Big Brother 5/Week 1

My reactions at the cast reveal were so mixed, I was shook, I was lowkey scared, I was partially just like "...gurl", but hey, I saw the potential of this being a pretty fucking fun season (I hope)
Immediately Alietta strikes a F2 deal with me lolol because we are like friends and I think I'll just go with it, we lowkey tried it in Archetypes but failed miserably rip and so far Ali is the person that talks to me the most, so I see a great potential in it working! We kinda share opinions on most people, so we could probably jive together quite well.
I was shook at Jake Everts, he's an icon and I think he's gonna be fun as fuck to be with, dunno how he is gonna qualify as an ally though but we shall see...
I talked to Domonique a little and knowing her reputation I see no way that I can not align myself with her, she's someone who can be a really good asset to an alliance and if you miss out on it you are pretty much a fucking idiot, so hopefully I can get in well with her (Hey I mean, we already had a few talks about life bc we have not spoken in like a long ass time since Skye) and then we can see how it goes :)
Other than that, I had small conversations with Nathan, Aromal, Kristen & Hannah (omg she already seems like a lot of fun lmao, I think she might be new because I haven't seen her around before?), really really lowkey convos with Emma/Trent and.. I think that's it?
There's people like Jason who I kinda forget about because he doesn't involve himself in the main house chat, nor have we spoken a single word and Grant, who I'm not on good terms with going into this game to begin with, but he hasn't spoken to me either so... I guess I don't need to feel bad about it.
Ellie and I haven't talked at all yet either, I have a feeling her and Emma may align because Emma loved her in Bali (I didn't really pay much attention during her boot rip) so it's possible something could happen there, I have no idea what she's like, Alietta already said "She was bland as fuck" lmao, supposedly she ignored her or something, but I can't make myself a picture yet because I haven't personally spoken to her yet..
Now the personal part is mostly done, onto the twist...
God for fucks sake, I am not here for the Den of Temptation, it's gonna be a fuckfest of powers, if everyone accepts their temptation and unless I can actively be involved, which frankly I don't think I am popular enough for that, all I can do is just sit there and let fuckall happen, I'm kinda worried, but it means I have to analyze who could get something going with the VL and act accordingly (aka kiss their asses to make sure they don't use their powers against me, I am a snake) - We should see how this goes lol...
I'll probably aim for the first HOH, because that could be crucial to make connections in the first week, I'm not gonna handle it like "pretend I didn't talk to these people because I have a different plan", I'm GONNA HANDLE IT LIKE "Bitch you have the AUDACITY to speak to me AFTER I won HOH trying to kiss my ass? baiiii" - aka everyone who talked to me by now is probably gonna be safe and unless the others get going I know what to do going into week 1 :- )

So far I’ve talked to everyone except for jason, ellie, and kristen. Kristen and Ellie never seem to be on, and Jason knocked me out first of the competition so I have no desire to speak to him for the time being. That being said he is immune, so maybe I’ll have to. Phooey.
By the way, if I make it sound like I’m bothered to have been knocked out in the first HoH, I’m really not. Nobody really wants to be the first one. However, i think Emma is setting herself up for a great week. Not only will she be walking herself into a couple alliances, but she’ll have a relatively easy week ahead of her with Ellie failing to show up at all. That is, of course, ellie shows up randomly and beasts the pov, or emma doesn’t nom her at all, which, why would she not??? We’ll have to see

ok whew... I hope I can work with her going further in the game because she seems great and I talk to her the most besides Alietta so far!
I've been trying to like touch base with certain people but I think I'm doing a pitiful job, I've only been sorta successful with Ali/Hannah/Domonique, I'm having my attempts with Jake/Nathan/Trent sorta and that's kind of it for now, I don't think I'm doing exceptionally well with a track of 6/15 people.
That being said, I'm trying to rekindle with Emma who I kinda haven't spoken to much, but we're friends so I think we both were kinda just like "eh" about it lmao, but seeing as we are good friends I am not gonna pass on the opportunity to work with a good friend, AND, just as fate wants it, she just won first HOH too. I believe and hope that I'm safe with her, cause yikes first boot would be disgusting lmao
RANTS ABOUT THE HOH:
WHAT THE FUCK AT KRISTEN TAKING ME OUT OF THE HOH JUST LIKE THAT WITHOUT RANDOM.ORG OR SHIT LIKE THAT THAT PEOPLE USED BEFORE, OH GIRL YOU JUST WON YOURSELF A SEAT IN THE "ALEX'S TARGET" TRAIN, THAT SHIT DON'T FLY WELL WITH ME, OH HELL NO - I sincerely have no idea if she just talks more to people than me, but it set me off a little bit :- )
Also lmao @ Jason being almost non-existent but still being safe Week 1 because he was around at the right time to volunteer, good on him, but sucks if he was a nomination consideration and someone will go up in his spot lolol, maybe his activity will grow, idk anything about his life to judge about him not being around, I HAVE NOT APPROACHED HIM MYSELF SO IT MIGHT BE MY FAULT WE DIDNT TALK? Who the fuck knows...
I just know I gotta step my pussy up and get some social relationships going over the next few days!

