**updated** I Was Never Planning On Being Loyal To Mosh Pit. But Yeah, If I Was HOH, F— Mosh Pit

3:50 PM — Mallory and Barrett (Gym)

Barrett is on the elliptical. Mallory is on the mat doing core work.

Barrett: “I don’t, I don’t even know. If it was me versus you, I mean, maybe Drew would keep me over you. Maybe.”
Mallory: “Dee and Angela would keep you. Probably Devens too.”
Barrett: “See, I don’t know any of these things.”
Mallory: “Yeah, I don’t know either.”
Barrett: “That one won’t happen anyway, so it’s fine. Because if neither one of us can win the Blockbuster that week…”

Barrett: “As long as I’m not sitting next to, like, Angela. And people are like, oh, well.”
Mallory: “I think you’d even have the votes to stay against Angela.”
Barrett: “You’re probably right, because she just said she would give up her game for me. She would probably just ask people to vote her out. I’m hoping. I mean, I don’t want people to do that. Angela, if you want to, go for it.”

Barrett: “I think anyone… Best case and the worst case scenario is Kamu wins HOH, puts up all three Icons, and then the veto’s not used. And then we just lose an Icon. Right?”
Mallory: “Yeah. What if Kamu is lying, though? Like, what if he wins HOH and puts up, like, me and you? And Devens.”
Barrett: “He could. In the hopes that… But what’s his play at that point? Who’s his target in that week?”
Mallory: “I don’t know. I just don’t like that guy.”
Barrett: “No, I don’t either. He’s slimy and all he does is seemingly talk about all of us. And tells Drew of all people.”

Mallory: “What does he say to Drew?”
Barrett: “It seems like everything I hear about what Kamu says about me is from Drew. That he thinks I’m gonna put him up, that he thinks I’m working with the Icons, all of which, these are true things, but…”
Mallory: “Does he say anything about me?”
Barrett: “I haven’t heard anything about you. So… That doesn’t mean you’re safe. Unfortunately, I think we’re linked.”
Mallory: “I don’t think people think I’m working with the Icons, though.”
Barrett: “I don’t think so, either. It’s a great position to be in. It’d be a shame if I told everybody.”
Mallory: “Hey!”

Mallory: “I just don’t hang out with them as much as you do. I think you’re more friends with them than I am, but that’s a good position for you because I think they would choose you over me.”
Barrett: “Well, it doesn’t go both ways. Trying to have a newbie win this season.”
Mallory: “Yeah, and her name’s Mallory.”
Barrett: “But what, aw.”
Mallory: “Sorry.”
Barrett: “F—, can I sit next to you at least?”

Mallory: “But you have to tell everyone to vote for me.”
Barrett: “I’d understand if you took Melody instead.”
Mallory: “You’d have to say, everyone vote for Mallory. What moves did you make that you deserve to win? You just have to be like, I don’t.”
Barrett: “Yeah, I just, I can’t. I told Mallory to take me so she should win. I mean, that’s not a move. Reverse psychology.”

Mallory: “Here’s something I’m scared of. Let’s say Kamu stays. Kamu wins HOH. Devens goes to Kamu and blows up our game and tells him about the Mosh Pit Alliance.”
Barrett: “Damn, you really don’t trust Devens at all.”
Mallory: “No, don’t tell him that.”
Barrett: “Why would I tell him that?”
Mallory: “But what if, like… Or, like, in two weeks from now, if Yash wins. Because Yash would be so f—ing pissed.”
Barrett: “Yash is going to be done with us if we just completely foil him on a vote. Well, and if we had to put him up next week.”

Mallory: “So, like, two weeks from now, Yash wins HOH again, and then Devens blows up the game. I feel like Yash would be so mad at us. He’d put us up.”
Barrett: “Yeah, maybe.”
Mallory: “That would be bad.”
Barrett: “That would be pretty f—ing bad.”
Mallory: “Do you think Devens would do that?”
Barrett: “No.”
Mallory: “Because I would kill him.”
Barrett: “No, I mean, Devens would be putting himself on an island at that point.”

Mallory’s counter is that Devens can read the same board she can: a Kamu HOH puts all three Icons up, and of the three, she has Devens as the one with the biggest chance of going home.

Barrett: “He wanted to go on the block this week.”
Mallory: “Devens did? Why?”
Barrett: “He asked Yash to put him on the block. I think he wanted to use his Diamond Power of Veto in a different way. But he also doesn’t, he for some reason doesn’t care.”
Mallory: “He definitely does.”
Barrett: “He’s here to win, but I think he wants to win in a really fun way. And if he goes out of the game in a really fun way, as opposed to just being like, oh… For some reason, I think he vibes with that.”
Mallory: “I guess that goes along with his character. Do you think he cares if America likes him?”
Barrett: “Yeah.”
Mallory: “And maybe he won’t turn against me because he knows America likes me. At least for right now.”

Barrett: “Did I tell you, we were here in the gym like a week right after he would have won the power. Or I guess the week after, when Haley was like thinking that you had the power. I was talking to him about that and he was also asking me if you had the power. And he was like, oh, what do you think the powers could be? And I was like, well, I’m thinking like the crazy one would be a Coup d’Etat, but I don’t think they would bring that back. So I bet they would do something like the power, like the Diamond Power of Veto. And then I legit said to him, wouldn’t it be crazy if we both knew somebody who had the Diamond Power of Veto?”

Devens answered by floating another houseguest’s name back at him.

Barrett: “And he was like, you think PQ has it? And I f—ing remember that moment.
Mallory: “Even when Devens went into the storage room, you were like, I imagine he comes out with the time power, you know? Yeah, that’s like probably the best power in there.”

Mallory: “What do you think Dee’s power is?”
Barrett: “Uh… She said she tried to use it and it didn’t work. It’s like a bribe. She bribed Yash or something.”

The audio drops for roughly three minutes and comes back with the two of them on who deserves to win.

Barrett: “I’m working with the Icons and you wouldn’t have to directly show that. So yeah, Melody should win. Drew should win. Hell, even one of the Icons. But I am afraid of one of us not winning it, so I will try my best.”
Mallory: “I want to win the next, next HOH.”
Barrett: “Get that jury locked.”

Barrett: “You probably won’t be able to compete in that first double eviction. Wait, never mind. That won’t matter. Okay, wait. Let me do the math again. So this week, we’re going down to 11. Next week, we’ll get to 10. And then after that, the jury will be locked. Hopefully, Julie will be like, congratulations.”
Mallory: “We’ll be like, yay!”
Barrett: “And then that next week will be the double eviction, probably.”
Mallory: “Double eviction sounds scary. Good thing I’m never getting evicted, though.”
Barrett: “Because you will be able to compete in that HOH for the double eviction.”
Mallory: “Yeah, and I’d probably win.”
Barrett: “Yeah, you’d definitely win.”

Barrett: “It’s all a booth comp, and then the veto is usually like rolling something. Or running across to dig for something.”
Mallory: “F—, I’m bad at both those things. I can run and dig.”
Barrett: “Nice.”
Mallory: “I feel like Devens would be good at that.”
Barrett: “And that’s really why we need to get Kamu and Yash out, because I think they would be good at those.”
Mallory: “At digging and running.”
Barrett: “Yeah, that veto comp. Unless it’s like that Nicole Anthony one in 21 where it was just like bowling.”

Mallory: “I’m so bad at bowling. When do we start like hanging on things and swinging around?”
Barrett: “We don’t do much of that anymore.”
Mallory: “What the f—? I want to.”
Barrett: “I think the final HOH they do some swinging around and climbing.”

Mallory: “I hope Yash doesn’t tell us that we have to vote out Angela. I’m not going to do it, but I’d rather him just, like, agree that we should.”
Barrett: “Well, he’s already set the precedent that he’s okay if we vote out Haley, so I’m sticking with that.”
Mallory: “Yeah, but what about Poopyhead?”
Barrett: “That’ll be the too-bad-so-sad conversation, probably.”

Barrett: “And all we have to really tell him is like, hey, man, Kamu would have thrown any of us on the block. He just wouldn’t have thrown you on the block. You got to understand, we won’t throw you on the block, though.”
Mallory: “We’re like… We’re good seeds.”
Barrett: “Or even just a case of… We saw it way more likely that Kamu would throw us on the block than Angela would right now.”
Mallory: “Yeah, because Angela can’t win.”
Barrett: “And what is he going to say to that?”
Mallory: “I’ve been trying to say that. I’d be like, I don’t want to be in a final eight with Kamu. Like, I don’t. I’m taking the shot.”

Barrett: “In Minecraft.”
Mallory: “What about Minecraft?”
Barrett: “In Minecraft. We can’t shoot him.”
Mallory: “Oh, in Minecraft?”
Barrett: “Yeah.”

Mallory: “No, I’m taking the shot.”
Barrett: “The metaphorical shot.”
Mallory: “Yeah.”
Barrett: “In Minecraft.”

Mallory: “How do you even do cardio in here? It’s so hard.”
Barrett: “I don’t like it. I don’t like it at all.”
Mallory: “I hate it so much, and I can’t even do it.”
Barrett: “If I don’t work out during these days, I die.”
Mallory: “Why?”
Barrett: “Because my head just gets clogged with really unhappy thoughts.”

Mallory: “I have to force myself to exercise. If I didn’t care about anything, I would lay in bed all day and eat snacks. Never even leave my bed. That would be pretty boring to watch, though.”
Barrett: “Instead, you work out and eat snacks.”
Mallory: “Yeah, but I’m giving up snacks. No more snacks.”
Barrett: “You’re lying. You’re lying. You’re a liar.”
Mallory: “I’m telling the truth. I’m going to blow up to the size of the house if I keep snacking and not doing cardio. So something’s got to give, and I’m not doing cardio.”
Barrett: “I don’t know. You look pretty great.”
Mallory: “Thanks. But not as great as I looked when I came in here. And I’m not going to do cardio. I can’t do it.”
Barrett: “Hard disagree.”

