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BB17 Day 48
August 4, 2015
10:00-11:00 AM: Steve told Vanessa that Clay and Shelli want whoever remains to work with him, Vanessa and John moving forward. He asked if Vanessa likes that group. Vanessa said that she doesn’t mind it but they are already kind of working with those people and there is no real reason to make it an official alliance. Vanessa mentioned that she doesn’t think that John will be in the game for too much longer unless he wins an HoH. Steve was surprised to hear that. Vanessa told him that people view John as a floater. Steve asked who else is seen as a floater. Vanessa said John, Becky and Steve, though she also includes Meg in that group. Vanessa discussed that John could be someone’s brother or Clay’s cousin. She said that there is some kind of bond there between John and Clay. She pointed out that Clay stormed upstairs and wanted to go on the block in John’s place during her HoH reign.
12:00-1:00 PM: Austin told John that Clay is freaking him out, since he wont talk to him. Austin said that Shelli has been nice to him but he is concerned that Clay may be coming after him. Austin said that he doesn’t understand why Clay is mad at him and he is going to tell James that if Clay doesn’t start talking to him, he may need to vote him out. John said that he doesn’t want to be left in the dark. Austin said that he will be open with how he is voting and he is hoping that Clay will come around and that he is just having a couple of bad days. John said that it hurts whenever you see someone go into this position. He said that they go in to a funk and they feel like they are helpless and have everyone against them. Austin said that they still need to try to talk to people. Austin pointed out that he did what he could for Clay and Shelli and then they threw him under the bus, so he is the one that should be mad.
1:00-2:00 PM: Shelli told Vanessa that she doesn’t want to campaign. Vanessa told her that she has something that she needs to tell her. Vanessa said that Shelli that she needs to give her word on her family that she will not tell. Shelli gave her word. Vanessa explained that this would ruin her game if it got out and Clay stayed. Vanessa informed Shelli that Clay came to her yesterday in the bathroom and said that it looks like Shelli has no shot and it’s going to be unanimous. Vanessa said that she let Clay know that it wont be, because she will keep her promise to vote Clay out, and then Clay said that she doesn’t have to keep her promise cause it would be bad for her game. Shelli said that she could already tell that Clay has been changing his mind, since he asked her to contact his family when she goes home. Shelli said that she has helped Clay out and she is not going to roll over and not try to stay. Vanessa said that she would bet her life on it that Shelli has her vote, Austin’s vote, Liz’s vote and Julia’s vote in the bag. Vanessa said that Steve is the iffy one but he is going to do it. Vanessa told Shelli that Steve sees her as the bigger threat and therefore wants to keep her to be in front of him. Vanessa said that she worked on Steve yesterday and then last night he promised his vote. Vanessa said that Steve mentioned that Shelli was talking about forming a group with the two of them, Steve and John. Shelli said that Clay may have said it. Vanessa said that Shelli needs to be very pro Johnny Mac, because Steve may be swayed to keep Clay since he is closer to John. Vanessa told Shelli that that group is dumb and accomplishes nothing, since they are already close to those people and it’s the James side of the house that they need protection from. Vanessa told Shelli that Austin does not like that Clay has not approached him and the twins to apologize, so don’t encourage him to. Afterwards, Shelli went to Steve and said that she has been HoH twice and has nominated him, she will keep him safe in the game and would love to work with him. Shelli told Steve that they would be a good pair and she would love his vote. Steve thanked her and said that he appreciates that.
2:00-3:00 PM: Becky told John that Clay is making her nervous and she doesn’t know what is wrong with him. John said that Clay is mad at Austin. Becky asked if John heard what they did to Austin. John said yeah. Becky said that Shelli ratted herself out to Austin. She said that she likes Shelli and Clay but they went dirty. John said that they didn’t do it to them. Becky then said that they made up that Austin’s name is Judas and that he is a different personality when he wears the top hat. Becky said that nobody knows if it is true. She said that they claim that Austin being Judas is the one that is throwing off the votes, not America’s Player. John said that Clay may be trying to run himself out of the game. Becky said that she thinks that he is. She said that they will let it run its course. John told Becky that he admitted to Clay and Shelli that he told Jackie that he was still working with them and that they had him throw Jackie under the bus. He said that Clay and Shelli were a sinking ship and he didn’t know what to do. Becky said that whichever one stays, she wants them to openly join the people that she is working with. She did not want to sneak around anymore.
