Episode 1: Back in my day, there was nothing. And then...

So far, I'm really enjoying the company of Ted Cruz. Neutral on Gilly, Zod, and Beetlejuice. And I absolutely cannot stand 12's gimmick. He needs to be removed from the game immediately.

I am only going to follow one player's confessional at a time. I will be VERY invested in this one player. Why should this player be you? Please note that I am a specbot that likes in depth discussion of relationships and strategy.

So why should you get my rose?

Hello and welcome to the game, after surviving my own hunger games I'm now super excited to watching you guys battle it out to the death.

I'm a bit of a betting man and I wanna place some early bets as to who is gonna win so I'd love to get to know some of you a bit more so here's some starter questions for you:

1) Do you have a starting game plan and if so, what is it?
2) How will you determine your rankings of other players?
3) If you win the game, what will you do with the money
4) If you could partner with any spectator who would it be? P.s there is a right answer
5) Tell me a joke/pun about your character

1. How do you feel about your character choice? Do you feel like you can embody the spirit of the victor you've been chosen to portray? Or are you going to just make a whole name for this former winner?

Personally, I feel like I've already been embodying the original Ulysses's spirit over the time I've spent in this game, however short it may be. I'm playing the whole 'crotchety old man' persona perfectly, if I do say so myself-- while also matching the original's own skills.

2. Have you had a chance to read the rules? If not, I recommend doing that. If so, what do you think of the Eliminator element to this game? Does this intimidate you or are you excited to prove your skillz?

Well, I doubt I'm the strongest person here-- but I dislike the ability of the immune people to choose one pair to break up immediately. It discourages powerful, social players from teaming up to play together. Not that that will stop me, of course, but it's the sentiment that counts. Or something like that.

3. What do you think is the best approach to the first 48 hours? Are you gonna focus more on social bonds or are you going to try super hard in the challenge? What are you specifically hoping for in a partner? Do you want someone who matches you or balances you out?

Well, I'm focusing more hard on the social bonds and whatnot. I heavily doubt the people who go hard in the challenge instead of forming connections are going to last that long in this game. My strategy will be to avoid the eliminator altogether with the help of a good social game, and make it so nobody wants to risk eliminating or voting for me in the first place. I also want to partner with Ted Cruz out of everyone, since we're both good, strong, hardworking American men.

4. What kinds of challenges are you hoping to see in this competition? Do you think there is a certain type you would be more suited for? Is there a type you are dreading to see?

I don't care as long as it's not a music challenge. Those are absolute hell for me.

5. What is the most exciting aspect of this game to you? What are you hoping to get out of this experience? Do you think you have a good shot at winning? What sorts of things do you think you can do to improve your odds to do just that?

The most exciting aspect of the game to me... probably making it to the merge, where there's not too many people to talk to, but also no dumb restrictions like groups for every single round. I hope to at least improve my average placement in these sorts of games-- but as for the 'winning' part? Why would I sign up if I didn't think I had a good chance at that? I think that the only thing I can do now to improve my odds is stay social and stay on top of my game. Otherwise, I'll just roll with the punches.

Looks valid, please don't forget to submit a player choice list before the deadline.

Ted Cruz
Gilly
Beetlejuice
Susan
Tetra
Zod
Kirby
Tracer
Pikachu
Wenya Zhu
River Song
Coco Pommel
Shuichi
Montreal Impact
Shadow
12
The Star..
Harbinger
Stitch
Donald
Tapu Lele
Birdo
Fenrir

Thank you for the submission <3