Dawn got out of her uber, and eloquently walked her petite self across the parking lot, and into the studio lot. She was clearly very nervous and anxious, since the studio brought her so much trauma almost a decade earlier, "Oh my. I never thought I would walk back in these doors, and interact with this corrupt studio. Why did I agree to do this salacious and exploitative interview in the first place?"

Josh and the others felt the door open, and saw that Dawn's wardrobe has changed. She wore a highlighter green dress that was a bit more tight, but didn't show off her body, and her hair was extremely dirty blonde. There was also some light girly makeup on her, "Wow... you look... Different, and girly. I never thought you would be the one to glam up."

"All of my outfits and products are environmentally friendly. There is nothing wrong with trying something new, and to freshen up a bit," she replied, as she went to sit down in front of him. "What I will not do is slander and exploit the privacy of my former competitors, and some of these people are my current friends. I will not go down the dirty route."

"That's what they all say," Josh said before he started to cackle. He got out his stack of papers, as he continued speaking to her, "So the process is that I will alphabetically give you a picture of the people you competed me, and you will describe to me your relationship with them on the show, and since the show. Everyone always spills the tea, but we did hear some interesting things about you and Anne Maria. What are your thoughts on her?"

Dawn took the picture, and had a quizzical look on her face, "When I first saw Anne Maria, I saw a few colors in her aura. The first color I saw was red, since she has a lot of strength, she is courageous when she wants to be, she always has a lot of energy, and no one knew this until later, but she is very creative. But she is also very irritable, high-tempered, and destructive. We would have conversations during the show, and I saw that she had a lot of anger within her, but that anger was mainly due to her insecurities and trauma she dealt with through her life. Whenever I looked at her, or spoke to her, it was clear that she was struggling with finding an identity for herself, due to being adopted, and not really being Italian, which I told her all about. Of course she did not receive that well at all, and I wasn't shocked that she threatened to beat me up. What did surprise me was that as soon as she came to the elimination hotel, she apologized to me for everything that happened with my elimination, and she would apologize to me again after Mike rejected her a few weeks later, since I told her that things with Mike would go nowhere fast for her. I think it was when I started hanging out with Bridgette outside of the show, who is one of my great friends, and she started hanging out with Leshawna, who is one of Bridgette's friends, I started seeing a lot more about her in a positive light."

Josh directed the conversation a bit more, "So we heard that the two of you started partying quite a bit, especially once the following season happened, which the both of you sat out of? And how did things progress with the two of you over the years?"

"A lot of the first cast was getting to know me, and I was not used to all of this socialization, so I went to her for advice, and I told her that I never went to a party or a club before, so she told me that she would guide me through it. I liked the dancing and stuff, but the drinking and drugs was something I never took part in. I remember she asked me for advice on how to speak to Lightning, since she wanted to have a boy toy after the breakup, and he was living at my house at the time, so I helped them out, and thought they would be somewhat compatible. She managed to squeeze out of me that I liked B, so she set that up for us, and planned our our entire first date. Over the next few years, I saw more of a violet and blue auras from her. Anne Maria is VERY creative, and when she would show me her drawings of art, and fashion designs, she really comes to life. She is shockingly very artistic, and that was something we also bonded over through the years. Anne Maria went to me for therapy, and she was really becoming a better person... until that nasty fallout. Anne Maria worked with a fashion company that treats animals HORRIBLY, and I told her about it. She did not care about any of my concerns, and continued working with them, which pissed me off, and I thought she was being morally corrupt. Brick and I then broke up, and no one told her to choose a side, but she mainly chose his. We did fall out about 3-4 years ago, but it was mainly due to that fashion line issue. The negatives of a blue aura is being overtly critical and moody, which came into play here."

An evil grin started to form on his lips, as he handed her the next picture, "Now lets talk about Beverly; the first person you dated on the cast, and the only person that seemed to understand and speak to him on the show. How did that develop?"