Becky said that Clay, Shelli and Vanessa made her second guess everyone that she was working with, yet those three blew each other’s games up. Becky said that she only feels good about John. Becky said that Austin did a really good job of campaigning for Clay and Shelli, yet they went after him. Becky told John that she realizes that she needs to work with Jackie, James and Meg. She said that if people go after them they will target Jackie and James before her. John asked if they are after him. Becky said that they throw his name out and think that he is completely floating. However, Becky said that John is not threatening to them like other people are. Becky told John that Clay always questions her and needs answers. She said that she let Shelli know that even when she gives Clay good information, it is not enough for him. Becky said that they weren’t even grateful for it and wanted her to find out more. John said that he has done a lot for them as well. He admitted that he was supposed to throw the Battle of the Block with Da’Vonne and then they did not want him to use the veto on himself. Becky said that they want so much and give so little, though she is not after them right now.
3:00-4:00 PM: Austin and Liz discussed their plans for the vote. Liz said that she knows for a fact that Clay will be going after Austin if he stays. Austin said that Clay isn’t staying, since they have got the votes. Austin and Liz talked about having a conversation with James tonight, to let him know that they cannot keep Clay. Austin said that James is serious about working with them and said that he wants this to be a group decision, so they need to make their case to him. They discussed saying that Shelli is offering to go up as a pawn and that she is someone that wont be able to reintegrate back in with the group as easily as Clay would be able to. In reality, Austin said that Shelli needs to stay because she doesn’t have a relationship with the Jackie, James and Meg side. Liz mentioned that she is concerned that Shelli did all of this when her game was on the line this time. She questioned how they can be sure that she will not do it again when her game is on the line. Austin said that part of it was that she was trying to keep both her and Clay in the game. Austin said that Shelli will fight to win and take down the other side, while Clay could throw competitions. Liz told Austin that he is right and Shelli need to stay. Julia came outside and Liz informed her that Steve came to them and confirmed that he is voting their way. Liz said that Clay will be leaving. Julia replied with “yay!”.
Meg came outside, where Austin and the twins were chatting. The twins mentioned that Clay is acting really weird and is not talking to them at all. Meg said that he is not talking to anyone and she believes that it is his strategy because he wants to be voted out. Austin said that Clay’s behaviour is concerning him, because he hates him and wants to come after him now. Meg said that Clay hates everyone. Austin said Shelli would be more willing to make deals. Meg said that is more dangerous than someone that is acting like Clay, because everyone will go after Clay if he continues to be like this. Meg brought up that Shelli has already told them that she would win over Clay, so they are doing this to keep her in the game because she is going to win it. Meanwhile, in the have-not room, Shelli asked to speak to Steve. She said that she has seen Clay talking to Steve twice today and she knows that he is getting stuck in the middle with them. Steve assured her that Clay has not asked him for a vote. Steve told Shelli that she has his vote. Shelli promised him that they will work together. She said that Clay is important to her and she didn’t want things to be awkward, which is why she didn’t want Steve to feel caught in the middle of all of this.
5:00-6:00 PM: Jackie told Meg that she feels safer with Clay than she does with Vanessa. Meg agreed and said that she would not be able to nominate Clay if she wins HoH. Meg said that they have to play it up like they are going to nominate Clay, because Austin and the twins are already second guessing keeping Clay. Jackie and Meg wondered if Austin, Liz and Julia are just telling them what they want to hear. Meg wondered if they would nominate them if they won HoH next week. James came by and told Jackie and Meg that Vanessa wants to talk to them and some others later, putting a group together for the double eviction.
6:00-7:00 PM: Clay told Shelli that Austin and the twins worry him. He said that he feels as though they will nominate whichever one of them stays if they win HoH. Shelli told Clay that he freaked her out last night when he said that he wanted to mend things with James. Clay explained that it would not be genuine on his end. He said that there is nothing that James could do or say to make him not come after him. Clay told Shelli that he would go after James and after Meg by association. He said that those would be the first two that he would nominate.
