Episode 6

[Big Brother]

Episode 6: "Your small head is doing all the thinking."

Last week had ended in a difficult decision. With the two biggest outcasts of the house, Lori and Makosi, on the block, the majority alliance of Dino, Imogen, Jessica and JJ had to decide whether they would evict Makosi, who was a bigger threat, or Lori, who had recently exploded in an array of homophobic arguments.

Bianca: Big Brother house, this is Bianca. The votes have been counted and verified, and I can now reveal that... by a vote of 4 to 1... the fifth person to be evicted from the BBCurve house is... Makosi! Makosi, it's now time to say your goodbyes. I'm coming to get you!

Makosi had not gone out quietly. Before her exit, she had accused everyone who voted against her of being racist and supporting homophobia.

~JJ Bird~
Ding dong the witch is dead. Finally, after being nominated every week possible, winning pov during two of them, Makosi is finally out of the game. There is a slight feeling of fulfilment knowing that after weeks of attempting it, we are finally rid of the African Queen. She has been a bane on this game for far too long.

I love how claims ''I'm leaving with dignity" yet has one final rant about how we are all racist and we support homophobia blah blah blah. I honestly cannot understand what her and Lori were trying to do, but they didn't get their wish and Lori still remains in the house.

With her #1 ally out of the house, Lori was left to reflect on her current standing in the game.

~Lori Valenti~
Wow America,

Haven't seen you guys for a while! Well basically last week my bestie Makosi got sent home, it was no surprise to me though, she is a strong competitor...I wish she was still here...this will be a TOUGH week without her.

I have turned the BB house upside down, that assmunch Dino put us both up, us being Makosi and I....By doing this I felt 50/50...One I knew I was safe because no way in hell they'd vote Makosi to stay over me, she was a huge challenge threat and a smart player....so I knew I had a free week....I decided to shake things up and exploded on Dino, just going off and attacking his homosexuality. I was hoping to see people jump in and help him...JJ and Imogen did so. That immediately told me they might be with him.

Truthfully I HATE Dino with a passion, although I might've just been a pawn that week, the simple fact he put me up when there were other choices pissed me off. At any rate I went off on half the house and became Public Enemy #1.

Lori was continuing to do all she could to upset Dino regarding his sexuality.

Lori: Two of the same "things" = ewwwww if ya catch my drift. Keep on prayin PUSSY cat.
Dino: Eww two humans!
Lori: With dicks!
Dino: You are SO funny.

While Dino was trying to act like Lori's attacks were not bothering him, in truth, they were beginning to break him down.

~Dino Delic~
I think I might have to quit soon, especially if Lori lasts much longer in this game (ie. wins HoH). I wanted to leave personal feelings out of this game and I was doing a great job at that up until now. I'm 17 years old & I'm new to this ~sexuality~ thing, but I thought I was over feeling bad about it at least, but apparently I was mistaken. A fucking game shouldn't be worth that. I'm hoping this depressed state of mind if merely a result of lack of sleep.

But I also have to realize that I have no one to blame but myself, really. I could have [attempted] to take out Lori if I wanted to, and I really think I could have possibly gotten the votes for her to leave, but I agreed with subjecting myself to this, knowing what may have been heading my way. If Lori wants to act this way, I have to remember, this was what I agreed with. I agreed with letting her walk all over me, just to get ahead in the game. It's not her fault we kept her in the game, letting her do this.

And now I'm pretty sure this is gonna backfire, cuz it seems to me that Lori is going to win HoH. If that happens I'll really have to consider what I want to do in this game, and what direction I want to go in next. What's more important to me? Winning a game while degrading myself? Or taking the high road out, allowing myself to lose, while saving my self-respect & dignity?

Dan, meanwhile, felt completely alone. He had not been part of a secure alliance the entire game, and was the only one left out of the loop in the previous eviction.

Dan: I thought people were voting Lori out.
Imogen: Well she obviously wanted everyone to. I was hoping I'd see you around or that someone would tell you about the plan to vote out Makosi.

~Dan Gheesling~
That's a fail, turns out Makosi left.

Now there is no way I can get an alliance going since Lori burned the bridge with JJ. GO FIGURE ANOTHER IDEA/PLAN GETS SHOT DOWN BEFORE I GET THE CHANCE TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT.

You hoped that someone would tell me what to do? Yea mmmk.. sure..

I need to find out who's the final 3 alliance out of the 5 people and then create my own alliance. Then get Lori to win HoH and nominate Dino/Imogen.

Dan knew that he and Lori were the two main outsiders of the house, but he was unsure about the relationships between the other five housemates. Fortunately for him, Billi decided to fill him in.

Billi: Well I think at this point in the game we're kind of the outcasts right now.
Dan: I think so too.
Billi: If neither of us wins this HoH, then we're probably gonna go up against Lori. Unless she wins I guess, one of us will go up against her.
Dan: Yeah. Do you think the other four are tight?
Billi: Yeah, it seems that way. I think Dino and Jess are uber tight from what I've heard.
Dan: I was wondering if it was like those four, or maybe three of the four and someone was on the outs of those four.
Billi: From what I can tell, Dino and Jess are really tight and I think Imogen and JJ are tight, but I'm not 100% sure about that.
Dan: Oh damn. I was hoping JJ was on the outs, because I would like to turn this around.
Billi: Well Lori came to me last night about maybe me, you and her getting together and doing something. Not that I like Lori all that much, but she's extremely desperate.
Dan: I like that idea, because if me and you don't do anything we will just go out next if we don't win HoH.
Billi: Exactly, so we'd be in really good shape if we won this HoH. Because if we can rid of one of the four it will be three versus three.