She ignored his grin, and started smiling, "From the casting finals, I knew there was something special about him, and when we were on the boat towards Wawanakwa, he was the only person who did not speak. Just from that time on the boat, I was able to get a good sense of his aura, which was a mix of yellow and green. He is very sensitive, creative, organized, entrepreneurial, intelligent, a perfectionist, caring, and optimistic, while having a strong connection to nature and animals. He didn't realize it, but he was able to read my aura quite well, and I felt that vibe, so it caused for us to get along well. I noticed how quickly he picked up on certain things that everyone missed out on, and he always had great reads. B could actually talk, but he mentioned about how his vocal chords were ripped due to a birth defect that happened when he was born. In a way, it caused for his other senses to be heightened, and he didn't learn how to speak due to it until he was like 8 or 9, which he verbally told me, since he trusted me. We both knew about Mike's condition, and felt like Scott was plotting something, but he had a better grasp on it than I did, and I was starting to teach him how to channel his aura powers before he got eliminated. Once I was eliminated, we continued on with those spiritual bonding sessions we had, and he really made me feel safe, secure, and not judged, so I did develop feelings for him once in Playa des Losers. We agreed to visit one another here and there as friends after the season, and that's what we did, but we were both too scared to admit our feelings. On the last group event before the fifth season, most of the guys had to prop B up, and the girls had to prop me up for us to go on a date. It was nice."

"So the two of you start dating, it goes well for a few years, even to the point where he continuously visited you in BC, when he lived in Ontario. The show ends, everyone goes to their real lives, but you then end up cheating on him with Brick. How did that happen?" He saw her gasp, and couldn't hide the glee he got from her reaction. "He stated that he felt like you were never physically attracted to him, and that was why you left him for someone else."

Anger started to emerge, but she kept it calm, "I was never unfaithful to B, so that lie should not be spread, as it slanders and damages 3 innocent people. And secondly, I have never cared about someone's looks being a determination as to whether I would befriend or date someone, so I did not leave him, or date him because of looks whatsoever. It's the spirit that I am attracted to, and B has a great spirit." After clearing that up, she calmed herself with a few breathing techniques before continuing, "B and I had a great relationship. He taught me sign language, and other non-verbal ways of communication that I still use today. I met his family, he met my family, and we all like one another. I learned a lot about his interests in technology, and he learned a lot about my interests in the environment and animals. We ended up being partners, since I would use his technology to make a bunch of my documentaries, but... I was becoming more social, and he stayed being very anti-social, so it caused us to grow a distance. He never wanted to go out, he never wanted to make new friends, and the chemistry we DID have was just missing."

Josh then interrupted, "He also said that the two of you spoke more often once you were with Brick, and he did admit that he felt like you were always more physically attracted to Brick. How are things like now between the two of you?"

"I think we're in a very good place, and we did speak more once I was in another relationship, because we were in our own environments, and we were becoming very good friends again. There was that excitement in our interactions that was missing beforehand, and it was like we were getting to know one another again. Regarding the looks ordeal, I believe that is B's insecurities coming through, since he was always insecure about his looks and physique, especially compared to some of the other guys on our cast, since I told him that he's a handsome man. We did become official business partners during this time, and after Brick and I broke up, B and I did agree to not go back to a romantic relationship, since we work best as friends."

"So I am giving you ANOTHER heavy-hitter, and ANOTHER ex-boyfriend for you to talk about; Brick. What is your perspective on your relationship with him over the last 9 years?"

A giggle came out of the petite woman's mouth, as she was handed his picture, "Brick is someone who was so easy to read, and everything you saw on the show regarding my assessment on him is what I thought of him then. I really wanted to get to know him more, and you see in my final episode that before the... garbage-gate situation happened, Brick and I came back from a walk. We went on walks together quite a bit through the season, and talked about our lives, the spiritual world, animals, the environment, and culture in general. When he switched to the Toxic Rats, he started bonding a lot with Scott and Lightning. I had no issue with Lightning, since I was in a good place with him, but I told Brick that Scott was out to get him and all of the lies he spread to get B out of the house, so he shouldn't be kissing up to Scott. Brick did not listen to my warnings, and I was hurt that he out of all people would vote me out. Yes, he did apologize to me, but I told him about my severe anxiety, and he was one of the two people on the entire cast that I told it to. Since we were both environmentalists, we really enjoyed Playa des Losers, since there was a limited amount of toxic fumes on it. I did notice an IMMEDIATE change once Jo arrived to Playa des Losers, but we remained close outside of the game despite that."