Mallory: “It’s too much, no music. Maybe I’ll walk the stairs every now and then, but mm-mm. And people keep making cookies and cake. What type of cake are you getting for your birthday? Can you ask for a lemon meringue pie?”
Barrett: “I think I put strawberry as my favorite cake. Strawberry vanilla icing. Is that okay?”
Mallory: “Yeah. I’m still here. Well, I’m going to be here too.”
Barrett: “I didn’t say you weren’t.”
Mallory: “I’m just saying.”
Barrett: “I’ll be dead if you’re not here.”

Mallory: “We have to do a rock ceremony. We didn’t yesterday because freaking everybody stayed outside. We got to do one and just be like, Kamu doesn’t win Blockbuster. And everybody wants to get him out too. And no one’s mad that we get him out.”
Barrett: “Yeah, we do need to manifest that s—. If we can manifest anything for this entire season, that would be a big one.”
Mallory: “Kamu doesn’t win Blockbuster. Nobody’s mad that Kamu goes home. And then, yeah.”
Barrett: “I don’t even care if they’re mad.”
Mallory: “I care if they’re mad. I don’t want them to be mad. I want them to still go after the Icons before us.”

Barrett: “I mean, sit there with a straight face and tell me a good reason to keep the guy who’s gonna win everything in the game. Like, you just can’t do it.”
Mallory: “Good point. Yeah, if Kamu has no votes to evict, then I am dead. Tell my parents I love them.”
Barrett: “Either way, well, I mean, getting Kamu out would be perfect and just amazing and incredible, but getting out Haley will also be a relief.”
Mallory: “Yeah, but Kamu more.”

Barrett: “But I remember a point in this game when all we could talk about is getting the cool kids out. And now we’re about to have two of them out. And on a week where Dee and Devens made themselves more of a target to everybody. Because Kamu can say all he wants that he thinks like someone like me is working with the Icons. But that doesn’t mean Taylor and Lala sit there thinking the same thing. Kamu’s just one voice.”
Mallory: “Yeah, and no one trusts him.”
Barrett: “And he ain’t gonna put up three people that aren’t the Icons.”

Mallory: “I feel like I’d rather have Haley stay a lot more than Kamu. I mean, duh.”
Barrett: “Like, you even wouldn’t be that mad about it.”
Mallory: “I wouldn’t be, because Haley’s going to go after the Icons and Lala and Taylor. Like, not little ol’ us.”
Barrett: “Yeah, she’s going to put up Dee and Devens and Lala, I think. Because she’s friends with Angela.”
Mallory: “Good play. And that’s fine.”

Barrett: “What do you think Kamu’s campaign to us is gonna be?”
Mallory: “He’s going for the Icons.”
Barrett: “Honestly, if he tells me that, I’ll be like, chill.”
Mallory: “And we won’t speak again until about… Yeah, that’s probably gonna be what he says.”
Barrett: “Haley’s so interesting, though, because when I talked to her, like, when I was talking to her when you were walking by earlier, she’ll, like, interrogate me. And be like, are you, who are you, like, who would you put up? And I’m like, you’re on the block. What the f— is this campaign?”

Barrett: “But my MO is just, I am underplaying my relationship with the Icons, totally. Because I don’t know what else to do at this point.”
Mallory: “Yeah, we got to act like we’re down to get them out.”
Barrett: “I’m like, yeah, I like Mallory. You know, I like Drew. Melody, I’m undecided on.”
Mallory: “Yeah, I always say I’m undecided on Drew.”
Barrett: “Yeah, I don’t know about Melody.”
Mallory: “She seems like a mean girl.”

Mallory: “I hate working out.”
Barrett: “You’re so good at it, though.”
Mallory: “It’s taking me so long because I keep laying on the floor.”
Barrett: “Do you want to switch?”
Mallory: “No. If anything, I’d go on the elliptical.”

Barrett: “Did you ever watch any, um… Like, did you ever keep up with Big Brother or anything outside of, like, the episodes? Like, on Twitter or anything?”
Mallory: “No. Did you?”
Barrett: “Yeah. The past couple years, anyway.”
Mallory: “Like what?”
Barrett: “Well, I kept up on Bluesky, which on Bluesky when Big Brother’s on, seemingly that is the only thing that people do on that app.”
Mallory: “Bluesky?”
Barrett: “Yeah, it was like, when people got tired of Twitter after Elon bought it, they were like, new app that’s kind of like Twitter, but not run by Elon. And it ended up having like pretty good Big Brother fandom on it. Like it would be the number one on trending every f—ing day.”

Mallory: “What would people say?”
Barrett: “It would mostly just be, like, live feed updates.”
Mallory: “Oh, like, spoilers for the episode? Like, who won HOH?”
Barrett: “Yeah. But then just, like, different conversations that were happening. And then, of course, other people’s random thoughts. But it was never anything, like, toxic, I would say. Except for when people didn’t like, like, Riley last year.”
Mallory: “Rip Riley.”

Barrett: “There’s a guy who does, like, live feed updates every day on YouTube. And, like, a bunch of people watch. And they’ll be like, he has, like, a co-host on it every day.”
Mallory: “So what does he do? Just watch the whole live feed and give the highlights?”
Barrett: “He’s probably, I’m sure we’re on, we may be on the feeds right now, and he’s just watching us.”
Mallory: “How could he be watching everyone 24 hours a day? Maybe he’s got a team.”
Barrett: “He just kind of sleeps when we do.”
Mallory: “I’m always sleeping.”

Barrett: “But it’ll literally be like a podcast, and he’ll be like, all right, so Barrett’s in the gym with Mallory, and they start going over their future. Mallory seems to really not trust Devens this year. And then someone will chime in and be like, yeah. Yeah, honestly, Mallory, good play from her. Good for seeing that s—. Maybe like an hour.”
Mallory: “Yeah. I don’t trust Devens. I don’t think he’s going to take us to the final seven.”
Barrett: “I’ll think on that. I’ll get back to you on that.”

Mallory: “He’d be silly not to. I mean, he’d be silly to. He knows we’re not gonna turn on each other like you’d be smart to team up with someone else.”
Barrett: “Maybe he thinks I won’t turn on him.”
Mallory: “He knows we’re not gonna turn on each other. You think Devens thinks you’re gonna pick him over me?”
Barrett: “No.”
Mallory: “So there you go.”
Barrett: “I think he’s fangirling over us, so.”
Mallory: “Over us?”
Barrett: “Yeah. He likes the both of us a lot, it seems.”

Mallory: “Thanks, Devens. I like Devens a lot, too. But everybody, like, Rome thought he was cool with Devens. He was telling us, like, I got Devens. Don’t worry, guys. Kamu thought he was cool with Devens.”
Barrett: “You’re right. Are you misting me right now about Devens? Is this Mallory’s mist right now about Devens?”
Mallory: “My mist? What does that mean?”
Barrett: “Are you like, is this you coercing me to be anti-Devens now?”
Mallory: “No, I like Devens. I’m just saying, we gotta be careful. Like, we can’t ride or die Mosh Pit. They would be silly to. We’ll beat them out every time, and they know that. They know we’re not gonna turn on each other.”

Barrett: “Let’s say everything works out according to plan. We have a perfect run. We get out Kamu this week. We get out Haley next week, or Yash. Whatever happens. You’re saying, like, even then, you win HOH going into Final 9 at that point, you would want Devens out first?”
Mallory: “I’m not gonna confirm or deny that.”
Barrett: “Okay. I mean, you know I’m not gonna say s—. Because to be honest, it’s in my best interest that we all get along right now, so… Because I ain’t trying to f— this s— up.”

Barrett: “But at that point, Devens would be the best competitor that is not one of us four. Unless we have another wall comp. In which case, we might need to look at Lala. And if I had to put money on it, which I don’t bet, I don’t think he would do the same thing at Final 9 if he was HOH.”
Mallory: “You don’t?”
Barrett: “I don’t. Nor would anybody let him.”

Barrett: “But in the reverse side, let’s just say you won HOH, you put up Taylor, Lala and Devens as that pawn. And then one of us wins the veto. We don’t use it. And then he’s there after Blockbuster. We would need, at Final 9, it would just be six votes. So it would need to be three to tie. So it would be me and Drew and Melody. We could tie it and you could send him home.”
Mallory: “Yeah.”
Barrett: “Okay. Noted.”

Barrett: “Cut to me and you with the next two evictions. Isn’t that cool, though, to think that at least five of our Mosh Pit members will make it to jury?”
Mallory: “Yeah, and we’re going to be two of them.”
Barrett: “Exactly.”
Mallory: “And Melody and Drew are going to be the other of them, too.”

Barrett: “Yeah, I’m assuming in that worst case scenario next week, if it’s like Dee and Devens and me on a Kamu HOH, even if like Devens won veto, the replacement would probably be like Angela. Hopefully. I don’t know. I think it would be me. Well, then one of us can win Blockbuster. Him saying he’s going to target the Icons and then putting us two up would be like… He’s already not used the veto on one of his best friends to save face with people. If he thinks his only way out is to go after the Icons, there’s no way he’s going to end the week with one Icon on the block.”
Mallory: “Yeah, you make a good point. I just don’t trust nobody.”
Barrett: “No, it’s better if we don’t trust him.”
Mallory: “Oh, I don’t trust Kamu.”

Barrett: “I feel like the second I feel good at any point in this game, suddenly Drew’s in the storage room telling me I’m going to be the renom on Yash’s HOH.”
Mallory: “You think you were?”
Barrett: “Yeah. I was going to be the renom. That’s why I was like, when Devens started using his power, I was like, if this is a regular renom, well, I’m on the block now. Which, like, still, I was like, I think I’ll stay against the other two. But that just gives Kamu three more days to be like, why is Barrett always staying? That motherf—er.”