8:00-9:00 PM: Vanessa told Austin and the twins that she overheard a conversation that Jackie, James and Meg are scared to go after those three because they know that two of them will remain in the game afterwards. Vanessa said that she cannot seen anyone going after them for a while. She said that James wants Clay to stay to go after Austin, since nobody else will. Austin said that Clay has to go. Vanessa told the three of them that it is very scary for her to work with them, since they have the showmance and the twins, so she needs to know that they are being loyal. All three assured her that they are loyal to her. Vanessa told them that she wants to get to the Final 4 and then they can battle it out in the competitions. Jackie walked in on them talking. Vanessa quickly went to her and said that they need to get a group of eight together to make an agreement not to go after each other during the double eviction. She said that the most obvious target is the remaining Clelli member. They agreed to talk later with Austin, Liz, Julia, James, Meg and Becky. Jackie headed up to the HoH room to tell James what Vanessa had said. James said that you know that groups are not solid when Vanessa creates them. Jackie told James that Meg thinks that Austin and the twins are leaning towards sending Clay out. Jackie said that it is not their decision and those are not the rules, since they have to do what James wants. James pointed out that he kept them safe. Vanessa went to Steve to fill him on the meeting that will be taking place later tonight. He will not be a part of it, so she wanted to give him a heads up.
9:00-10:00 PM: Becky, Jackie, James and Meg met up in the HoH room. Meg told them that she will have a really hard time taking out Clay if she wins HoH. She said that she is more scared of Vanessa. Meg said that Clay needs to stay, since if there is one person in the house that can work Clay it’s her. James said that the biggest threats to them are Austin, Clay and Vanessa. Meg said that Liz is a threat too. She said that if you take Liz out it will split up Austin and Julia. Becky pointed out that those two would then be mad at you though. James said that you need to take out the one that is the smartest and most physical. Meg said that would be Austin. She figured that Austin was the brains behind the trio. Meg revealed that she would nominate Austin and Steve, with Austin as the target. Should the veto be used, Meg said that she would nominate Vanessa. Meg figured that the loyalty between Vanessa and the twins would not be as strong once Austin is gone. Jackie said that Vanessa will be going up and going home if she wins HoH. They discussed that the right move for this week is to vote Shelli out. Jackie said that if the others want to make a group of eight with them, then they better vote Shelli out. Meg figured that Steve was more on their side than the other side. James agreed.
Talks then turned back to next week. Becky said that Vanessa has a deal with every person in the house to not put her up. Becky said that Vanessa always makes deals. Meg said that she would go home if she was put up next to Austin. Jackie said that she would go if she was up against anyone. Becky asked who the most immediate target is. Jackie and James said Vanessa. Meg said Austin or Vanessa. James told Meg that Vanessa needs to go first, because she will win an HoH first. Meg said he is right. Becky said that whoever takes Vanessa out will have a hard time winning the game, since she can sway the jury. Austin headed up to the HoH room. James said that all that he asks is that Shelli leaves this week. Austin said okay. Vanessa joined them next. The six discussed the next target. James said that it is no secret that he would like to see the other Clelli member leave. Vanessa said that she is fine with it. They all agreed on that and not to nominate each other during the double eviction that they expect to happen on Thursday. James said that John would have to be nominated with Clay, because he would use the PoV on him.
10:00-11:00 PM: Julia and Liz were then brought up to the HoH room, along with the other six that were already there. Vanessa pointed out that Shelli has a better shot at winning the game than Clay does, but Shelli could also be kept as a shield since she is a bigger target. James said that if Clay wants to go home they can send him home next week. Austin said that he is afraid that Clay is coming after him. He said that Shelli doesn’t look at him like she is going to kill him. Vanessa said that she promised Clay that she would vote to evict him. Meg said that Clay had everyone promise that. Meg eventually said that Vanessa can be the one vote for Shelli. Vanessa suggested that everyone should vote the way that they want and do what is best for their own games. She said that it is not fair to have everyone vote the same way.
