LAST EDITED ON 12-19-14 AT 09:16 PM (EST)

Day 1:

The contestants are brought in, by pairs, after spending a night under the stars and away from the other pairs. Each pair having their own moment in the spotlight. Bonding in the myriad of ways 9 pairs can. Some are dysfunctional, some are in denial. All of them unsure about their standing within the confines of the Survivor|RE-play.
In a continuance of the no-talking rule...JP spends the next 20 minutes trying to expound the importance of playing as partners and how the effects of which will carry thoughout the game. Or at least his segues will be effected. He also insures that sneak attacks will make it to the end and power players won't but then admits he hasn't understood how the game will turn out from the very get go. So who is he to expound survivorisms that keep getting outruled the following season. Play however you want, I can only try to stop you. And even then, it really comes down to litigious length and governmental girth.
Anyways...

Your contestants are...
Alec and Drew
Dale and Kelley
Jeremy and Val
John and Julie
Nadiya and Natalie
Baylor and Missy
Jaclyn and Jon
Josh and Reed
Keith and Wes

The contestants file into a long line and are about to receive their tribal buffs, when...

tribe: "Welcome, castaways, to what we will be calling The Hero Arena. Before we actually get into the game and what happens here, I'll need 4 people to help me decide the tribes. Yes, you will all be split from your partners, but you may not end up on the same tribe as you used to be. We shall see."

The first 4 players will get to decide the tribal make-up for the beginning of the show. For this part, pairs cannot end up on the same tribe. (IOW, Kelley can go to Coyopa and Dale can go to Hunahpu but Dale and Kelley can't both go to Hunahpu.)
Poster #1: Pick any 2 pairs and split them each up between Coyopa and Hunahpu. Josh/Reed & Keith/Wes
Poster #2: Pick 2 remaining pairs and split them each up between Coyopa and Hunahpu. Jaclyn/Jon & Baylor/Missy
Poster #3: Pick 3 remaining pairs and split them each up between Coyopa and Hunahpu. Jeremy/Val & John/Julie & Nadiya/Natalie
Poster #4: Split the last 2 pairs between Coyopa and Hunahpu. AND pick either Jaclyn/Jon OR Baylor/Missy to be our first pair to face off in the 1st Hero Challenge.

Once the tribes have been decided and the 1st dueling pair is revealed, I will continue on with the show.