His eyes widened at that mention, "Yes, I did hear that something happened with the three of you, but I'll let it wait for a bit. He was hanging out with you and B when you two were in a relationship, you know how B was about his body, and then you immediately cling onto the HercuBrick. Explain yourself."

"He was becoming more social himself, since the show brought out something in him that he didn't have before; confidence, and the ability to bond with many different people. We were interested in getting to know different people, and that was one of the draws the show had to me, so both of us wanted to explore more of that as individuals, hence getting closer with the other casts, but our social growth just so happened to coincide. I saw him at many events, and we would always have a good time, though he would be the one that drinks. While we were in school, he would help me with some of my documentaries, since one of them involved fitness, another one involved the environment, I worked on one that involved Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, so on and so forth. Brick told me some thing about... Jo, that I promised to keep in confidence, and I told him about B, since he was around at times with B and I. Both of us started traveling, and there was one time where we were in the same place, and something happened, but... we did not let it happen."

"Yes, yes, yes, Brick stated that the two of you almost kissed, but even that was an emotional affair Dawn," Josh sing-sung in a taunting way. "Why would you get into a relationship with him, when you knew that he liked someone who could dominate him? It seemed like you set yourself up for failure."

The blonde woman didn't even bother to give Josh the reaction he wanted, "Brick said that he wanted something different, and I felt it in his aura. He toughened up emotionally, and was refusing to tolerate the... abuse any longer. When we, when I was single, we decided to give it a chance, and it was such a different relationship compared to what B and I had. Yes, there was a different spark in the relationship, and Brick is attractive, but the two of them had such different energies. We would also go on these amazing walks together, and he was so affectionate, publicly and privately. It was nice that he was cherishing me, but now that I think about it in hindsight, I am wondering if he was somewhat putting on a performance. I could feel that it was genuine, but maybe it was... overcompensating because he wanted to prove something. I felt that he needed more thrill and suspense, while I liked things calm and serene. It was like after the initial excitement honeymoon period went away, it became clear that we were not a good match, so we agreed to be friends. To be honest, he was never over... Sorry, I promised that I wouldn't say, but we are still good friends now."

The interviewer went on to grab the next picture, "I don't remember you interacting with Cameron... at all really on the show. What are your thoughts on him?"

She just smiled once she got Cameron's picture, "We were not good friends on the show, but we were not necessarily enemies either. The two of us did not hang out too much, but I liked seeing him and B bond during their short time together. Cameron and I had A LOT of HEATED but friendly conversations regarding nature vs nurture, sight vs touch/feel, and those scientific conversations were very insightful for the both of us. It is just that outside of that, we did not speak or bond personally. Apparently he was the one who helped clear my name after I was booted and Scott framed me, which was nice. I didn't get to know him personally until after the season, where he told me about his personal life, and he actually came to me to be the... median of some sorts to deal with Lightning over the next few years, since he knew I had a decent relationship with Lightning, and Anne Maria is NOT a good mediator. He wanted me to teach him about auras and spirituality, so we did that for the next few years, and I told him initially that his aura was tan, since he pays a lot of attention to details, he is private, practical, logical, intuitive, gentle, and analytical. It was cool because he ended up reading MY aura as well, so he picked up on a lot of it. Once B and I broke up, since they did go to the same school, I did notice some distance between the two of us, and he was REALLY questioning me about why I was dating Brick."

"He said that you told him afterwards that you regretted ever dating Brick, and it was a mistake, since you knew that he was using you as some sort of rebound, and that you felt a lot of guilt about it."

