Episode 3

[Big Brother]

Episode 3: "We're fucked. And not in a good way."

The housemates were gathered in the living room for the eviction ceremony. The result was a blowout...

Porsche: I can now reveal... that by a vote of 10 to 0... the third person to be evicted from the BBPearl house is... LYDIA! Lydia, it's now time to say your goodbyes. I'm coming to get you!

April had survived by a landslide, and none of the housemates were particularly upset to see Lydia go.

~James Rhine~
Life without Lydiot in the house has been 10 times more chill than it was when she was here. I don't have to listen to some half drunk 12 year old screaming about how she has a parasite or how she thinks she scratched her tattoo off. It's so tranquil.

~April Lewis~
Oh my gosh, I survived! ;D
I didn't even get a single vote... Game On Sophie!!

~Sophie Reade~
Lydia is finally gone. Even though it was kind of sucky that it was me wasting all the effort I put into winning those competitions during week 2 just to get Lydia out, everyone seems to be glad that she's out for good.

Once the tattooed lady had officially left the house, it was time for the next HoH competition, and the housemates were eager to compete.

Porsche: This competition is called Face the Facts. Sophie, as outgoing HoH, you are not eligible to compete. Each round we will ask you a question about the BBPearl game. The first housemate to answer incorrectly will be eliminated. But if everyone answers correctly, then the last housemate to answer will be eliminated. We will continue until only one remains and becomes the new HoH!

~Brian Hart~
Last week was so dull. It was like, we knew Lydia was going home, and we just had to wait patiently. There wasn't really any excitement. If I win HoH, I'd like to spice things up. I may never win HoH, so if I won, I'd be damn sure to do what I want!

After several rounds and eliminations, only Aaron, Brian and James remain. James is eliminated next, leaving Aaron and Brian to fight it out in the final round.

~James Rhine~
Grrr.... I'm so frustrated with myself. Brian or Aaron is going to be HoH this week. As crazy as it sounds, I really want Aaron to get it. I'm pretty sure if he gets it I can have a huge influence on nominations. If Brian gets it, the craziest person in our alliance has the power to do whatever he wants, and I don't trust that at all.

Porsche: True or False: There are a total of 25 members registered to the BBPearl forum.

Aaron and Brian both buzz in the correct answer, False, meaning the winner will be determined by time.

Porsche: Congratulations, Aaron! You are the new Head of Household!
James: Congrats A-Rod!

~James Rhine~
AHHHH! I'm so excited! Last week with Sophie, I had almost no influence on nominations, but this week, I'm practically in control of what's going to happen. I know I'm safe, I can still play both Sophie and Aaron, and I can basically do whatever the hell I want. I'm HoH and I didn't even win. Puppet Master much.

~Brian Hart~
I just got SECOND in ANOTHER FUCKING COMPETITION. BULLSHIT! I just want to cry. It's worse than doing poorly in everything, because then you're just not good, whereas this is a slap in the fucking face. I hope Aaron keeps me safe. He's supposedly the PFHMS's "fifth wheel". We'll see.

Aaron's victory seemed to mean that the newbies could breathe easy for the week, but as added insurance, April took the opportunity to secure a tight bond with the new HoH.

~April Lewis~
Aaron and I have been getting a lot closer, and we secured a final two deal tonight! So I now have a final two deal with Ragan and Aaron... and they don't like each other, and I just see it as I'm diversifying my investments. Aaron and I talked all night and we just hit it off great, it helps that he's the HoH also... but I promise I didn't seal the deal with him only because he has the power this week.

~Aaron Allard-Morgan~
April asked me for a final 2 alliance, now I like April a lot so course I said yes. But I have to assume she offered this to other people. I am thinking Ragan, I think April is very close with Ragan. I may need that to be split up.

Meanwhile, April's other final two partner, Ragan sensed that Aaron may be after him.

