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Ancient Greece, a time of heroic champions and cut-throat villains, of deep thinkers and decadent lifestyles, of honour and betrayal, steeped in Gods and mythology.
After fourteen Seasons of Stranded, sixteen brand new contestants will do battle in 'The Arena' against this backdrop to decide who will become Stranded's Champion.
This is Stranded in Greece.
Episode 1
Better Late Than Never
Confidence is high amongst the players as they begin their journey;[/align]
Shawna (Confessional): I'm confident but not too much, i think i have a shot at winning but it's too early to tell if that's is real or just blind optimism.
Ken (Confessional): I think that I do have a decent shot at winning. I just have to try not to be so neurotic towards my tribe members. I don't want to come off as being eager to please, because then I could be the first person voted out and I would really hate that. I think as long as I don't put my foot in my mouth and say what I am always thinking, I have a good shot.
Jan (Confessional): I'm pretty confident i will do well in this game, i don't know about winning, hopefully. I'm very nervous though but i'm gonna make the best of this game.
Rob (Confessional): You've gotta be confident. If you don't have confidence, you really can't have any motivation to do well or to attempt to better yourself in the game. This isn't my first dance, I've been through it all before. But I'm gonna pretend like this is my first game, so people will not expect me to be capable of doing any manipulating or anything like that. I think if I can pull it off well, I can in turn pull of a pretty decent game and hopefully win.
Ted (Confessional): I am confident in my abilities in this game. I am almost certain I'll make the merge in this game, but the challenge will be making it all the way to the very end.
Penny (Confessional): I think you have to be confident that you can win and I am never short on confidence with anything that I do. Nobody knows what the hell im truly capable of..
Jeanne (Confessional): I have confidence of winning. Even if I have to "back-door" my way in. I have a sneaky side... I plan to keep that hidden... for now.
[align=center]The contestants arrive on location to find they have already been divided into tribes, Helios who will always wear Gold is made up of eight players from Survivor's Thailand Season;
Helios beach is full of action as the first six tribemates to arrive chat on the beach and bond as a group. Outgoing Penny quickly gets the ball rolling;[/align]
Penny: Hope everybody is excited to be here. :)
Ken: I am very excited to be here. I am thrilled that the game is finally beginning.
Erin: Very :) I like our tribe name as well.
Penny: Helois is an awesome sounding name.
Penny: Awkward when I spell HELIOS wrong.
Erin: You mean Helios :P
Ted: Helios is a great name, so excited to be on this tribe.
Penny: Totally corrected myself before you got the chance to point that out. :P
Erin: LOL Guess that shows how active we are :P
Ken: I like the name Helios also. I believe it has something to do with the Sun in Greek Mythology.
Brian: Hey guys! I'm also really excited for this game to start.
We're all from Survivor Thailand, right?
Ken: Yeah it does seem like we are all from Thailand.
Penny: I had to google my character as I didnt know where she was from. #Embarrassed.
Erin: The other tribe is from Amazon. Saw Joanna and Christy.
Penny: Looks like the other tribe is all from Amazon.
Ted: I think we're Thailand and they are Amazon.
Penny: Damn Erin in before me. #SadPanda.
Erin: Oh Penny :P You're just like the Penny from the show :)
Penny: Is that good or bad? Thailand is such a long time ago. :(
Erin: Penny was pretty lovable so that's a good thing :P
Penny: Nawww loveable!
I may have to watch it again, although it wasnt one of my favourites. :(
Brian: I'm going to watch some clips on YouTube since I don't remember much about it.
Jan: Hey, everyone :) I kinda skimmed through Thailand and barely paid any attention to it so i barely even know who Jan is, i just know she is an old white lady lol. I guess i'm gotta rewatch Thailand.
Penny: Quoted because I am the same.
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Penny (Confessional): Its hard to make a judgement on players when they dont message you, because everybody knows the public persona you put on at Camp Fire is rubbish. Im making myself out to be as big an airhead as I can, in the hopes that somebody will just try and take me along for the ride.
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Penny (to Erin): FINALLY figured out how to PM.
And look at the wicked smilies!
How are you?
Erin (to Penny): LOL Very well :) Thou art a great person and I must be forward and ask thee for an alliance.
Penny (to Erin): Whats an alliance?
Erin (to Penny): LOL Let's just agree to not vote for each other no matter what :P
Penny (to Erin): Ooooooooooo.
