Foreword: Some of the tortures depicted in my story are pure fantasy and are not realistic. Please do not attempt any of them without discussing it in the BDSM newsgroups first, or asking someone like John Warren for advice.
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This was Jack's second visit to
Edge Play.
He was curious about BDSM and had been lurking in the newsgroups for some time, but hadn't yet been to a munch.
He passed through the plate glass doors that were the main entrance on 14th street. He walked past the book store on one side of the corridor and looked into the window. On prominent display was a complete set of near mint paperback Gor novels. On the other side was a display window for a store that sold all types of devices, and he scratched his head at what looked like a small stainless steel pressure cooker. He walked past the stores and up to the bouncer standing guard before the two elevators. The bouncer checked his ID before letting him on the elevator to the main floor two levels below.
As Jack walked through the short corridor to the main room, he passed a political poster that said:
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Defend our lifestyle against the Puritans, moralists, censors, and control freaks -- vote Libertarian!
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He took another step, and next to the political poster was a display case listing scheduled events.
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Cass Carnaby Five live tonight
Branding Demonstration in Orange Dungeon at 8:00
Torture Demonstration in Yellow Dungeon at 10:00
Slave Auction in Blue Dungeon at 11:00
Co Ed Tandem Beer Pissing Contest in Red Dungeon at 12:00
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He thought,
What the hell is a Co Ed Tandem Beer Pissing Contest?
Well, first things first. He walked up to the bar to get a drink. He paid the bar tender $5.00 for a pint of Guinness Stout on tap. The band, five guys in blue blazers, announced the title of their latest hit, "Dangerous Game."
Appropriate title, I suppose, for a BDSM club,
Jack thought. The song was a catchy bossa nova tune.
He listened to the band for a while, then, beer in hand, he proceeded to explore the club. It was only about 10:00, so he followed the blue line to the slave auction. He was still working up the guts to sell himself to someone for a night. As he walked in, he took a flyer and read it over. It explained how the slave auction worked. Every time you enter the club, you are given 10 slave points -- meaning he had 20 so far. The cheapest he had ever seen a slave sell for was about 1000 points. You can offer yourself for sale, and the high bidder gets you as their slave for 24 hours. You also gain 10% of their bid amount added to your total number of points.
To offer yourself, you sign a release form stating your sexual orientation: straight, gay, or bi. If you're straight, you're only offered to masters of the opposite gender; if you're gay, then only to masters of the same gender; and if you're bi, you are offered to anybody. You also list your limits and print your safe word -- they recommend "may day," but "red" is the customary safe-word. If a slave refuses to do something that he didn't list as one of his limits, then the slave is banned from the club for life.
On the other hand, if you buy a slave, you can't leave the premises with your slave except under special circumstances. For this reason, there are suites that you can rent for the night like a hotel room -- with a bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette, and dungeon. However, if both you and your slave have been a slave three times and a master three times, and your slave consents to it, then you can take your slave home with you for the night. You both are required to call in when you get home, and you have to return the slave to the club the following night. Also, there are all kinds of ID required before you can take a slave home, and anyone who violates a slave's limits is banned for life from the club and is reported to all the newsgroups. Furthermore, an immediate search by a private investigation agency is conducted if a slave isn't returned the following night. So far, this policy has worked extraordinarily well; there hasn't been a mishap yet.
Jack watched the slave auction with fascination. Many women were sold to men. Many women were sold to women. Some men were sold to men. Few men were sold to women. The most attractive people, those with the greatest experience as slaves, and those with the least restrictive limits, were sold for the highest amount. Being straight and inexperienced, Jack knew that he would be sold for a cheap price, if, indeed, anyone would bid at all. He would have to sell himself many times over to get the thousand points or so to be able to buy a female slave for the night.
As the auction progressed, the Doms and Dommes left with their slaves. The hours passed quickly and the auction finally ended.
He left the dungeon and wandered the club's maze like array of rooms and corridors. He passed an alcove with entrances to restrooms. There had been several such restroom alcoves, but this one was marked "Alternate Rest Rooms." He considered going into the men's room to see what might be alternate about a rest room, but he didn't really have to go yet, so he continued his explorations.
After passing through a few more rooms, he stopped at the door of the Green Dungeon, where there was a sign posted on the display case.
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TPE 24/7 Level-10 slave swap and auction, invitation only!
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Jack scratched his head wondering what that meant, then continued on.