A Bit Of Good Midst A Lot Of Bad

"A Bit Of Good Midst A Lot Of Bad"
Season	Survivor: Canada
Author	Wafflefreak
Episode Number	10
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This is the tenth episode of Survivor: Canada

Previously On Survivor...

• Jeffrey is left bitter after having his closest ally ripped from him at the previous tribal council.
• Knowing they're at the bottom, Jasmine and Benjamin try to flip Lewis onto their side knowing that Kumar would follow in pursuit.
• Danielle, Jeffrey, and Spencer solidify a final 3 deal.
• When Jasmine won immunity, Benjamin's fate was sealed unless he could guarantee Lewis' vote. However in a surprising turn of events Kumar refuses to follow Lewis' lead, ultimately giving them the minority. Benjamin's fate was revealed in a 6-2 vote, making him the fifth member of the jury.

Six are left, who will be voted out tonight?

Story

Night 29

Cree

The night is calm and humid, not a breeze runs through the air or a wave through the water. The six remaining castaways return to camp and shuffle up the beach toward the shelter. Danielle runs her hand through her greasy, tangled hair as she complains about the heat.

“	Benjamin deserved to be here, he wanted to be here so badly! Instead they keep this girl who can't shut up for one god damn minute with her complains, unbelievable!	”
–Jasmine

As everyone reaches camp and sets their belongings down, Danielle cocks her head and in a teasing way thanks the tribe for keeping her. Jasmine rolls her eyes, and walks away into a different direction. Danielle grins and forces a giggle, causing Jasmine to stop dead in her tracks, turn around, and confront Danielle on her attitude. Danielle plays innocent, but Jasmine calls her out as everyone can see the way she is acting. Danielle gives her brow an exaggerated wrinkle and tells Jasmine to stop being "silly". Jasmine sticks her middle finger directly in front of Danielle's face before storming off. Spencer, Jeffrey, Lewis, and Kumar all sit around quiet and uncomfortable.

“	I love teasing Jasmine, she's so easy to (bleep) with. (Laughs)	”
–Danielle

“	Their little exchange was extremely uncomfortable to sit through. I just wish we could all get along, and remember this is just a game.	”
–Kumar

Avoiding Danielle, Jasmine eventually falls asleep while laying inside of the canoe staring at the stars.

Day 30

Cree

Jeffrey marks the thirtieth tally into the side of a pine tree while Danielle boils a pot of rice. Kumar and Spencer discuss the previous nights exchange between Danielle and Jasmine.

Kumar: She (Danielle) is such a nasty girl. Like, girl you've already won the battle with Jasmine. Benjamin's gone, Jas is probably leaving next, leave it be and keep your dignity.

Spencer: Man, let her do whatever the (bleep) she wants. It just puts more of a target onto her back.

Kumar: I just can't stand living with someone who's so mean. Honestly, if Jasmine wasn't such a competition beast I'd consider voting Danielle off next.

Spencer: Danielle wouldn't cross either of us, She wants Jasmine out.

“	Love her or hate her, Danielle's my ally. She's creating waves, so I need to do my best to defuse the situation without being too obvious about it.	”
–Spencer

“	I believe in karma, and Danielle being such a nasty person is going to get what's coming to her one way or another. Maybe in the form of her name on a few voting ballots... Nobody wants to live with such negativity all the time.	”
–Kumar

After talking to Spencer, Kumar talks to Lewis and reveals that he's starting to regret not voting Danielle out the previous night. Kumar states that she revealed her true colors last night and didn't like them, and has had enough of her constant complaining about the elements.

Kumar: We're all suffering through the same (bleep)! Why is it only justified when she has something to say about it?

Lewis: Listen, just... relax. Jasmine's going next and we need someone to take the fall for us if she wins immunity. Danielle can be that person if we play out cards right.

“	Danielle could be the perfect sacrificial lamb for if Jasmine were to win the next immunity challenge. We all tolerate her because she isn't writing any of our names down, but I think everyone agrees that she's expendable.	”
–Lewis

Lewis reassures kumar not to fear as he at least doesn't have to worry about Danielle making the finals, but Kumar is afraid that for those reasons she is the exact kind of person to be dragged there. "The last night I want is her to win based on everyone thinking, 'Woah, how'd she manage that?'", says Kumar as he sucks his teeth.