Dawn just looked around the room, and tapped her fingers, "That conversation did happen, but I don't recall it happening in that lens. I did tell him that I had a feeling that Brick was not going to be satisfied much longer, but he did make enough progress before we dated, so I thought my initial aura impression of him was outdated. Cameron has also worked on several of my documentaries, and we have remained friends, but not the best of friends."

Josh moved on to grab another picture to hand to her, "So Dakota is next, and while we did not see you two interact a whole lot, we did see you tell her that she has a huge need for acceptance, and you commented that something bad will happen to her if she stayed on the island."

"I did tell her that, and Dakota's aura screamed the loudest in my opinion, but that could be due to her vying for attention the most out of everyone in the cast. Dakota was a mix of red and pink, as she is loving, caring, passionate, emotional, and has a lot of sensitivity, but she is also relatively angry, vain, needy, and needs to be the center of attention. Dakota was not very open to me at first, but I could tell that she started warming up to me pretty quickly, since many people didn't care to hear her actual thoughts, or listen to what she had to say. She was never actively mean, and I could relate to her on having a lonely childhood, as well as no one wanting to hear your opinion or perspective," Dawn explained, getting slightly emotional. "But I couldn't stop her fate, and that REALLY broke my heart. We would hang out after she became an intern, and I would try to convince her to leave the island, and go to Playa des Losers, since she had bad fate on her still. When that... HORRENDOUS event happened, and she was eliminated for good, she of course came to me for advice and to be consoled. It meant a lot to me because she was guarded with everyone else about Dakotazoid over the years, since she felt like she was being exploited by most of the cast."

"So I was told that you went to her and Sam's houses a lot for years after the show, and you were there every day for the first several months. You got to see the destruction of her relationship with Sam, how people treated her, and how she reverted back to her normal self. How did you handle all of that with her?" he pondered, leaning closer to her.

All she could so was sigh in frustration, "I understood that she lost a decent amount of her late teenage years, and her early young adulthood due to the transformation, and I know she felt pressured by Sam to do certain things, like that wrestling career. What I DID have an issue with was how she handled it. I saw the glares she had when some of us were having fun with the first cast when Season 5 was taking place, and she made it known that she felt like I was trying to be the old her. That hurt, and I had to tell her that no one was jealous of her, which DID hurt her. We got over that little tiff, and when she became as normal as she could, she broke up with Sam. I did feel like she was in the right with that situation, since he did treat her poorly, and I wanted to support herm even when she went wild afterwards. Despite everything, we remained close friends, and we really heard one another out. I was able to get Sam and Dakota to learn better communication routes, and it was nice helping them get back together."

A pep entered Josh's spirits, as he had an eagerness in his voice once presenting her the next picture, "So we heard about some stuff that happened between you and Jo, especially after the season. How do you feel about your dynamic with her?"

Immediate frustration became present on the usually calm, even-tempered, and reserved woman, "Jo had a VERY bad aura from the start. There are a lot of reds and oranges in her, with being passionate, intense, angry, ambitious, and being a lot of strength and ego. But there was a gray to her that hints that there's a lot of sadness, depression, and insecurity there. We had some conversations about how she's really a scared little girl, and was taught from her father to not process and deal with her emotions. I knew that she really liked femininity, and embracing her womanhood, hence what happened during the challenge after my elimination, but she was teased a lot at school, and made fun of for being stronger, and less curvy than most teenage girls. Throughout my time in the competition, she accused me of being a witch after I beat her to the land in the first episode. I told her over the next few weeks how I found that term to be offensive, but she kept on calling me that, and it only got worse once Brick switched teams. For someone who claimed that she could not stand Brick, she got REALLY ANNOYED that he started going on walks with me, instead of runs with her. Once we were all eliminated, Jo somewhat threatened, and somewhat begged for Brick to start hanging out with her instead of me, and I was fine with them hanging out, since B and some of the others made for good company that I could hang out with. For the next few weeks, she would pick random arguments with me, and attacked my entire beliefs, and I HAD to lose it on her, where I told her that she is jealous of all of the girls because they are more comfortable in their own skin, and that she will NEVER be emotionally fulfilled in her life."

