Talla Talks

[Talla Rejaei]

Congratulations Estelle and Dominic, you both played a great game. 

*I wanted to create a video dressed as Talla, but I've been pretty busy this weekend and it's not going to work out... Sorry.  

-- Estelle --

During the week that I was nominated next to Andrew, I completely understood your vote against me.  However; I did not understand your complete hatred directed towards me as you began to drag my name through the mud and depict me as a monster.  It also came to my attention that you were making fun of my career asking others in the game how is it that I could be a teacher... And accusing me of lying about teaching. You're hatred towards me is something I didn't understand at all.  

Then... We never really made up.  You apologized shortly after, which seemed extremely fake because you realized I wasn't being evicted and it just seemed a little too convenient.  And then we didn't really start talking until Gina Marie was evicted which was when you said in an earlier comment that you had to look towards Talla as a backup plan in case Dixie and Rhian really wanted to go to the final two.  You're comments directed towards me make me feel very objectified, disrespected, and confused.  Please explain.

-- Dominic --

You know my personality better than anyone else in the game.  You know the types of people I'm friends with, and the craziness that I enjoy... Yet you say that I handled the week that I was nominated next to Andrew poorly?!  Excuse me.  All I said was: "This week is showing people's true colors"  and I was half-joking around about buying you a board game as a bribe.  Which! I love buying new board games that I love for people that I think would enjoy them... So using that the vote as an excuse to buy you a board game was honestly in good fun.  And from knowing my personality, you should have known that.  Please explain.

Also! You and I made a final two deal in person while we were driving to your parents house and we were sharing details about potential people we think we could easily work with and you seemed so interested in this "deal".  But yet from the time the game started until about final 7, you were working against me... :/  Please explain.  

-- Both --

If you were really winning $500,000 what would you spend the money on?

[Estelle Landy]

Okay so I recorded a video, which I will post as soon as it uploads, but it's taking forever to upload! I made some "quick notes" to put with the video in case you didn't wanna watch it since you have a busy weekend, but it turned into this:

Hey Talla!

So I touch on everything in the video, but I definitely want to address it directly in text format as well. I apologize completely for a lot of my immature resentment and feelings toward you, as well as my immature and uncalled for actions toward you, particularly in the beginning stages of the game. My resentment at the beginning of the game directed toward you completely builds from the URTV drama. Chelsia was one of my close friends, and I attempted to defend her, which prompted comments between us that were imbedded in my 14-year old head. This was ages ago and I carried an immature grudge for far too long, and I know we've moved past that, so hopefully you don't still think I'm caught on that, because my apologies are sincere and I'll touch more on this soon.

I don't recall ever saying that about your career, and I apologize immensely. I'd like to talk to you about this, possibly after the game, but I don't want you to think that I currently discredit your career, or your ability to be a teacher, because I don't. If I did say it, it was probably in the beginning of the game when I probably did say many immature things I shouldn't have and if I knew what they were now, I'd probably regret them. I'm sorry this ever came up though, because it really never should have!

About the apology now -- I was entirely sincere about it… however, I can completely understand how it could be seen as fake. The timing was horrible, but it was kind of essential. When Andrew left (or was leaving), it kind of got me to thinking - why do I "hate" Talla so much? What's stopping us from working together? I know Andrew would have loved it, so I wanted to talk to you about whatever issues we had. I feel like the fact that I addressed our issues head on was a token of respect to you, because I know you like to address people head on and you don't like to beat around the bush or bullshit people. I think if I were being fake with you regarding my apology, I would have bullshitted you and make excuses for myself, but I think I owned up to everything and from my perspective, we were able to move on from there and even align.