Barrett: “Sorry, Kamu. I like you. You’re fine.”
Mallory: “Speak for yourself.”
Barrett: “You’re chill. We’re just enemies. Mortal enemies right now.”
Mallory: “Yeah, we’re enemies in this game. Who do you think is going to win this whole game?”
Barrett: “You.”
Mallory: “That would be cool. I mean… Because it could go a number of ways.”

The name Mallory raises next is inaudible.

Barrett: “No, I don’t. I don’t think she’s… Definitely the first part of this game has not been the best for her.”
Mallory: “I think people just don’t like her.”
Barrett: “People don’t like her and I don’t think she’s had good reads really. I could see someone like Taylor sneaking to the end. I think that would be an interesting story. I think like Melody would be cool. I don’t think any of the Icons wins the final two. If our jury is stacked with mainly newbies.”
Mallory: “Even Devens, you think?”
Barrett: “Even Devens. Well, he hasn’t won a game, I guess.”
Mallory: “Yeah, that would be my only thing. And if Devens does all these cool big moves. I could see Devens winning.”

Barrett: “I think Drew would be a fun winner.”
Mallory: “You’d be a fun winner too.”
Barrett: “Hey, thanks.”
Mallory: “You’d have a lot of votes.”
Barrett: “Hey, be careful with that. Be careful with that. I don’t think so. I would vote for you.”

Mallory: “I’d vote for you too. But it’s not going to be possible because we’re going to be against each other and you’re going to have to tell everyone to vote for me.”
Barrett: “Right. As much as I would love to tell y’all to make me the winner, I just can’t do it.”
Mallory: “It’s got to be Mallory.”
Barrett: “If you vote for me, I’m never talking to you again.”

Barrett: “I have thought if I get evicted, I’m going to quickly run to that door and shut it.”
Mallory: “Really?”
Barrett: “And not let anyone see the crowd.”
Mallory: “Baller. Me too.”
Barrett: “But no, I would have to say bye to y’all. I really would. But then I will run out.”
Mallory: “I wouldn’t let anyone see the crowd. I’d wait for the door to shut before I open the next door.”
Barrett: “I’m just standing there in the hallway like, I’m not… Close it. Let it go. I don’t want that to happen, though.”
Mallory: “Me neither.”

Barrett: “I’ll tell you what I heard. When Chuk got voted out and he hugged Kamu, Kamu said, I had to, man. I’m sorry. And I was like, I’m right here. You might as well have just said you wanted to vote me out so bad.”
Mallory: “I had to keep stupid Barrett even though I didn’t want to at all.”
Barrett: “I’m his poopy head.”
Mallory: “He’s the biggest poopy head. Freaking poopy head.”

Barrett: “I’ll have all these thoughts about Kamu, and then Drew will be like, I’ll be like, does he just hate me, Drew? And then Drew will be like, no, he likes you. He thinks you’re funny. And I’m like, oh. But wait.”
Mallory: “Kamu just says that about everybody.”

Mallory: “Kamu could tell me anything, like, he could say the sky is blue and I would look up to check him. Like, I don’t believe anything that motherf—er says.”
Barrett: “He wouldn’t just say the sky is blue, he would have a 20-page essay on how blue the sky is.”
Mallory: “I’d just be like, I don’t believe you. Now I think the sky is green.”
Barrett: “That’s interesting, why do you think the sky is green?”
Mallory: “Because I hate you.”
Barrett: “What’s your history with green? Tell me about growing up with green. Did you have a party that was green?”
Mallory: “I just hate you. All there is to it.”

Barrett: “I keep comparing him to Keanu and I think he’s going to slowly turn into our Keanu where we keep trying to get him out and he keeps winning Blockbusters.”
Mallory: “I hope he doesn’t win the Blockbuster.”
Barrett: “Me too.”
Mallory: “I feel like though, like, Kamu is turning on all his allies. He’s not going to be Keanu. Keanu was cool.”
Barrett: “Keanu was much cooler. I guess Keanu was put up on the block every week.”
Mallory: “Yeah. Kamu’s just squeezing by.”

Barrett: “Keanu, I’m not going to fight you, by the way. They keep making jokes about it. I felt peer pressured.”
Mallory: “Do you think you’d lose?”
Barrett: “Yes. Instantly. Violently.”
Mallory: “That’s a negative way to look at it.”
Barrett: “I don’t know how to positively look at this. I’ve never been in a fight in my life.”

Mallory: “What time do you think it is?”
Barrett: “I think it was like 3 when I came up here.”
Mallory: “Wow. I’m thinking what I should eat after this.”
Barrett: “I thought you weren’t eating anymore.”
Mallory: “I’m not snacking anymore.”
Barrett: “What is eating but just, like, snacking a lot?”
Mallory: “Maybe I’ll have a meal. Ever heard of it?”
Barrett: “Yeah, actually, I have heard of a meal. I have meals every day, Mallory. You think I’m stupid?”

Mallory: “Whatever that means. I keep thinking, see those, like, circles in the ceiling up there? I think it looks like, like you see like the holes. I think it looks like a fork stabbing cake.”
Barrett: “Oh, I thought it was like the Mafia trying to assassinate somebody. And they’re over there, gosh, they keep getting in the ceilings. Who keeps letting the Mafia in the ceilings? The frickin’ Mafia.”

Mallory: “I’ve always wanted to be in an alliance called Mosh Pit, though.”
Barrett: “So congratulations.”
Mallory: “Thanks.”
Barrett: “And you’re already thinking of ways to disband.”
Mallory: “Well, I’m not really. I’ll rock with everybody.”

Barrett: “You remember your days?”
Mallory: “My days?”
Barrett: “All the days and things that happen on each day.”
Mallory: “Yeah. There’s a formula.”

Barrett: “The formula?”
Mallory: “Person evicted times seven plus three, that’s the day. Then nominations plus one, veto plus two, veto ceremony plus four.”
Barrett: “Okay, I don’t think of it that way, but I’m glad you have the system.”

4:44 PM — Melody and Mallory (Storage Room)

The feeds are already on the conversation when it picks up.

Melody: “Telling us that Dee even mentioned putting us up after that power. Who knows if that is true.”
Mallory: “I think it is.”
Melody: “The Icons went with us because they knew we numbered them and we are a solid four.”

Melody: “So now I’m nervous and I feel like we’re in a really good spot in the house. It almost makes me want to purposely lose HOH.”
Mallory: “Keeping Kamu is a mistake.”
Melody: “I agree.”

They drop their voices.

Melody: “Haley is done for if she’s on that block, but if Kamu is up there I want to get Kamu out too. But we have to come up with a plan so it doesn’t seem like we’re working with the Icons. If we don’t win HOH they will be like, f— you guys, you are with the Icons.”
Mallory: “I agree, I am scared of that too.”
Melody: “But I mean, they definitely have some alliance with Kamu that we’re not a part of.”

Mallory: “So they might be thinking the same thing as us. Like, they don’t want us to know that they’re in this alliance. It makes logical sense, Angela versus Kamu, to get out Kamu.”
Melody: “Like, I don’t think that’s going to make it seem like we’re working with the Icons. Yeah, we could probably recover from it. We could literally just be like, bro, Angela’s not going to win s—. Like, we were burnt by Kamu. Like, he went after you. And, like, you’re my friend.”

Melody: “And, like, technically, we have majority vote. Like, I mean, if it really comes down to it, it’ll be, like, split, though. Like, technically, we have the majority. Like, they’re on the wrong side of the vote still.”

Melody: “I don’t want the Icons to switch up on us, even though we’re the alliance.”
Mallory: “I know they would.”
Melody: “Yeah, same. I know that they would later, but now I’m scared. Like, you were saying, and I was like, no, wait. And now I’m like, wait.”
Mallory: “I think they would.”
Melody: “Because even Lala, and she was up there.”

Melody: “She was like, Dee and Angela aren’t as tight as you think they are, even though I’m sure they are. But she was saying that Angela was telling her, Lala, that she would do whatever Lala wanted. Like, she would do whatever it took to stay in the house. And of course, Angela could just be lying to her too, but she would totally be lying to us. At the end of the day the Icons are always going to choose themselves over anybody.”
Mallory: “They know the four of us would choose each other too.”
Melody: “Exactly. So I feel like the Icons are using us four as a shield too, so that if any four of us win, none of the Icons can go up.”

Mallory: “I would put one of them up. Don’t tell anybody that, but I would.”
Melody: “I was thinking that too. I’m like, we might have to go against them. I literally, next week.”
Mallory: “I was never planning on being loyal to Mosh Pit. Like, I’m going to be honest. Okay, period.”

Melody: “I do love Barrett and I do trust Barrett, but he is doing too much. I lowkey don’t trust Barrett.”

Melody’s complaint is that Barrett carried the contents of an alliance conversation downstairs.

Melody: “What the f— are you doing? And this isn’t the first f—ing time. And like, were you there? This is what makes me not trust Drew. Because were you there? Or when did you already go to the HOH room? When Angela, when we were forming my Mosh Pit.”
Mallory: “It was like that thing I had with you guys.”
Melody: “And Drew and Devens looked at each other like this, like…”

Melody: “Okay, so just know, like, because I was thinking about this earlier before that even f—ing happened, but now I’m extra. Like, you are dead-ass the only person I like 100 percent.”
Mallory: “I was thinking this, like, if it comes down to us and the Icons, the Icons choose Drew every time. I think Yash chooses us before Drew.”
Melody: “That’s true.”

Both say they would not put up Yash.