"Damn, that was a harsh and rude things to say," Josh gasped, with his eyes widened. "So B told us that she started harassing him when you started dating Brick, and things got REALLY BAD between the two of you."

"Oh goodness, I wish we don't have to speak about that. Jo fought with Anne Maria, Dakota, Zoey, and even Staci at some point after our season took place for YEARS. I never entertained Jo's shenanigans, and I was happy with my friendships within the cast, and with the other casts. We saw one another during the cast meetups over the years, and kept our distance, but I found out from B that it was JO told him the rumor that she created, about Brick and I having an affair with one another. I don't know nor do I care about what Jo and Brick were going through at the time, though I do think that they had some... moments together over the years. She was mad that Brick told me that he was dealing with someone, who could not be emotionally vulnerable, and Jo was the one who outed herself. That was the second and final time where I had to yell at her, since I don't like nasty, slanderous lies like that. There was another incident where Brick wanted my opinion on whether she should be a part of his clothing brand, and I told him that she is not a good fit, which Anne Maria agreed to. Jo then started slandering my films, and my company, so I had to sue her, she lost the case, and had to pay me back for the damages. We have no contact."

Another pic was placed on the table, "Lightning is someone who was on the Toxic Rats with you throughout the season, and I could only imagine how annoyed you must have been with him."

Laughter elicited from her mouth, "Actually no, we shockingly got along for the most part. He is vain, selfish, and an egomaniac, but something about him made me laugh. Someone like Lightning, who is so laser focused on his own perspective, and who wasn't taught that book smarts and intelligence was the way to go through life, someone like that existing peaked my curiosity. His aura colors are the same as Jo's, with the passion, anger, cunningness, need for attention, and insecurity, but I felt like there's a difference between the two of them. Lightning mainly just stick with himself, doesn't go out of his way to harm people, and he's really a broken little boy. I tried to do some of my aura reading on him, but he was so confused as to what I was saying, and we both just started dying of laughter. He would entertain us when we had our times off, and I always found him to be a solid lister whenever we interacted. I was disappointed that he became Scott's follower after B's elimination, and I several times tried to get the two to become united and make up, but that failed also. His... deterioration throughout the season was very sad to see, but he really had no one to blame for what happened outside of himself, and he needed to accept the fact that he screwed up immensely. I think after the finale, when we were on the boat, and when we spent the last night or two at Playa des Losers, he realized how much he screwed up."

"So almost immediately after the season wrapped up filming, Lightning had a fallout with his father, and he was kicked out of the house, while his mother kind of just let it happen. From what I heard and gathered about pieces here and there, you were the first person to open your house to him. How did this take place, and how were things after the season overall?"

The memories came back, and her face became more disturbed, "Yeah... I remember it was the night of the finale, and we were all back at Playa des Losers. Lightning was right beside me when his father called, and I had to hear Lightning tell his father that he lost. Lightning was balling his eyes out, and I overheard his father essentially disown him, and say everything that a parent is NOT supposed to say to a child. He was broken down, and had a meltdown about now being homeless. Before that phone conversation, I was lecturing him about his awful behavior, and how he should be ashamed of himself. There was a lot of room in my house, and we even have different homes on our property, so I offered him a place to live, and he was SO THANKFUL. He was like a lost baby. It was pretty nice for the first month or two, since he started training me physically, and he wanted me to teach him about therapy and natural resources. Things did not work out with the living arrangement for three reasons; one was that he started taking drug supplements, and I am against ALL of that, or at least the manufactured ones with no natural ingredients or herbs in it. Two; he would bring Anne Maria over, and they would have sexual relations everywhere, which was not appropriate since my parents let him live there, and no one needs to see or hear that. And three; he started picking fights with B, and that was someone who I was becoming serious with at the time. We went our separate ways for a few years, and there was no drama really. When I dated Brick, I forgot that him and Lightning became good friends, so I saw quite a bit of him. I do think Lightning has grown to be a better person, and I also have a business full of natural supplements, which he promotes a lot on his social media, and uses himself. We are in a good place."