~Dan Gheesling~
Okay so turns out it's a final four? Billi is on the outs and now an alliance is forming. FINALLY!

Sounds like Billi might actually be going for the HOH win, Lori looks like she is. So if one of those two win this damn HOH, things will be able to flip around in this game. If they don't win HOH then things are not going to be looking good.

No way in hell I'm going to win HOH, let Billi and Lori do their thing and I'll just stay in the middle a little bit and keep talking to these cocks playing a social game.

I'm positive I would stay against anyone b/c "both sides" probably think I'm useless. Just like how they kept Lori in the game.

The HoH Competition is a game of Endurance. Quite simply, the last housemate hanging onto their key will be the new HoH.

Before the competition begins, Imogen and JJ have a quick talk. Billi, being Imogen's secret F2 ally, filled her in on the possible alliance he was making with Dan and Lori. Imogen then decides to relay this info to JJ.

Imogen: FYI, Lori and Dan are trying to get an alliance between them and Billi to counter us four, who they think might be together.
JJ: Oh, so the bulb finally lit in one of their heads.
Imogen: I think Lori is just desperate, hopping from one lap to the next.
JJ: Sounds familiar. Well, I'd like you to win!
Imogen: I'm hoping! My goal is six hours.

Imogen surpasses her goal, lasting for 7.5 hours, thus crushing the competition and becoming the new HoH!

~Dan Gheesling~
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They failed.

Bye Billi or Lori... unless I win veto and save Lori and try to backdoor somone yeah not happening.... bye Lori.

Billi and I are going to have to recruit JJ or... Billi/Lori noms and I save Billi which will expose who's the 4th wheel in the opposing alliance. Lori leaves and Billi/myself align with the 4th wheel person EHHHH EHHH EHHHH???

So now I have to stay safe with Imogen which should be a cake walk since I've liked her and kind of been with her from day 1.

~Lori Valenti~
Makosi was voted off and that set up this week. It was HoH time and I knew I had to win, but of course I fell short once again coming in 3rd in the endurance challenge and the last person I wanted to win...Imogen, became new HoH.

While Lori was disappointed with the HoH results, they rejuvenated Dino, and he now felt ready to continue in the game and not let Lori's attacks get to him.

~Dino Delic~
Nah. I'm not gonna give Lori that satisfaction lol. She is honestly a very sad excuse for a person. She's very poorly educated and she is very, very arrogant and ignorant at the same time. It's sad seeing people like that, because they basically live in an alternate universe... I'm seriously thinking Lori has many psychological issues and if she weren't a bitch to me, I would honestly consider telling her she should see a doctor of some sorts. But since she's a cuntrag to me, I can honestly say I hope to see her psychological issues wilt away at her and cause her a downward spiral. ^___^

While Lori had gone into a downward spiral the previous week, she was determined not to give up on the game, and marched up to Imogen's HoH Room to deliver as convincing a speech as she could muster.

Lori: As of right now you can continue to hate me and put me up with whoever...just realize I am part of the jury phase now.....We can take that public argument between each other...and use it to our advantage....make people think we are fighting.... Play this game, go to the end and win it. YOU KNOW Dino is the most powerful person in this game. YOU KNOW if he makes it to the end he will WIN this game. Think carefully hear Imogen....sure I said some shit to JJ and Dino...that was saying shit to say shit...but now think about the game and strategic gameplay here. I guarantee 110% if you keep me safe, you are safe if I win HoH. My main target would be JJ and Dino. I won't lie and be upfront, if I won HoH I would've put you and Dino up with Dino being the obvious target. But if you save me this week and don't put me up, as a nom or replacement nom then I CAN GUARANTEE your safety.

Imogen, however, was not impressed.

~Imogen Thomas~
Hell yes, bitches. Say hello to your first two-time HOH.

So, as expected, Lori went from being a bitch to me and ignoring me to coming up to my room as soon as I won HOH and she knew her ass was toast. She says that me putting her up would be stupid, but then admits she would have put me up if she had won HOH. How dumb is this bitch?

Before nominations, Imogen has another talk with JJ about who she should put on the block.

JJ: Lori vs Dan does make sort of sense.
Imogen: Are there any other combinations that could also make sense?
JJ: Here's the thing, this is what you're to say. Lori is your main target and primarily deserves to go. In everyone's eyes you'd have to a stick a pawn on that would likely help towards her departure. That rules out Jess and Billi as they are ultimately the least active and have a chance of being evicted agianst Lori (this is all in outside perspective). It's already been established that Dan and me are likely to be the more generic popular ones, and active enough to ensure a Lori departure...
Imogen: I hope you're not saying I should nominate you against Lori.
JJ: No not at all ... I mean we need my vote ... but the voting is what you should perhaps focus on. Dan last round voted out of the loop in comparison to everyone else in the house, he obviously lacks knowledge on what the majority want...
Imogen: That's true.
JJ: Lori vs Jess, Lori vs Billi and Lori vs Dan all make the most sense ... without causing maximum damage ... Billi is likely to get back at you (if we focus on previous challenge wins) and Jess's vote we already know about. We have to at some point defer away from allowing people to think we are all together in an alliance though.
Imogen: If I nominate Jess, I'll have Dino coming after me.
JJ: I'm putting it all into perspective ... I would have suggested you nominate me... but Dino has no vote so that plan wouldn't work.
Imogen: Yeah, I refuse to nominate you on the 0.00001% chance that you'd get the boot.
JJ: That's fair enough, I appreciate that. I just mean I want to break away from this Dino/Jess foursome of ours especially if people are clued on now.. because it means you and Dino will suffer the most from it.
Imogen: So should I nominate Jess/Dino? Or is that too early?
JJ: I think Dino's loyality is still with us. It is waaaay too early for it.

