novelzi Chapter 8: Second Audition Theme
Chapter 8: Second Audition Theme
Chapter 8: Second Audition Theme
The week following the very first preliminary auditions passed by in a flash and soon, all the few hundred contestants that were accepted were back in Montreal, Canada, at the same hall they had previously done the auditions.
Over that week though, Kyle had mainly focused on continuously practicing his singing by busking and tweaking his other original songs to be better in case he had the chance to sing it.@@@@
Also, he ensured to submit an advance leave of absence to the administrative block, all while juggling other college duties too.
That being said though, he now truly understood that as he did progress, each level was getting harder to ascend to, especially since he hadn't even gained a single level over the week.
Even exp. points were slowly becoming a rare thing to gain as evidenced by the measly 35 points he currently had on his system's UI.
Despite all of this though, the young man remained optimistic and just kept up the hard work.
Now, currently standing in the massive hall with many other contestants conversing and making small talk while waiting for the next instructions from the host or judges, Kyle gently removed his glasses and started cleaning the fog on it, the air conditioner in the room causing him to shiver a bit.
Although he had a prescription for contact lenses, he had never really been all that stoked to use it as he felt more comfortable, donning his normal glasses.
However, in the process of trying to clean the lens of his glasses, he actually smudged them instead, soliciting a small frown from him.
"Your eyes look so small right now you know" Ryan suddenly spoke out of nowhere.
This immediately caused the raven-haired young man to raise his head a bit upwards while squinting his eyes, in an effort to locate where the voice came from.
Having met them a week ago, the trio had actually talked with him a few more times over the past week so Ryan suddenly coming up to him again wasn't a surprise.
Considering they must've, presumably, come by plane as opposed to coming by bus like he did, he also wasn't surprised that their gang must've arrived far earlier than he had.
"Can you see how many fingers I'm holding up?" Ryan further asked playfully and Kyle was tempted, just ever so slightly, to reply with a pretty snarky response.
"I'm not blind Ryan. Just have trouble clearly seeing things that are afar" he calmly retorted instead, finally putting his glasses back on.
"Oh don't mind him Kyle. He's quite the insensitive little shit" Katie gave Ryan a weak shoulder jab while Lily walked over and quietly asked, ignoring her two friend's and their usual bickering.
"Myopia with astigmatism right?"
A bit surprised by her solid deduction, he nodded in response.
But before he could ask how she knew though, Lily spoke again.
"I have a younger sister in high school who uses prescriptions too"
With another nod, Kyle was about to reply when the judges, the host and a few of the production crew with their multiple cameras casually strolled in.
Immediately, the hall became quiet as all the contestants held their breaths in anticipation for what would come next.
'Last year was a team-round knockout but...' Kyle thought to himself as he waited in nervous anticipation like the rest.
'I wonder what the theme for this year would be...'
Finishing his internal thoughts, the giant screen present in the room suddenly lit up, a haze of bright colors and the logo of the reality show spinning around rapidly until it then exploded in a crackle of fireworks to reveal the theme of the next phase.
A Three-way Knockout Round!
Instantly, every contestant in the room, unconsciously considered the person next to them a potential enemy and the production crew was especially keen to grab onto even the smallest micro expressions from the contestants.
"So there you have it folks! A three-way knockout round!" Chris let out an excited declaration, a wide grin plastered on his face.
"Three contestants will face off against each other over the course of a week from now, at this very same place." Blake took it from Chris and began to explain.
"However, only one contestant would be allowed to advance to the next round" he further explained and once again, mutters and hushed whispers filled the room.
"You will however, be performing not just in front of us but in front of a small audience too. Think of it as a small, intimate gig." Jack then continued and casually added while pointing to the doors opposite them, not minding their hushed conversations.
Although Kyle and many other contestants had wondered why the doors had been previously locked since the day of the preliminary auditions, it was now clear that it was going to be used for the second round of auditions.
"With that being said, you all can make your way back to the hotels which have been specially reserved for you" Chris announced once again with his signature smile.
"The buses are already outside, waiting and ready to take you there"
"More details about the next round and whom you will be up against would be given to you once you get there so give it your all and goodluck!" Chris concluded as the camerapersons zoomed in on his face.
Following this, he, along with the judges, casually left the premises, leaving the nervous contestants to their own fates as the production crew kept filming, wanting to get as much footage as they possibly could.