Josh went to get another picture, "I am shocked that the two of you were that close, and Lightning actually treated you well throughout. Anyways, what are your thoughts on Mike? I don't remember you interacting with him at all through the season."

"Oh my goodness. I knew from the moment we got on the island that he had Disassociate Identity Disorder. The first time I got a good look at him was when we landed on the beach, and every single color known to man popped up when I was studying his aura. People usually have one or two colors that show up, but having fragmented colors, and every type of colors show up usually indicates D.I.D. or another disorder or mental deficiency. Mike would always avoid me during our time on the island together, since he knew that I knew, and I can pick up on what people are hiding. Whenever we were in the same room, he would sit in the opposite area of me, or he would walk the other way. I didn't take it personally, but it showed that he had a lot of insecurities, and didn't want to take accountability for the mess that he caused. Ironically, he REALLY wanted to speak to me after he was eliminated, and arrived to Playa des Loses. Mike told Anne Maria about his disorder and the triangle, which caused a HUGE fight between the two. Both of them had severe panic attacks, and we started bonding about mental health, anxiety, and I did relate to him about all of that. He apologized for not giving me a chance, and it was something that I needed. Those were some nice few weeks, and I told him that he needs to embrace his personalities and his disorders. We did not remain close after the show, but I do recall him trying to get Zoey and I to come to some sort of understanding for the next several group events. We just never got a chance to be really good friends, though we have fun at group events and stuff."

"Due to you interacting with Dakota a lot over the last decade-ish, you clearly had to have interacted with Sam a lot as well. He was also a part of the Toxic Rats with you, and he was booted the episode after you, so you essentially spent the entire season with him. How was it like dealing with him?"

Dawn took his picture, and noticed how much he changed, "Wow, he really has lost weight. I knew that, but seeing the visual difference from what I see of him in real life is a shocker. When I met Sam, his aura gave me a lot of orange and yellows, where those colors represent confidence, happiness, optimism, friendliness, patience, intelligence, inspiring, and having a lot of emotional balance. The negatives are that he can get very lazy and unmotivated at times, and doesn't see other people's perspectives as well. Sam and I were not particularly the closest, since he did not share a lot of my beliefs about spirituality, and never seemed the most interested in it, but he was pretty good friends with B, so we bonded over our interactions with him, and I REALLY respect Sam's confidence within himself. While the other guys were trying to make him feel less masculine, he stood his ground, did not let them bother him, and went on with his life un phased. We got along pretty well in my opinion, but were not very close, and most of our conversations involved how he would ask me for advice on how to get with Dakota. I was a HUGE supporter of their relationship once we were all eliminated at Playa des Losers, and when we all went back to our real lives. Over the years, there was a lot of tension between us because I think Sam felt insecure about not being able to help Dakota with her transition in the way that he wanted to, there was a disconnect with how he could not see her perspective, and how I was a better interpreter and helper than he was."

Josh wanted to stir the pot, "So do you think that he was the main proponent of their breakup, and do you think he had any impact on your relationship with B? It seemed like the four of you were a little clique for a bit, so things must have been awkward."

"I honestly think "All Stars" was the start of the deterioration of their relationship. One was the main reason why he decided to join the season, when that was the last thing Dakota would have wanted. She didn't want him to turn into a monster either. And A LOT of the cast were angry that he was put on the season over some of the others, and it caused for A LOT of drama. I was one of the few that defended Sam during the group events and chats that happened around the time. He didn't deserve to get flack for being offered an opportunity, and most of them would have done the same thing he did. In my personal feeling, I feel like back then, the two were more trauma-bonded than anything, and they didn't have a lot in common, so their relationship broke down more and more. Sam did get into B's ear about certain allegations about Brick and I, and that was mainly due to whatever conflict Sam and Brick had at the time. They broke up, and a lot of time went by, so they were able to get to know themselves as an individual. Just like on the island, Sam made his way to contact me about needing assistance on how to speak to Dakota, and how they could potentially get back together. I got involved, they're together now, and we've been on good terms ever since."

