Post by Lex Van Den Berghe on May 18, 2015 13:45:10 GMT
And so it begins...
Finally, after months of waiting, All Stars has begun. I'm both nervous and excited, but I have no illusions or expectations. I come into the game without any pregame alliances, so I'll be thrilled if I make the jury. I met my tribe last night, and it's deja vu all over again. As with Kidd, I feel immediately like the outsider. The old man playing with a bunch of young pups. It's ironic that I'm on a tribe with a bunch of vets that I've had the least amount of interaction with. Apparently I was selected by Jeremy to be on this tribe, and I wonder just where I fell in the draft. My naturally pessimistic nature would have me believe that I was one of the last ones chosen. Who knows if that's true or not? It's not something I can control, so I have to not dwell on it.
So, as is my pattern, once the tribes were announced, I created a tribe chat room. I do this because it's expected of me. I'm the DAD. But I also do it because creating the AIM chat room makes you GOD. You're the one member who can never be removed. It's just a small way of trying to exert control in a situation where I feel the least amount of control. And immediately things get weird. People start joking about making a majority alliance, and then all of a sudden I find myself in a new chat room with Vytas, Crystal, Coach, Kass, LJ, Yul, and PG. We are the majority alliance, apparently, which means Robb, Brian, Austin, and Charlie are left behind. I didn't really have a choice in my alliance membership, so I'm just riding along at the moment. I don't know if it's meant as a joke or not. But I find Vytas's arrogance offputting, so I'd rather not work with him. Everyone else I'm still trying to feel out.
Finally, after months of waiting, All Stars has begun. I'm both nervous and excited, but I have no illusions or expectations. I come into the game without any pregame alliances, so I'll be thrilled if I make the jury. I met my tribe last night, and it's deja vu all over again. As with Kidd, I feel immediately like the outsider. The old man playing with a bunch of young pups. It's ironic that I'm on a tribe with a bunch of vets that I've had the least amount of interaction with. Apparently I was selected by Jeremy to be on this tribe, and I wonder just where I fell in the draft. My naturally pessimistic nature would have me believe that I was one of the last ones chosen. Who knows if that's true or not? It's not something I can control, so I have to not dwell on it.
So, as is my pattern, once the tribes were announced, I created a tribe chat room. I do this because it's expected of me. I'm the DAD. But I also do it because creating the AIM chat room makes you GOD. You're the one member who can never be removed. It's just a small way of trying to exert control in a situation where I feel the least amount of control. And immediately things get weird. People start joking about making a majority alliance, and then all of a sudden I find myself in a new chat room with Vytas, Crystal, Coach, Kass, LJ, Yul, and PG. We are the majority alliance, apparently, which means Robb, Brian, Austin, and Charlie are left behind. I didn't really have a choice in my alliance membership, so I'm just riding along at the moment. I don't know if it's meant as a joke or not. But I find Vytas's arrogance offputting, so I'd rather not work with him. Everyone else I'm still trying to feel out.