~JJ Bird~
Imogen winning was the best case scenario...only second to me winning obviously. Me and her are very close and have an F2 alliance, so I was filled with joy knowing we'd be safe another round more. She mentioned how Lori/Dan approached Billi due to them thinking the rest of us are aligned. I was wondering what took them this long to figure something was going on? Self centered much! Anyway Imogen made a good point, it's better to have known alliances then enemies and even if they do know, big deal, there isn't much they can do about it. More importantly, if I was thinking selfishly, I would be third in line for the boot, if they were to take us out one by one.

I chucked my name in the mix, simply because I think it will be good for me and Imogen to try and defer any suspicion of us being together. But it's a risk, a big risk and Dino having no vote till next week (from the PoV a couple rounds ago) doesn't help matters.

Imogen also discusses plans for the week with her closest ally, Billi, to make sure they are still on the same page.

Imogen: I wanted to double check with you, Lori/Dan as the noms?
Billi: Yeah, that's fine.
Imogen: Okay, just making sure. I'm going to put you as the last key again and say I was debating between putting you or Dan up.
Billi: My whole deal is that I'm concerned about having to play against Dino in the next HoH.
Imogen: Yeah, fair enough. Do you think I should nom Dino/Jess then?
Billi: There's good way for you to get rid of him and stay under the radar about it.
Imogen: Backdoor him?
Billi: Well, what do you think?
Imogen: I could be convinced for sure. Tell me what you're thinking.
Billi: I think from the standpoint that like next week I would have to play against either Dino or Lori in the HoH, and I'd rather play against Lori. But I don't want you to have to like blow your cover. It's 100% completely up to you, but that's where my head is at. I've got your back no matter what you do.
Imogen: If I put Dino up, Dino would almost certainly win veto and I'd be fucked. He'd have to be backdoored if we want him out.
Billi: Yeah.
Imogen: What we could do, is I nominate Lori/Dan. Then me, you or maybe even JJ win veto, veto Dan and be all savior like, and then I name Dino as my replacement nom?

~Imogen Thomas~
I really thought about putting up Jess/Dino because I know they have to be broken up at some point, but I think now is too early, especially since Dino would have a good shot at winning the veto even though he's a Have Not. I have thought about the possibility of backdooring him this round, though. That would leave the following people to play for HOH next round: Jessica, JJ, Billi, Dan, and Lori. Out of those five, JJ or Billi would almost certainly win, which would be brilliant for me since those are my two closest allies. I've discussed this possibility with Billi and, depending on how the nominations are received and the veto plays out, it just might happen. There is still a failsafe, though - evicting Lori. And that very well may happen, too. It's just too early (at least pre-veto) to turn on my alliance of me/JJ/Dino/Jess or Billi. That only leaves Lori and Dan as people that I can nominate this week and that's what has happened. Now, I just have to hope that whoever wins HOH next week can keep my ass safe. It's about to get ugly in here!!

At the nomination ceremony, Imogen decides to play it safe.

Imogen: I have nominated Lori and Dan for eviction. Lori, I imagine it's no surprise that you have been nominated. The two of us have had quite the tumultuous relationship, but I don't really hate you. I'm just frustrated at your all-over-the-place game play. You have tried to work everyone this entire game, telling everything to everyone and telling anything to anyone to advance yourself. While I admire your dedication to fight to stay (if we ignore all of last round's "vote me out immediately!" shenanigans), it is your mouth, your actions, and your double dealing that have put you in the position you're in now. It's as simple as this: you told too many different people in the game too much and those people, shockingly, actually talked to each other and compared notes. Everyone knows that you are paranoid and full of lies, Lori, which is why people don't trust you. The funny thing is that if you had just stayed calm from the start of the jury phase on, you wouldn't have shot yourself in the foot. Dan, the man. I'm so sorry that I've had to nominate you. Hopefully, you can appreciate that Lori is my main target. However, I had to nominate a second person and I've chosen you.
Dino: Oh myy. Thank you, Imogen! Good luck.
Dan: Not a problem. Good luck Lori.
JJ: Thank you for my key, best of luck Dan. Though I hope you won't need the luck

~JJ Bird~
Anyway, so after grave discussion, Imogen went with our initial plan and take out Lori and put her up against Dan. This made a lot of sense, but it does look like it's not superb gameplay, as neither are remotely threatening. Lori, whilst showcased her inane ability to be annoying and rude, also threatens the safety of Imogen and Dino so I understood her decision.

Lori remained silent after Imogen's epic and when I say epic ... I mean EPIC nomination speech which summed up Lori all in one! Dan is up as a pawn.

While the odds seemed to be stacked against Lori, she still had a glimmer of hope. Because of a PoV competition that occurred two weeks ago, Dino was unable to cast eviction votes. Therefore, it wasn't a sure thing that Lori would be evicted.

~Lori Valenti~
I knew I was going up but I prayed that it was not Billi and myself going up because I knew he had my back, I hope he had my back. I didn't want to see Dan either because I had small reservations maybe I can trust him. I was mostly hoping for JJ but it didn't happen, Dan got the bid with me and we were the nominees.

I will continue my antics but what people don't realize is I have a golden key...that golden key by the name of Billi. Billi was always behind me from the beginning, all that bullshit flirting was really working, wow. At any rate, Jessica told me she'd vote to keep me but I didn't know how to feel about that. I didn't know who to really trust in this game.

I thought to myself, JJ will vote me out, Billi would keep me, Dino has no vote this round so Jessica is the deciding vote. I really don't know what to think so I will keep the friendship with her still good.

