can’t catch it on that side!!!

-Tumble dives for the ball and misses again. He runs to retrieve his ball and carry it back up to Amanda.-

Tumble – This is gosh darn exhausting…

Tumble - Needless to say, it was difficult, and I don’t want to be her partner anymore. I’m really sorry if that was mean, but that’s just how I feel…

-After just a few turns: Angel/Berri and Traveler/Vaas have four balls. Dagran/Nathan and Purna/Tanya have five. Everyone is exhausted…none more than Tumble who is sitting down with his cheek leaning on his fist. He lets out a loud sigh while looking in Amanda’s direction. Amanda doesn’t notice.-

Vaas – Hey, Nathan!! Don’t mess up!!

-Nathan rolls his eyes as Dagran drops his final ball.-

Vaas – On the right! On the right, Nathan!!

-Nathan misses his ball, but because he was heckling Nathan, Vaas dropped his as well.-

Vaas – Whoops! That one went right past us, friend!!
Nathan – Shut up…

-Nathan runs his ball up to Dagran opening the door for Purna and Tanya to score.-

Tanya – The more Vaas heckled Nathan, the better off Purna and I were. All we needed was one ball, and she was the one catching it. We were both tired, and it needed to happen so that we could let Fran know that we are in control of our place in this game, and there’s nothing she can do to change it.

Tanya – Purna! I’m dropping it on the left!!
Purna – Got it!

-Tanya drops her ball. As it bounces, Franziska watches nervously. The ball takes a hard turn towards the center of the board at the end of its journey, and although Purna touched it, she couldn’t hold onto it.-

Purna – DAMN IT!!
Tanya – Fuck… That’s okay! Bring it back!
Franziska - *whispering* C’mon, Nate…

-Vaas catches his ball and swaps places with Traveler. Now there is a three-way tie at the end.-

Vaas – Don’t mess up, Nate!!

-Dagran, Tanya, and Vaas drop their balls at nearly the exact same time. As the balls are bouncing, pretty much everyone else stops to watch since it’s likely one of the three will get it. The casino is quiet, even Vaas.-

Tumble – The whole time, it was pretty hectic. I mean like…everybody was running back and forth like mad people, and I think by the end of it, they were so tired. I know I was, and I didn’t even last as long. I’m pretty sure Amanda threw the ball down one last time, and I just didn’t go for it… I couldn’t do it.

-A close-up on one of the balls is shown as it drops into someone’s hands first.-

Ballyhoo – CONGRATULATIONS, DAGRAN AND NATHAN!

-Purna and Vaas are both holding their balls meaning they were able to catch theirs as well after a very close photo finish. Purna slams her ball into the ground in disgust.-

Ballyhoo – You guys will be safe in tomorrow’s vote.
Big Top – As for the rest of you……may the scrambling begin!
Ballyhoo – See you in the morning!!

-A shot of Franziska walking furiously behind Vaas is shown as the cast heads back into the main section of the hotel.-

Franziska – Vaas has put himself in harm’s way for tomorrow. His heckling Nathan could have given Purna and Tanya the win. If that would have happened, Vaas would’ve been our only choice. Maybe he should go anyway.

-Franziska sits with her entire group around the dining room table which currently only excludes Amanda, Angel, Berri, Sly, and Vaas. With Purna and Tanya sitting in the room as well, Franziska sits awkwardly without saying a word.-

Franziska – Only five of us aren’t here. Do we have any preferences?
Nathan – Vaas. His attitude about this whole thing just sets me off.
Tanya – We almost won because of him.
Purna – Too bad he shut up.
Tanya – Hahaha!

-Franziska looks annoyed, and Nicole is visibly uncomfortable about her ally’s name being brought up.-

Franziska – Traveler, he was your partner. I’m surprised you didn’t do anything.

-Traveler’s eyes widen in shock. He points at himself as if to say, “What did I do?!”-

Franziska – Of all the people, I figured Vaas working with you would be a good thing since you’re so calm and collected. I guess there are some people even you can’t bring down.