Later on Jasmine joins Lewis inside of the tipi. She promises him that she understands his decision not to go along with voting Danielle out, swearing she holds no hard feelings. Lewis is happy to hear the news, and tells her he tried his best.

“	I have my back against the wall at this point. Lewis is my only option, so I need to keep him in my good graces. I'll reassure him that everything's fine so he believes that he can still trust me, and if I'm lucky I'll still be able to sway him and Kumar.	”
–Jasmine

Day 31

Reward Challenge

Challenge: Loved Ones Overboard
Loved ones stand on a plank over the water, divided into segments. When a player and their loved one provide the same answer to a question, players force any loved one to take a step backwards. The fourth step is into the water, and out of the challenge. Last loved one left dry wins reward.
Reward: Having their loved one stay over night at camp.

Jeff reveals the survivors loved ones:

• Danielle's mother, Tammy
• Jasmine's cousin, Rachael
• Jeffrey's son, Richard
• Kumar's sister, Haimavati
• Lewis's boyfriend, Jake
• Spencer's brother, Thomas

“	Seeing Rachael today was a bit of good midst a lot of bad.	”
–Jasmine

Reward Challenge: Loved Ones Overboard
Placement	Winner	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Castaway	Lewis	Spencer	Jeffrey	Kumar	Danielle	Jasmine

Upon winning, Lewis is given the opportunity to either keep his visit, or give it up to allow his fellow castaways receive a visit from their loved ones. Lewis decides to keep the reward for himself.

“	I made the decision that anybody out here would have made. If they say anything different, they're lying!	”
–Lewis

Cree

Returning to camp the castaway find a picnic basket with a note attached to it. Upon opening the note it's revealed that inside are all the right foods for a lunch date between Lewis and his boyfriend, Jake. Lewis' face glows with a smile as he and Jake embrace one another in a celebratory hug.

“	How stupid can you be? Lewis, you just had the chance to make the five people who control your fate VERY happy. Instead you chose to be selfish, which has left a bad taste in my mouth.	”
–Danielle

“	I'm so happy I didn't win that challenge. We got to eliminate one another, so really it was a good way to tell your social standing in the game. If I had of won, I might have been looked at as a target. Although it has given me some good insight, seemingly only Lewis is more liked than I am so... yeah. (Smirks)	”
–Spencer

Lewis and Jake decide to enjoy their food down beside the lake, even taking the time to feed some of the fish swimming in the shallow water some of their bread crumbs.

“	Lewis is my boy, but he's been making a lot of mistakes the past 24 hours. First he put attention on himself with the whole campaigning for Benjamin thing. Now, not only did he deny us the right to see our loved ones, but he's eating his food directly in front of us and even letting us watch as he throws some to the fish! Straighten up before you get yourself into too much trouble.	”
–Kumar

Kumar, Danielle, and Jeffrey all watch in jealousy. Danielle states she would have walked down the shore a little bit to avoid rubbing her win in everyone's face. Jeffrey agrees, calling the move insensitive to the rest of them.

Lewis pops open a bottle of wine, and along with Jake continue to guzzle the bottle. The alcohol hits them hard, surprisingly more so Jake even though Lewis had virtually no food in his system. Kumar watches as the two play around in the water, leaving him on edge as he's afraid one of them might slip and hurt themselves. Danielle walks passed and Kumar points out how nervous the two of them are making him, but Danielle just offers the advice not to watch. Kumar voices his concerns of the rocks near the shore as they become slippery when wet.

“	Lewis and his boyfriend are acting like two grade nine girls getting drunk for the first time, they're a sloppy mess! If you can't handle your alcohol, don't drink! Especially not out here!	”
–Kumar

The two boys sober out as the evening turns to night. Jeffrey lights a fire, and builds the flames high as he wishes to create a fun camping experience for Jake. They all gather around the fire and share stories of the loved ones who had appeared earlier today, even Jasmine joins in the festivities. Lewis states that being a fan of Survivor: Kenya, it was really cool to meet Jasmine's cousin Rachael. Jasmine acknowledges the comment, but doesn't allow the statement to gain much notoriety.

