Author: JustSkipIt
Rating: PG
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Disclaimer: I own none of these characters nor do I own Survivor. And believe it or not, I also don't own any small islands. On the other hand, this island is fictional so let's say I own it. I'm making no money from this fiction and intend no copyright infringement.
Note: Chronologically this should really go in the break in part 10 but I wanted to keep the two foci separate.

We see Riley wearing a pair of pressed khaki slacks and a blue button down shirt, standing in front of the Early show Survivor set. Next to him is Harry who welcomes him and asks him to have a seat. “Welcome to the Early Show, Riley,” Harry launches right in.

“Nice to be here,” Riley answers amicably.

“You must have been disappointed to only make it to the 11th day,” Harry says. “You would have seemed to be in the best health of anyone, perhaps ever, on Survivor.”

“Well, you know that’s not all there is to Survivor,” Riley answers. “There’s a lot more to that game than your physical conditioning.”

“But most of the competitors are in pretty good shape,” Harry says again.

“You’re not kidding me, Harry,” Riley says with a smile, “Robin, Kendra, Faith, even Buffy from the Akathla team are some of the best conditioned people I’ve ever met.”

“What about Tara?” Harry asks. “What’s up with her. She seems shy but she’s friendly with Akathla and how does she do the things she does? She healed your leg and found fruit and made anti-bug paste?”

“Harry,” Riley told him, “I’ll tell you what. She’s the person this game was made for. She might not be as strong or as fast as the other players but she has tremendous smarts and she knows everything there is to know about jungle survival. Without her help on my leg, I could have been airlifted from that island.”

“Who would you pick to win it all?” Harry asks.

“I can’t answer that question,” Riley tells Harry with a smile. They shake hands and the focus shifts to Julie at the news desk.