His inability to vote was also on Dino's mind, as he knew that if one of the nominees got off the block, it could complicate the situation.

~Dino Delic~
Why is Dan nominated? WHY?

Wow. I can't vote this week, right?
So if Billi wins veto, saves Dan... fuck.
I'm thinking JJ would go up between him and Jess?
[just thinking guys vs girls in our f4]
Then if JJ went up, Billi/Dan keep Lori.
2-1 JJ would leave. FUCK.

Billi can NOT win. ;_;

Dan was surprised by his nomination, as he had felt close to Imogen. Imogen therefore had to work on smoothing over her bond with him.

Imogen: Hey, Dan. Sorry about the nomination. I guarantee the votes are there for you to stay.
Dan: No worries.
Imogen: Okay, good. I just want Lori gone so bad for all of us, so I had to pair a villain with a good guy for the best shot of that happening.
Dan: Yeah, as long as she doesn't win veto.
Imogen: Well if she does win veto, I'll put up Billi and he'll easily get voted out over you.
Dan: Do you think so?
Imogen: Oh yeah. People know he's just a random floater. But I don't see Lori winning any competitions.
Dan: Haha, I don't see her winning either.
Imogen: So you should be fine. Honestly, if you went home this week, I would eat my own poop.

~Imogen Thomas~
I just spoke with Dan briefly about me nominating him and he doesn't seem to have a big problem with it, or he's at least not trying to rock the boat. I affirmed to him that the votes were there to keep him and I even told him that I'd put Billi up against him if Lori won the veto, which is clearly not true. Anyway, as usual, not much out of old DannyBoy, but a bit more than he normally gives which is all I can ask at this point.

~Dan Gheesling~
Go fuck yourself sideways.

It's time for the PoV Drawings. As there are only seven housemates remaining, just one will be unable to compete for the Power of Veto. Jessica and Dino are randomly chosen to compete, while Dan draws the "Housemate's Choice" ball, meaning he gets to choose between Billi and JJ to play.

Dan: Billi.
JJ: We should all get to play. *sulks* Dan, any particular reason as to why you didn't pick me?
Dam: No, just random between you two. I'm sorry.

~JJ Bird~
I can't believe that I am the ONLY one not play POV, that is so out of order. And I was prepared to call Dan out on his decision to pick Billi and not me.

He won Houseguest's choice and picked Billi. Not only did he just say his name, but he also provided no reason as to why he picked him over me! I really thought that was rude, very predictable but rude nonetheless. His reply was even more pathetic then his existence. All in all, I'm not playing. I hope whoever wins decides not to change the nominations. Lori must NOT win...

Question , how do you pick randomly between two people, but make no indication of this 'random' choice when you make your decision? Instead you just utter the one name, with no reason given either way. How can this be a random decision? And how can I be forced to accept this kind of excuse?

While JJ was upset by being unable to play for the Veto, Lori was thrilled by Dan's decision, as she felt confident that Billi would save her if he won the PoV.

~Lori Valenti~
I was in, Imogen was in and Dan was in...Those were the obvious ones...I cringed when I saw Dino in, when Jessica got picked I didn't really know how to think....I guess I STILL dunno what to think.....and finally Dan had house guest choice.

Once I saw this I quickly told Billi to tell him that he'd save him if he won POV and he just wanted to play and compete. So I was happy when I saw 2 mins later Dan chose Billi. I was ecstatic. I knew Billi was playing for me and I was of course playing with me.

The veto competition is called Junkyard. In each round, the housemates estimate the amount of a certain item. The person closest to the actual answer earns a point, while the person furthest from the actual answer is eliminated. Ultimately, Billi steps up to the plate and wins his first Power of Veto.

~Lori Valenti~
I was hoping for a elimination type event which is what we had, I told Jessica and Billi before hand let's target Dino/Imogen then JJ. Then Dan. Then in reality it would've been Jessica and then Billi for me to win it.

Luckily Billi came through, had he not I would be gone this week 110%. Billi won POV, so I knew he'd be a man of his word and save me.

Dino, on the other hand, is devastated by the results, as Billi winning the veto was exactly what he had feared. Knowing that he would be unable to vote in this week's eviction, he came up with a plan that unknowingly played into what Imogen had already wanted to do.

Dino: Put me up if he uses it, cause I can't vote. Then Jessica and JJ can keep me.
Imogen: Are you sure?
Dino: Yeah, it's the only way to be sure.

~Dino Delic~
Well the worst case scenario actually happened. (-_______-) But luckily I spoke to Imogen about it first. She shared the same fears as I did (so glad we've been on the same page, I'm loving this girl.) And I told her if this happened, I HAD to go up. Like, there was no other option if we wanted to save our alliance. Billi saves Lori, and if she put up Jessica/JJ like she was planning on, then I wouldn't have been able to vote, due to penalties, and then Lori/Billi would have had a 2-1 majority to take out whoever they wanted (aka. JJ/Jessica). But I told her to put ME up, so JJ and Jessica could keep me, and she would be able to do so in the tiebreaker situation <333 yay. Hope this works and I'm not blindsided. :\ That would epically suck.

~Imogen Thomas~
Is he on crack? This turned out perfectly! Now, I won't be an asshole when I nominate him. I've already cleared it with Jessica (per Dino's permission) and I'll just need to get JJ on board and it'll be a done deal. And if Billi takes Dan off the block, we'll still have the votes to backdoor Dino. This is going to be great! This is one of the first times in the game, though, that I honestly don't know what's going to happen at the POV ceremony - who Billi will save. I told him to do what he thought was best, since I trust him completely. We'll see! Either way, Dino is going up and his ass is gone. Do I feel bad? A bit. But it's necessary. Unless people start coming after me now as a power / challenge threat. Eek!