The talk eventually broke up and Julia and Liz headed out to the hot tub. Julia told Liz that they have to do what is best for them and not for anyone else. Julia said that she would not mind having Clay go after Austin. She said that she doesn’t think that Clay would go after them right now. Julia mentioned that she kind of wants to go with the house after that talk. Liz said that she does too. Austin joined them and Liz said that she is worried about the vote. He said that he is on the same page as her with regards to not wanting to go against the others with the vote. Back up in the HoH room, Jackie told James that Vanessa is trying to claim that she is playing individually and using that as an excuse to vote against them. She said that Vanessa cannot be individual in an eight person group. Jackie pointed out that Vanessa was clearly trying to persuade them to keep Shelli, so she is up to something. Jackie reiterated that Shelli needs to go and that it would be a waste of a week if she stays. Jackie also questioned why Meg is talking about keeping Clay next week. James said that those two have gotten awfully close of late.
11:00-12:00 AM: James told Jackie that the paranoid ones are the ones that you need to worry about. He said that Vanessa is “doing dirt” and she knows that she might get exposed. Jackie suggested that they find a way to throw her under the bus to Clay and Shelli. Jackie asked why they even bothered to have that meeting if nobody is trusting anybody. James said that it was done because Vanessa likes to make deals. Jackie said that it was stupid. James told her that it will help them get through the next week, though Jackie wasn’t so sure. Becky joined them and said that Vanessa did this same thing already once before. She said that Vanessa is all about her word until she breaks it, and then it’s okay. Jackie said that Vanessa is playing all sides and wants to keep Shelli. Becky pointed out that Vanessa made every single person in the room give their word that they would stick to the deal. She said that Vanessa will use that against anyone if they go back on their word and try to go against her. Jackie said that she will nominate the two pawns that they discussed with the group and then she will make Vanessa the replacement nominee.
12:00-1:00 AM: Vanessa told Steve about the conversation that the group of eight had in the HoH room. She said that people are basically being bullied to evict Shelli. She said that she was the only one that said that she would not do it. Vanessa was concerned that Austin may be unwilling to vote against that group. In that case, Vanessa said that they would have to pull Clay in in Shelli’s place. Liz joined them and said that she is concerned that James and his allies will come after them if they keep Shelli. Steve told her that they will do that anyway. He pointed out that their target is Shelli and that they will continue to target her over them, offering protection to Austin and the twins. Liz told Steve that that is a great point. Vanessa told Liz that Austin will do what she wants, so she needs to work on him. Elsewhere, Clay pulled Austin aside. Clay said that James put Shelli in a tough spot, telling her that she was going home. He said that she said something after 15 minutes and then regretted it. Austin said that he forgives her. He explained what he needs them to go along with to do damage control. Clay told Austin that he is not coming after him or the twins. He said that none of them would go up if he won HoH during the double eviction. Austin said that he would not be after Clay either. Clay said that he will not be campaigning against Shelli. Clay told Austin to be weary of James, since he is making it seem like he did them a favour by not nominating them but he was never going to to begin with. Austin came outside and Steve told him the same thing that he had told Liz, about how keeping Shelli offers the most protection for them.
2:00-3:00 AM: Austin told Liz that he had a good conversation with Clay, especially if they are going to keep him. Austin said that Clay is not coming after them, is going to back up his stories about Judas and said that there is no reason that they cannot work together if he stays. Austin questioned why he should risk his entire game for Shelli when she threw him under the bus. He said that if Shelli hadn’t done that it would be a different story. Austin said that it would be great if Clay won HoH and put people up from the other side. Austin said that they could nominate Clay and John, sending John out. Austin said that a good outcome would be Steve winning HoH. Liz said that she hopes that she can trust Clay, cause at this point she trusts Shelli more than him. Liz said that Clay has a relationship with Meg and Vanessa but does not talk to her or Julia. Austin told Liz to tell Clay her concerns. She said that she will tell him that she has been leaning towards keeping Shelli but will keep Clay if the house wants that.
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