Darkstar Outtakes

By The Voice of the Mist

VotM Productions presents: Darkstar Outtakes!

This is a look behind the scenes during the production of the
infamous chapter 'The Bet Realized,' wherein Golbez 'Benny-boy' Ya
takes Silver 'Oh-whatta-lining' out to dinner during their sojourn in
Fabul. Believe us, while the chapter is a fun and lighthearted one,
it was the most challenging scene for our Aywren's beloved figments
to film. (Write. Whatever.) Even though there are only two main
characters in this chapter, it took all the patience, patience and
patience Aywren had to get this finished. Heck, even the Sygnus's
fight with Luccious was a cinch compared to THIS chapter!

Prepare to be amazed, amused, shocked and downright o_O;;ed!

-1-

(Ben fidgets behind an unresponsive Silver, who looks out her window
despondently.)

Ben: Your eyes are silver coins.

Aywren: (makes a sharp motion with her hands) CUT! Ben, what was
that?!

Ben: (blinks) What?

Aywren: (shakes head) You're supposed to stammer that line. Like
you're uncertain. Let's try it again.

Ben: Ok.

Aywren: ACTION!

Ben: Y-your e-e-eyes are, ahh... ahh.. uh.. um. S-s-s-s-silv-vve--

Aywren: CUT!

Ben: (frowns) What's wrong *this* time?

Aywren: (glares at him) Stammer, not *stutter.* You're nervous,
not afflicted with a speech impediment. Again!

Ben: (looks slightly defiant) I thought my nervousness WAS a speech
impediment.

Aywren: (ignoring him) ACTION!

Ben: (hesitates, then curls his lip in a mischievous smile) Oh my
lovely Lady Silver, your eyes are a sight of molten silver beauty. I
find your skin fairer than the whitest snow!

Silver: Wha--?! (turns, surprised, and faintly starry-eyed)

Ben: (warming up) Your hair is as striking as that of the clearest
aquamarine--

Aywren: CUT! CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT! BEN! What was THAT?!?!

Ben: (shrugs) I just didn't feel that the original lines were...
good enough, y'know? I think I should *charm* Silver into going out
on this date, not make her take pity on me like I'm some poor sop who
doesn't even know what first base is. (snorts)

Aywren: (facepalm) Ben. You're SUPPOSED to be some poor sop who
doesn't even know what first base is. AGAIN, and no ad-libbing this
time!

Silver: (mutters) Aw.

Aywren: ACTION!

Ben: Silver, your eyes... uh... (blinks, pauses for a second, and
then yells out) LIIIIIIINE!

Aywren: ARGH! (without signalling a cut, gets up and walks right
into the middle of the scene, and BAPS Ben one in the head with her
fan, and then goes back to her chair, fuming) ACTION!

Cameraguy: Uh, we never technically stopped--

Aywren: AAAAACCCCTION! (waves the fan like a king with his scepter)

Ben: (blinks, looking slightly disoriented and confused) Your eyes
are like.. silver. Uh. silver coins? (blinks again)

Aywren: (ignoring the suspicious muffled sounds of Silver
snickering) PERFECT TAKE! RIGHT THERE!

-2-

Ben: It's a. a. compliment..

Silver: (arches an eyebrow) A what?

Ben: A. compliment... you know, like when I compare your hair to
shining gems and such.

Silver: Ohhhh.

Aywren: (wakes up, blinks) ...HEY!

Ben and Silver: (snicker)

-3-

Silver: (exasperated) 'Your eyes are like silver coins.'? That's the
best you can do? You're supposed to flatter a girl with a
competent... (blinks) Uh.. I mean... compliment... yeah... (laughs
self-consciously) I really didn't mean to do that, really...
(coughs)

Aywren: (sighs) Cut!

-4-

Silver: (raising an eyebrow, pointing in the general direction of
Ben's arms behind his back) And what is that.?

Ben: (grinning nervously) What is what? (laughs a guilty childish
laugh)

Silver: What are you hiding behind your back? (snatches at one arm,
dragging it out of hiding. It contains...) Eww, a chewed-up old
Marnie doll?? (nosewrinkle)

Ben: (shrugging self-consciously) I was nervous and wanted a...
friend around to cheer me on...?

Silver: (snickers) You carry around a Marnie doll...

Aywren: (snickers too)

-5-

Silver: (putting a hand to her hip) Master Golbez.. are you asking
me out on a date?

Ben: (voice breaking) It's just dinner! Dinner doesn't mean a date!
Heck, Aywren won't even let me get first base! (snickering like a
madman, runs out of the scene as Aywren comes after him with both the
fan AND a machete)

-6-

(Thinking that the Master Wizard would have no use for a romantic
type waltz, the thief is in the process of returning to her seat when
he sweeps by her, whisking her off across the floor into the sea of
other dancers. Silver can't hide her amazement at his grace.)

Silver: (puts her hands on his shoulder and side as for a waltz)

Ben: (completely ignores her, putting one fist in another and doing
that nerdy disco-dance involving rotating the fists in a horizontal
circle in front of his chest and nodding his head to the beat with
his upper teeth on his lower lip, aka the White Man's Overbite)

Silver: O_O;;;;

Ben: Come on, Silver! This is fun! Beats waltzing anytime! Oh
yeah! Oh yeah! (makes the Peace Out sign with one hand)

Aywren: (facepalms)

-7-

Silver: Ben.! I don't know this step.!

Ben: It's okay. just follow my lead.. (smiles and begins the
Macarena)

Silver: (blinks) What.. sort of dance is this, anyway?

Ben: It's Lunar in origins. We a happenin' race, yo!

(A scream is heard offstage.)

-8-

Ben: (tentatively) So you aren't mad at me, then?

Silver: I didn't say that..

Ben: (face falls)

Silver: However, you DID treat me to an excellent dinner, and you
dance well.so I'll let it slide this time, Lunaar. (Reaches over and
pats his cheek familiarly) And besides. you're the first one who's
ever properly asked me out.

Ben: (perks up) That mean I get to reach first base tonight?

Silver: (baps him, really hard)

Aywren: THANK you. (massages forehead)

~fin~

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