After Zee_'s departure, both Ahi and Nalu didn't have much time to mourn, as Skinnisha revealed that for the second time this season, it was time to...
DROP!
YOUR!
BUFFS!
We were switching tribes once again.
However, with an odd number of 15 players, the players soon learned that the last person chosen would instead head to Exile. They would not compete in the Immunity Challenge and would instead join the losing tribe’s Tribal Council later on.
Following the undertow twist, they would be completely immune, get to cast a vote and then become a permanent member of the losing tribe.
The person sent to Exile was... ghutch!
Now, by random draw, let's take a look at our new tribes!
NEW AHI:
AMANDA cullenistehbest October Jane muribolt Lover WowPlatinum
NEW NALU:
Brxanne xcharliex Intuition Malibu mattychamps Nick starrydash
On Ahi's new camp, everyone seemed pleased with their tribe... Except for muribolt, who looked to her left to see Hawaii's curse... WowPlatinum.
Knowing Sprite had attended six back to back Tribal Councils, Ahi suddenly began second guessing their chances of winning Immunity.
WowPlatinum pleaded with her new tribe to finally help her secure her first challenge win.
Over on Nalu, the reception was similarly positive. They were excited to see so many strong competitors together and expected to perform well in upcoming challenges.
xcharliex was particularly thrilled to finally escape the cursed Ahi tribe.
We then headed straight into our next Immunity Challenge... Pieces of Paradise!
Both tribes would be completing the same 400 piece jigsaw puzzle. The tribe that completed the puzzle in the fastest time would win Tribal Immunity!
Tribe Ahi all agreed to show up for a time cullenistehbest proposed, only for Cullen to later reveal that he could no longer participate.
October showed up to the challenge an entire hour early, not realising what timezone it was in the country he has lived in since he was born.
And the rest of Ahi decided to be late for their starting time!
Despite the messiness, AMANDA, October, Jane, Lover and WowPlatinum were eventually ready to begin.
However, they were concerned that their star puzzle player, muribolt, had also failed to show up.
All players were in position as Skinnisha began the countdown. Then, just in time... muribolt appeared and immediately locked in for the challenge, much to the excitement of her tribemates.
During the challenge, most of Ahi were completely focused and silent, with AMANDA and Jane providing helpful tips for certain pieces and sections of the puzzle.
Muri quickly made up for her late arrival too, ultimately contributing 108 pieces to Ahi’s completed puzzle.
AHI IN ACTION:
Tribe Nalu decided to take a slightly different approach.
They thought it would be a great idea to start the day bright and early, completing their challenge at 9AM.
All of Nalu turned up to the beach with coffees in hand, ready to compete. Unlike Ahi, Nalu were extremely organised and had no issues showing up on time, with all seven players present.
However, upon beginning, Intuition decided this competition was not for him and dipped.
Much like Ahi, the remaining members of Nalu stayed focused on completing the puzzle and gave each other tips along the way.
NALU IN ACTION:
(Malibu did accidentally leave resetting her score)
Coming to the results, there was only a difference of 3 minutes and 21 seconds between both tribes.
The winners of Immunity are... AHI!!!!
With a time of 36 minutes and 27 seconds, followed by Nalu's 39 minutes and 48 seconds.
WowPlatinum dropped to the floor in tears as her tribemates surrounded her and picked her back up, celebrating her first Immunity win after 14 days in Hawaii.
The curse had finally been broken.
After the win, Ahi returned to camp for a much needed night away from Tribal Council. The tribe took the opportunity to open up to one another, sharing a more vulnerable bonding moment that helped bring several members closer together.
As for Nalu, they headed to Tribal Council, where somebody would become the seventh person voted out of Skinnisha Survivor: Hawaii.
Nalu took their seats as ghutch arrived shortly afterwards, knowing that he was now officially a member of Tribe Nalu.
Shortly into Tribal Council, starrydash expressed that he felt like his name could be coming up after publicly targeting certain players in the past.
mattychamps looked over, confused, and asked: “Who is it that you have actually targeted publicly?” - Starry did not answer.
As whispers began spreading, Matty made a public hint that he could potentially be holding an idol and warned Brxanne to choose a new target.
In fact, Matty had already spent part of Tribal Council casually wearing his Hidden Immunity Idol around his neck, insisting that he was not going to play it and simply wanted to “wear it to feel good.”
Bryan exclaimed that he had absolutely no idea what Matty was talking about and criticised Matty’s gameplay, especially his previous attempt to target Bryan over Airi, who was not even present in Hawaii.
Brxanne eventually began to realise that his time in Hawaii could genuinely be coming to an end. And if that was the case, he was not going quietly.
It was time to blow the game wide open.
Bryan first turned his attention towards Intuition, claiming Intu had told mattychamps and xcharliex that he wanted to target Bryan this round.
Intuition denied the accusation.
Next in line was starrydash, who Bryan claimed had been going around making it clear that he disliked Bryan and wanted to vote him out.
Starry also denied the claims.
Finally, xcharliex was thrown into the firing line for apparently agreeing with other tribe members that Bryan should leave tonight.
Charlie remained silent.
mattychamps tried getting to the bottom of who had actually given Bryan this information. Bryan refused to reveal his source to players who were actively attempting to get him out.
He remained firm in his story, declaring: “Brxanne may tell a joke, but never a lie.”
Matty and Bryan continued going back and forth until Skinnisha announced that it was time to read the votes.
When asked if anyone wanted to play an Idol, Bryan instead took the opportunity to reveal that he knew he was probably going home tonight and would give the tribe his wrath on the way out.
Suddenly, Matty stood up. starrydash, Nick and Intuition's jaws dropped.
Matty turned towards Skinnisha and said: “Well Skinnisha, I'm probably wasting this, but I don't trust some of these people... I'm playing my Idol on myself.”
Any votes cast against him would not count.
The first parchment read: mattychamps. Does not count.
The second: mattychamps. Does not count.
Then, parchment after parchment, the name that appeared was none other than Miss Brxanne herself.
Six votes had been cast against Bryan.
Malibu turned to her tribemates once again and exclaimed that she had been left out of another vote.
Bryan looked towards her and told her: “Malibu, these people do not give a fuck.”
Bryan may have officially been eliminated, but he was not done causing chaos.
As he prepared to leave, he continued calling out players and throwing more information into the open, including further claims surrounding xcharliex, starrydash and Intuition.
Charlie denied Bryan’s accusations and the pair exchanged some final words as Tribal Council descended into one last argument.
Nick eventually summed up Bryan’s exit perfectly: “Going out like an icon. She gives us TV.”
When asked for Bryan's final words, he had this to say:
Brxanne, you were a force to be reckoned with out here in Hawaii.
You gave us drama, gameplay and entertainment while remaining authentically yourself throughout the season.
You had a part in one of the first blindsides of Season 2 and found yourself fighting to stay in this game almost every round.
Even when you knew your time could be up, you made sure you did not leave or give up quietly.
We love you, Bryan! Thank you so much for playing.
Fourteen Castaways Remain!
WowPlatinum has finally broken the curse. GHutch has officially joined Nalu. mattychamps Hidden Immunity Idol is gone. Malibu has once again been left outside of the vote.
And Brxanne may have left the game... But the mess he created on the way out could only just be beginning.
Only one will become the Sole Skinniest Survivor.
Who will be the next victim in Hawaii?
Find out next time on Skinnisha Survivor! Follow the season here: https://discord.gg/ugcwkffBS
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