Bloopers and Outakes

Today we present to you the ever-enjoyable bloopers and outtakes from A Study of Venus: Silver Millennium. I decided without telling anyone that I would put these up as a treat as soon as I got 100 reviews -- and since it just hit the 100 mark, here we go!

And, yes, A Study of Venus: Crystal Tokyo will also have bloopers and outtakes -- I'll decide when to put those up when it becomes pertinent.

The Healing Process:

"What--" she exclaimed, startled, as he pushed through the door and took her inside. "What are you doing?!" She clung to his neck and stared at the warm water, supplied earlier by a few castle attendants.

"Getting you in the water, what do you think?" he replied, setting her on a bench and working at the double-knotted bow keeping her night-dress closed in back. "Then I'm going to leave and fetch Miss Bunny to help you out again." He seemed to recognize her distress, as he added, "Don't worry."

"Don't worry," she repeated and rolled her eyes, flushing hotly in embarrassment as her dress suddenly fell from her shoulders.

"Minako?!" Kunzite sounded like he was choking. He'd gone a deep red.

There was a pause as she frowned and looked at him oddly. "That's not your line."

Artemis peeked in the open door.

"Mina-chan?" he pushed his head in farther and stared, then darted back out with his face burning red. "I'm blind!" she heard him cry.

"What?!" she exclaimed, very embarrassed. They just kept staring at her! Even the crewmen were looking flabbergasted. "Hentai," she murmured.

"Minako," came the director's tired voice as Kunzite came to his senses and wrapped her back up. "You're supposed to be wearing a strapless swimsuit -- we were just going to do head and shoulder shots to make people think you were naked."

Minako blinked. "Oh."

"Cut."

Vision and Preparation:

"I hope you have good reason to be in the Senshi Hall," Uranus demanded, arms folded, "because I was having a very good dream." He noted that Neptune was also there, standing behind her taller partner in a modest teal terrycloth robe.

"I was . . . what are you wearing?" He was looking Uranus up and down.

She glanced down at herself, then gave him a dangerous look. "Shiny 'Kiss Me' boxers. Got a problem with that?"

He held up his hands and backed off. "No, no . . ."

She glared at him as he scurried away and felt Neptune come up behind her, wrapping an arm around her waist and putting her chin on the taller woman's shoulder. "I don't think he liked my Christmas present to you."

Uranus snorted in reply.

"Come on," Neptune smiled. "You can sleep in my room tonight -- and tell me about that dream you were having."

A smile grew on Uranus' face and she followed the other woman away.

"Um . . . guys? We're still filming . . . we sort of need to do that scene over . . . Oh, forget it, they're gone. That's a wrap for tonight, everybody!"

Festival:

"Jezibiah!" Minako gasped, her eyes brightening as she grabbed the young man's arm. "Look!" she cried breathlessly, and he looked.

And was confused. "Mechanical claw?" he asked. "Does that even exist in this time period?"

But she was busy maneuvering the joysticks with her tongue sticking out the side of her mouth.

"Minako?" he broached, but she was too engrossed.

"Wai!" she cheered and leaned down to pull something from the drop-bin. "Look what I won!"

He sighed as she beamed over a plushie Tuxedo Mask doll.

"Cut!"

Kunzite:

"What kind of girl do you think Minako is?"

Jezibiah took it as a challenge. "A sweet girl. Kind and caring, full of life and joy and . . . and . . . sadness."

Kunzite stared at him until Jezibiah's gaze faltered, then turned and opened the doors. "Come."

Jezibiah looked up and followed him through into a great room, over to the side where Kunzite worked a few glittering controls, then turned to look at Jezibiah. "Yes, but only partly. Minako is a warrior and a leader. She has responsibilities and honor and pride – like me. And that's why I fell in love with her." He turned to face the center of the room and pressed his hand to the panel. An image flickered up . . .

"What the hell?" Kunzite said, hearing the Windows startup theme and watching a blue icon the size of a house fill the room. He looked around – Jezibiah was laughing. "Who was supposed prep the computer?"

"Cut! Somebody go find Zoicite!"

Epilogue:

Minako was distracted from him as Serenity groaned and leaned against Endymion, putting a hand to her head.

"Serenity?" Minako asked, worried. Serenity groaned again and clutched her heavy stomach. Endymion looked at her in panic, holding her firmly.

"Owww," she moaned. "The baby . . ."

Endymion took charge and started ordering people about, sending servants here and there.

Minako dashed out to get the midwife, Kunzite heading to tell Sailor Mercury. On her way, Minako started to pass a startled Rei and Jadeite, and gasp out a quick explanation, but she slipped on a wet patch of floor and bowled straight over the couple, making them all crumple into an ungainly pile of limbs. When she had enough presence to raise her head, she saw the stomach-heavy Serenity waddle past them, muttering about how she could get to the midwife faster than they could. Endymion still fluttered around her, begging her not to move or exert herself, but she had a contraction and started cursing him with fluidity: "If we don't do this stupid $&#& scene over again RIGHT NOW I'm going to rip your $&#& head off, yooooOOOU DID THIS TO ME YOU BASTARD!!!"

"Cut! Somebody go get a doctor! Minako, Rei, and Jadeite, get someone to clean up that water and do your part again. No, Serenity, you were perfect! You don't have to do anything else. Yes, you're done. Go lie down, that's a girl."