Imogen immediately tells Billi about Dino volunteering to go up, and they discuss their plan more in detail.

Imogen: I can't believe he suggested that to me.
Billi: It works out perfectly. We have to pretend like I'm making a deal with you to try to convince you to put Dino up.
Imogen: Haha, okay.
Billi: But this is the gameplan, right? I use it on Lori, you put up Dino.
Imogen: On Lori!?
Billi: That was the plan, right?
Imogen: I thought you'd be using it on Dan.
Billi: It'd be easier to convince JJ if I took off Lori. At this point everyone has to know I'm with Lori, and there's no way Lori would vote to keep Dino.
Imogen: I won't tell Lori about the plan, but she'll vote that way anyway.
Billi: Well it might be better if you bring her in on it.
Imogen: Well if I tell her about the plan to backdoor Dino, she'll rat me out.
Billi: I don't think so. If she wins HoH there's no reason for her to not put you up. If you make a deal with her now, she might stick to it.

Billi had a master plan in the works to keep both him and Imogen safe next week. After getting Imogen on board with making a deal with Lori, he got Lori to agree to it as well, and then just needed to fill Dan in on the plan to backdoor Dino.

Billi: Okay, here's the deal. Do you trust me?
Dan: Yes.
Billi: I have a way that me, you, Lori, we all stay. But to do so I have to use the veto on Lori. I just made a deal with Imogen. She's going to put up Dino against you. Me and Lori will absolutely 100% vote Dino out, and Imogen will send him home. What do you think?
Dan: No, she's playing you.
Billi: She's not.
Dan: Dino can't vote this round.
Billi: Right.
Dan: There's no way she'd vote him out over me. You know those four are together. If you want Lori to stay over me that's fine, but I think you have a greater chance to get someone like JJ to work with us three.
Billi: I don't know what I'm doing yet, but you're not going home.
Dan: There's no reason for them to keep me, especially over one in her alliance.

With Dan freaking out about the plan, Billi brought everyone involved together to discuss it, and try to ease Dan's paranoia.

Billi: Okay guys, here's the deal. Imogen has agreed to put up Dino to go home if we three agreed not to put her on the block next week.
Lori: I agree. If Dino goes up and out, I will not put her up.
Dan: I agree if you save me. Otherwise there's a reason I can't trust it.
Billi: I'll use the veto on Lori.
Lori: Omgg thank you.
Dan: Then no deal. Send me to jury.
Billi: You're not going anywhere.
Lori: Please save me. I will vote to keep Dan over Dino.
Billi: I am.
Dan: I'm not agreeing to it.
Imogen: Dan, we only need two votes: Billi and Lori, and I will break the tie to save you.
Lori: I will vote to keep Dan 10000%. I swear.
Dan: So break the tie to save Lori? Otherwise you have some backhanded plan.
Billi: There is no other plan.
Imogen: It's Billi's choice to save who he wants.
Billi: The plan is to vote Dino out. THAT'S the plan.
Dan: I don't agree.
Billi: You don't agree to get rid of the strongest challenge player in the game?
Dan: You would have put Dino up in the first place then.
Imogen: No, because we couldn't risk him winning the veto.

Refusing to believe the plan was genuine, Dan stormed off, leaving the other three confused.

Imogen: Well if we can't trust Dan's vote, he should stay up as a nominee.
Billi: Right, but Dino should go. That's good for everyone.
Lori: I'm in agreement with that.
Imogen: If the three of us want to win challenges going forward, it's the only way.

~Dan Gheesling~
These people are fucking rookies.

#1 What the fuck is Imogen doing? She's trying to stay safe with a deal from every single person in the house now?

#2 What the fuck is Billi doing? Trying to be a fucking cock? Yes I think so.

#3 What am I doing? I'm playing the mind games that Big Brother needs to have, fuck these assholes. If they want to vote out Dino then be my fucking guest, I'll secure a jury vote from Dino and I'll be in beautiful position next week as I rat Imogen out to JJ/Jessica. I'll be smack dab in the middle.

And if I leave, then I can tell Billi to fuck off and have fun being the most manipulated little bitch in this season.

Either way I'm sitting pretty.

Now I go back into the chat and accept the deal.. let the mind fucks begin.

Dan walks back into the room, and has a change of heart.

Dan: I accept the deal.
Billi: Now that's what I like to hear.
Imogen: Okay. Dan, Lori, you'll both see that I'm good to my word.
Lori: Thank you Billi! Thank you Imogen!

~Imogen Thomas~
Wow, a lot just happened. Basically Billi got me, him, Lori, and Dan into a chat together and proposed a deal that if we got rid of Dino this round, that Lori and Dan would both keep me safe next round if either of them got HOH. They agreed (though Dan was the hold out for a while), so it looks like things are a go! All I have to worry about is Jessica getting HOH next week and getting revenge on me.

~Lori Valenti~
We plotted to save me, put up Dino, Billi and myself vote him out and Imogen gets the tie breaker vote if need be. Imogen, regardless of what she said, had no choice but to agree to this....She knows Dino has 0 votes this week...If she put up Jessica, we would've cut a deal with Dan to get him to come over and booted jessica, in which case it would be dino/jj/imogen vs. billi/dan/myself or option two would be to put up jj in which case again JJ would've went bye bye and it woulda been dino/imogen/jessica vs. billi/dan/myself....THE KEY to this is that Imogen will not get to compete in HoH so she does NOT control her destiny next week, so she did the smart thing and gave in.

Imogen had another private talk with Dan to make sure he was now comfortable with the plan.

