For Alli
Introduction
A Yank named Pat. A native of the Land Down Under named Alli. Two people who met by chance, and in the realm of dreams, were allowed to fly for a while together. These are our stories. Stories that fall somewhere between dreams, hopes, and fantasies.
Part One, Alli's Vision is an extended transcript of a chat log between us on 11/30/01. I've added some parts to it for the sake of continuity, aesthetics and depth. It is written from your point of view, so I hope I have depicted your psychology correctly.
Part Two, Sydney Night Life is an extended transcript of a chat log between us on 11/29/01. It was inspired by a dream that took place in two separate dream sessions on 11/25/01. The chronology of the original dream had this sequence taking place the night I arrived. For the sake of continuity, I've moved it to night two of my visit to the Land Down Under. This chapter is written from my point of view.
Part Three, Moonlight Serenade is based on a brief mental image acquired during the same chat session that was the basis for Sydney Night Life. I built a vignette around this mental image, and during a chat session between us on 12/12/01, we wrote it out. It is written in the third-person perspective. It takes place in the late evening of day three of my visit.
Part Four, Afternoon Ice Cream is based on a dream session from April 2003, and described to you in an MSN chat log on 05/22/03. As with Part Three, it has been modified and streamlined to fit the rest of the story. It is written from the third-person perspective as well. This chapter takes place on day five.
Part Five, At Ayers Rock is based on a dream session from May 2003, and described to you in a chat log in late May. As with all previous chapters, it has been modified and streamlined to fit the rest of the story. It is written from the third-person perspective. This chapter takes place on day six.
Part Six: Night Interlude is based on a very powerful image that you conjured up for me in a chat session from 06/18/03. Like most chapters, it's written in the third-person perspective. It takes place on the night of day eight.
Part Seven: Dominatrix Alli has its basis in another visceral image that you thought up in a phone conversation on 07/09/03. The simple ingredients: you in leather gear, me tied to the bed, and a riding crop. While I have checked the BDSM elements of this section as closely as I can with the resources at my disposal, be aware that some parts may not be technically accurate. It is written from your point of view, and takes place on the afternoon and early evening of day nine.
One: Alli's Vision
Too right, I was nervous. Here I was meeting this Yank I had originally met in an X-rated chat room, and had never even seen outside of pictures. Alli, how do you get yourself into these spots? I asked myself. My capacity for mischief, as my daughter is fond of pointing out, is remarkable. His plane had already landed, and passengers were now debarking. I strained my eyes, trying to sort through the crowd. There, there he was!
My first impression was that he was a fairly nondescript gent. Youngish, looked in his mid-20s, a bit younger than his actual 33. Rich red hair, the shade of high-quality rubies, was what pointed him out to me. Pat had mentioned that his hair was his most distinctive feature; it was normally a chestnut brown, dyed to this rather magnificent shade of red. He had an oval face, with intelligent hazel eyes framed by bronze eyeglass frames and high cheekbones. It made him look rather Irish. He had some stubble on his face, not even what you could call five o'clock shadow. Not surprising - the poor gent had just been on an airplane for almost thirty hours straight. He spotted me, and smiled. The smile lit up his face, making him almost glow. The smile wasn't perfect, but that's what made it real. I smiled back as he walked up to me.
We hugged, just holding each other for a moment. We really didn't think this was going to come together, but here he was. Breaking the embrace first, he gently stepped back. "It's really good to see you," he said. The smile was still there, but softer. Bit of a sensual look there, a wicked part of my mind said. I told that part of my mind to shut up for the moment. His tenor voice held a bit of roughness from what he had told me was a recently-quit 15-year addiction to cigarettes. That's a voice I could wake up to, that same wicked part of me chimed up, refusing to be tamed. Ignoring it, I said to Pat: "It's really good to have you. I take it the flight was all right?"
He grinned. "Better than that. If American airlines had service half as good as Qantas, none of them would be bankrupt." We then proceeded to my car; he had only brought one fairly large rucksack. The drive to my home was a really nice one -- he turned out to be as good of a conversationalist in person as he was online.
We walked in my front door, and I led him upstairs to the main area. Pausing a moment, Pat had a look. "Where should I put my bag?" Smiling, I replied, "Follow me, and I'll show you." Walking down the hallway to the spare room, which is right next to mine, he peeked into my bedroom, and commented, "Wow, nice big bed." He was wearing a flirtatious grin as he said it.
My smile widened. What a cheeky boy he is, I thought to myself. "Let me show you the other room - it's where you'll be sleeping." We walk into the room which is decorated in a Chinese dΓ©cor: black wrought iron queen size bed (the only item not really Chinese in design), deep blue walls, and white ricepaper shades. He paused a moment, absorbing the sense of the room. I recalled he had a prior incarnation who was Japanese; the room probably appealed to that one. He nodded appreciatively. "Hmmm, I like this one too ... and it's so close to yours." The tone was of genuine sincerity, but after the pause, he was definitely sounding playful.