Besides that, I'm getting along with most everyone. The only person I have in mind to target right now is Grant. When I talk to him, I get the impression that he just tries to shrug me off. I'll send 3 easy open ended messages and he'll just say "I gotcha!". People seem to be wanting to take this game slow so I feel like there haven't really been any solid alliances formed just yet. As of now I'm a free agent looking for anybody who wants to team together but I'll just let it form naturally.

I now have more valuable conversations with Jake, Natalie (whom I started to talk to after my VL towards her and I was kind of unreasonably an ass about it when I really should've just approached her to begin with because we get along well as of now), Alietta obviously, Hannah and Domonique to an extent. I kinda have on and off conversations with Erin, Emma & Nathan, Trent had just messaged me TODAY concerned that people don't talk (which he isn't wrong, a lot of people are dry as fuck at talking in this game), so it's possible that we may start talking regularly too, so I think I am not doing too terrible socially, which I'm totally fine with, cause I didn't come here to be an early chop.
Erin approached me about a possible alliance not long ago, consisting of myself, her, Hannah & Nathan, who she considers to be "the most active" in the chat. I like this idea, but at the same time, there are people who I would love to see included in this, such as Jake & Alietta (my f2 obv), but I can't push it hard, cause it would show my cards early lol. I had subtly mentioned though that Jake talks a decent amount in the house chat, so Erin impulsively asked if we should include him and I just said yes, but that she should ask the others first (bc duh, an alliance where not everyone is informed about people being added can't work out)
I definitely am gonna tell Alietta about this EVENTUALLY, I want to include her, but if I don't succeed I don't want it to be out there too quickly, because that would open a lot of room for error and it could all blow up in my face right off the gate. I'll have her back nevertheless, even if I don't instant-share information. I hope this doesn't cause a break in trust D:
POV RESULTS CAME IN AND KRISTEN DIDN'T SUBMIT AND I AM HOLLERING! I don't think she is a bad chick at all but the PETTY SIDE OF ME IS LIKE "I'M GONNA GET HER BACK FOR ELIMINATING ME FROM THAT HOH HAHAHA", I'm totally gonna push the possibility of her leaving this week, and if I succeed, I'm gonna have a good laugh over it. Sorry Kristen, I'm sure you're cool, but you triggered my pettiness and there's no coming back from that.

My suspicion is that the players in the house, unlike other Big Brother games, can essentially be grouped into two types: inactives and stealth players. There dosen't seem to be one loud or aggressive player yet. This is to be expected; while the TV series will typically feature one or several bulldozer-esque or obvious frontrunning players, ORG players will have a better strategic grasp than
most players of the television show. They'll know being a frontrunner or aggressively style of play rarely leads to a win when you peak this early on.
My only worry for the next few weeks continues to be Alex, as it has been ever since I found out he was in the cast. It seems past ORG rivalries and bitterness will continue to haunt me in present day ORGs. He did eliminate me in the first HOH, and he's a reasonable threat to win this one since it's a flash game. I submitted what I think is a reasonably good score, but I doubt it'll win. If it does... well, I'll have work to do I guess. Other than him, I think I pop up in chat enough to not be considered inactive, and haven't gone on anyone else's radar.
My goals for this coming week- assuming it's not total catastrophe via Alex or I winning HOH- are just to keep integrating myself with the rest of the house and stay off people's hitlists. Maybe start CAREFULLY planting some seeds for alliances and targets. Very slowly, of course. I can't win Big Brother in week 2, but I can sure as hell lose it.
Should Alex or I win this HOH- I would give this about a 25% chance of happening- I will need to begin playing very aggressively and almost certainly lose the game. But that's the way the cookie crumbles I suppose.