Melody: “When all of that was going on, I never agreed to s— on anything. When Kamu was like, well, if you guys keep me, whatever, of course I was like, yeah. And then I was like, well, if Haley stays, who is she gonna put up? And he was like, I think you could go up there. Like, she might put up you, like me. But he was like, I don’t think so.”

Melody: “But even Lala, you could tell Lala was not happy. Because if Haley even says that and then she puts up one Icon and then two of us, like, we’re f—ed. You know damn well she’s not gonna put up a Kamu. Or Yash.”
Mallory: “Yeah, probably not.”

Melody: “I love Barrett and I love Drew but Barrett already been gone lying to us. And then now… Oh, that makes me nervous. I was just telling Barrett I don’t trust Devens so much. And that’s supposed to be, like, our core group, at least I thought it was. And, like, you’re going around telling the exact conversations we had, which I get it, but I would never f—ing do that. We’re in an alliance.”

Melody: “The Icons’ shield is broken. Now we’re their shield. My concern, they were already working with an Icon and Drew never told me that. Not one time f—ing told me that. And Drew was my number one. I was like, what the f—.”
Mallory: “Yeah.”
Melody: “I know, but I’ve been in an official alliance with Drew since the first week.”

Mallory: “I don’t even think the Icons would take us to final seven because they’re not dumb. We beat them out every time. Like, for the next two weeks, maybe I wouldn’t put them up, but after that, if I am HOH, I’m putting up a Devens, like, 100 percent sure. Like, he’s the only Icon I’m really scared of.”
Melody: “Yeah. I’m glad we’re on the same page then.”

Melody: “I don’t think he’d put me up either. He kept being like, and honestly I believe him, like the way he was breaking it out. There is a lot of things I don’t believe from Kamu but I generally believe he’s going after Devens, Dee.”
Mallory: “I think so, too. Like, I didn’t want to win any HOH this week. I wasn’t not trying. But, like, when no one was picking me, I was getting f—ing nervous that I was going to win by accident. Like, I don’t even know if I would want to win HOH next week.”
Melody: “That’s what I think.”
Mallory: “Like, it depends how the vote with this goes.”

Melody: “And it’s just annoying because I don’t think there’s any convincing. Taylor, Lala, I don’t think they want to get him out.”
Mallory: “They said they would like consider it.”
Melody: “Who said they?”
Mallory: “Like, Yash, when it was just me and him talking.”
Melody: “He was saying, we just need to keep bringing it up. So that he’s not blindsided, first of all. And that we have a good reason that we’d have been safe.”

Mallory: “I mean, they’re down to get out Haley. When I was talking to Yash, he was like, you’re saying that’s a good point with the things that I was saying. And I was like, would you rather be in a Final 8 with Kamu there or Angela there? And he was like, Angela.”
Melody: “Exactly. But, yeah, we have to be careful with Drew and Barrett I think.”
Mallory: “They’re rocking hard with the Icons, and I think they have good reason now.”
Melody: “Yeah, I think the Icons, like, they’ve obviously been aligned with them.”

Melody: “You know what I was thinking about too, that’s actually pissing me the f— off, is the fact that I was in that alliance with Drew, Rome and Lyric. That blew up that second week. The whole motherf—ing reason I was on the block during Devens’ HOH. Drew was in that alliance, and somehow, all this time, he’s been the only one, like…”
Mallory: “Because Drew and Barrett made it so far.”
Melody: “Probably because Drew was up in that room or whatever and was like, yeah, like, f— that. Like, blah, blah, blah. I’m with you guys.”

Melody: “And it’s in a way because I kept telling Drew, I was like, bro, like, can you, like, tell me? Like, I thought, like, wait, and he hasn’t said a goddamn word. And then I think there was something else that he didn’t tell me that someone else told me that I was like, wait, like, what the f—?”
Mallory: “He withheld information from us.”

Mallory: “Barrett knew what Dee’s power was.”
Melody: “And he told you that?”
Mallory: “He just told me that just now.”
Melody: “Bro.”
Mallory: “I don’t know when Dee told him, but Yash told me not to tell anyone about it. So I just said, what do you think Dee’s power is? And Barrett was like, oh, Dee told me.”
Melody: “Oh, I didn’t get to finish, but, like, Lala walked in.”

Mallory: “Right, I think she could have potentially asked Devens to use his power on her. Like, I think she could have bribed him to do that. I could be wrong. Either way, knock on wood, we’re so close to jury now. Five thousand dollars doesn’t mean s— to wreck your game. Like, it’s worthless.”
Melody: “I forget the details of it, but I think she could have used it to get Devens to use his power on her. But maybe Devens would have just done it anyway. Like, he just seems like, whatever.”
Mallory: “Maybe it was about to expire or something.”

Melody: “Okay, so we’re still gonna, like, tell the Icons, like, we’re rocking with Mosh Pit.”
Mallory: “Yeah. But just to protect ourselves, we really need to keep our relationship with Yash and Taylor because Barrett and Drew clearly have their own relationship with the Icons.”
Melody: “So, we gotta keep that.”
Mallory: “And, okay, Yash and Taylor, especially Taylor, would pick us over Drew and Barrett.”
Melody: “But yeah, if I was HOH, f— Mosh Pit.”

Mallory: “I mean, it’s just convenient, the timing of wanting to work with us. And I think Devens purposefully…”
Melody: “And now I’m like, but he wanted for sure numbers to back up his decision so that it wouldn’t blow up in his face. And he wants to make a big move. That’s why I don’t think he would take us to final seven.”

Melody: “Because, like, even when we were up there, one thing I will say about Kamu is Kamu generally was like, I want to see all of the rookies in jury. He’s like, I want to take all the rookies too. That’s why I didn’t say much. I was just, like, listening and, like, speaking with him, but I never was like, yeah, you’re good with me. Yeah, like, just s— like that.”

Someone passes the storage room door and the two of them break off to say goodbye.

Melody: “So, yeah, I think it’s better they think we’re not on to them, because then we’ll be more likely to have their guard down. But if the voting goes smoothly and no one’s mad at us, I don’t think I’m going to try to win the next HOH. Hopefully that isn’t a mistake.”

Taylor comes in and the game talk stops.

8:22 PM — Angela and Lala (Bathroom)

Angela comes into the bathroom. Lala is crying.

Angela: “What’s going on?”
Lala: “Nothing.”
Angela: “What happened?”
Lala: “Nothing. Everything’s fine.”
Angela: “No, nothing’s fine. What’s going on? Nothing’s fine.”

Angela: “I could tell you why I was crying.”
Lala: “Well, it doesn’t matter now because the other one upstairs made it seem like I was making you cry.”
Angela: “Who did that?”
Lala: “Don’t even. Not even worth it. Don’t even worry about it.”
Angela: “What?”
Lala: “Yep, so, don’t even worry about it. I’m good.”
Angela: “No, you’re not.”
Lala: “Yes, I am.”

Angela: “Listen, I’m going to be straight up with you like I always am.”
Lala: “I’m good.”
Angela: “I’m crying. I’m on the block, okay? The way that the conversation that we had in here made me feel like I really had to go to Yash, which I haven’t told anybody this, but it made me feel like I had to go to him to pretty much get his mind changed so that I could stay here. So it made me feel a little defeated. That’s why I was crying. Did I want to share that with anybody? No. And I didn’t tell anybody that.”

Lala: “Well, she made it seem like it was whatever I said to you made you cry, so I’m the bad guy.”
Angela: “Who said that?”
Lala: “Your friend.”
Angela: “What friend?”
Lala: “Haley.”
Angela: “Who?”
Lala: “Haley. Don’t even worry about it. It’s not a big deal.”
Angela: “I haven’t even talked to Haley.”

Angela: “The only people I talked to was Dee came in. Drew came in. Haley came in for a minute. I didn’t share with her anything. I still haven’t.”
Lala: “That’s what everybody is perceiving. Don’t worry about it, though. I shouldn’t be saying this anyway, because I’m just getting myself in trouble. So it’s just fine. I’m fine. I’m okay.”
Angela: “I didn’t talk to Haley. I didn’t even give anybody information about what we talked about.”
Lala: “She ran with it, so. It’s all good. Don’t worry about it.”

Angela: “I haven’t talked to her.”
Lala: “Doesn’t matter. And it’s not anything.”
Angela: “I’m on the block.”
Lala: “I know.”
Angela: “That’s it.”
Lala: “It’s not your fault. Don’t even worry about it. Please don’t say anything. It’ll just make it worse. So don’t even worry about it.”

Angela: “Oh, my God. It’s hard being in this f—ing house and people run with things.”
Lala: “Yeah, so don’t worry about it. Just make it all worse.”
Angela: “Should I go tell her, what the f— did you say?”
Lala: “No.”
Angela: “Because I haven’t talked to her. I haven’t talked to her except for right there. We talked about fast food.”
Lala: “Don’t even say anything.”

Angela: “What can we do?”
Lala: “Nothing.”
Angela: “Well, they’ll see when I’m fine with you. Right? Oh, my good God. I had a moment. It doesn’t mean that everybody should be running with it.”

Angela: “I got upset. I got hurt. I’m on the block right now. I’m struggling. I haven’t talked to her about anything that we talked about in here.”
Lala: “It doesn’t matter.”
Angela: “And I didn’t tell anybody what we talked about in here.”
Lala: “It doesn’t matter.”

They are both at the mirror.

Angela: “What are we looking for? Your eyes are bad. I’m just telling you personally, like, a big part of why I’m crying is, A, I’m on the block, and then, kind of like, what you were saying to me, I don’t feel like I can change his mind. But I’m not telling anybody that. I’m not talking about it.”