-Traveler squints his eyes and tilts his head. His eyes turn orange. The people beside him feel uneasy. Katherine slides away from him.-

Traveler – (-With orange eyes in the confessional, Traveler leans in as if to say “Are you kidding me?!” He does not appreciate being blamed for Vaas’s misbehavior.-)

Tumble – Well, I have a name too.
Franziska – I’m perfectly fine with going for Vaas tonight.
Tumble – Can I say something?
Tanya – So are we finished here? Vaas?
Franziska – Unless you have anything else to add.
Tumble – I do.
Tanya – No, we’re good.
Purna – I would suggest that we don’t get into it during the elimination this time.
Franziska – That shouldn’t be a problem. We said “Vaas”, so it’ll be “Vaas”.
Tumble – …
Nathan – Awesome. I'm overdue for a good night's sleep.

-The group begins to disband with only Dagran, Franziska, and Katherine sitting in the dining area. When Purna and Tanya walk far enough away, the trio starts calling people back in loud whispers.-

Franziska – Nate! NATE!
Nathan – What?!
Franziska – Come back! Get Tumble, and tell him to bring Nicole and Traveler back too.

Nathan – When Fran started calling me back, I said, “Here we go again.” It’s starting to get old. I was so satisfied with the vote before she called us back. I should've just ignored her.

-Nathan pulls Tumble back into the room and goes to fetch Nicole and Traveler.-

Tumble – Are you guys going to listen to what I had to say now?
Franziska – I heard you, Tumble, but I wanted those two to leave as quickly as possible.
Tumble – Which two?
Franziska – Tanya and Purna.

-Nathan reenters.-

Nathan – Traveler and Nicole are long gone. I couldn’t find them, so I came back.
Franziska – That’s fine. We can fill them in later.
Nathan – So what do you have us running back here for?
Franziska – What we have right now is solid, but we can make it better by dropping a couple of liabilities.
Nathan – Tanya and Purna?
Franziska – Yes.
Nathan – But they’ve been voting with us. I don’t think of them as liabilities until they do something to screw everything up. Vaas is a liability just by being here, and YOU witnessed that!
Franziska – But if you think about it, those two girls are not with us. Whenever they get the opportunity, they could split off with Vaas, Sly, or the alliance of three and spin the votes against one of us.
Nathan – Seven to seven. None of us have received votes yet. If you’re that paranoid, then let’s vote Berri or Angel tomorrow.
Katherine – Would that work?
Nathan – If the seven of us vote for Berri or Angel, one of them will leave no matter what, and we will be able to do whatever we want next time. Right now, I just don’t see Tanya and Purna being an issue.

Nathan – Just because Franziska doesn’t see eye-to-eye with Tanya and Purna doesn’t mean the rest of us don’t. They would be stupid to detach themselves from us right now because in spite of all that’s happened, the majority of us are working together pretty well.

-Nicole, once again, walks into Vaas’s room to deliver him the news of what’s going on. Sly catches on and sneaks over to the door to listen to the conversation.-

Sly – Ever since our little team challenge in the beginning, Nicole and Vaas have been buddy-buddy. They haven’t displayed this to everyone else, but I’ve been noticing their secret meetings. It happens the same time everyday. You’d think they’d change their location every now and then, but it sure helps me gather information from them.

Nicole – You’re gone, Vaas.
Vaas – I am right here.
Nicole – Because of your stupid actions today, you’re gone tomorrow morning, so have fun.
Vaas – I was having fun. These fuckers need to lighten up.
Nicole – Nate took it personally, your name was brought up as the main one to go, so you’re going. There’s nothing I can do to save you without everyone knowing I’m working with you on the side. If YOU want to save yourself, YOU need to save yourself.
Vaas - Why is it that whenever I am told that I'm safe by one Nathan Drake, you come along later to tell me that I am not?
Nicole - Because he's scared of you, and he wants you to go.
Vaas - If he is scared of me now...he will find out just how scary I can be tomorrow.
Nicole - Oh?
Vaas - Let's just say, I hope he packed his brown pants.

-Sly rubs his hands together outside as he walks away from the door.-

Sly – Heh heh…juicy.

-Before bed, Tumble confesses to Traveler what he has been keeping inside of him during the big group meeting.-

Tumble – You know, I liked the idea to eliminate Angel or Berri tomorrow, but nobody listened to what I had to say. I was going to mention Angel myself, but nobody bothered to hear me out. I think he’s more dangerous than people are saying.

-Traveler turns to Tumble and tilts his head.-

Tumble – I mean, he already has Berri and Amanda, and Amanda said to me yesterday that if Angel wins, she wins. He’s got them wrapped around his fingers. Fran has every right to worry about a tie tomorrow because it may very well happen.
Traveler - *ping*

Tumble – I don’t think Fran sees the trouble she’s causing. As far as I know, Purna and Tanya weren’t even informed about the change. If they were willing to come to me to mess up Fran’s vote last time, then I know they’ll do the same again if they feel they’re in danger.

