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What's going on? Everyone seemed to be in an uproar. How did you feel watching it back since you lived it?

Are you mad or no? I got re-frustrated. I know that's not a word. I don't think that's an actual thing.

That's close enough. But I got frustrated one more game.

It just sends you back to those feelings of like, what is happening in this game?

Are these my friends? It makes you just question everything.

Yeah. Right now, are they your friends? Would you say?

I mean, Michelle and I are cool and I will have love for her. I just feel like certain people, I don't think that we'll ever be able to...

I can't say never. But working with them in the game, I don't know if that would ever happen. I wouldn't go after them.

I just don't see us aligning with one another because the trust is not there.

But outside of it, I feel like I could hang out with Michelle down the shore. I could go shopping with her.

We could go on a trip. I could see her as a friend. You can have fun together.

Yeah. Trust them or rely on them, especially when it comes to the game.

For now, yes. Unless there's a big turnaround and they both...

I mean, girl, how much turning can you do? I don't know.

It was... It was... It was... It was... It was a lot.

Now, I will say the viewers are challenge listeners. I know for a long time,

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