Lala: “I haven’t talked to her. That’s not what they think. Whatever you said to me, whatever conversation we had, I made you cry.”
Angela: “Nobody can make me cry. I’m on the block.”
Lala: “Again, that’s the perception. But don’t say anything. She’s just going to make it worse.”
Angela: “Yeah, she’ll see when we’re fine. Right? That’s crazy. I feel like people will run with anything. They’ll just run with anything.”

Angela: “Don’t be upset. You wanna have a house meeting, I’ll just say it in front of everybody.”
Lala: “I don’t want you to. That’ll make it worse. Everything’s fine. That’ll make it worse. I’m not gonna say anything, I’m just fine. I’m just not gonna say too much of anything. I’m just, shut up.”

Angela: “I didn’t tell anybody upstairs in the gym what you said in our conversation, right? All I said was, I’m on the block, I’m feeling hurt. That’s it. Everybody’s upstairs. I’m down here, very few people. I’m just feeling really kind of alone.”

Angela: “Between me and you, the only thing that kind of makes me feel sad is that you basically told me I had to go to him. And he’s, like, for decision-making. To convince him. And I’m not gonna do it. No, it doesn’t even matter. It doesn’t even matter. He’s already put me on the block as far as I’m concerned. He wants me to go home.”
Lala: “That’s not true, though.”

8:28 PM — the feeds cut to the HOH room and then to the gym, where Melody and Drew are talking. Drew brings up how quickly and how easily Kamu flipped on Haley and Chuk.

Melody: “That is what I was trying to explain to Taylor and they were like, noooo. I’m like, bro, are you f—ing nuts?”

The feeds come back to the bathroom. Lala is crying harder now.

Angela: “I didn’t tell anybody what we talked about.”
Lala: “It doesn’t even matter. It doesn’t matter what everybody perceives it to be. And I’m always the f—ing bad guy. I’m just like, what the f— is this about?”
Angela: “No, you’re not. No, you’re not.”
Lala: “Yes, I am.”
Angela: “No, you’re not. It’s okay.”
Lala: “I’m fine. I’m fine.”

Angela: “The only thing she knows is she was sitting there and I left from here and went upstairs. That’s all she knows. Oh, my God. This is a mess. I shouldn’t even be crying. But I’m emotional. I’m on the f—ing block.”

Angela: “I’m sorry, I don’t want you to get caught up in this. But it did catch me off guard when you were asking me who am I working with. That’s crazy.”
Lala: “I’m just gonna shut my mouth.”
Angela: “No, you can talk to me about anything. You can tell me.”
Lala: “No, I’m not gonna say anything because I just put my foot in my mouth every time, so.”

Angela: “Well, she don’t know anything. Didn’t talk to her. Just walked into a room with her and Devens. Sat down, talked about other things. Mallory knew I was upset because of being on the block.”
Lala: “Everybody thinks that you’re upset because of what I said to you. Whatever I said to you, that’s what they think that you’re upset about. You’re my friend.”
Angela: “Why would they think that you try to hurt me?”
Lala: “I don’t know. That’s what they perceive, and it’s just bulls—. And it’s, I don’t know. I don’t know if I’m gonna do this s—.”

Angela: “Nobody would think that you’re trying to hurt me. Stop it right now. Nobody. Nobody. Nobody in this house would think that. You’re getting in your head now.”
Lala: “No, no, I’m not. I’m just based on what was said. So I’m just, I’m not. I’m just going to go chill.”
Angela: “I’ll just go up there right now and say, you didn’t say anything about me.”
Lala: “No, do not. Please do not.”
Angela: “Oh, my God. Well, we can’t have you being upset like this.”
Lala: “I’m not. I’m good.”

Angela: “No, you’re not good.”
Lala: “I’m good. I’m going to just get something to drink, and I’m going to go chill. I’m good. I’m good.”
Angela: “You’re not supposed to be the one crying. I’m the one crying because I’m on the block, not you.”
Lala: “I’m good. I’m fine.”

Angela: “I really do need to go to the DR. I just need to go. This is crazy.”
Lala: “Please don’t.”
Angela: “It’s all right. It’s okay. Tomorrow will be better. If you want me to say anything to anybody, I have no problem.”
Lala: “Don’t. Don’t. It’s cool.”

Drew comes into the bathroom.

Lala: “Hey, Drewski. Hey. Oh, I left my cup.”

10:49 PM — Yash and Kamu (HOH)

Kamu is finishing a story when the feeds land on the HOH room.

Kamu: “And I just let go, and I realized that it didn’t drop. And I was like, yo, that’s crazy, bro. So, bro, I just left it there. I was like, yo.”
Yash: “That’s crazy.”
Kamu: “I was like, yeah, I just got to see this.”
Yash: “That’s wild.”

Kamu: “Bro, I know you’ve had a crazy day, dude, so we don’t got to keep it long. I just wondered if there was any updates on anything.”
Yash: “I mean, bro, now I’m like… I’ve kicked it into overdrive now to keep your ass, because…”
Kamu: “Is it an uphill battle?”
Yash: “A little bit.”
Kamu: “Okay.”
Yash: “Here’s what I’m thinking.”

Kamu: “And dude, the thing that I asked you too, bro, is please, dude, like if there’s one thing that I ask, it’s just, just please be honest.”
Yash: “Yes, I am.”
Kamu: “You know what I mean? Let me know. I want to know where I’m at.”
Yash: “I’m not going to lie to you about it.”

Yash: “So my thing was, I was like, today, I’m going to tell Mallory and Melody about the Dee thing. Because, so another part of that convo where Dee came up. There was one day during Lala’s HOH. We were up here. It was me. I was the last one in the room. Lala, Mallory, Melody, Drew, Barrett, Taylor, me. I was the last one in the room.”

Yash: “And Lala was just talking about, like, after this, like, let’s target the Icons. And we all were like, yeah. Like, that’s the logical f—ing thing. Bro, each of them have been on two, three TV shows. Dee’s won a million f—ing dollars.”
Kamu: “And I agree.”
Yash: “Makes sense to me. So we were talking about it. And, like, honestly, before that, though, I was like, not so much, because we have the Wolf Pack. But in my head, but in that room, right, I’m going to say yes, yes.”
Kamu: “Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course.”
Yash: “We all stress the fact, like, not me, but blah, blah, blah. And everyone’s like, this cannot leave this room, guys. Like, this cannot leave this room. And I’m like, yeah, yeah, yeah.”

Yash: “Then, so this was last week, when Dee came up the second time, before she mentioned the power. She said the reason she doesn’t trust me — she said to you that she doesn’t trust me — she was like, I know that you had a conversation with everybody in the room that day. Okay, so who told her from that room? Which means someone from that room told her, right? It’s not Taylor. It’s not Lala. It’s not Mallory.”

Yash: “And I asked Mallory, is it Melody? Like, is there a chance it’s Melody? And she was like, I really don’t think so. And I also don’t think it would be her. I think it would be Drew or Barrett. So I told Mallory today, right. In a way to, like, just get her to… Like, I need you to know why I’m going to ask you to do what I’m going to. Like, I need your trust. I need you to trust me.”
Kamu: “This is earlier today?”
Yash: “Earlier today. This morning.”
Kamu: “Okay.”

Yash: “And I talked to her and I was like, hey, do you think I should tell Melody? Because I said to her, I know something like this is something people want to talk about. And I said to her, I don’t want Drew and Barrett knowing. I do not want them knowing. So I need… I want you to have someone to talk about it with. I was like, should I tell Melody? She was like, yeah. I was like, okay. And I already wanted to. I want them to be able to talk about it. That way they don’t feel the need to keep things from each other. So I told Melody earlier today, but then Barrett ironically walked in.”

Yash: “Clearly one of them is telling them f—ing something, which means clearly the Icons have f—ing influence in here. Because it is not just the three of them. Because how the f— would they know that?”
Kamu: “Yeah, because there were no Icons in the room.”
Yash: “There was no Icons in the room, so how the f— would they know about it?”

Yash: “So then I was like, okay, and I had conversations with them about how this vote’s gonna go. And I don’t want to have the convo with me, Taylor, Drew, Barrett, Mallory, Melody, because Drew, Barrett, I don’t f—ing know what they’re up to. I told Melody and Mallory and Taylor we’ll talk tomorrow night. That way there’s less time for f—ery.”
Kamu: “Totally. Totally.”
Yash: “Right now, as we speak, who’s in the hot tub? Drew, Barrett, Dee, Devens.”
Kamu: “Mm-hmm. Right. Yep.”

Yash: “And also, maybe — look, why did PQ and Melody get the votes for America? Maybe because their two closest people are f—ing full frauds on them. Maybe.”
Kamu: “Yeah, no, dude, that’s a good point.”
Yash: “And again, that’s just a thought. We don’t know for sure. But now, to the conversations I’ve been having. I told the two of them…”
Kamu: “Can we trust Melody? Or you don’t know?”
Yash: “I don’t fully know. But I’m willing. I have to hope.”
Kamu: “Okay.”
Yash: “I have to hope. If she’s — you think she has any relation with them?”

Kamu: “I don’t know. I mean, dude, I don’t know. I know she’s really close with Drew. And dude, the last couple of days, Drew has been hanging out with Dee so much.”
Yash: “Oh, so much, bro. And I’m like, what the f—? She said she’d put you up.”
Kamu: “Yeah.”
Yash: “So with Melody, no, but Melody also seems a bit questionable on Drew.”
Kamu: “Really?”
Yash: “Yeah, a little bit. She’s not riding with him 100%.”
Kamu: “Interesting. Dude, imagine if they end up pulling Melody and not Drew.”

Yash: “Like, what a plot twist. I mean, I agree. But she’s passionate about, like, I can feel that she’s genuine about, like, what the f— are some of these people in this house doing? That makes me think she’s being legit. Because she’s like, what the f—? And I’m like, yeah, I agree.”