Imogen: Dude, I know you don't trust me. That's fine. But you're safe this week no matter who Billi uses the veto on. It's that simple.
Dan: I trust you if you do it.
Imogen: I will.
Dan: Otherwise I'll be on jury and it won't matter anymore.
Imogen: Frankly, Dino's much better in challenges than you, so it makes all the sense in the world for me to get rid of him over you. Plus if I was lying straight to your face, that'd be a dumb ass way to get your jury vote.

~Dan Gheesling~
Now I pull a little sweet sugar on them, and they think they have me by the fish hook. If I stay then it's def game on and I'll be sitting in the fucking middle.

If I leave, then I leave.

Billi, meanwhile, was gloating in the success of a genius plan.

~Billi Bhatti~
I WON THE VETO, I'm not surprised to be honest, I knew I was a fucking badass from the beginning, it just took a while for me to embrace my inner badassedness.... yeah... that must be it.

Regardless, this veto was HUUUUUGE. I concocted an evil scheme to get rid of Dino this round and I brought in Lori, Dan and Imogen to get the job done.

First I convinced Imogen that it would be best that I used the veto on Lori in order to get Dino put on the block. Luckily for me, Dino volunteered his stupid ass to get nominated, so there won't be any backlash until Dino walks out the door this week. Easy peezy, japaneezy.

Me and Lori are going to vote for Dino so even if JJ and Jess both decide to keep him, Imogen will split the tie and it will be GAME OVER. GOD I'M SUCH A GENIUS.

Not to mention the fact I got Lori and Dan cut a deal with Imogen to not put him up next round, so now shes got a little bit of a cushion coming from the people who actually wanted her out up to this point.

This plan is working PERFECTLY, and like I told Imogen earlier, if we cant beat JJ, Jess, Lori, and Dan to make it to the F2, then we don't deserve to make it there.

Before the veto ceremony, Imogen and Lori sat down to talk one to one, and try to resolve some of their differences.

Imogen: In all honesty, I don't hate you.
Lori: I don't hate you either. 100% honest.
Imogen: I just didn't understand why you were always so paranoid and talking to everyone.
Lori: That's the thing. I was talking with everyone, not plotting with everyone.
Imogen: If we make a deal to keep each other safe, and actually mean it, it could be a smart plan to keep fighting in public and keep each other safe in the mean time.
Lori: That may be a good idea.
Imogen: I guess my question to you is how can I be sure I can trust you? I want to trust you.
Lori: I want to trust you too. I can be trusted.
Imogen: Well you'll see you can trust me when I boot Dino this round.
Lori: Once you do that, you are golden in my eyes.

~Imogen Thomas~
Lori and I just had a VERY interesting and shockingly honest conversation. It seems like we're back in each others good graces for now and that the targets next round would be Jessica and JJ for being super floaters.

~Lori Valenti~
Imogen and I did "clear the air" somewhat. I don't know how much of it was real and how much was fluff. She made us promise to not put her up next week, I agreed to this as did Dan and Billi. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS BIG BROTHER AND PROMISES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN...IT ALL REMAINS TO BE SEEN....

At the veto ceremony, the plan goes into full effect, with Imogen and Lori pretending to still be enemies.

Billi: Welcome to the motha fuckin POV ceremony, I'm yo host Masta B. Ya'll niggas been down wit me dis entire game and ya'll know what I brings to da table. I won dis shit fair and square and Ima be makin my decision all up in dis bitch. I have decided to use da Power a Vedo on the bitch wit da flyest booty and da biggest welfare check in all da house. LORI - I SAVE YOU! Imogen, get yo bitch ass up hurr and make a replacement.
Imogen: Ugh, clearly this is not what I was expecting to happen this round. I wish I could nominate Billi for being a racist asshole, but unfortunately the rules say that I can't since he won the veto. Where's a coup de tat when I need one? That only leaves me with three possible options: Dino, Jessica, and JJ. Dino, since you volunteered to be the replacement nominee when we talked earlier, I think I'd like to take you up on your offer if that's OK. Dino, get your gorgeous butt up on that nomination chair, please. Oh, but check the seat first for any crabs that Lori may have left behind. ::shudders:: With that said, this veto ceremony is adjourned.
Lori: Thank you Billi! And Imogen you speak loudly for someone who is not in the HoH next week....I'd choose my words wisely...you CRAB INFESTED whore.

~Lori Valenti~
SO I'VE BEEN SAVED....FINAL 6 PLEASE WELCOME LORI V!!

That's right bitches...I have ran my mouth...I have cursed others, I have attacked sexuality, I've done it all and I am STILL FUCKIN HERE! It doesn't matter if you aren't a challenge whore, if you have strong social skills and strategic you WILL go far in this game and I am a prime example. There is no way I should still be here right now yet I am.

Here is where my head is at right now. Dino is going up, in the event Imogen renigs on her deal she is target #1, she's not that stupid though...So Dino is gone, Billi and I vote him out with Imogen getting the tiebreaker vote.

TO SUM IT ALL UP, AMERICA YA GIRL WITH THE CURVES IS STILL IN THE HOUSE AND WILL BE IN THIS HOUSE AND RUN THIS HOUSE...I WILL BE THE LAST ONE TO LEAVE THIS HOUSE...

Despite harboring so much resentment for Dino, Lori played nice and attempted to find out why he had volunteered to go up on the block.