An evil chuckle came out of his mouth, "So we only have three people left to talk about, and the next person is the man who not only was the few people you were shown interacting with on the show, but the man who also had you eliminated in a garbage bag. It seemed like you had a crush on him Dawn."

The peaceful woman could not hide her disdain, and she rolled her eyes once his picture was presented to her, "I never had a crush on Scott, that was Zoey. I sensed a lot of darkness in his aura, but I didn't want to assume that he was evil, and I saw it as a lot of trauma that needed to work through, like many of the other cast members. A lot of grey, brown, black, and red colors shined off his aura, and every possible symbolism you could get from those colors was what he was like. While I had this feeling, Scott never did anything for those first few weeks, though it was B who had more distrust in him than I did, and B told me a lot about his speculations about Scott. What caused me to dislike him was what he said to B during an argument right before B was sent home. I thought it was uncalled for, and then how he started treating Sam REALLY pissed me off, since he was the ringleader in it, and manipulated Lightning to go after Sam for him. Another reason why I disliked him was that he lied about me having a crush on him because of that beetle situation, and I was just trying to break the ice, and get a decent read on him."

"Interesting. Dakota did say that he lied on her having a crush on him as well. I wonder why he was so obsessed with doing that. So you are in the confessional ranting about him, and then he overhears you. What is your version of events?"

"So Scott kept on rambling on and on about production, and people would see him sneak into the production tents, or at least go in that direction, which caused a lot of mistrust. I didn't see why he needed to do all of that, unless he was in good with the producers, and they were using him as a mule to make the show interesting. I and a few others would ask him about this, and it would piss him off. I had theorized that Scott was throwing challenges, but had no proof until my elimination episode. I also believe that the producers told Scott to eavesdrop on my confessional, since they wanted to give Scott a "huge villainous move", and they wanted to save Brick from going home. I was humiliated with how I went home, and how he gaslight the entire cast to want to assault me, but everyone BUT him apologized to me, and Scott slandered me throughout the press during the airing of the season, calling me a witch, and that I was a possessed demon. We got into a HUGE argument right before "All-Stars" happened because he kept on picking at B and I, and I gave him a cease-and-desist. We had another argument about 4 years later because he was fanning the flames between Brick, B, and I when there was no issue, and I had to put him in his place. Just because he was in a crappy relationship with Courtney that they poorly hid, doesn't mean he could put his misery on everyone else. I haven't spoken to him in years, and I would like to keep it that way," she replied with annoyance in her voice.

All he did was raise his eyebrows in silence for a few seconds, before handing her another picture, "Anyways Staci. What do you think of the chatterbox?"

She looked at the picture, and let out a soft laugh, "She really has not changed much. Everyone knew that she talked a lot, and was obsessed with telling people stories about her family that is simply impossible for several biological and factual reasons. Staci is a really nice, friendly person, but overcompensation was a BIG issue with her. Magenta is the color that represents her aura, since she does live in a crowded area, and she does have a big family (not as big as she claims), so it's harder for her to stand out. Staci likes to shock and surprise people to get that attention, but it doesn't endear people to her, and I had to explain that to her at Playa des Losers. During that time, I learned that she is actually VERY creative, and VERY intelligent. Staci is one of the smartest people to ever be on the show, and listening to her state everything that she knows was cool. She even had a lot of knowledge about spirituality, religion, and the conscience. What Staci needed to learn was how to listen, and when she started doing that, we really got along, and I told her a lot about my insecurities. We are close friends, but we have never been the best of friends."

"For someone who's been a friend of yours for 9 years, you have very little to say about Staci," Josh hissed, before handing her the final picture. "Alright, so the last person is Zoey. During your short time on the season, you did try to give Zoey advice, and try to befriend her, but you were blown off at every chance. How did she make you feel?"

