Survivor: Myanmar

Pyin Sa • Night 10

Most people were already asleep on Pyin Sa, but a couple of stragglers were still awake and sitting around a fire. However, Brandon and Eyal were sitting together, close enough to the water that their feet occasionally got splashed by the waves. "This game is so weird," Brandon said.

"Yeah, literally," Eyal exclaimed. "It's probably gonna tie up at tribal."

"You wouldn't flip or anything, right?" Brandon asked. "If it does tie?"

"I wouldn't flip," Eyal lied. "I'm scared of rocks, but I wouldn't flip on you to avoid them. It's a one in six chance."

"That's good to hear," Brandon exclaimed. "I hope they don't target me, but if they do, it's nice to know that I have allies who will protect me."

"And if someone else among us gets targeted, the same will happen for them," Eyal added.

Brandon (Pyin Sa Tribe): I don't know which one of myself, Eyal, Rallin, or Matthew is gonna get targeted, but I have a feeling they're gonna pick me for some reason. I don't really get included in conversations as often as others do, but I think that has something to do with me not initiating them. However, it's not too late to start, and I need to catch up with my allies to make sure things are still solid.

"Who do you think they'll target?" Brandon asked.

"Honestly, I'm not sure," Eyal exclaimed. "It could be any one of us, honestly. I'm a bit worried they'll target me for challenge strength, though."

"I mean... you've held your own," Brandon said. "I don't see why you'd get targeted for that."

"I know," Eyal replied, "but it's still in the back of my mind. And maybe the girls don't think I hold my own."

"You work hard around camp," Brandon exclaimed. "And you're also a great person to be around."

"Aww," Eyal said. "Thank you."

Eyal (Pyin Sa Tribe): Tonight was the first game talk I've had with Brandon, and only Brandon, in quite some time. And it's kind of nice that I'm having these discussions, because I feel like all of a sudden my vote actually matters on this tribe, and so the conversations I have with people about strategy hold a bit more weight because of that. I want to figure out where people stand, and where I stand with them.

"Who should we target?" Brandon asked. "If we lose immunity tomorrow?"

"When we lose immunity tomorrow," Eyal laughed.

"Don't think like that," Brandon chuckled. "It's an important question."

Eyal paused to think about it for a moment. "I'm really not sure... I'm thinking either Adora or Camryn."

"Camryn?" Brandon asked. "Again?"

"I'd probably lean towards Adora, honestly, just because Camryn needs a break," Eyal said.

"I agree with Adora," Brandon exclaimed. "Alexa and Mia are too valuable in challenges, and we'd starve if we picked them off."

"Literally," Eyal said. "I can't even start a fire."

Brandon laughed again. "You can try again tomorrow. That was..."

"...a flop," Eyal exclaimed, "but yeah, I'll just try again tomorrow."

Brandon (Pyin Sa Tribe): It kinda sucks that Eyal is so fun to talk to. Because I really want to believe that Eyal would stick with me if it came down to a tie and revote, but he's been chatting up a bit that he doesn't want rocks, and that absolutely makes me paranoid. It's like... should I throw his name under the bus? Just to avoid the situation of him flipping out of rocks? But I don't know if I could stand to throw out my own ally's name when I don't even have a majority of votes, so it's kind of just one big puzzle I don't know how to solve.

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When Brandon and Eyal returned to the shelter and fire after their conversation, the former fell asleep, but the latter sat down between Mia and Alexa in front of the fire.

"I'm terrified for tomorrow," Eyal whispered, just loud enough for the two girls to hear.

"I get it," Mia agreed, also whispering. "The stakes are really high."

"So you're still undecided?" Alexa asked, and she was whispering as well. "Or have you made any progress in that regard?"

"No, I'm still undecided," Eyal said. "Both decisions have their positives and negatives."

Mia (Pyin Sa Tribe): The general goal right now is to get it into Eyal's head that it's a good idea for him to join our side. Because it's not easy to get someone to stray from their original alliance, but as soon as Eyal told us he could be open to working with us, I knew that he would be the person I could do this with and actually have a chance of it working.

"Yeah..." Alexa agreed. "The thing is, I feel like the other guys are just not consistent with their strategies. Like, Matthew's flipped right away from us, and he was the sole reason we got our way two days ago."

"That's true," Eyal said.

"And we've been straight-forward this whole game," Mia interjected. "We pick our targets and our loyalties, and we stick to them. That's it."

"I know that you connected with the boys since the beginning, and that it would be a big ask to get you to flip over, but I do think this could be a big move for you," Alexa added.

"You're right, and I am considering, but..." Eyal began. "It's just a lot to think about."

Alexa (Pyin Sa Tribe): I don't truthfully know how confident I am that Eyal will work with us. Mia and I are trying quite extensively to get it in his head that he should work with us, and we're trying to draw out the benefits as much as we can, but it's also Day 10. Alliances are starting to be set in stone, and there's nothing we can do but hope for the best if Eyal really is as conflicted as he says he is. I just hope he's not leading us on, or anything, because that would suck.

"Well, you have time," Mia said. "Even if we lose immunity tomorrow, that's still a whole day."

"You're right," Eyal agreed. "It's nice that you guys are lenient about it... it helps with actually making the decision."

"I do think it would be a good decision for you to work with us," Alexa said. "Your current alliance kind of got screwed over by Isabella."

"Isabella was... a mess," Eyal chuckled.

"Well, you have to deal with it now, because she's gone," Mia said.

Eyal laughed, and then sighed. "Yeah... you're right. I'll figure it out."