#like nickel was open to balloon changing but eh. y'know

[maxphilippa]

rewatching s1 is so funny because people say "oh but nickel didn't have reasons to hate balloon" but on s1 there's like. a whole 2 minute segment dedicated to show how much of an asshole balloon was. and like. nickel was actually the most reasonable balloon hater. like not to be that guy but at least nickel didn't make fatphobic remarks to him and killed him whenever he had the chance. that's something pickle, bomb, paintbrush and a good portion of the rest of the contestants on s1 did. like balloon explicitly said on s1 that an alliance is basically something he can take advantage of. of course nickel wouldn't want that guy on his alliance y'know. like nickel does believe balloon wants to change but. he also DID see how awful balloon was to his alliance back on s1. it's reasonable that he tries to push him away. who knows if something like s1 happens again. like that's reasonable. the rest of the hotel oj residents just hated balloon for existing and even left a party just because he was there. oj sent him outside in the cold rain with an umbrella ig but like. still an asshole move y'know.

nickel wanted to protect his alliance and gets shitted on for that (despite him apologizing explicitly to balloon on s3 later on) but i never saw anyone helding the rest of the characters accountable for what they did to balloon. like yeah nickel was terrible but those other guys aren't saints

also mephone4 has axes too and killed oj with them on purpose so that's also fun