Which, speaking of aligning, was one of my priorities at points. I wanted to get to the end with you and Dominic at certain points in this game. I am sorry that it came across as though you were a back-up plan for me, because it was much more complicated than that in my eyes. When I had others come to me telling me they want me in the end with them, I felt it would have been foolish of me to turn that down in a game sense. 1) It would be saying I don't trust them, and 2) If they were true, then I'd have people playing for me to win, not themselves. However, I also didn't want to simply rely on their efforts, because then if I made it to the end, what would I say? "I relied on Dixie & Rhian." Because that wasn't the case, I made plans without them just in case it didn't pull through, and I think that's a huge part of the reason I'm here. I had the ability to rely on them, but I didn't because I didn't want to be perceived as a goat or a floater or lazy, so hopefully I've proved that, and honestly -- if they hadn't come to me with that deal, who knows what would have been in store for the Estalla showmance? :*

FINALLY, what I would do with the $500,000… easy! Lately I've been getting much more involved in non-profit organizations, such as American Diabetes Association and the American Red Cross (both of which I have applied to internships with this summer, and heard back positively from), but it just strikes home for me. I love helping people who may not be able to help themselves, and I love giving back to the community, so that's definitely something I would love to do. Furthermore, I think above that… I love my family. They're paying for my college and I had taking them for granted because they deserve so much more than that. Every time I have to pay fines, I feel like I owe them so much and this would just be a great opportunity to show them how much I appreciate them and how much I love and care for them… if the money were real anyway, that's what I would do with it. And of course I would save some as well, because that's generally I do when given money.

Anyway, thank you so much for the questions and the opportunity to address them. I hope this helps you in your decision. If you have any follow-up questions, let me know and I won't hesitate to address them. Also, if you want to talk more personally and privately about anything, feel free to message me - I don't know if we can by the time the game ends, but if you want to wait until after, then that's fine as well. I don't want to talk to you just for a jury vote, because our friendship will outdate this game regardless.

Good luck with your vote. <3

[Estelle Landy]

[Dominic Briones]

You know my personality better than anyone else in the game. You know the types of people I'm friends with, and the craziness that I enjoy... Yet you say that I handled the week that I was nominated next to Andrew poorly?! Excuse me. All I said was: "This week is showing people's true colors" and I was half-joking around about buying you a board game as a bribe. Which! I love buying new board games that I love for people that I think would enjoy them... So using that the vote as an excuse to buy you a board game was honestly in good fun. And from knowing my personality, you should have known that. Please explain.

I don't know the exact thing that you said, and I'm honestly too lazy to look back and the texts. But I know that I felt pressured/bullied by you that round. I explained that I was also friends with Andrew, and yes, I know you said that Andrew was against me apparently, but it didn't change that I wanted to work with him and had a hard time believing that he was against me. He told me he wasn't, and whether or not he was being truthful doesn't seem to be the point of the matter. The point of the matter was that I was fed up with you at that point. I had also heard that you were spreading rumors about me involving someone seeing/touching the other's penis. I don't even remember. Either way, my feelings are my feelings, and if I felt you handled it poorly, that was my opinion. I also didn't like how Aimee would be the one texting me to tell me not to vote to evict you and such. I felt you were just using her to get me to do what you wanted.




Also! You and I made a final two deal in person while we were driving to your parents house and we were sharing details about potential people we think we could easily work with and you seemed so interested in this "deal". But yet from the time the game started until about final 7, you were working against me... :/ Please explain.

I did make this deal... LAST SUMMER. What was I supposed to say? No? When it came time to start the game, I wasn't necessarily coming after you. I just never truly felt I could trust you. Perhaps I could have, but I didn't get that feeling. As well, you targetted my friends during your early HoH, so working with you seemed pointless if that was the case. Toward the end, I realized that you might be my chance at switching things up if I needed to. Plus, I knew you were in good with my other allies, so I stayed in your good graces. In my defense, I didn't vote against you the week you went up against Helen, yet you voted against me. Basically, I never really felt comfortable trusting you despite wanting to at times.  


-- Both --

If you were really winning $500,000 what would you spend the money on?
I would pay off debt. Take care of family that needed it. Put some away for saving. Consider a career change and/or relocation.