Lori: Something's off, Imogen said you volunteered.
Dino: I thought I'd be against you.
Lori: So basically if you win HoH next week, I'm up again.
Dino: Yeah, I guess. I mean you can't take back what you said, and neither can I.
Lori: Okay, well at least you're honest. So is it safe to say you'd put me up, you'd vote me out and I won't have your jury vote in the miracle I end in f2?
Dino: Um yes for the first two I would think.
Lori: I felt stabbed in the back. That's why I snapped. We talk all nice, next thing you know I'm up. In my head I'm like, you are a good competitor, I need to be with someone like you. Was I going to ride your coattails? Honestly, yes. But I wasn't going to screw you. I suck at challenges.
Dino: Clearly you don't. You did well in endurance and came close to winning veto.
Lori: Meh, close doesn't get you anywhere.
Dino: Billi winning apparently does.

~Dino Delic~
Awkward convo with Lori. But it was nice. I'm glad we could talk completely rationally and straight forward with no BS.

~Lori Valenti~
Imogen - You're still a bitch but I may have to work with you to get further in this game.

Billi - Thank you for having my back and thank you for being so easily manipulated, you're small head is doing all the thinking, luckily for me.....fuckin loser.

JJ - You are a fuckin floater and trying to imitate Sophie from last season, if things go right you WILL BE next!

Jessica - You little whorebag, you were the one who was dickin everyone and YOU were the freakin rat. I hope you get what's coming for you bitch!

Dan - Just shut the fuck up and enjoy the free ride to final 5 and possibly final 4...you will end up going at some point, just dunno when.

Dino - YOU ARE A FUCKIN DOUCHEBAG, YOU NEVER HAD TO PUT ME UP, YOU DID AND LOOK WHERE YOU ARE AT NOW.....ASSHOLE, YOU DID ALL THE BLOODY WORK AND NOW PEOPLE TURNED ON YOU....GOOD JOB DICK.

I VOTE TO EVICT DINO!

LOOK OUT FOR MORE LORI AND BB CURVE....SHIT IS JUST POPPIN OFF.....GOTTA LOVE LORI!

Billi and Jessica both voted as they were expected. Billi, as the core instigator behind the backdoor plan, obviously voted to evict Dino, while Jessica had no idea about the plan, and was sad about having to vote out Dan.

~Billi Bhatti~
This is an absolute no brainer, getting rid of the biggest challenge threat in the game other than Imogen over Dan... who's just kinda there. Dino is going to be FUCKING BLINDSIDED and it is going to be soooo sweet. Laterz brah.

I vote to evict... DINO.

P.S. I would just like to point out AGAIN, that this whole getting rid of Dino plan was 100% my idea, SO GIVE ME SOME FUCKIN LOVE!

~Jessica Hughbanks~
I was so excited when Imogen won HOH. It was the best thing that could have happened. Now, the worst thing happened. I'm still aligned with Lori, unfortunately. I wanted Billi gone, in all honestly. I'm the least comfortable with him in the game out of everyone. Now I'm stuck throwing every competition because it would require me to make decisions that would ruin my game and lose me jury votes.

I vote to evict Dan. I love Dan. He was so nice. SORRY DAN ;_;

Only JJ remained to vote, and before he did, Imogen approached him to explain her reasoning for the backdoor plan, which he had not been included in.

Imogen: Billi decided he wanted to use the veto on Lori as a way to get rid of Dino.
JJ: Is that his only aim? To get rid of Dino? Has he got any other plans?
Imogen: Not that I can tell. I don't think he'd be stupid enough to permanently attach himself to Lori. I think he wants Lori and Jess out right after Dino.
JJ: Well I don't know, he's such a crazy player right now.
Imogen: The crazy thing is, during the veto Dino came up to be and volunteered to go up over you and Jess. So that's why I put him up.
JJ: Well obviously that works... his own fault for giving up his vote for three weeks.
Imogen: But that I remembered a conversation you and I had about splitting up Dino/Jess sooner than later. So I wanted to see where your head was at about voting out Dino over Dan.
JJ: Here's the thing... I love Dino. But he'll kick our butts if he ever gets to final two.
Imogen: Right.
JJ: But I'd feel dreadful for Dino...
Imogen: Yeah, but it was going to have to happen anyway.

~Imogen Thomas~
I just had a good talk with JJ. He seems a bit conflicted about this vote, but I hope I managed to convince him to boot Dino (so I don't have to be the one to break the tie and be the ultimate bad guy). I really hope that booting Dino doesn't come back to bite me since I'll be the best challenge whore remaining, but I feel confident with JJ and Billi so my only main worries are Lori, Dan, and Jessica. Out of those three, Lori is the only one that has a shot at winning a challenge, so she's my only main worry right now, but I should have a deal with her next round to stay safe on the off chance that she wins HOH.

~JJ Bird~
Every week there is something new to think about. I would have much preferred Lori staying on the block at least it would be a lot calmer. At this rate, Billi's shaking things up has left a few questions left to be answered.

Why is Billi so keen on getting Dino out and is he going to stop there?

Why did he decide to take Lori down, was there a different motive?

Why is Imogen so keen on this plan working?

The final question is one that I'm having a hard time getting my head around. When I suggested it earlier in the week to put them up for a simple 'We're not aligned cause I nominated one of them' theory, she shot it back and said that it was 'too soon'.

Then Billi approaches her with this idea and suddenly she is up in arms in wanting to roll with this idea?

It's frustrating because I like Imogen a lot and we work incredibly well together. But are her and Billi aligned that is the question? And if they are ... will there be any room for me in the long run? Of course there will be.. I'll be supposedly easier to beat in the long run with my recent no win in competitions record.

Dino and Jessica do need breaking up before they tried anything out of the ordinary. I get on best with Dino and Imogen, I was relying on Dino's help to get through the game. But lets face facts, despite my really close friendship with Dino, he will kick my butt when it came down F2. Which is also what Imogen will do, so I'm having second thoughts honouring our eventual F2 alliance. I'm not saying I want her gone yet, but keeping it in my mind is helpful.