“	Coming into this game I was worried sick that the fact I was Rachael's cousin would hinder me. It hasn't effected me yet, but I'm already in a bad enough position as it is that I don't need that on everyone's mind as well.	”
–Jasmine

Danielle can be seen glaring in Jasmine's direction. Jake, who is smiling, catches Danielle's sour look and can visibly notice there's a tension among the group.

Day 32

Cree

As usual, Jasmine is the first person to wake up in the morning. She feels anxious and has a knot in her throat. Jasmine knows that today is a big day for her game as she either needs to win immunity, or pull off one of the biggest upsets of the game thus far. Although Jasmine had already found the merged camps hidden immunity idol, she doesn't want to waste her morning so she decides to look around camp and the surrounding area just in case there's a second one. Unfortunately she finds nothing.

By lunch time everyone is up, and it's time for Lewis to say his goodbyes to his boyfriend. Mutual tears are shared between the two, and with a kiss goodbye Jake is taken by motorboat away from camp. Lewis watches as the boat carrying his boyfriend disappears around a bend in the river.

“	Saying goodbye was hard, but the visit as a whole gave me the strength I needed. There's a week left of this game and I'm certain I can go to the end.	”
–Lewis

Immunity Challenge

Challenge: Perch
The survivors must stand on a perch as long as they can, while certain food items are offered to tempt them to bail out. Furthermore, they cannot touch the perch's structure. Last person left standing wins immunity.

Immunity Challenge: Perch
Placement	Winner	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Time Elapsed	2 hr 40 min		2hr 1 min	1hr 19 min	46 min	7 min
Castaway	Spencer	Jasmine	Danielle	Kumar	Lewis	Jeffrey

Cree

Jasmine hops out of the canoe and onto the Cree tribal beach, she looks defeated as she knows it'll take a miracle to save her from being voted off. Spencer however has a cocky grin on his face due to his immunity win.

“	Coming into this game, I never intended on winning immunity. However in the challenge it was down to Danielle, Jasmine and I. Danielle was shaking, I knew she wasn't going to last and she didn't. Jasmine is a beast in these competitions, and so I decided to actually win for once in order to prevent her from winning so we could actually vote her out tonight. I wanted to snatch the opportunity while I could.	”
–Spencer

Jeffrey changes his shirt inside of the tipi and as he finishes he stands in the doorway looking out onto the rest of the camp. He can see Danielle and Spencer standing and talking with one another, Danielle wears Spencer's immunity necklace almost appearing as if she's playfully modeling it. Spencer smiles and lets out a laugh at her actions, Jeffrey begins to squint as he watches.

“	Spencer tells me that we're tight, and that Danielle is expendable to us. However sometimes I'm not sure. Danielle's an attractive young lady and she knows what she's doing, I can tell just by watching her she's not afraid to flirt in order to gain some standing in the game. (Looks off into the distance and mutters under his breath) Filthy slut...	”
–Jeffrey

Jasmine pulls Lewis into the woods and asks if there's any way she could convince him and Kumar to vote along side her tonight. Lewis quickly shuts the idea down as the best they could hope for would be a tie as Spencer, Danielle, and Jeffrey all intend on voting for Jasmine. Jasmine pleas that she'll take a tie above anything else, but Lewis doesn't like the idea. Lewis tells her that a tie could lead to himself and Kumar drawing rocks, and just the whole scenario seemed like more of a pain than what it's worth. Lewis' poor choice of words visibly hurt Jasmine's feelings. "Oh..", she says. Lewis quickly defends himself insisting that he didn't mean it the way it had sounded, just that it would put himself and Kumar into a bad spot when they're currently not doing too badly. Jasmine tells Lewis that he's crazy if he thinks that after she's voted out they wouldn't be the next targets, Jasmine reminds Lewis that he has performed much better than Kumar who has been consistently one of the first out of the challenges. This shuts Lewis up. Jasmine can tell what she had said registered with him as you can read his though process all over his face, she just hopes that it's enough.