Tumble – I think that as long as this alliance stays together, the two of us need to work with each other to make sure we’re safe. I’m all for a numbers game, but it doesn’t hurt to have a friend.

-Traveler nods.-

Tumble – Fran treated me like a friend, but I know she doesn't respect me.

-The next morning, Vaas, even more aggressively than before, pins Nathan down to his bed. Vaas stares at him in the eyes only inches from Nathan’s face.-

Vaas – You’ve done it.
Nathan – What are you talking about?
Vaas – I don’t know if you’re brave…

-Vaas places his cheek against Nathan’s to whisper into his ear.-

Vaas - …or stupid.
Nathan – You’re crazy.
Vaas – No, I’m sick.
Nathan – Whatever you wanna call it, buddy.
Vaas – I’m sick of your shit, Mr. Drake. You tell me now that I am going, or your next few hours will be hell.

-Nathan grits his teeth and shakes his head.-

Nathan – You want to know the truth, Vaas?
Vaas – Yesss…
Nathan – Okay then. I tried to get you out, but nobody else sees the crazy in you that I see. If you keep this up, you will be gone, so keep it up! I welcome you to do something to me so that everyone can see!
Vaas – I may take you up on that offer, but for now I'm safe?

-Nathan sighs.-

Nathan – For now.
Vaas – Hurray! This is GREAT! We get to spend more time together. Aren't you excited?

-Nathan turns his head.-

Vaas - I see... Well, I am excited.

-Vaas slides his hand up Nathan’s neck, grips his jaw, and turns his head to look back at him.-

Vaas – Now I have more time to see what really gets under your skin.

-Nathan shoves Vaas’s hand off of his face and pushes Vaas onto the floor with all his power.-

Nathan – You are a psychopath! You're finished!
Vaas – HAHAHA! I’m just getting started, hermano!!

-Nathan storms out of the bedroom and starts yelling in the hallway knocking on doors disturbing everyone else and repeating the same line over and over.-

Nathan – VOTE VAAS!!
Vaas – And you called ME crazy?! HAHA!!
Nathan – FUCK YOU!!

Nathan – I have NEVER lost my cool like this! How could you even CAST someone like that?! If he puts his hands on me one more time, you guys are either going to have to remove him or remove me because that son of a bitch is gonna lose a limb.

Nathan – VOTE VAAS!!

-Franziska rips open her door.-

Franziska – What the hell are you doing?!
Nathan – Vote Vaas.

-Franziska yanks Nathan into her room. Katherine sits up in her bed but doesn’t contribute.-

Franziska – Shut up! We had a plan!
Nathan – We had a plan downstairs before YOU changed it, so I am changing it back! You don't see what I see!
Franziska – You’re not going to do it this way. It’s almost time to vote, and people are going to think you’re crazy.
Nathan – I’M CRAZY?!
Franziska – Right now, yeah!!
Nathan – Would you rather wait until he kills me in my sleep?!
Franziska - With all the cameras around, he'd be locked up in no time. At least there would be justice.
Nathan - You're crazy too!
Franziska - If you want him gone, FINE! You do what you can in the time you still have. At the rate you're going, you will be the one leaving this morning.
Nathan - Are you threatening me?
Franziska - You're doing this to yourself. I don't need to threaten.
Nathan - Well, if it happens, I would rather leave alive than leave in a body bag.
Franziska - Call me cruel, but a double elimination at your expense would only do me favors.
Nathan - Heh...this is unbelievable. I'm surrounded by psychos.
Franziska - Nathan, nothing is going to happen to you.
Nathan - While I go wrangle up some votes, you should work on your humor. Your delivery is way...WAY off.
Franziska - I'm not known for my humor.
Nathan - Yeah, I get that. See ya downstairs.

-There’s a montage of scrambling that occurs. No voices are heard, but Franziska and Nathan are running to different people informing them of who to eliminate. The montage ends with the hosts calling the cast down to the lobby to finally put the scrambling to rest. Neither Franziska nor Nathan is dressed for the occasion with Fran in her nightgown and Nathan in nothing but boxers and a pair of socks.-

Big Top – Okay, I have say before we start that Fran and Nate clearly dressed to impress this morning.
Franziska – We’ve been busy.