~Ragan Fox~
Brian really dissapointed me with not winning this HoH after getting so close. Aaron and I don't have a friendship or anything so I am gonna get my fat ass nominated and all I can say is fuck you Aaron. You should have given me a chance. I might not be up front nominated but I'll be replacement-nom forsure and I might go! UGH I wish I woulda stayed longer in the comp but I didn't so I am just sad for myself. Ugh ugh ugh.

Ragan wasn't the only veteran to be worried. Former BBStorm winner Sophie had plenty of fears of her own.

~Sophie Reade~
Aaron comes out victorious and to be honest I am pretty nervous. Mainly because I've questioned his true intentions with me to James. James could VERY well use this opportunity to throw me under the bus, but at the same time he should know I'd be damn determined to stay this week and nail the veto no matter what. I think their safest bet is truly a backdoor which is something that scares me so much because of the veto picks; if I'm not chosen to compete in the veto and one of the rookies win I'm done for pretty much. This is a very stressful situation. My fellow veterans really need to step it up and help me pull this together because once I go down, they are all next on the chopping block after me.

With her back against the wall, Sophie goes to her close friend Aisleyne and comes up with a defense strategy.

~Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace~
I was just chilling out in the bedroom on my own when Sophie comes over and perches herself on the end of my bed, so naturally I sit up and grab my glass of wine, I see the look in her eyes, I know she means business.

Sophie: This is intense. I have the feeling I'm on the spotlight. Like I'm the target.
Aisleyne: I haven't heard anything.
Sophie: I think I am starting to put the pieces together.
Aisleyne: Explain, tits.
Sophie: James, Aaron, Brian and Sarah are most likely an alliance. They are gunning to backdoor me. They think you and I are very close. So right now my goal is to get the veterans that survive together and reel in Drew somehow.
Aisleyne: We can do it tits.
Sophie: If you support me 100% we will be the final two. And even if I were to lose to you, I don't care.
Aisleyne: I want that.
Sophie: I trust you 125%.
Aisleyne: You're legit my #1.

~Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace~
Sophie and I are going to take this game by storm, play both sides and gather as much information as we can. I know this girl, she knows me, we have it in us and we can do it.

The veterans were right to be worried. All of them were potential targets in Aaron's mind.

Michelle: YOU DID IT!!!
Aaron: I have no idea of what to do now.
Michelle: It's cause you talk to everyone too much. Do you have anyone in mind?
Aaron: I mean, we were both afraid of Dino winning.
Michelle: Right. Like 100%, good idea Aaron, I approve.
Aaron: Who do you think is a person that would stay against Dino?
Michelle: Yikes. I don't know how close anyone is to Dino, but I would vote for him to leave against anyone.
Aaron: When I joined this game and saw vets coming back I was like I am not making a mistake and trusting them.
Michelle: Exactly. Vets? Um... no, this is our game.
Aaron: I can make a bold move and put up Sophie and Dino, but Sophie did keep me safe as HoH.
Michelle: I was just gonna say Ragan. I think he would stay.

~Michelle Maradie~
Aaron and I talked about possible nominations and he's got the same mindset I do about the vets. And thank god because we need to start going after people who threaten us.

I mentioned Dino several times to people because I don't talk to him like ever and I feel like if he had won tonight, I would probably be on the block.

Still not totally sure of which veteran to target, Aaron has a conversation with James in his HoH room.

James: I think Dino and Ragan are good noms. But if Sophie isn't the target you need to make her feel comfortable.
Aaron: I'm just afraid about Sophie. No one will be able to get rid of her.
James: Right.
Aaron: This is a chance, but I don't know... I don't want to risk veto with her.
James: That's the thing. Do you play it safe, or try to nominate her?
Aaron: Let's say I put up Dino and Ragan and somehow win PoV... should I backdoor her?
James: It depends on how confident you feel. We need 5 votes to evict her.
Aaron: Would you evict her?
James: If that's something you want me to do.
Aaron: If she stays, she'll be after me.
James: Do I think we can get her out? Absolutely, but are you willing to draw first blood?
Aaron: If veto is used we'll see... but right now I want Ragan and Dino.
James: I agree.