Yash: “So I told them initially, I was like, I don’t really like about these votes. Like, we’ll see what happens. And then when you got put up, I’m like, dude, like I was talking to Melody just now. So she said, Mallory seems set on, if you’re sitting there, to vote you out.”
Kamu: “Mallory?”
Yash: “Mallory.”
Kamu: “Okay.”
Yash: “Which, again, I’m going to try, I’m going to talk to her. Like I just talked to Melody now. Because she’s just afraid, bro. She’s afraid.”

Kamu: “I told her today, I’m like, Mallory, I’m not coming after you. We had a good talk. At least I thought it was a good talk. And it was right before you came up. I kept telling her, I was like, Mallory, I’m not coming after you. I’m f—ing trying my hardest.”
Yash: “But like tomorrow I’m going to f—ing tell her, like lay it down a bit.”

Yash: “And like I told Melody just now, I was like, yo, like Melody, I don’t want to ask you guys for things because I don’t feel like that’s how I want my HOH to be. And I wasn’t gonna ask you guys when the three noms I put up, I was gonna let you guys have your way with them. But I was like, that changes when Kamu gets put up.”

Yash: “And I was just speaking to her like I was thinking out loud, just all the different scenarios. I was like, A, we don’t know about Drew and Barrett right now. If we lose Kamu — and she literally called them floaters. She called them floaters.”
Kamu: “Drew and Barrett?”
Yash: “Yeah. I was like, if we lose Kamu now, the only reason they’re in the f—ing middle is because they are following the power. I said, that side of the house has had power for five weeks. They have gone there. They don’t fully trust us.”

Yash: “I was like, if we lose Kamu, we might lose three people. Haley would have no allegiance to us. Drew and Barrett would have no confidence in us and they would leave. We would lose three people and Kamu, all from Kamu getting voted out. I was like, that is detrimental to our game long term.”
Kamu: “And dude, I’m not in an alliance with them.”
Yash: “I know. That’s the thing.”
Kamu: “It’s like, I’m with you guys.”
Yash: “I know you’re with us. I need them to f—ing believe it, bro.”

Somebody comes up the stairs. Both of them stop until it passes.

Yash: “So then again, another thing I said, I was like, listen, and I told her, I don’t want to ask y’all to do something. But the one thing I do ask right now is if Kamu was sitting there, we keep him. Because I was like, I’m scared for us if we don’t have him. Like, a part of me actually is, bro, because if they’re coming after me — and if you’re gone, I’m gone in two weeks, three weeks tops.”
Kamu: “Because right now, you’re the biggest competitor. Right now, you have the most wins. You know what I’m saying? So you’re going to be the next guy.”
Yash: “That’s what I’m saying.”
Kamu: “Yeah, he just did this to your HOH. He knows you’re going to be going after him.”
Yash: “That’s what I said. I was like, if we vote Kamu out, guys… 100%.”

Yash: “And she was like, I see. Like, genuinely, I could tell she turned it a bit. Her thought process on it changed a bit. And like, I’m going to tell Mallory the same thing. Like, listen, guys.”
Kamu: “Dude, it just makes me wonder though, like with this whole time, right? We’ve been worried about Mallory being super close with Barrett, who’s super close to the Icons. It just makes me wonder if she is with them. If she’s not with us. You know what I’m saying? It just makes me wonder.”
Yash: “I don’t think so.”

Kamu: “I hope not, but, dude, we had a great conversation. I’m like, Mallory, I’m not coming after you. My target is set. Like, I’m going after Devens. I’m going after Dee. Why would she then go and tell Melody, like, I want to get Kamu out?”
Yash: “She’s just scared, bro.”
Kamu: “Of what?”
Yash: “So she thinks — I think she thinks you are a real threat to win this game. And she views it as, if we can get him out now, let’s get him out now. But I need to f—ing change that. I need to change that thinking.”

Yash: “And when I talked to her earlier, bro, she was like, yeah, I get nervous about keeping Kamu in this game because it feels like a good opportunity. But she was like, I will do what you want. She’s like, I will respect your HOH. And I think I’m going to cash that check.”
Kamu: “And of course, I’m hoping I win the Blockbuster, bro, and we don’t have to worry about this.”

Yash: “And I’m even going to, like, if I really feel like there’s resistance there, I’m going to tell her, I did not decline the bribe to have leverage over you guys, but I really did decline $5,000 to not put up someone like Barrett.”
Kamu: “Yeah.”
Yash: “I would really appreciate if you guys can just do us a solid here and keep Kamu. And I’ll say, if I’m f—ing wrong about him, put me up.”
Kamu: “And you’re not, bro, obviously.”
Yash: “And I’m not. I know I’m not. I’ll say, if I’m wrong about him, put me up next to him.”

Yash: “But dude, and you won’t. I will go to war again.”
Kamu: “I know you will.”
Yash: “And I plan on it, bro. Not to cut you off, bro, but I just really do believe, bro, if they vote your ass out, it’s clips for every single one of them. Taylor, Lala, Melody, Mallory. Clips for all of them. And then Barrett and Drew next.”

Kamu: “And Mallory’s worried about me making it far in the game. Dude, an Icon making it far is the worst possible thing. Because if an Icon makes it to the end, they’re going to say, I came into the game as an Icon, I came into the game with the biggest target on my back, and I still made it here. It’s the Icons that we’ve got to get out.”
Yash: “And don’t take it personal in that sense.”
Kamu: “I don’t.”
Yash: “And I know you don’t. Because she does say great things about you, and she means it.”

Kamu: “No, dude, I don’t take it personally at all. I really do like Mallory, and I want her to know, like, Mallory, from the bottom of my heart, I mean it when I tell you, you are not my target. I want to work with you. I don’t want to be against you. I want to work alongside you to take them out. And, dude, I know that Mallory has wanted to take out the Icons since I was HOH. When I was HOH, she was saying I would put up Dee and Devens. But I know that she wants to take them out.”

Yash: “Another thing that made her nervous was that you were so quick to believe a lie.”
Kamu: “Which one?”
Yash: “From Lyric. And I wouldn’t even bring that back up. And again, I actually do believe, after talking to Melody, because Melody said, I’m going to talk to Mallory. I think we can have the votes, but it’s going to come down to Drew.”
Kamu: “Dude…”
Yash: “He’s a fraud.”
Kamu: “I got to tell you something about Drew, bro.”
Yash: “He’s a fraud.”

Kamu: “So… It wasn’t Lyric who told me that Mallory was coming after me. It was Drew.”
Yash: “It was Drew.”
Kamu: “But I told Mallory that it was Lyric. Because Lyric’s out.”
Yash: “Yeah. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”
Kamu: “Dude.”
Yash: “Oh, you told me this. I remember that.”

Kamu: “I told Mallory that it was Lyric because Lyric is gone and I didn’t want to put any sus on Drew. Drew’s a fraud, man. So when I told Mallory the other day, because when we talked last week, I said, look, I’m really sorry. Lyric was the one that told me this. But dude, Lyric did tell me some stuff the night — no, it was the week that she went home.”
Yash: “Yeah, I remember that because we talked about it.”
Kamu: “But dude, when I put her up, Lyric never said anything to me about Mallory.”

Kamu: “It was Drew. Drew told me twice. He told me, I think it was the day of the HOH comp, so it’s the live show. It might have been the day before, it doesn’t matter. We’re on the hot tub and he said, hey bro, he goes, I’m hearing your name being thrown out more and more. He’s like, people are talking about you more and more. And I was like, interesting. And then before the HOH comp — no, no, it was right after the HOH comp. We’re in the Have-Not room.”
Yash: “I remember. You were just laying there.”

Kamu: “It was me, Devens, Barrett and Drew, and we had a quick, like, two-second conversation about, hey, who are we thinking? And I said to Drew, I said, bro, who’s saying my name? And he’s like, Mallory. Mallory’s the one that’s saying your name. And I was like, all right, well, I’m gonna put up Mallory. And then, but dude, it was actually…”
Yash: “Drew and Barrett are slime balls, bro.”
Kamu: “And then what’s crazy is, bro…”
Yash: “They’re slime balls for that.”

Kamu: “Then Drew was making an argument to keep Mallory. And I said…”
Yash: “I remember that. You saying that to me.”
Kamu: “I told you about this, right? That’s when we were like, Drew’s just a fraud. You were like, dude, Drew’s moving weird. He’s shifty. And I was like, yeah, bro, he is.”
Yash: “And I was trying to keep Mallory.”

Kamu: “He told me, he’s like, bro, Mallory is saying your name. And then when I talked to Mallory, Mallory was like, I put up the Icons. I was working with the Icons at the time. So then Drew starts making an argument to keep Mallory and get rid of Lala. And then I said to Drew by the hammock, I’m like, why would we do that? He’s coming after Dee and Devens and we’re all working together. So why would we do that? And he goes, well, she could be lying to you. And I was like, she could be. He goes, because she could be coming after you.”

Kamu: “And I said, Drew, if I want to get rid of Mallory because she’s coming after two of the people that I’m working with, why would your argument for keeping her be, well, she’s lying to you, she’s actually coming after you instead?”
Yash: “Yeah.”
Kamu: “The only reason why I told Mallory — and now it’s like I lied to her, which is gonna make her not trust me even more. But we’ll never tell her. We can’t tell her.”
Yash: “We cannot ever tell. Not yet. Well, that’s a later game. Through this vote, dude. Okay, I think what has to happen some point tomorrow, we get him in here and we, like, just tell him, bro.”

Kamu: “We need to tell him, dude. I had a long conversation with him last night. We talked in the Have-Not room, and he’s like, dude, of course you got me. And he goes, Melody, I think we’ll vote how I vote. When she’s convinced of something she’s gonna follow through, and she’s strategic. So if you can make sense to her, she’ll do it. But dude, the way that I’ve seen Drew today — he was hanging out with Dee in the gym, he was hanging out on the hot tub earlier. I walked to the bathroom, he’s hanging out there. I came up to lift. They were hanging out together, and then they both left.”

