Episode #33 - You Both Suck

Gretel's Diary Room

We are down to the final 3! I need to figure out if both of them will actually take me to the final 2. My gut says yes? But you never know. My day got away from me in terms of trying in endurance which sucks b/c on any other day I could've begun at 5 am and gone until midnight. Now I didn't start until 5 pm, but I don't feel confident about winning part 2 so ugh. I'm totally going to blow my shot of winning this game

Pumba: "I'd like to officially use the power I won in my 2nd veto comp that adds 4 months to my time. So if you want to beat me, you'll need to last 4 months and a day. Good luck all!"

Emma Swan: "<3"


After long hours of confinement.

Pumba's Diary Room

I'm in the homestretch of this thing. I just told Gretel I only lasted a little over an hour. She has that advantage so the goal is to make her feel comfortable enough to take it easy. Meanwhile, I have an office job where I sit at a computer all day, so I can literally do this for 9 hours.

She came up with the idea that we should both offer Baymax a F2. This is most likely just because she has F2's with both of us and wants to cover her tracks. I just want to go on record and say 'I'm on to you Gretel!'

If I were to win the final HOH, I'm undecided who I would take. But I'm leaning towards Baymax right now.

Stay tuned!

Gretel's Diary Room

So I don't even know why I am doing this endurance challenge, they are all going to go for way longer than me even with my 1 hour advantage. The positive is that at least I haven't lost any sleep yet

Gretel: "Good job!"

Baymax: "congrats Pumba!"

Pumba: "Thanks guys, good luck in round 2!"


Baymax was a bit annoyed Pumba lied to him about his time.


Pumba: "I just don't know where you stand so I didn't want to give anything away, but I also wasn't trying to "trick" you into stopping early or anything."

Baymax: "I do not know where you stand either."

Pumba: "Yeah I've gotten that vibe from you.

I've beaten around the bush a bit, but I'd like to go to the end with you"

Baymax: "I think Gretel has the best chance of winning the jury over so logically it would make sense to take each other."

Pumba: "I can't argue that. She got Tiana out."

Baymax: "She is the nicest person ever to talk to as well, so I imagine her jury management was way better than ours."

Pumba: "Oh she's fantastic! Very easy to talk to"


Speaking of Gretel, Pumba decided to go make nice with her too.


Pumba: "I wasn't trying to be shady with you, I promise, but I figured just in case you'd tell Baymax, I had to keep my story straight."

Gretel: "haven't told him a thing!! I understand and you have reason not to cuz I did nominate you that one time, but I hope you do know I promise if I win the last HOH i am bringing you "

Pumba: "I trust you, I just wanted to keep my own stuff secret lol. Sorry! I didn't try to sway you to stop bc I didn't want to be shady, just private."

Gretel: "No apologies needed! It's that time in the game

Before I thought it was all on me, so it's a relief! Getting nervous lol. I'm terrible under pressure! But if I win part 2, we did it!! "

Pumba: "Good luck!!!"

Baymax's Diary Room

I was completely ready to go all night long and win this challenge, but I messed up by gapping out on copying movies over to my flash drive so I could watch them on my TV while playing the challenge

This is the worst. I guess this means Gretel and I will be going head to head in the next challenge.

I hate myself so much right now!!

Baymax: "Did I get some wrong? darnit."

Pumba: "A little late, but good luck guys!"

Gretel: "I have always hated crosswords since I was a little kid, could never solve them lol.

What are we waiting on?"




Baymax: "oh no.. i read that rule as you were supposed to keep the words together .Congratulations Gretel."

Pumba: "I'm ready now, the sooner the better for me

Good job Gretel"

Gretel: "wow, was not expecting to win cuz I was really slow.

I am ready now too!"

Emma Swan: "I'm sorry Baymax I hate to be a stickler "

Pumba: "Good luck Gretel"

Gretel: "good luck Pumba!"

Baymax: "I get that it was a rule and accept my loss but for future reference if it is a final challenge like this, getting the right answer should be what is most important. it is like in playoffs for sports, referees tend to look the other way on small things.

It is not like i made any spelling errors, just did not add the space. but it was in the rules so all is fair!

Best of luck to you guys!!"

Emma Swan: "I understand and it's funny because it was the reason I didn't say capitalization counts etc. I was trying to be ~flexible~. Thanks for understanding though."


Pumba and Gretel celebrate while Baymax goes to fuel up and is out of sight.