~Aaron Allard-Morgan~
I was hoping someone I trusted won HOH rather than me having to win. But it turned out I ended up winning HOH. This is my time to make a big move maybe or play it safe. I have expressed on wanting to get Sophie out of this game early but I am not sure if I can risk her playing in the veto, plus I would need the votes to be there to get rid of her.

Happy with the way the nominations are shaping up, James meets up with Sarah in the Candy Room to fill her in on the news.

James: He wants to put up Dino and Ragan it seems.
Sarah: Well that makes sense if he wants a vet out.
James: Yeah exactly. Sophie is still in his mind though, he just thinks it's risky.
Sarah: I would talk to him but he's not as close to me so I don't really want to pick his brain right now.
James: I wish I could tell him we'd have the votes to evict her. I can get April. That's 5, and we need 5.
Sarah: Yeah, but that's a bit intimidating.
James: I think I'm his closest ally.
Sarah: You're such a puppet master. <3

But despite what she was telling James, Sarah was still very hesitant about the PFHMS alliance, and the plan to evict either Dino or Sophie this week.

~Sarah Hrejsa~
James then gets Aaron to open up to me, and Aaron shares with me that he wants to either backdoor Sophie, or evict Dino. He asks me to agree to evict Dino, and I say yes, but secretly don't want to do it. However, I agree to do it to please Aaron and keep on his good side, even if I may be lying to him.

One thing I want to make note of while I'm here, is just how many deals James has been making. He has a deal with Aaron, Michelle, and has claimed to have control over Ragan. While he's been open with all this information with me, and I won't directly come after him yet, I think he's starting to play a little hard and I think people are slowly going to catch onto his deal-making.

It's almost time for the nomination ceremony. But first, the Have Nots for the week must be determined.

Porsche: This competition is called Too Soon, Too Late, Just Right! It's simple! Each of you must bake a slop cake. The tricky part is deciding how long to leave it in the oven. The two housemates that undercook their slop cake by leaving it in the oven for the least amount of time, and the two housemates that overcook their slop cake by leaving it in the oven for the most amount of time will be the have nots for the week.

~James Rhine~
So Big Brother separated us into a bunch of different rooms, so we couldn't see each other. We were given an oven, and then all we had to do was bake the cake and when we thought it was done come out. This was a pretty easy competition. The number 23 popped in my head, so I cooked it for that long. It smelled like a dog just took a crap in a mud puddle.

Porsche: Aisleyne and Jen cooked their slop cakes for the least amount of time. Ragan and April cooked their slop cakes for the greatest amount of time. Therefore, you four are the have nots for the week!

~James Rhine~
I was once again stoned cold when Ash became a Have Not. It was like somebody knocked a cannonball into my right testicle. I have no idea what is wrong with her lately. It's like she's in the biggest competition slump you can imagine. Not good for PFHMS considering Sophie can play this week. As for Jen, April, and Ragan... not surprised they're Have Nots... again. I stand my comment that Jen is a dumb broad, April is trying to OD on Zanex, and Ragan... well he's a flaming homosexual. Good for him.

With the Have Not competition complete, it was time for Aaron to make his nominations. Most of the housemates were aware of his plan.

~Aaron Allard-Morgan~
Right now I am thinking of nominating Dino and Ragan. With Dino as my target. James, April, Michelle, Sarah, Drew, and Brian have said they will keep Ragan. Hopefully they aren't lying. I think Ais, Sophie and Jen will evict Ragan because April told me Ragan is targetting those 3 girls. So hopefully if he stays he is still after them and not me!

~April Lewis~
I'm super nervous because he wants to nominate Ragan and Dino... and I hate Dino; but I really like Ragan and I don't want him to be in danger. I hope everything works out and Dino leaves this week.

~Michelle Maradie~
Aaron has mentioned putting up Dino and Ragan, which I think is a great idea. That's two vets, if one wins veto, he's still got two to choose from. He's also mentioned putting up one of the girls in the vets as well against Dino, so either way, Dino is going to be on the block.

This is ideal for me. I just hope he doesn't chicken out because of the pressure and paranoia that comes from over thinking...