Thats actually a really good idea. That means we can just tell each other who we are voting for and then we have a guaranteed 2 votes instead of just randomly guessing.
So smart Erin! <333
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Penny (Confessional): Brian seems like he has some clue, whereas Erin appears to me to have absolutely no idea. She asked me for an alliance as SOON as she replied to my first PM, and I responded by asking her what an alliance was. Airhead strategy FTW!
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Ted (to Ken): Hey Ken! Hey there, how are you?
Ken (to Ted): I am doing pretty good. Just trying not to get nervous before the first challenge. How are you doing?
Ted (to Ken): I'm doing great smile.gif Totally looking forward to this challenge.
Ken (to Ted): I hope our 2 remaining members get here soon. I don't want to end up losing because we are down in numbers.
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Ken (Confessional): My opinion on my tribe so far, they all seem very nice. Two of them have yet to show up, but the ones who have posted so far seem friendly enough. I think that it is hard for me to really gauge who they are just yet, but I feel fairly secure. Penny seems like the most eager one so far, I am not sure if I should view he eager approach as positive or negative just yet, but time will tell.
My approach, for now, is going to be under the radar. I want my tribe to be aware I am here, but I will do my best not to make a spectacle of myself. I want to be seen as helpful with the challenges, and friendly and approachable. It is a slow way to start, but if you play too fast too early you will usually get voted out early.
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Brian (Confessional): I have confidence in myself and my ability to make it to end-game and be a huge player later in the game, but for the moment, my sole focus is on being safe tonight. Afterwards, I'll do more interesting things. This is THE most important night of the game, as far as not just surviving but positioning myself comfortably for later down the road.
I have zero board presence right now, but am not considered inactive. That's how I want it to remain. Penny sent out the first PM, and I responded but got nothing back. I need to treat her with caution, but she IS the tribe right now and I want her on my side. No one else stands out in any way, but it was amusing how Ken and Erin were so quick to point out who we were missing. They're nervous about going first also.
Jan (Confessional): Umm well so far everyone has been pretty nice, and social which is good. My strategy is to get along with everyone and maybe make an allience i don't know, depends this isn't the real game. I'm hoping i do good in the challenges and vote out the right people.
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Brian (to Jan): Hey Jan! All ready for tonight? It's going to be intense!
Jan (to Brian): Omg yeah
I'm kinda nervous but will do alright, hopefully 
Brian (to Jan): I'm a little nervous too, but I have faith in Helios and believe that our Sun god will lead us to victory.
And if not, I'm sure the people who aren't online will be targeted. I'm hoping they get on though, but there's less than 30 minutes left.
Jan (to Brian): Yeah that's true, i guess it's best for the people that are already on. Hopefully, they get on soon
Brian (to Jan): Well the good thing is that Asteria doesn't have all of their members yet either judging by the Arena so hopefully we'll have an even match at least.
And if everyone gets on, even better!
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On the far side of the island, Asteria, each wearing a Sapphire buff, have also begun their adventure. Each is represented by a player from Survivor's Amazon Season;
Unlike fun loving Helios, Asteria are not hitting it off so well. Instead of group conversation at the beach, the players who've arrived so far are chatting in twos and threes;[/align]
Joanna (to Christy): looks like the amazonian women are the first to arrive! way to represent. although this two board this is kind of confusing i think but what do you think??
Christy (to Joanna): Hi, Joanna! It seems like it's only the two of us now, but I'm sure it'll change soon enough. I think I can get used to this multiple-board setup, I guess we'll have to see. How are you tonight?
Joanna (to Christy): I'm a little confused with how the challenges will work but WHATEVZ.. I'm watching a really great movie right now! Unless I'm suppose to be in character then er... I'm collecting coconuts.
Christy (to Joanna): I think we'll have challenge on the arena board, and live our social lives here? Would make sense to me. Jeanne is on the main board, I expect her to show up here soon.
lol <3 I dunno, it varies every game. I'll take the 'more' popular approach as soon as more people arrive.
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Christy (Confessional): I think I can win this. I'm expecting some fierce competition to arrive soon, but so far...? Joanna is the only one here, and she pretty much sucks. And I hate everyone who uses more than one question mark or exclamation mark to close a sentence. And she already told me that she confuses Joanna and Jolanda, so she hopes she won't make VANUATU references. Oh my god.