-Nathan nods.-

Ballyhoo – What’s been going on?
Angel – They have been running up and down the hall upstairs telling people who to vote for, and they have both spoken to everyone.
Ballyhoo – Have you settled on one person, Angel?
Angel – No. It's been too chaotic.
Dagran – This has all happened because Fran and Nate both STRONGLY want their own target to leave. For both of them, it’s a pretty personal choice.
Franziska – Well, my choice isn’t so much personal as it is a fear of there possibly being a tie today. I think Nathan’s last minute scrambling this morning increased my fears, so I had to run damage control behind him to make sure if one thing doesn’t happen, another thing will.
Ballyhoo – So Fran, you and Nate have discussed who should leave?
Franziska – Correct.
Ballyhoo – And now you disagree.
Franziska – Correct.
Nathan – I need to say something.
Ballyhoo – Go ahead.
Nathan – If she hadn’t changed the plan in the first place, none of this would have happened.

-Tanya looks confused.-

Nathan – We had a small meeting, and the original consensus was one thing. After a number of us left, it was changed.

-Tanya raises her hand.-

Big Top – Tanya?
Tanya – I was not informed of this change.
Purna – Neither was I.

-Traveler shook his head no and points at Tumble.-

Big Top – Traveler, what does that mean? Why did you point towards Tumble.
Tumble – I told Traveler what to do because he wasn’t there.
Angel – I was also not there.
Franziska – But I came to you.
Angel – Yeah, this morning.
Franziska – I want people to be informed of what’s going on.
Nathan – As do I.

-Ballyhoo facepalms.-

Ballyhoo – This is confusing…
Purna – You’re telling us.
Nathan – Like I said, this wouldn’t have happened if the original plan was stuck to.
Tanya – I only know of one plan, and that’s to eliminate Vaas.

-Vaas smiles.-

Big Top – And a name is dropped.
Vaas – Oh, I know, Big Top.
Big Top – And you’re okay with it?
Vaas – It’s not going to happen.
Franziska – I don’t want this morning to happen the way it did last time when Krystal was eliminated. I was not informed that she was the target. Some people decided to break away and eliminate her behind my back. This time, I made sure to let EVERYONE know what our intensions are this morning.
Ballyhoo – What happened with Krystal?
Franziska – Tumble can explain because he was blaming himself for it.
Ballyhoo – Tumble, the floor is yours.

-Tumble is visibly nervous.-

Tumble – Uh…well…I was approached in the morning by a few people who told me that the plan had changed to get rid of Krystal.
Big Top – Was it anything like this?
Tumble – No. I mean, I thought they talked to everybody else, but they didn’t. I guess they just talked to me.
Franziska – Tanya and Purna talked to him.
Purna – That was the final decision before WE were left out of the loop.
Tanya – And now I think we’re left out of the loop again.
Tumble – But I mean, I don’t feel betrayed by any of them. I don’t think Krystal was part of our alliance really, and I just assumed Tanya, Purna, and Nicole were her messengers.
Franziska – Wait…..
Katherine – Nicole?
Tumble – Oh…
Franziska – NICOLE came to you?!
Tumble – But…but…but it wasn’t a BAD thing! Krystal wasn’t our ally!
Franziska – That doesn’t matter! Why are people going behind our backs to tell others how to vote?!
Tanya – What’s shady is you leaving us out of the loop to begin with!!
Purna – Nicole, were you in their “big meeting” when they changed their vote yesterday?
Nicole – I was not.
Purna – See? This is why.
Franziska – You know what? Screw it.

-Franziska whispers to Katherine.-

Franziska – Plan C.
Katherine – C?
Franziska – Tell Dag.

-Tanya throws her hands up.-

Tanya - There's a Plan C! How many times can you change a fucking vote?

-Katherine whispers to Dagran while the hosts start to chuckle.-

Nathan – This is the very thing she was criticizing me for doing this morning, and now she’s doing it. It's bullshit.
Tanya - Seriously.

-Tumble turns to Traveler.-

Tumble – I’m voting as I was. I don't even know what Plan C is.