Yash: “Okay, wait, so let’s say we don’t have Drew. So then I have Taylor, Lala, Haley — we’d have Haley if she comes off the block — and then I would have Mallory, Melody.”
Kamu: “Mallory, Melody. Potentially.”
Yash: “Potentially. I mean, I’m gonna tell them, like, yo, I need y’all to pull through on this one.”
Kamu: “Dude, and if not for me, for you.”
Yash: “Yeah, I’m going to say for me.”
Kamu: “If you guys respect me, if you guys want to work with me, then I need you guys to come, whatever.”

Yash: “I need it. Because I’ll tell them there’s a world where I could have just put up Drew and Barrett and cashed my check and called it a day. But I didn’t. I didn’t do it for us.”
Kamu: “Now I need you to pull through. And dude, maybe I could talk to him again tomorrow and be like, guys, I am not coming for you. I’m not coming for you. And there’s still so much game left to be played. Dude, they’re acting like I’m never going to see the block again.”
Yash: “That’s what I’m saying, bro. There’s so much game to be played. There’s so much game.”

Kamu: “I was like, it’s early. This is early game right now. Like, we need him. They’re worried about one person right now when there are three people, bro. Three people that are running the show. And the two of them are motherf—ers. And they’re stealing the two people closest to you, bro.”
Yash: “Exactly.”

Kamu: “Dude, they’re worried about one guy when there are three people, dude, three Icons who America loves, who gave all three of them the chance to win power, two of them won power, and they’re worried about me? Bro, they need to worry about them. They need to worry about you.”
Yash: “That’s what I’m saying.”
Kamu: “But what if they come after you? Dude, there’s a good chance if any of them wins power, bro, you put up Dee, you put up Angela. Bro, they’re putting you up.”
Yash: “I’m going up, and now they lost two fighters for them in two weeks, bro.”
Kamu: “And if I’m gone, bro, now your number one is gone, too.”

Yash: “That’s what I’m saying, bro. And it’s like, they need to understand, dude, we are on the same team.”
Kamu: “Exactly.”
Yash: “And they will never know the extent of our relationship.”
Kamu: “No. Never. I’m never going to tell them.”
Yash: “No, of course not. I’m always going to frame it as, don’t worry, he’s on the outskirts.”
Kamu: “Yes, yes. But…”

Yash: “I’m like, guys, if he f—ing goes, we lose everything. We lose Haley, we lose Barrett, and we lose Drew. And we lose the one guy who was gonna fight for us here.”
Kamu: “Which is true. I genuinely believe.”
Yash: “If you go, Barrett, Drew, completely go to the other side. And then we’re just easy pickings.”
Kamu: “And then I would just have to win. I would just have to win.”
Yash: “But even then, you’d have to win every veto because you could only win HOH every other week.”
Kamu: “Yeah, I would just have to win out.”

Kamu: “Dude, what do they think is going to happen though? Do they think that the Icons are going to keep them safe over each other?”
Yash: “That’s what I’m saying. It’s because they don’t realize Drew and Barrett are so… But that’s why I made sure to tell them today. Like, dude, the two of them are — look at how they’ve hung out with them today. They just completely have sucked up to them today. It’s crazy to me.”

Kamu: “Dude, I was really surprised about how much time Drew spent with Dee. I was like, bro, that’s sus.”
Yash: “Drew’s a fraud, bro. I knew it off rip. I f—ing knew it. Well, not off rip. I’m not going to say off rip because it’s actually not off rip at all. Three weeks ago.”
Kamu: “It was my HOH, bro.”
Yash: “We knew it then. We knew it then. Ever since then, I was like, bro, I don’t know if I trust this guy. And also, too, bro, like, him being the first one up here in my HOH room, like, that’s always a sign.”

Kamu: “Dude, I already told you, right, that I was trying to let him talk to you privately so that I could come in and talk to you privately afterwards. That’s why I was out there in the first place.”
Yash: “And also, too, bro, maybe — why do you think Devens put you up? And also, did you clock Dee’s reaction when he was using it? She was like, oh, some of you people.”
Kamu: “Oh, yeah, bro. She was talking to me.”
Yash: “She was talking to me. How did she know all of that? Because Drew was in the conversation here when you were airing it out.”
Kamu: “I don’t know.”

Yash: “Bro, I feel like we got to press his ass, but that’s not the route.”
Kamu: “I know. It’s like, not now. Like, it’s after we’re safe. I gotta get that Blockbuster, bro. I plan on it, too. I plan on getting that Blockbuster.”
Yash: “Haley is beatable.”
Kamu: “Yeah, no, she is. Haley is beatable. She is. I’m gonna do my thing, bro. I’m gonna do my thing. I’m gonna walk down the stairs. I’m gonna hit one of these.”

Yash: “Loki, bro. Haley, throw the comp, Haley. Let my boy f—ing eat. Bro, you know what she told me today, bro? She’s ready to go. She’s ready to go home.”
Kamu: “She’s like, I don’t want to go to jury by myself. She’s like, one week of isolation in the jury house by myself. She’s like, I don’t want to do it. She literally told me, she’s like, I am cool. She told me and Taylor, too. And I’m like, at that point, bro…”
Yash: “So she’s telling all of us that. Let it come down to a vote and just let Kamu f—ing win it, bro.”

Kamu: “All right. Well, dude, I appreciate you being honest with me. I told Drew the same thing last night when we were talking in the Have-Not room. I said, hey, man, the only thing that I ask is that you’re just honest with me, bro. I said, if it’s looking bad as far as the votes go, if I’m not able to rally the troops, I’m like, dude, just do it. Tell me. I was like, I’m not going to be mad. I just want to know.”
Yash: “Yeah.”
Kamu: “I just don’t want to be blindsided on eviction night. I’m like, dude, just let me know. That’s all that I ask, is just let me know.”

Yash: “Melody, Mallory, Drew — what are they going to do? Be on the wrong side of the vote with the bad guys? Come on, bro. And what’d you say to that? Sorry. What’d you say?”
Kamu: “No, he was like, dude, of course. He’s like, yeah, absolutely. He’s like, absolutely. Dude, the way that Drew’s acting is he’s acting like he’s rocking with me. And he thinks that Melody’s rocking with me too. He’s like, bro, we have Taylor, Lala. He’s like, me, Melody. He’s like, probably Mallory. Because if Melody votes that way, Mallory’s probably going to vote that way too.”

Kamu: “But, I mean, he could just be BSing me, dude.”
Yash: “Think about it. He’s not been up here chit-chatting with us once today. Not game. Since you’ve been put up, bro.”
Kamu: “Yeah. We’ll see, bro, but I’m gunning for that Blockbuster. No matter what. I have the chance, bro, to, like, put safety in my own hands, and I’m gonna do it. Deadass. We need that s—, bro. I’m gonna do it. And then let’s f—ing go belt to ass, bro. That’s it. Belt to ass. That’s it. And, dude, I wanna win Blockbuster to HOH.”

Yash: “We’re swinging. And we f—ing light them up, bro. And we light them up. This game always works like this. You get put on the back foot and you get on the front foot. Let’s light them up, bro. And let’s flip the game upside down, dude. Because we have f—ing five of them we could put up. The three Icons, renom Barrett, get your ass up there. Or Drew, get your ass up there.”

Kamu: “Man, dude, I felt like my conversation with Mallory went so well today.”
Yash: “Tomorrow, I’m going to really see. We’re going to really see. She did tell me, bro. She looked me in my eye and she genuinely said, ultimately, I will respect your HOH and what you want. She told me that. She was just like, just consider the options of why it could be beneficial to get out Kamu now. And I was like, I will. I was like, you’re right. Because I was like, this is why I’m talking to you. Because we don’t have the same views on everything. It’s important for me to actually see it from your perspective.”

Yash: “And if we were not as close as we were, and we were just like two strong competitors who were just affiliated, I would see the pros.”
Kamu: “Oh, for sure.”
Yash: “But we’re f—ing tied down, bro. We are 10 toes down.”
Kamu: “100%. I’m going to tell them both, yo, I need to pull the favor and ask you guys to keep me. Dude, and it would only help them.”

Kamu: “Dude, and they have to know, you guys are so worried about one person, but there are three people running the game right now. There are three people running the game.”
Yash: “True, true. All right, Kamu, we’ll lock in, bro. This is a big talk right here. This is a big talk right here.”
Kamu: “This is big, bro. Let’s go.”
Yash: “Come on, Kamu.”
Kamu: “Oh, dude, no, we’re live, bro. Let’s go. Has Drew come through? Let’s see if he comes in on his own.”

Drew joins them and the bro-ing is doubled. around midnight the Drew-Kamu-Yash bro-ing disbands.

12:09 AM — Drew, Melody and Barrett

Drew has just come down from the HOH room.

Drew: “There’s no way we’re voting out Angela now, right?”
Barrett: “Yeah.”
Melody: “Yeah.”
Drew: “Kamu is thinking if Haley wins, he goes home.”

Drew says that upstairs, Yash and Kamu are working on the idea that these three plus Mallory are the swing votes.

Drew: “Which we are.”
Melody: “Correct.”

Mallory comes in and asks Drew where he has been.

Drew: “I was upstairs. I was trying to use the shower. But Yash is using it.”
Mallory: “Still?”
Drew: “Yeah.”
Mallory: “Whoa.”
Drew: “Long showers. Well, that’s how you know he’s clean. He smells good, too.”
Mallory: “He does.”
Melody: “He’s got a good cologne. Mr. Scent. His body wash is amazing. I think I’m going to buy some.”
Mallory: “The chocolate one?”

