What if Fiore and Gabby Never Swapped Teams?

Episode 8: Questionnaire, If You Dare!

Jake was sitting by the fire casually cooking a fish

Miriam: how are you today Jake?

Jake: I've been better

Miriam: what happened?

Jake: I messed things up with Tom

Miriam: its never to late to tell someone how you feel, it couldn't hurt

Jake: what do you mean?

Miriam: go talk to him, tell him how you really fell

Jake: right now?

Miriam: yes, move your ass boy

Jake gets up and passes his fish to Miriam, she just eats the head

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Fiore: I say we start to bond with Nick, he has no allies and he could help us

Drew: that sounds smart. Hi Jake

Fiore: where are you going?

Jake: I'm going to talk with Tom

Drew: didn't you talk with him yesterday?

Jake: yeah, but it didn't end well, we'll talk later

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Fiore: Tom and Jake, the ultimate trauma couple

Drew: this show will need a new disclaimer, this episode may contain, petty drama and blech

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Jake: Tom, can we talk? There is something I want- no, need to tell you

Tom doesn't respond

Jake: shortly before a came here I ended a relationship that was pretty toxic, and I got hurt. Then I lost my grandmother and that was hard too, these aren't excuses for how I treated you, but I want you to know, I feel terrible. I have a hard time trusting people, Tom. I just, talking to you, makes me forget how shitty life can be. I don't wanna lose that. After this is over, l would love if I, you, us...continue

Tom: Jake

Jake: what?

Tom: I got a call last night, I got fired. A video where you mentioned my work was aired on tv and my boss saw it

Jake: oh my god, Tom, I'm so sorry

Tom: not now

Jake: Tom if you need anyone to-

Tom: I said not now

He walks off leaving a saddened Jake behind

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Jake: why do I always say the worst things at the worst times

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Trevor: attention campers you have all made it to the merge! From now on there will be no more teams and challenges will be for individual immunity. As a reward for making it this far, you will all be moved into the freshly made cabins for the rest of the game

Miriam: about time

Drew: yeah! We did it!

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Alec: There are 5 of them and Tom is bound to join them sooner or later

Ellie: so what do we do, we're just back to where we started

Alec: I have at least a little bit of a connection with the children, I'll hang with them for the day, see if I can gain some Intel, and you can hang with the trauma trio