And Aaron sticks to his decision...

Aaron: I have nominated Dino and Ragan for eviction. I simply went by who I have talked to the most and who I have talked to the least. Good luck with veto!

~James Rhine~
Dino and Ragan nominated is a really good selection. It insures a Veteran is going home this week, but it's not drawing blood at Sophie. The only one who is even remotely threatening. I did kinda throw Dino under the bus, but at the end of the day, these nominations are Aaron's. I'm just glad I could be there to provide influence.

~Ragan Fox~
I hate that I'm looked at as a threat and that I need to leave when there are people left in this game that could give two fucks about staying. I want to play and stay in this game 100% and I hate that...like...people like Aaron, SHEEP like Aaron are so fake to me and than nominate me.

I would have nominated him too but still. I just want to make jury and work my ass off.

With the nominations complete, Sophie asks James to help settle her paranoia.

~James Rhine~
Sophski! <3 and I talked. Playing a level ground with her, since everyone knows it's like an elephant is in the room, and Backdooring her is a great move sometime in the near future.

Sophie: James, I know I will sound paranoid. But I have the feeling this is a good chance for Aaron to backdoor me. Is that what he wants? I won't tell him...I just want to be warned.
James: What he told me is that he wants a vet gone.
Sophie: That's kind of playing with the idea that I could be backdoored. :-\
James: It's a possibility. He wants to make a move.
Sophie: I hope I am a veto pick then.
James: As long as you make it past this week I think you're guaranteed jury, and once we get to the jury point, your fate lies in your own hands practically.

Despite Sophie's hopes, she is not picked to play in the veto. Instead, Brian, Drew and James are randomly selected to compete. The option of backdooring Sophie weighs heavily on everyone's mind.

~Brian Hart~
I am chosen for ANOTHER VETO! However, I may have to throw this one because if I win and DON'T USE IT, Ragan and Dino get pissed at me. If I win and veto one of them, then the house is all like, "DA FUQ!?" Hopefully if I win, I can convince Aaron to backdoor Sophie! I am in a very very sticky situation....and not in a good way.

~James Rhine~
Yay, it's Day #17, and I get to play in a Veto comp. I have been absolutely dying to play, but this is probably the worst week to play. Backdooring Sophie is a huge option on the table, and if I win the Veto, I cannot use it. If anyone is going to get blood on their hands this week it'll have to be Aaron. Sophie may go out before Jury, but hey, If I can keep a Pre-Juror in my corner that can't bite me in the ass. So if I don't have to get my hands dirty, I certainly won't...

Wary of both Brian and James, and eager to recruit Drew to her alliance with Aisleyne and the vets, Sophie approaches Drew and fills him in on how crucial this week's veto and eviction truly is.

~Drew Daniel~
I approached Sophie asking her for an update on what was going on, and she told me that Aaron was nominating Dino and Ragan and that this was essentially the beginning of sides forming in the house. She was nervous about the possibility of being backdoored, and I assured her that I was with her and would do what I could to work with her, feed her information, and keep her safe. The sides that she was talking about were apparently a group of newbies led by Aaron against the veteran team including Dino, Ragan, and Sophie who were teamed up with Aisleyne. She told me that Aaron, by nominating Dino and Ragan, had essentially made the first move.

The housemates enter the backyard for the PoV Competition.

Porsche: This competition is called Numbers Don't Lie. One at a time, you'll race through a series of locked doors. Each door has a clue that you must use to find the number combination. The housemate who gets through all of the doors in the fastest amount of time will win the Power of Veto.

~Ragan Fox~
I feel that Drew would fight for POV for me, and I think that James would as well. Brian too but I don't know if Brian would use it on myself over let's say Dino, who is on the block. I just hope that I can win this veto.

~April Lewis~
Well I'm nervous for the Veto! I'm secretly hoping that Ragan gets off the block somehow!! I love me some Ragan and I'm super nervous if he stays on the block... I can't lose him.

Surprisingly, both of the nominees fail to decipher the clue and finish the competition. Between the remaining competitors, the results are not very close...

