Difference

Chase continued to drag out the excitement, peppering in commentary from the first round. However, the crowd was quickly getting restless, wanting him to continue with the next round already.

If nothing else, Chase was a professional. He turned a deaf ear to the murmurings in the crowd even when they became a tidal wave of annoyance.

Minutes later, as though finally receiving a message on what to do, he continued as though nothing at all had happened.

"And without further ado, we'll progress right to the second round!"

Attendants began to appear on the stage, each rolling forward with a steel case on wheels that looked like it came straight out of an airplane. They wheeled them into place and then locked the wheels.

The steel cases shook.

At first it was subtle, but by the time Chase began speaking again, they were vibrating so fiercely that the loud racket almost overwhelmed the announcer's booming voice.