Danielle finishes scrubbing the pot in the lake, and heads back to the fire with it. Along the way she notices both Spencer and Jeffrey sneaking into the woods together, as she is part of their alliance she runs to catch up with them. They agree to vote Jasmine at tribal council, but decide to talk through some scenarios as Jeffrey thinks it would be stupid not to in such a high stakes game. An argument to vote out Lewis is presented as he is a social, strategic, and physical threat. Jeffrey elaborates on the fact that nobody even views him as a target, yet has such a good chance at winning the game. This opens Spencer's eyes to the fact that perhaps he had underestimated Lewis and his abilities.

“	If Lewis made it to the final two, he most definitely could win this game. There's no doubt about it.	”
–Spencer

After a moment of thought, Spencer asks the question if they should consider actually blindsiding Lewis. Danielle shoots the idea down insisting he can be next, saying that Jasmine is still a bigger threat. Jeffrey shrugs saying Jasmine has nobody to turn to while Lewis is tightly aligned with Kumar. Danielle puts the pot down that she had carried with her in order to talk with her hands to a full extent, knowing that it would add more effect to her argument, and virtually throws a hissy fit until both Jeffrey and Spencer agree to continue with the plan of eliminating Jasmine.

Once both men reassure her, Danielle storms off back to camp in frustration. The whole walk she whispers under her breath, "how dare they?", and "unbelievable". Danielle then realizes she had forgotten the pot back in the woods, and turns around to fetch it. As she gets closer to the boys, she overhears a part of their conversation she wasn't meant to.

Jeffrey: What was that, man? A tempter tantrum, really? She's a fully grown adult, not four years old.

Spencer attempts to justify Danielle in order to keep his alliance together.

Spencer: Shh, I know, I know. It's just the way she is, that's Danielle. She's an emotional girl in too far over her head, but we need her in this game. When the time comes we can get rid of her, until then just bite your tongue I'm begging you. It's only a few days, and once she's gone it'll all be worth it I promise you.

Jeffrey: You swear?

Spencer: I swear to you.

Jeffrey: Okay good, because I'm not going to lie when I see you two together sometimes I get worried.

Spencer: Dude, we've been together for how long now? I wouldn't just drop you for a pair of breasts! You're my final two, Danielle's just a vote for our side.

Being as confrontational as she is, Danielle resists the urge to step through the bushes and revealing that she had been listening. Instead she takes a few small, slow paces backwards, before turning around and heading back to camp.

“	(In a sarcastic voice) Apparently I'm just a vote and a pair of boobs. Yeah? Well I have a lot more respect for myself than that, and I'll show you two just exactly what's attached to these breasts.. a (bleep)ing game player that can wipe the floor with both of your asses!	”
–Danielle

Danielle sits on a stump near the fire, and goes over in her head what she had just heard and what she should do. Why wait around just to be voted off? Shortly after Jeffrey and Spencer come out of the woods, as they walk past her they both smile. Danielle smiles in return, and once they have their backs to her, her smile turns into an eye roll. She makes a gun out of her hand, and actions as if she's shooting them both down. "You don't cross me", she whispers under her breath.

Danielle stands up, and walks off to find someone although at this point it's unclear who.

“	Am I really about to do this? I'm third in my alliance, so what do I do? I could use Kumar and Lewis to oust them, but I'd still be third with them. It almost seems if I want any kind of option to not be the odd man out I have to talk to.. Jasmine. (Shakes head with disbelief, but laughs at the irony)	”
–Danielle

Danielle asks Jasmine to talk for a second, Jasmine agrees fully expecting for Danielle to attempt and make up with her for the sake of her jury vote. The two disappear into the tipi.

Danielle: If I was to vote to keep you, would you help me vote out Jeffrey?

Jasmine's caught completely off guard by Danielle's comment, to the point where she is literally speechless. Danielle then explains the story to her and that she wishes to blindside them. As Spencer has immunity, she wishes to take out Jeffrey by default.

Jasmine: Wha- ...like.. I mean, I'd have no choice. If you were willing to save me from going home I'd vote my own mother off the island for goodness sakes!

Danielle: We might not necessarily get along the best, but lets suck it up and remember it's a game. We don't need to be friends after this, this alliance is strictly business. We'd be on the outs with Kumar and Lewis, too. So lets use them boys to eliminate Jeffrey tonight, then next vote we flip on Lewis and oust his ass!