Porsche: With a time of 19 minutes, 36 seconds... congratulations Drew! You have won the Power of Veto!

~James Rhine~
You have got to be joking. This PoV has gone terribly wrong. The biggest Wild Card in the whole damn game has the power... all because, come to find out he's a math major. So we have somebody who is socially inept in power, and we know he's not going to use the Veto... great.

~Brian Hart~
2nd place in another veto. I'm shocked Drew was so beast at this competition. He was so under the radar, and now he's a competitor!

~Drew Daniel~
I think winning this veto was the happiest I've been the entire game. I know that I was slacking socially and hadn't made enough connections to be comfortable, so everyone was probably like, "WTF, who is Drew, and how did he end up winning veto?" I really felt like this moment proved that I was playing the game.

Despite receding hope to backdoor Sophie, Brian and James still saw a chance to get the former winner out of the game.

James: What do you think we should do?
Brian: First we need to see what happens with veto.
James: Aaron brought up backdooring Sophie to me before he made his noms.
Brian: YES YES YES YES. We need Drew to use that veto.

~Brian Hart~
Could I really be this lucky?

I am getting EVERYTHING I want, and getting ABSOLUTELY NO BLOOD ON MY HANDS!

Not knowing that Aisleyne had jumped sides to the veterans, they discussed the possibility with her in the backyard.

~Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace~
Once all the POV congrats and inane talk to fill time had ended I went to sunbathe outside as for January it was insanely good weather and I needed to top up my tan, Sophie was working out in the garden behind me. Anyway, I hear the garden doors open and I lift my shades to see Brian and James walk out, James topless as usual, they both head over to me, eying up Sophie on the way and sat down next to me.

James: Brian and I talked. And do you think we should try to get the veto used?
Aisleyne: Why?
James: Aaron mentioned backdooring Sophie. If we can get him to influence Drew... bloods all on him.
Aisleyne: I don't think we should so early.
Brian: I think we should.
Aisleyne: Why?
Brian: She's too beast in competitions. We won't get that many chances.
James: She'll win HoH again next week, and then we're all fucked.
Brian: And not in a good way.
Aisleyne: How do you know she'll win HoH?
Brian: How do you know she won't?
Aisleyne: This will start a war in this game though.
Brian: A war we have a numbers advantage in though.
Aisleyne: Well the veterans are gonna gun for us. I just think it's way too risky.
James: Ash, the vets don't have an alliance. Ragan hates Sophie. Jen is an idiot. Dino is...?
Brian: Dino is under the radar.
James: I love Sophie, but it's a game. PFHMS is top priority.
Aisleyne: I just think it's too early to strike with such a big move.

~Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace~
Like seriously? I'm sorry but no one is touching Sophie this early on, I tried my best and told them it was a bad move, if they're now suspicious of my connection to Sophie then so be it. The 2 of them just clearly showed me they are thinking up plans and not involving me straight away and basically confirming in the proces that they have a final 2 deal.

With neither side budging, Aisleyne ends her tanning session and heads inside, leaving Brian and James to talk alone.

Brian: If we want rid of Sophie, we'll have to do it ourselves. But we need to keep a close eye on Aisleyne.
James: I agree.

Meanwhile, inside, Aisleyne pulls Sophie into the storage room.

Aisleyne: James was talking about backdooring you.
Sophie: Knew it.
Aisleyne: I said it's someone else's job. I honestly think I killed the plan.
Sophie: Play along to them. Don't hold back cause of me.
Aisleyne: I am.
Sophie: You need to get all the information you can.

~Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace~
Right now James thinks he's in the perfect position, but *a smile breaks out on my face* little does he know who really is in the best position *I point to myself* Me

It's almost time for the PoV Ceremony, so Aisleyne quickly pulls Drew aside to make sure nothing fishy is going on.

Drew: I kind of what a general idea on what people are thinking though, as far as if veto should be used or not. I'm probably just going to honor Aaron's nominations. He kept me safe and all.
Aisleyne: Yeah, I think disrupting the house so early on can't be good.
Drew: Alright, that's what I was thinking too.

~Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace~
It was short but to the point, he confided in me first and I told him what not to do, Drew seems to have a lot of trust in me and I love it. So after this when Drew went to the DR to talk about his win, I ran inside grabbed Sophie and headed to the storage room to tell her the good news, we had our little victory dance but then agreed we needed to make sure he wasn't swayed and our game faces were back.

With the ceremony set to begin, most of the housemates were not expecting any surprises.

~Michelle Maradie~
I'm so happy that my Drewbie won. I hope he doesn't use the veto, I have a feeling he won't and if he does, let's hope he uses it on Ragan so that I can still evict Dino. The Flintstones are so passe.

Dino: Drew, you won fair & square so you should be able to do whatever you want with the Veto! I feel like it'd be rude if I asked you to save me and risk someone else's safety in this house, so I will only ask you to do what you feel is best for you. Obviously if you saved me, I'd be in debt to you and help you if you ever needed it in the future, so if you feel me staying is best for you, then go right ahead and save me.
Ragan: Congrats Drew on winning the POV. I would love to play and continue playing in this game, being able to come back and play again this time has been a dream come true. I know using the POV is a difficult move because it does disrupt the power and the players in the game, but I think you will make the right choice, so good luck bud!
Drew: Alright, so as winner of the PoV competition, I have the option of removing one of Aaron's nominees from the block. So after thinking about this, I've decided to... NOT use the power of veto. I'll respect Aaron's nominations. Good luck to Dino and Ragan! This meeting is adjourned.

~Drew Daniel~
I went to Aaron and made sure that he was comfortable with me leaving nominations the same. He was, although I implied that I'd vote for Dino. I then went to Aisleyne and Sophie, who I consider my closest allies, to make sure that they were fine with me leaving the nominations the same. They were.

After the ceremony, Drew pulls Ragan aside to apologize in person.

Drew: I'm sorry that I didn't use veto on you. A lot of people would have nominated me since I haven't been around lately, but Aaron kept me safe this round. So I felt like I had to honor his nominations to do the right thing in return for him.

~Ragan Fox~
Well Drew not using the Power of Veto on me is not really a shocker, I mean to be honest...he comes across as a little bit of a pussy and I don't think he would want to piss anyone off. He's a little bitch boy but whatever. I think I will be leaving this week, but I will hope for the best and ask people to please keep me for their consideration. ;X

There are nine voters, but Jen appears to have been in a catatonic state lately, as she has not gotten out of bed in days. Therefore, only eight housemates will be casting votes. April, a close friend of Ragan's, and Michelle, who has been targeting Dino all week, are quick to make their decisions.

~April Lewis~
I vote to evict Dino.

~Michelle Maradie~
Ragan takes initiative. It makes me feel like he wants to be here more and would be less likely to put me up if he were to stay.

I vote to evict Dino.

Aisleyne and Sophie, meanwhile, must decide who is more valuable for their alliance.

Sophie: I need Dino to survive this week.
Aisleyne: I want Ragan gone.
Sophie: Dino is someone we can use competition wise.
Aisleyne: How many votes do we need?
Sophie: 5. And I'm close to Drew.
Aisleyne: Me, you, Drew...
Sophie: No matter what move we do, we NEED to save Dino. I can't believe I didn't realize this earlier.
Aisleyne: This week is gonna be intense.
Sophie: I need to gear up for war, because I'm coming guns blazing.

~Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace~
Ugh, Big Brother what am I doing?! I've started the campaign for Dino to stay :-! Why? Because people need to start making moves in this game.

I spoke to Aaron and he wanted Dino gone, I'm like, um why this makes no sense, his reasoning was all over the place and I think there is some underlying thing going on here, so obviously it's going to spark my interest. Why want such a non-threat in Dino out over Ragan? It makes no sense. So I'm working the votes for Dino to stay and hopefully out whatever plan there is going on right now. Aaron will probably hate me, but he's going to sooner or later so it's fine.