I'm weighing out my options, this one is going to be tricky.

Realizing that the tides were beginning to turn, JJ tried to regain footing by making amends with Lori, who had made homophobic remarks about both him and Dino last week.

JJ: How're you?
Lori: Umm, okay. You?
JJ: I saw that you were the only one up so I thought I'd say hi.
Lori: I find that shocking.
JJ: Why so?
Lori: Well last time we talked, you were giving me shit.
JJ: I don't agree with your opinions and you don't agree with ... homosexuality. Big deal, lets move on.
Lori: Meh, truth is we know what the truth is. You're with Dino/Imogen and probably the whole house. I'm by myself and got one lucky week.
JJ: That is so far from the truth that it really makes me sick that you even bother trying to push that as the truth.
Lori: K. I think we should end this conversation here if we aren't going to be real with each other. One question: who are you evicting this week?
JJ: Ultimately I have no interest in sharing anything with you as I find you to be untrustworthy and I think that your attempts at spreading rumours are poor and embarrassing frankly.
Lori: Okay, well thanks for talking to me. Anything else you'd like to tell me?
JJ: Hmm, I don't think so. Good luck with HoH. And I genuinely mean that.
Lori: Thanks. Take Care.
JJ: x
Lori: What's "x" mean?
JJ: It's a kiss.
Lori: Why are you kissing me? I thought... yanno... not going to get into that again.
JJ: Get over yourself, I think you're taking this simulation things a bit too far.
Lori: Umm, k. Take care JJ. Have a good one.

~JJ Bird~
I tried, I failed, She's vile.

JJ was still undecided in his vote, and was approached by Dan for some campaigning.

Dan: I dunno what you and Dino have, but if I stay and have your vote, I would like to work with you. I've just been floating around in this game so far.
JJ: I like the idea of working with you. Other than talking with Dino and getting on well with him, I don't have anything tying me to him.

~JJ Bird~
Dan, to my knowledge, has competed in a total of … 12 competitions (if you exclude Have/Have Not for a second). How many has he won … 0 … nothing…nada…zilch. He has competed in more than every other housemate and still holds a shameless record. This is useful, as he will be a dead cert to beat in the final. He hasn’t applied any social effort and is a candidate most of the jury will dislike, which will result in a comfortable victory for me. Dan is also very timid and easy to push around, judging by the few things he has said; he won’t be much of a problem in the long run. He also offered me an alliance; one I have no intention of honouring.

Before it was time to vote, Imogen approached JJ again, determined to secure his vote against Dino.

Imogen: I'm willing to break the tie, but I don't trust Lori as a secure second vote against Dino.
JJ: I mean if we trust Lori's word and it's Jess and me vs Billi and Lori then it's a tie and it falls on you ... how will you go about that?
Imogen: My only thought though is that if it's 2-2, I'm probably still going to break the tie against Dino, so you might as well vote to keep Dan and save face.
JJ: Because getting rid of Dino now is important?
Imogen: That's my gut feeling.

~Imogen Thomas~
So, our plan worked and I convinced JJ that I wasn't sure of Lori's vote, I made sure he voted against Dino too so I wouldn't have to be the ultimate bad guy and break the tie. Now, the blood is more on JJ's hands. Sorry, JJ. O:)

Imogen's plan did indeed work, as JJ went along with voting to evict his close friend, Dino.

~JJ Bird~
My final two alliance partner is officially Imogen. Nothing will change that, this means that even if my mind wanted, I almost would not take Dino to the final with me for a number of reasons. My allegiance is solely with Imogen, I’m pretty sure he has an F2 alliance and outside friendship with Jessica and he will kick my butt in the final 2. Granted he ever takes me there, our plan was to initially take Jessica out leaving Dino helpless and reliant on me and Imogen. I think one thing that made Imogen agree with Billi’s plan this week is because she knows of how close me and Dino really are. She wants to shift him out so that my sole alliance member is her, which in her defence is fair dos. I was comfortably sitting and assuming that had Dino, me and Imogen went to F3 together that they would both take me, for a variety of different reasons but mainly cause I created a strong enough loyal bond with them both. The trouble is, they both would beat me, just because already, more than half way through and they have done loads in this game competition wise, where as I have done … nothing. That aspect hurts a lot but I have to be practical about this. If I could genuinely take Dino out of this position then I would but it is partally his fault he is here. Him pointlessly trying to win that POV whenever it was, put him in a compromising position. He acted with impulse and managed to come out worse than even the nominees.

Having weighed out my options and thinking about it long and hard for hours, I have decided that the person I will be evicting this week… is... Dino.

That meant Dino was in for a shock at the eviction ceremony.

Bianca: Big Brother house, this is Bianca. Dan, and Dino... the votes have been counted and verified and I can now reveal... that by a vote of 3 to 1... the sixth person to be evicted from the BBCurve house is... Dino! Dino, it's now time to say your goodbyes, I'm coming to get you!
Dan: Thanks for keeping me guys.
Dino: Wow, I got played. I wish someone could have let me know beforehand... but congrats Dan. Good luck I guess. And... buy guys. :-\
Billi: WTF I'm sorry Dino, I voted to keep you... oh wait, no I didn't. BAI!

Dino was officially off to join Kaysar and Makosi in the jury house. Now, with alliances completely shaken up, will the secret duo of Billi and Imogen continue to dominate the game? Or could Lori, who now had a new lease on life, turn the tides? And how would Jessica fare without her best friend, Dino? With four evictions to go until the finale, it was sure to be a photo finish.