If everyone will be like Joanna here, I have to take control out of desperation. If not, then I'm planning on playing a subtle game. I want to be a shrew this time. Slipping under the radar, but still being relevant - I can pull it off. I just need a good tribe. A few talkative, smart people to take the spotlight - that's what I want.
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Jeff: Your first tribal immunity challenge will take place at 9c/10e. Good luck! It will involve posting images so you should practice doing that if you already do not know how.
Penny: I think the other tribe wants to know if you can just forfeit. Is that allowed?
Jeff: I'm sure if you've been to your tribe beaches you will have noticed the locked HII forum there. I have a small proposition for you:
If you would like a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol, we will offer you one in return for penalizing your tribe in the upcoming Immunity Challenge. It will not be revealed to anyone at any time should you take the Hidden Immunity Idol clue.
The choice is yours. If you wish to secretly penalize your tribe by receiving a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol, then ask me in your confessional forums BEFORE the challenge begins.
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Penny: Jeff, I just read the message at Arena.
Penalise the tribe! I would like an Immunity Idol clue. :D
We'll still win anyways.
Carl: HII Clue #1
So you've taken the bait and want your first clue
Well, you're out of luck, as there's not much for you
Just remember, if you want your stay in this game to be long
That sometimes in order to do right, you've got to do wrong
Penny: I dont want the clue anymore. Take it back.
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Taking of the clues
Arrival of Jake & Helen
Challenge (inc.fuck up)
End of day 1 - which inactive to boot?
Asteria morning after
Helios fun & games & Helen/Jake working up
Gradual alliances on Helios
Asteria TC
Butch Final words
End Day 2
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Brian: Here's an image test for tonight:
Image
Ted: Image
Ken: Image
Brian, please don't shoot this one.
If the image did not work, it is Ken Stafford holding a puppy.
Penny: Might as well practice uploading images too.
Image
Brian: I won't shoot it, Ken!
I don't see the image though?
Ken: I can see everyone's images that they posted so far.
Ted: I can see all the images too.
Penny: Haaaaaaaaave you met Ted?
Ted: Ted Rogers: Architect.
Erin: Image
Intro shot oh yea! I wonder if they will make an intro though...
Jan: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/media ... height=471
Penny: Ted wrote:
Ted Rogers: Architect.
SO many HIMYM quotes to use this season.
Penny: You posted the web address Janny. <3
Jan: Fail. My image isn't showing right? I'm gonna try again.
Image
Erin: Advice for the Challenge: Just play cool, don't Ted-out about it.
Erin: It worked Jan :)
Ken: I can see your image now Jan.
Penny: Thats better Jan. Too easy. :)
Ken: How many more tribe members are we missing?
Erin: 2. Helen and Jake
Jan: Yay! Ok, and were missing two.
Penny: Everybody has posted except Helen and Jake, but im sure they'll be here later. :)
Erin: LOL In before everyone else :P
Penny: Erin wrote:
LOL In before everyone else :P
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Ken: I just found where to see who is on our tribe. I feel so dumb for asking that now.
Brian: The Members list is really helpful.
Penny: Wait theres a members list?
Ken: If you go to The Arena, at the bottom you see the tribe names, just click and you see who is on what tribe.
Penny: Ooooooo pretty colours!
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Jake & Helen arriving later;
Helen: Hey guys! Sorry, I didn't realize there was a separate login to get into Helios stuff, I just assumed that everything on the other forum was all that was there, so I was wondering why no one was posting haha
I'm catching up on the thread now, but guessing you all already did assignments for the challenge?
Jake: Hello tribe, sorry I'm a little late to the party. Can't wait for the challenge, game faces on!
Ken: The only thing we know about the challenge so far, is that you have to know how to post an image.
Jake: does anyone know where the "img" button above the post window is that Jeff was talking about? Thanks in advance!
Ted: We know that it's a puzzle. Check out the arena.
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Jeff:
Tracy:
Brenda:
Carl:
Taj:
Helios
Penny:
Helen:
Brian:
Erin:
Ted:
Jake:
Jan:
Ken:
Asteria
Christy:
Joanna:
Rob:
Daniel:
Shawna:
Jeanne:
Ryan:
Butch:
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What an amazing tribe. But I do know that I don't really like Jeanne because she doesn't do anything other than fucking whine all the time and she fucked up that challenge by posting three random pieces for God knows why.