-Traveler nods. Tumble leans in to tell Nicole to vote Angel.-

Nicole – You screwed me.
Tumble – Please, this is the only way. I want to apologize.
Katherine – I really think we need to vote.
Franziska - Does everyone know what we're doing?
Nathan - If what you're doing is fucking things up, then yeah, sure. We get it.
Franziska - Nate, please.
Big Top – I have never seen this happen before.
Tanya - This makes things a little better for those of us Fran wants out, though. Half of us didn't even know there was a Plan B...much less a Plan C.
Ballyhoo – I think we have too many cooks in the kitchen this year.
Big Top – Yeah, last year’s cook was just nuts.
Ballyhoo – Dagran, since you and Nathan won and you don’t seem to be discussing anything with anyone at the moment, you vote first.

-Ballyhoo hands Dagran the stylus. Dagran votes and passes the stylus to Nathan.-

Nathan – Vaas is not only a liability to our alliance, but he’s not even a part of it. He makes things uncomfortable for everyone, and if Fran can’t see it, then maybe she isn’t as smart as I thought she was.

-Nathan passes the stylus to Traveler, who passes the stylus to Tumble.-

Tumble – I feel like I messed everything up…again, but after what Amanda said, I don’t think I need to change. If Fran is so concerned that a tie is going to happen, she needs to vote either Angel or Berri. This is ludicrous.

-Tumble passes the stylus to Nicole, who passes to Purna, who passes to Tanya, who passes to Sly, who passes to Katherine, who passes to Franziska.-

Franziska – I’m anxious to see where the votes fall this time because I feel this vote will show everyone exactly where we all stand. This is the decider, but if I’m in the minority again, I will simply fight even harder.

-Franziska passes the stylus to Angel, who passes to Berri, who passes to Amanda, who passes to Vaas.-

Vaas – This is absolutely glorious. I am not afraid of going home, but dear Nathan should be afraid of me when I stay. Instead of gathering votes for ME to go, perhaps he should have made things easy and simply quit. I hope to never see his fucking face again. Que descanses en pas, Nathan.

-Vaas runs his right index finger across his neck as if to slice it.-


-Vaas smiles joyfully as he hands the stylus back to Ballyhoo.-

Big Top – This should be interesting.

-The portraits disappear in this order: Dagran, Nathan, Sly, Katherine, Traveler, Nicole, Purna, Amanda, Franziska, Tumble, and Berri.-

Big Top - Angel, Tanya, and Vaas...
Ballyhoo – All three of you have received votes.
Big Top – And TWO of you are tied for the second most amount of votes earned.
Ballyhoo – It’s time to see who the last minute scrambling paid off for the most.
Big Top – Three targets…and the eliminated player is…

-After a few seconds, Tanya’s portrait turns gray.-

Franziska – Yes!
Ballyhoo – Tanya, you received six votes. That was enough to send you home.

-Tanya, clearly frustrated by the vote, simply nods her head in disgust. Nathan turns back to her.-

Nathan – She changed it again.

-Nathan then turns to Vaas who just smiles and waves by wiggling his fingers. Nathan slouches with his fist against his cheek.-

Tanya – This woman has to go, but now I think everyone sees it. She’s like Nova without the sex drive, the men, or the ability to win any of the challenges. Basically she's all the bitch without the talent.
Franziska – It's funny that you actually made an original contribution to who should leave as you yourself are leaving. So long, Tanya. It's been fun... NOT!
Tanya – Oh, goodbye. I’ll be sure to welcome you with open arms the moment I see you out of this game. Whether that means actual human arms or an AK-47 automatic rifle...well...you'll just have to find out.
Franziska – Won’t be soon.
Tanya – Yes, it will.
Ballyhoo – Tanya, thank you so much for playing. It’s time for you to go.
Tanya – Thank you. Nate, Purna, kick ass. Fran…kick rocks.

-Tanya walks out of the hotel with confidence.-

Ballyhoo – This was one of the most confusing elimination ceremonies to date, and the person eliminated truly did not leave with that many votes against her.
Big Top – But it was enough.
Ballyhoo – It seems to me that the lines have been drawn, and a war between the rest of you has begun.
Big Top – Whether it’s a war between armies or not doesn’t matter.
Ballyhoo – Remember, there can only be ONE winner.
Big Top – Good luck!!

-Everyone exits the lobby as the screen fades to black.-

Votes

Angel – Nicole, Traveler, Tumble, Vaas
Vaas – Nathan, Purna, Sly, Tanya
Tanya – Amanda, Angel, Berri, Dagran, Franziska, Katherine
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machine146's avatar
This was a werid episode and Tanya left at 3rd like in my fanfic. I am still doing the edgic and now I need to figure out who is OTT and who is CP. Still entertaining though and I wished Tanya lasted a little longer