“Yeah, you know, I’m looking to really meet someone and I figured why not here? I know there’s going to be a bunch of cameras and tv crap, but… you know… I get lonely sometimes and it’s hard to meet people. “You’re looking for love on this show?” she asked again, incredulously. “Yeah, I know, it’s a little cheezy, but I guess I am looking for a special someone. “Love?” she cried out, surprised at my answer. “Well, you know, the usual,” I replied, “love.” “Ok… so why would you want to compete in Tribal?” I figure out what people have bought and are likely to buy in the future and then I give a bunch of data to some software engineers who make your shopping experience more user-friendly with it.” “None of those,” I laughed at the absurdity of the question. “Tell us a little about yourself, what’s your background? Military? Clergy? Paranormal investigation? Lovecraftian survival?”. I nodded, playing along was the least I could do in return for all the comforts and luxuries that had already been provided. “So, Tristran, 5 Minutes to touchdown, you got time for a few questions?” the girl from the crew yelled over the roar of the engine, while the cameraman zoomed in on me. First-class plane tickets, a chauffeur at the airport, a private cabin on the tanker that took us out into the ocean, and so on. Also, so far, they had made every effort to make my trip as comfortable as possible. I guess not a lot of people had heard about this show yet or wanted to be in it. I had applied on a whim, figuring I had nothing to lose and had been genuinely surprised when I got invited. The show was called “Tribal - Face the Unknown”, which was about as much as I knew about it and I was poised to be a contestant in the very first season. I didn’t know much about the show and hadn’t met any other contestants yet, I guessed everything was to be revealed when I reached the island. Other than me, there was just the captain, a cameraman that I had been instructed to ignore as well as I could, and a girl from the crew. Palm trees, white sand, and deep dark blue water underneath a tropical sun. The island we were headed to was beautiful, like something from a movie, only in real life. I was the only passenger on a speedboat pushing through the waves at breakneck speed. The wind was blowing through my hair, I could smell the ocean and already see the island coming up.
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