Pumba: "You did it!!!!"

Gretel: "yay!! we did it "

Pumba: "So, forgive me for even asking, but we are good for F2 right?"

Gretel: "100%. I will ask too, good on your end? "

Pumba: "101% lol"

Gretel: "haha <3

hopefully this starts soon!"


Baymax and Gretel get a session of love in before the final part sets to start.


Baymax: "I will help you with the final HoH if you want, and being that I royally effed up both challenges this round I am not even going to bother trying to beat you in the final jury phase if you decide to take me. You deserve this win much more than I do. "

Gretel: "thanks!! Don't be hard on yourself, I thought I lost this one too for going slow and I felt the same on endurance. Not a good round."






Pumba: "C"

Gretel: "A"

Emma Swan: "You both got it wrong, it was Cinderella. Next up at 9:10. "




Gretel: "A"

Pumba: "A"

Emma Swan: "You both suck, she said Tea. Next at 9:12"


After a few more rounds, a winner was finally crowned.




Pumba: "Smoked me! Great job Gretel"

Baymax: "Gretel for the win!! What a flawless game you have played. Much respect.

Pumba you did great too!"

Gretel: "Thank you both! This is the 3rd round in a row where I have to decide who goes and let me just say it never gets easier."

Pumba: "I need to start asking people what their favorite warm drink is lol"


Baymax takes Gretel aside


Baymax: "Hey, you can be honest with me, would you rather take Pumba? Because I would feel happy with taking 3rd place if it makes it easier for you. I say this sincerely because I do not really care for the jury phase of this game. I can leave happy knowing I made it this far and I would be a for vote for you to win because you made this game more enjoyable for me than anyone ever could."





Gretel: "what!

I am struggling a little tbh cuz I think you played a flawless game and I'd be kicking myself later if I had a shot and ruined it. I want to win one of these games! My past few games I have had really bad mistakes, but my heart is with you so I am torn.

Are you sure you are ok with third?"

Baymax: "Yeah if you think you have a better chance at winning over Pumba go for it!!

I do not take these games as serious as most do, I had so much fun with you and Abu, Kathy did such a great job I am super content with where I am in the game."

Baymax's Diary Room

My whole game is ruined based on this final HoH. Both rounds I lost because of my own faults and errors. I have gone from playing a first place game to a second place game, and I will accept that, I just hope either will take me with them!

On second thought, I just had an epiphany. I am totally fine with taking third place. I think I would rather be apart of the jury than be grilled by everyone.

I am super content with making it as far as I did, and really want Gretel to win.

Baymax: "HOW DARE YOU I AM SO MAD K BYE

<3"

Pumba: "Thank you Gretel!"

Baymax: "<3"


On his way out, Baymax shares a few words of advice while hugging Pumba.


Pumba: "Great game Baymax!"

Baymax: "I asked to be voted out. Good luck! You are going to need it for my vote

moiahahaha <3"

Pumba: "I'll need it for a lot of votes"

Baymax: "I really enjoyed playing with you. I just wish you had reached out to me as much as I did with you. I began to lose trust when I heard you were working with Tiana and weren't opening up to me the times I messaged you. You were hard to read but at the same time we still managed to get along all the way to the end."

Pumba: "I wish that too. It's funny, I liked you pretty much from the start, but there was so much flip-flopping going on from people I tried to play pretty guarded. But you'll see in my DR as recent as before the endurance comp that I was leaning towards taking you if I won. That pretty much changed though out the last few days"


Pumba and Gretel were now alone in the house and had a nice bottle of champagne to celebrate it.


Gretel: "Congrats officially on F2

Good luck!!"

Pumba: "Thank you! I'll admit, I was getting worried"





Gretel: "Well I guess I understand that lol since I nominated you that one time, but after this is all over you will see my personality and that I do crazy things sometimes to get to the end result."

Pumba: "Baymax said he asked to be voted out?"

Baymax's Diary Room

As a true hero would, I have sacrificed the rest of my game to make Gretel's decision easier, and hopefully gave her the best chance at winning.

I respectfully bow out at third place, and am so happy with the game I played. I may not have made finals, but I think this was one of my best performances. I wish I had stayed in character more, but I think I did enough to hide my usual antics. This game was a challenge in the sense that I did not go for as many challenge wins as I usually do. I relied on my social and strategic game and am proud of how well it worked out.

Thank you for such a fun and exciting game, Kathy! You did a wonderful job.

Baymax out.