HouseCalls

[Estelle]

Hey, Eric! Welcome to Big Brother: Rise & Fall 4. We'd like to use this thread to communicate with you through your Diary Room. First of all, we would like to thank you for your interest and officially and personally welcome you to the second installment of our series. We look forward to all you have in store for us and hope you enjoy the ride - good luck! If you don't mind, I have enumerated a few welcoming questions for our convenience. Please take the time to answer them!

1. Did you enter the game with a set strategy? If so, (how) has it changed now that the game has officially begun and you've probably met some of the cast?

2. What kind of player would you consider yourself? (The hero, the villain, the socialite, the competitor, well-rounded, etc...?)

3. Why did you choose to play as Eric?

4. What are your strengths and weaknesses as a player?

5. What are your pet peeves in people? Are there any kinds of players that just really grind your gears? Would you target them automatically or try to work past these differences?

6. Have you met the majority of the cast? How do you feel about everyone? For example, is there anyone that really stuck out to you as one of your favorites or least favorites? Do you have any early alliances or plans with anyone else?

6. (Why) do you think you have what it takes to win Big Brother: Rise & Fall 4?

Keep an eye out for this thread, because Staff may periodically pop in to ask questions or converse with you. Thank you and we wish you the best of luck this season!

[Eric Stein]

1. Did you enter the game with a set strategy? If so, (how) has it changed now that the game has officially begun and you've probably met some of the cast?

No, I definitely did not enter with a set strategy. I have played at mostly one site for about 5 years and have mostly played Survivor games so this is a very different experience for me and I'm coming in excited and with a fresh mindset. I tend to interact with everyone as to not alienate anyone so maybe I will end up being a big of a floater.

2. What kind of player would you consider yourself? (The hero, the villain, the socialite, the competitor, well-rounded, etc...?)

In the past I have definitely been known as a villain to many. I'm not afraid to make strategic moves to help myself and my allies get further and lots of times that hurts peoples feelings. Also, I always keep in mind that this IS A GAME so, unfortunately I don't let myself get attached easily to a lot of people, and I can come off as cold. Most of all, I LOVE to make big moves. Those three reasons combined have led to me having a villainous reputation. BB is a much different game though so who knows how this game will go.

3. Why did you choose to play as Eric?

I actually would have been happy to have played as any of the people I put on my list. However, I did love Eric and Jessica's showmance on BB8, and their alliance with Dick and Danielle. It was the first season of BB that I watched and I thought he was a great player. Reminded me a little of Rob Cesternino from Survivor: Amazon.

4. What are your strengths and weaknesses as a player?

My main strength is my strategic side. I am great at working numbers and convincing people that they need me more than other people. At the last site I played at (SEG) I was voted most strategic player two out of three years during our awards ceremony. I just like nothing more than a good old fashioned blindside...it's really fun for me lol. Another strength of mine is my way with words. I am definitely better than average at addressing a jury., and have good writing/speaking skills.

I have several weaknesses. I am definitely not the best challenge competitor, I will say that right up front. I don't have a lot of long time gaps to do endurance challenges, and I guess I'm just not as good with computers as the younger people. Additionally, as I said above, I try not to get attached so I guess I don't go 'as deep' with people as others do, so my social game has been criticized a lot. Lastly, I can tend to be a bit harsh to people when they guard themselves from me and don't give me information. Some could even call me mean lol

5. What are your pet peeves in people? Are there any kinds of players that just really grind your gears? Would you target them automatically or try to work past these differences? Players that drive me nuts are the ones who are very short with me. The ones that answer every question with a one word answer, even though you know they have extensive conversations with other people. Normally I try to work through my differences with players and try to get them to trust me before I target them. In any game I'm in I tend to lean towards taking out loose cannons first. People that you can't predict or don;t know where their loyalty lies. That tends to make games clearer and show people where they stand..

6. Have you met the majority of the cast? How do you feel about everyone? For example, is there anyone that really stuck out to you as one of your favorites or least favorites? Do you have any early alliances or plans with anyone else?

I honestly expected to not know anyone coming into this game. I looked at the past games and didn't recognize a single name. However, once I signed in noticed that Judd is being played by Jason...who have played with at SEG many times and who have worked with and against. We have been buddies, then enemies, then buddies again, it's a cycle. hen I messaged him to let him know, he seemed excited, so there is a chance we could work together in this game.

Aside from him, so far I have talked to Ed, Rhian, Ginamarie, Deana, and Steven, so that's 6 people covered thus far. I would out of them, that Ed seems the most genuine so far. It doesn;t hurt that his character is fucking hot. So is that guy Sam...I gotta start watching BB series from outside the US, the guys are way hotter lol.

6. (Why) do you think you have what it takes to win Big Brother: Rise & Fall 4

Because self awareness is key and I always know where I stand.