Jasmine: Is this real life? Are we actually making a pact right now?

Danielle: Girl, it's more than a pact, I'm suggesting a final 2 alliance. It's perfect, people know he don't like each other and so they wont suspect it!

“	I don't know what mushrooms Danielle picked up off of the forest floor and ate that caused her to come to me like this, but I'm counting my blessings. If this works, I guess I'm just meant to be here.	”
–Jasmine

Danielle says she'll talk to Lewis and Kumar as they need their votes in order for the plan to work. Danielle also warns Jasmine to pretend like she believes she's going home at tribal council, and reveals to her that Spencer has an immunity idol. Jasmine's jaw drops, "no way!" Danielle just nods her head in confirmation.

Tribal Council

Jasmine does as Danielle told her and carries herself with a defeatist attitude. When Benjamin, who's sitting on jury, sees her walk in without the immunity necklace he gives her a face a sympathy as he knows her chances are not good. Jeff asks Spencer about alliances, and Spencer replies by saying that they don't follow any former tribal lines but more so who clicks with who at this point. Danielle does her best to maintain her composure and not make any snarky comments. The conversation then turns to Jasmine, and she confirms that it's her leaving tonight. Telling Jeff that she had attempted to flip Kumar and Lewis but the two refused to go into a tie. Spencer winks at Lewis as if to thank him. It's then time to vote, Kumar is sent to the urn.

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Once the votes are read the decision is final, the person voted out will be asked to leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes..

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First vote,

Jeffrey.

Jeffrey looks over to Jasmine's direction, but she refuses to look back as she just stares at the ground.

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Next vote,

Jasmine.

You can see Jasmine take a huge gulp.

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Jasmine. That's two votes Jasmine. One vote Jeffrey.

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Jeffrey.

A confused look fills Jeffrey's eyes. His head then slowly shifts to look into Lewis and Kumar's direction. Lewis takes a big breath.

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Jeffrey.

Jeffrey's jaw drops.

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Tenth person vote out of Survivor Canada, and the sixth member of our jury..

Jeffrey. You need to bring me your torch.

Both Spencer and Jeffrey's head snap into Danielle's direction. Danielle just gives them a shrug in return. Jeffrey stands as grabs his torch, as he does Spencer whispers to Danielle, "Why?" Danielle just winks to him. Spencer looks confused and stressed out.

Jeffrey, the tribe has spoken.

Jeffrey's flame is put out, and he leaves without a word.

The Votes

Tribal Council 9: Cree
Voted Against	Voter
Jeffrey (4 votes)	Danielle, Jasmine, Kumar, Lewis
Jasmine (2 votes)	Jeffrey, Spencer
VOTED OFF: Jeffrey Burke

Voting Confessionals

“	Should have watched you're mouth buddy. In this environment, it's dangerous to run your mouth even when you think nobodies listening. You didn't have my back, you never did, so I refuse to have yours any longer.	”
–Danielle

“	You're too much of a physical threat to keep around. I respect you in this game, but that's exactly why I'm writing your name down.	”
–Jeffrey

“	I don't know what's going on, but I hope this works. You played a great game and it's nothing person, I'm just trying to stay alive.	”
–Jasmine

“	Lewis seems convinced this move is our best option, I'm not so sure... If this bites me in the butt then I'm sorry. I'm just trying to improve my own game and please my allies.	”
–Kumar

Final Words

“	I got to hand it to her, that bitch got me. I don't know what on earth happened, but she got me. I don't deserve to be sitting here, and I'm confident if I made it to the end I could have won. I played a great game, and a game that I am proud of. Danielle most certainly say the same, and I can't wait until those people use her up to the best of their abilities and send her to jury right along side me. See you soon.	”
–Jeffrey

Still In The Running

Chippewa								None
Hazel	Henrik	Jaxon	Jeffrey	Liza	Meredith	Michele	Spencer	Darren
Nakota								None
Ariana	Benjamin	Danielle	Jasmine	Kumar	Lewis	Merv	Whitney	Jannah

Authors Notes

Jeffrey is actually one of the characters that I considered letting win. However with his UTR villain edit I thought a late jury blindside would suit his personality even better.