Dawn sighed before taking the picture, and giving it a look, "I do, and did think that Zoey's a nice person, and I believe my assessment of her did make it on the televised episodes. She really struggled in getting to know people, because her parents kept her so sheltered and sequestered not only from other people, but from early 2010s society as well. The thing about Zoey that was hard to deal with... is that she is very inconsistent with her sentiments and actions. One is that she wants to be a girls girl, but treats most of the girls on the cast coldly, and mainly concerns herself with the guys. She made comments about liking retro music from the 50s and 60s, as well as pop culture from that period of time, but confused many facts and common knowledge. It seemed like she tried to adapt to whomever she was around, or to whatever she thought was cool to be like, when we were competing together, and just during her entire duration on the show. It was a bit awkward between us because I was told about the stuff she was saying about me, and she was making fun of me for being... weird."

Josh squinted his face, "That's interesting, since she always bragged about being weird. This seems like a common complaint about Zoey so far. How did you deal with her after the show?"

She started smiling as the memories came back, "I think she saw the show, and my exit interviews once they aired, and I made it known how... hurt wouldn't be the word, but confused about her actions and words. Zoey and I made small talk beforehand, but we were not the closest. It seemed like after Mike told her about everything that happened at Playa, me helping him come to terms with his disorder in and out of the show, she started warming up to me. It wasn't until around the time Season 5 aired where she apologized to me for everything, and was interested in getting to know me. But that was mainly because she became friends with Gwen, who is good friends with Bridgette, who became close friends with me during that time. We started DMing and texting one another, as she was dealing with some trauma that she did not recover from, regarding Commando Zoey, and receiving a lot of death threats. She and I have worked on a few documentaries, planned some events together, and became good friends. Zoey grew into her own person, and didn't need to conform to anyone, hence her not being obsessed with fame, and being low-key. She has gotten into spirituality a lot as well, and we hang out quite a bit."

"Alright, so who do you speak to from the first and third casts? Some of them have been brought up already."

Dawn's eyes widened, as she thought about the people she had contacted from the other casts, "Bridgette and I are VERY good friends, and I think Geoff is a good man too who makes me laugh. Beth is also someone I speak to quite a bit, and I do enjoy Katie and Sadie at times. Leshawna, Harold, Trent, and Gwen are people I interact with pretty often, and I think we are friends, if not friendly. DJ and I are really great friends, and we've been so for almost a decade. Outside of that, I don't keep in contact with a lot of the first cast. With the third cast, I am VERY good friends with Leonard and Ella, as I understood their weirdness, and we have kept in consistent contact throughout the years. There are others I get along with, but those names are the ones that pop up in my mind right now."

Josh was glad that things were coming to an end, "Alright, so final question. What did you learn from your experience on "Total Drama", and what have you been up to since your time on the show ended?"

"I had to learn how to speak to people, without creeping them out, or psychoanalyzing them. A conversation involves acknowledging and respecting boundaries, so I had to do that, and meet people at their level. Getting over a lot of the social anxieties that I had when I was younger, and still somewhat currently, while reaching out to interact with and learn from many people that I otherwise would not have met or interacted with, if it was not for the show. Sociology was a topic that I was always into during my life, and this show only heightened that. Seeing the environmental crimes that happened throughout the devious show also inspired me to get more involved into environmental rights as well, so I did a double degree in Environmental Studies and Sociology. For some reason, a lot of film companies thought my reality experience would work well with film and documentaries, so I became a huge cinematographer, and made several biographies, as well as documentaries. Things are going well for me."

He got up to shake her hand, "Thanks for coming. You definitely added a different perspective and a different sense of commentary."

Dawn smiled at him as she was preparing to leave, "It felt good looking back. There was little need to slander, but just to put everything out there, and to vent. Thanks for this experience. Hopefully you do the right thing, don't edit our responses, and make it more scandalous than it was in reality."