Aisleyne and Sophie get Drew on board with the plan to join their alliance with Dino and evict Ragan. Therefore, the vote standing is 3-2 in favor of evicting Ragan. But Aisleyne's PFHMS alliance-mates, Sarah, Brian and James have still yet to vote. Aisleyne gathers the alliance in the Candy Room to speak her mind.

Sarah: So what's bugging you Ais? You said you wanted to talk about the vote.
James: Yeah, what's wrong with evicting Dino?
Aisleyne: I just think Dino is such a non-threat, it's a mistake to evict him.
James: Brian and I talked about it last night though. Ragan is kind of a threat. Keeping him diverts attention off of us.
Aisleyne: My gut is just telling me it's best to evict Ragan this week.
James: I have no problem doing it, but it can't get back to Aaron.
Sarah: Ais brings up a good point... Ragan is such a wildcard.

Aisleyne and Sarah leave the room together, and Sarah is immediately on board with the plan, but cautious as to what keeping Dino might mean.

~Sarah Hrejsa~
I had a feeling all week that Aisleyne would object to Dino leaving, due to an alliance between Aisleyne, Sophie, and Dino that I suspect.

Now, I was already wanting to keep Dino, but didn't want to be the one to object to the alliance, so I immediately hopped on board this plan with Aisleyne. Aisleyne then told me she, Sophie, and Drew are already keeping Dino, so I'm thinking I might possibly be joining that alliance, and being in the middle of an all-out war. I have no evidence yet to incriminate Drew, Sophie, Aisleyne, and Dino as an alliance, but I do think it's very likely, and very possible. Keeping my eyes and ears open.

~Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace~
Talking one on one with Sarah she totally agreed with me and said evicting Dino over Ragan was stupid.

Brian and James only ever making decisions when each other are there, having side convo's and not even hiding it. As far as I'm concerned our alliance is dead. The only one I trust from it is Sarah and I'm not keeping a strong duo like this in the game as we are about to enter the jury phase. The chips are going to be re stacked and you're all going to be playing by my rules.

Welcome to the world of Aisleyne ~

Aisleyne isn't the only one no longer genuine about the PFHMS alliance. Brian and James are equally suspicious of her and her intentions.

~James Rhine~
Now that the nominations have stuck, it seemed very clear all week that the plan was to evict Dino. It's what Aaron wants. I already have so many deals on the table I do not want to risk jeopardizing my placing with anyone, but then out of the blue, Aisleyne tells all of us, evicting Dino is not okay.

James: Something isn't adding up. She wants Ragan gone BAD. I mean she'd chop a testicle off to evict Ragan.
Brian: I say we tell her we're evicting Ragan, and then we can vote Dino.
James: But we need to be careful. If we tell her we're evicting Ragan and we don't, all hell will break loose.
Brian: Should we just evict Ragan?
James: There's no need to create further divisions in this alliance.
Brian: Aisleyne is scary.
James: We need to work with her until some given point. But if we think she's going to turn against us, we need to get Sophie out ASAP.

~Brian Hart~
Aisleyne is a loose cannon, an anchor we're tied to, but is keeping us afloat, somehow, until we hit a mine.

Sarah follows through on her promise to evict Ragan, making the vote count 4-2. Brian and James have the power to either send Ragan packing, or tie the vote.

~James Rhine~
I've gone so back and forth on this vote. I thought it'd all be so black and white, but it turned out to be more difficult than a Nuclear Physics exam. Regardless, it is with some displeasure that I vote to evict the flaming rainbow Ragan.

The housemates are gathered in the living room for the results.

Porsche: Big Brother house, this is Porsche! Dino and Ragan, the votes have been counted and verified, and I can now reveal.... that by a vote of 6 to 2, the fourth person to be evicted from the BBPearl house is... Ragan! Ragan, it's time to say your goodbyes. I'm coming to get you!

The dynamics had certainly shifted in the past week. Another veteran had been sent packing, but remaining vets Sophie and Dino seemed to have picked up new allies in Aisleyne and Drew. Only time would tell which side would strike first in the following week.