Drew: “No, I use the Old Spice Coastal Vanilla. Old Spice is good body wash. Do you smell good? Should I smell you? Well, also, I did put some lotion on, but…”

Production calls Melody to the diary room.

Production: “Melody, please go to the diary room downstairs.”
Drew: “Whoa. No, it smells like chocolate. It’s the chocolate one.”

The three of them go back to the vote.

Barrett: “Would you rather blindside Yash, or let Kamu think you’re going to keep him, then he wins the Blockbuster and feels better about you?”
Drew: “That’s where I’m at. Because honestly Kamu probably will.”
Mallory: “Kamu will go after the Icons anyway.”
Drew: “But let’s have no bad blood between any of them.”

Mallory reminds him that Lala, Yash and Taylor will feel blindsided.

Mallory: “They’ll assume we’re working with the Icons.”
Drew: “We are.”
Mallory: “That’s bad.”
Drew: “Then we win HOH and it doesn’t matter.”

Mallory’s answer is to explain the reasoning to them outright — that they do not trust Kamu.

Drew: “I’m worried Kamu will win the Blockbuster and put the Icons up, and if one of them comes off, it’ll be Barrett or you.”
Mallory: “That will be the case regardless.”
Barrett: “Yeah.”
Mallory: “Yeah, but I think he would come after us anyway. Like, come after the Icons and then us anyway.”
Drew: “I know. But, like, that’s why we’re voting him out.”
Mallory: “That’s why we’re voting him out, but I think that’s why we can just be honest.”

Drew: “Yeah, but I don’t want you to lose trust with Yash if he does win Blockbuster. I’d rather ask for forgiveness than permission. But we can also talk about this when Melody’s here as well. Because I want to do what’s best for the four of us.”
Mallory: “Yeah.”
Drew: “I do think no matter what we do, no one’s going to be mad at us before the Icons.”
Barrett: “I do think the things that you and Melody talked about up there today, or we all talked about, was good, at least seed planting for if we do end up…”
Drew: “What did you guys say?”

Mallory: “I was saying that, like, in my head, Kamu, Haley and the Icons are still against us. They’re scrambling and I don’t want to fall for it. They did this before. I don’t trust Kamu, he turned on his two allies. I don’t trust Haley. I don’t want to be in a Final 8 with Kamu where I feel like he can win a lot of stuff. Kamu is a great competitor. We don’t need a great competitor.”
Drew: “That’s what I like about our four. It’s like we’re all on the same page of what we want to do.”

Drew: “On the off chance that Angela wins, we’re going Kamu.”
Barrett: “Absolutely.”
Drew: “Okay.”
Barrett: “One million percent.”
Drew: “Great. That’s what I want to do. But yeah, I know I like our odds against the Icons, too. So I do think that’s a good pitch.”

Drew: “I just know Yash and Kamu are like this, and Yash knows that once Kamu is out of the game the Icons are targeting him. So that’s why he’s never gonna agree with you, you know what I mean?”
Barrett: “And that’s the thing, he was coming from that perspective alone. You didn’t realize he was talking to three people. He could end up on Kamu’s block easily. His appeal is from a completely out of this realm perspective. It’s an individual perspective.”
Mallory: “I was telling Yash, after the Icons are done Kamu will come after you.”

Drew: “Okay, but all I want you guys to know is we’re right on the same page. Angela stays no matter what. But tomorrow I think Kamu and Yash are going to grill you two and Melody to keep Kamu if he’s up there. I’m not really worried about it. I just want you guys to be ready for it. It would be dumb for us to. You could probably make the argument that it’s dumb for us to work with the Icons, because they’re so close. But we got our four.”
Barrett: “But now we’re all on the same page.”

Drew says he wants Kamu gone but does not think it happens.

Drew: “Haley’s heart’s not in the game anymore. She always says to us, I want to go see my dog, I don’t want to be in the jury house. So part of me feels like she’s not going to throw it. But I do think she’s going to be like, that’s where she’s at. Whatever happens, happens. So I’m worried that next week, Kamu’s still in this house. And I want him to be mad. Not at us.”
Mallory: “Another thing I can say is I would trust Kamu if Haley wasn’t here. And I would trust Haley if Kamu wasn’t here.”
Drew: “Oh yeah.”
Mallory: “So maybe that will work too.”

Drew: “I think Taylor and Lala are on the same page of, like, if Haley’s up there, she’s out. Even Lala, who fights with Angela every other day, is never voting Angela out. It really just depends on the Blockbuster.”

12:27 AM — Melody comes back from the diary room. She and Mallory start whispering about not wanting to blindside Yash.

Drew: “I don’t trust Kamu enough to think rational.”

Drew runs through who Yash would put up if he won again.

Drew: “It’s never going to be Yash. It’s never going to be Lala. It’s never going to be Taylor. So it’s one of us.”

Drew: “I just don’t want Kamu. Like, this is my biggest fear. It’s because I know he could probably win.”
Melody: “Yes, I agree.”
Drew: “Honestly, I want to say it’s more likely he does.”
Melody: “I agree.”
Drew: “Because Haley is not in the game anymore. I think she’s gonna try. But I also think she’s more content with going home. And I think Kamu is not content with going home at all this week. So he wants it more. He wants it bad.”

Melody asks what the odds are of Yash telling Kamu they would vote him out.

Drew: “Zero. I went upstairs to ask him to use the shower, and Kamu was sitting on the f—ing HOH bed. Because this is his HOH. Like, Yash is for the boys.”
Melody: “What I was also saying to Yash is, like, one thing to consider is that everyone who has been HOH, Kamu has been their best friend.”
Drew: “Yeah.”

Drew: “For some reason he’s weird about Barrett.”
Barrett: “He’s weird about me?”
Drew: “Kamu is feeding him. Our four is stronger than their four. Yash, Taylor, Lala.”
Barrett: “Who the f— do they have?”
Mallory: “Kamu and Lala is lowkey strong. I’m not going to say we’re not good, but they are a force to be reckoned with.”
Drew: “Oh, I know. They’re not sleepers. They probably think the same thing about Barrett. That he’s the goat. And you’re the goat.”

Drew: “This is a crucial moment, I think. And it’s just, I’m down to rock with however way you guys want to play it. Do we want to blindside Yash, or do I want to let him in?”
Mallory: “Why the f— would we vote out Angela over Kamu?”
Drew: “They don’t see it that way because that’s their weapon. Because without him, they can’t win as much. They can still win, but they can’t win as much.”

Barrett: “I mean, I don’t think it’s the worst thing in the world to let Yash dish out as many assurances as possible. In any case, to just see what he says. I mean, if they’re desperate to keep Kamu in the game, it doesn’t hurt to just have him say, well, promise this and this and this and this. And if we have to break that promise to them, I’m sorry.”
Drew: “Yeah.”
Barrett: “In any case, we’re gonna be in the same f—ed-over position.”

Drew: “I’m telling you, as much as I want it to happen, I don’t think Kamu’s leaving this week.”
Barrett: “Right.”
Drew: “But if he’s up there. No, I know, but I think he’s winning Blockbuster. So I want Taylor, Lala, Yash to think that we’re f—ing rock solid and we got this. People have to show their cards. If Kamu is up there we snipe him out.”
Mallory: “100%.”

Drew: “And we gotta just deal with the repercussions and all of us gun for HOH and go for our best. Hopefully, the Icons win it. I don’t think they’re targeting us. At least not next week.”
Barrett: “Absolutely not.”
Drew: “And then, you know, it’s only gonna be between Haley, Taylor and Lala. And if we don’t beat three versus seven in an HOH, one of us does deserve to go home. But we should beat them. And then I’m hoping it’s one of us four.”

Barrett: “If Kamu ends up winning the HOH, I do think it’s probably gonna be all three Icons on the block, which sucks, because I do think for right now they have our best interests. And even in the worst case scenario, it’s like, if we play it cool this week, or at least make them think whatever.”

Barrett runs through the scenarios again. They have the numbers to stay either way. The conversation circles the same ground for the next half hour.

Around 1:04 AM the four of them get their rocks out.

Mallory: “Oh, Big Brother house and our magic rocks and Jordan and cough drop. We trust your plan, but we would like to suggest a couple of things. We would like smooth sailing for the members of the FAP. No target on any of them. The FAP makes it to jury. Protection from evil for the FAP, and HOH for one of the members of the FAP. We trust you fully in the rocks, the cough drop, and the Jordan Almond, okay?”

They pass the rocks hand to hand, then put everything in the middle.

Mallory: “We have to make it really hard. We all have to touch. Yes, pinkies only.”
Drew: “Okay. It’s done.”

One of them says they cannot wait for more cottage cheese.

Mallory: “This is serious. You can’t ask for cottage cheese.”
Barrett: “I didn’t think about cottage cheese during the entire time. I was being real. Because that was real for me.”
Mallory: “That was real for me too. Guys, that was powerful. It seemed to work before. I feel like it’s gotta work again. Keep up trust and send good vibrations. We should all hold hands for a second and maybe, like, sway a little bit.”

Mallory: “Put the rocks in the middle. You’re the four. You’re the four.”

Drew: “The apocalypse and FAP is upon them.”
Barrett: “Rest until we have done what we needed. Scorched earth.”

They chant it back and forth at each other for the next twenty-five seconds, forty-one times in total.

Barrett: “I’ve never had a team such as this. This team is really something special. Yeah, impenetrable. You can’t get in. Can’t break in. You can’t hate from outside the club, you can’t even get in. That’s us.”
Drew: “Guys, I don’t believe in miracles, but there will be one after this.”

At 1:40 AM Mallory and Barrett go to bed, leaving Melody and Drew up. The two of them stay until 2:18 AM.